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« on: May 22, 2009, 12:48:54 pm » |
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My AOR date was November 5, 2008
My passport request for visa May 12, 2009
The sponsorship stuff I don't really have the time line for.
Visa approved & issued May 19th
Landed May 19th......
I am officially a permanent resident, yes!!!!!!!!
So I flew up to Buffalo on Monday May the 18, 2009. Then on Tuesday I took my passport to the Buffalo Consulate.
It took about 2 hours for them to issue me my visa from the time they took my passport. I waited there then they gave it back to me and told me that I could go across border to do my landing, but I had to wait 3 hours. I'm guessing that maybe they had to update their systems or something, not sure why you have to wait that long, but that's the protocol.
So I waited then I went to the border crossing at the Peace Bridge crossing which is my favorite port of entry they have lots of agents there working and my landing took about 15 minutes from the time I got in there.
Just make sure you have your list of goods to follow, and I didn't have much to put since so don't get crazy if you don't have much to put down. And if your importing a car looks like it's gonna cost you about $200.00 canadian from what I was told. I had a rental and will be driving up at a later date so i'll have to pay that import fee when I drive my car up.
So keep the faith, after a long wait and having to send in documents that they said I didn't send in like my marriage certificate. It took my application about 7 months. One piece of advice I can say is after a few months have passed with your medicals being done and your application being in process start sending the office that is processing your case emails to make sure that your medicals have been requested in which my case it was Ottawa having to send them to Buffalo Consulate.....
Good Luck,
It will happen don't get frustrated just wait.....
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n77nick
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« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2009, 12:51:44 pm » |
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Oh yeah, I'm a american citizen and my wife is Canadian....
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MARLENA
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« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2009, 12:56:20 pm » |
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Congrats n77nick and welcome to Canada!!!!
Which visa office abroad did you have dealtwith?
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nyssa
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« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2009, 12:59:32 pm » |
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CONGRATS!!! Thanks for the well wishes! It's so nice to hear success stories.
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n77nick
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« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2009, 01:03:24 pm » |
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I dealt with the Buffalo Office.... I think they did a pretty good job at processing my application.
And you can just call me Nick,
Thanks Marlena
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n77nick
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« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2009, 01:05:55 pm » |
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Yeah just wanted to let people know that it can happen and it will happen as long as you send in everything they tell you, and even if they tell you that you missed something just send that in as well and make sure that if you do send something back to them. Everything I sent back to them I sent it next day delivery so it would get there as fast as possible and you can track it also with signature confirmation.
7 months I got it done from my AOR date.
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Boncuk
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« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2009, 01:37:44 pm » |
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Congratulations Nick!
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Sponsor approval: March 30, 2009
Application sent to Cairo, Egypt: March 30, 2009
AOR Received : May 28, 2009
Passport requested: June 22, 2009
Passport received with Visa!: August 6, 2009
Landed in Toronto: Sept 14, 2009
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flyingColors
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« Reply #7 on: May 22, 2009, 03:43:07 pm » |
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Congrats Nick!!
7 months was really a long time. Did you send the police clearance certificates initially along with your application or you sent it after they started processing your case? my worry is that if the processing goes beyond 6 months do we need to send all the police clearances again?
Enjoy!!
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Rasha
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« Reply #8 on: May 22, 2009, 03:44:53 pm » |
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Congrats!!! all the best :-)
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Sent application: MAR 23, 2009
First stage approval: APR 8 2009
Application sent to Local Embassy: APR 8 2009
In Process on e-CAS: May 28 2009
AOR Received: JUN 10 2009
Approved and Passport Request: AUG 4 2009 (133 days!)
Passport Received: Aug 20
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n77nick
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« Reply #9 on: May 22, 2009, 04:10:55 pm » |
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Congrats Nick!!
7 months was really a long time. Did you send the police clearance certificates initially along with your application or you sent it after they started processing your case? my worry is that if the processing goes beyond 6 months do we need to send all the police clearances again?
Enjoy!!
Well flying colors I initially send in everything, but when I sent my FBI fingerprints, I didn't have them stamped by the FBI. So they sent my stuff back and told me to have my fingerprint card sent off to the FBI then send it back to them. That was 1 of 3 instances where I had to resend something or sign something I didn't. So yeah if I didn't have to do that who knows, my case maybe would have been done in about 4 or 5 months instead of 7. |
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rorita_76
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« Reply #10 on: May 22, 2009, 05:09:38 pm » |
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Congrats Nick, best wishes...
what a blessed week, each day I loged in this week, there was someone saying...yes...yess..I got it...
Good luck...
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Sent Application: Feb-25-2008
Sponsorship Approval: Apr-30-2008
Application sent to Local Embassy: Not sure
AOR Received : Feb-26-2009
Passport request: June-14-2009
Visa stamped: June-16-2009
Passport with visa Received: June-26-2009
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KevinsJane
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« Reply #11 on: June 05, 2009, 11:35:51 pm » |
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Gosh Girl TY for the Hope!!!!! All the Best with your new life :)
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*Filed O/B Buffalo US Citizen married Canadian
*May 20, 2009 Application to Mississauga
*June 20, 2009 Sponsor Approved
*June 29, 2009, Processing App, Medical rec.
*July 14, 2009 file transferred to NY
*PR by email dated Oct. 6, 2009, rec Oct 7
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« Reply #12 on: June 09, 2009, 02:19:03 am » |
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congrats nick,
so when did you actually send your application? i thought outland is faster but your timeline was from the AOR. how long from when you sent your application to AOR?
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