June 2011

[ddobro2]

i thought you were referring to the email CPC-M sends your wife to say she can sponsor you.

as far as the AOR that goes to YOU from the visa office, again, has nothing to do with you being in Canada or still in the states. Buffalo sends these via email regardless of that.

i'm not sure if you ever ordered GCMS notes.......?

they're saying that i got a email from buffalo with my uci and file number because im in canada....makes no sense to me either.

[kourts]

i know that, but the people at the call centre told my wife the email i got from buffalo with my uci and file number was only because i came to canda to visit for a long period of time, i didnt even believe it, cause i know its not true. and no i havent ordered them, but maybe i should and since im in canada they're free right?

[jettagirl]

Ok, I'm new here, but here's my story...

My husband and I applied back in June (application received in Mississauga on June 14), my sponsorship was approved in mid August and the Sydney office began processing my husband's app August 18 (medical results were received Aug 18 as well). About a week and a half ago, he got an email advising him to have his sponsor pay the RPRF, which I did on October 11. I sent the receipt to the Mississauga office that afternoon. Anyone have any insight on how long the process will take from here? We are hopeful that it will be quick now, but I have no idea. We didn't use an immigration lawyer or consultant, so I have nobody I can ask.

[ddobro2]

i know that, but the people at the call centre told my wife the email i got from buffalo with my uci and file number was only because i came to canda to visit for a long period of time, i didnt even believe it, cause i know its not true.

then they are beyond useless

and no i havent ordered them, but maybe i should and since im in canada they're free right?

right

[ddobro2]

Don't take my word for it but I believe processing the RPRF fee (which is just the fee to "land") can take a month or a bit more, which is why it's important to pay it up front if you're concerned about any and all delays to the process. Having said that, the good thing is that they would not ask you to pay the RPRF fee unless they were quite close to wrapping up this process and asking for your passport so they could issue a visa. You can compare timelines with people going through the same VO by going to the Sydney thread if you haven't already.

Ok, I'm new here, but here's my story...

My husband and I applied back in June (application received in Mississauga on June 14), my sponsorship was approved in mid August and the Sydney office began processing my husband's app August 18 (medical results were received Aug 18 as well). About a week and a half ago, he got an email advising him to have his sponsor pay the RPRF, which I did on October 11. I sent the receipt to the Mississauga office that afternoon. Anyone have any insight on how long the process will take from here? We are hopeful that it will be quick now, but I have no idea. We didn't use an immigration lawyer or consultant, so I have nobody I can ask.

[imp]

My ecas has been updated to say medicals received but it kind of seems like nearly all the applicants from Buffalo have had the same update. 

Congrats to those who have gotten PPR and I'm thinking good thoughts for those of us who are still waiting.

I did get a happy moment this weekend because my old visitor record was expiring so we used it as an opportunity to go visit my family in Michigan.  When we came back I was so terrified, as usual.  I think it was shift change time when we got there because we had to wait for a while to talk to an officer but when we finally did she looked at my file, saw that there was an application for PR in, and gave me a 1 year visitor record.   

[kourts]

i got a stamp in my passport for 6 months, whats the correct term for the stamp? incase i should have to extend it.

[ddobro2]

did you enter on a TRV?

i got a stamp in my passport for 6 months, whats the correct term for the stamp? incase i should have to extend it.

[amalad]

Still didn't recieve my AOR! Noone from Abu Dhabi here?

[amalad]

Ihsan.petro is processing in AbuDhabi but he's not active :S

[kourts]

No I'm from the states I crossed and told them why I was coming and they put a stamp in my passport for 6 months. Anyways if lots of people are getting the same update from buffalo at the same time does that mean it could be a glitch?

[ddobro2]

Doesn't appear to be a popular VO, but here is a thread: http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/any-one-who-process-in-abudhabi-t41602.255.html. You can start your own thread too, if you wish.

Still didn't recieve my AOR! Noone from Abu Dhabi here?

[ddobro2]

No I'm from the states I crossed and told them why I was coming and they put a stamp in my passport for 6 months.

It's just a stamp. Even if the BO had not stamped your passport, your temporary resident status would still expire six months from the day you entered Canada from the U.S. unless you were given a visitor record (which I believe would be anything more than 6 months), study or work permit.

Anyways if lots of people are getting the same update from buffalo at the same time does that mean it could be a glitch?

No, it could mean that the system is being updated for everyone at the same time. However, if someone is getting their 27th "medical results received" update, then yes, that would be a glitch. The point is the updates are usually not timely.

[TGR]

anybody have any good news today?

[alasken]

Got my passport request today weeeeeeee