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    Thread for outland Buffalo applicants!

    get there at 7-7:15am. if you ask any security where to go, they will tell you to wait in Tim Horton's. the guard from the consolate will come down at 7:30am and bring you up so you are in line for opening at 8am. (I did this, and was 4-5th in line, but still got out at 10am)
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    Will they return the photos?

    Buffalo returned all my photos when I went there in person for the visa.
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    one important thing iwant to know

    Buffalo returned all my photos when I went there in person for the visa.
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    Thread for outland Buffalo applicants!

    I just printed out a document (from MS Word) in this format, and handed it loosely with all my other documents: Last Name: xxx First Name: xxx Middle Name: xxx Height: xxx Eye Colour: xxx It was probably overkill, but they had gotten my middle and last names swapped in the PPR, so it...
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    Thread for outland Buffalo applicants!

    I stayed here: http://bestwesternnewyork.com/hotels/best-western-plus-galleria-inn-and-suites it had free parking, and was a 5 minute drive from downtown, no traffic at 7am. it wasn't totally luxurious but it was simple and clean, recently renovated, and had free breakfast/coffee in the...
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    a tip for anyone with implied visitor status

    I don't know. they asked for my date of landing, so if you know that in advance, perhaps it's worth letting them know. Question@cic.gc.ca
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    a tip for anyone with implied visitor status

    if you get PR while on implied visitor status, make sure to write CIC to withdraw your visitor application. apparently, they refund your $75!
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    Adoptive (although not legal) family member?

    I am preparing an application to sponsor my parents. I have a question about "adoptive" non-accompanying family members. My mother was born in 1945, and her parents divorced soon after. The man whom I consider my grandfather married my grandmother just a few years later, and raised my mom...
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    Questions regarding landing at the consulate in Buffalo

    the consulate officially opens at 8. but they actually start letting people in at 7:30. if you get there before 7:30, ask any guard and they will tell you to wait in tim horton's. then the consulate guard will come down and ask everyone at tim horton's who is there for the canadian consulate...
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    Thread for outland Buffalo applicants!

    lol. it's the first thing that comes up if you try googling it. ;) but here you go: https://ecas.carroll.org.uk/
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    Thread for December 2010 Applicants

    so glad to hear it, Inl and Sparkle!!
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    Thread for December 2010 Applicants

    quakingaspen: my PPR was July 23 and landing was Aug 2. thx!
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    Thread for outland Buffalo applicants!

    just by logging into e-cas. (actually, I had signed up for the e-cas tracker, so it had sent me an automated email)
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    Thread for outland Buffalo applicants!

    I received AOR and PPR by email, but when they lost the RPRF and requested it be paid (even though I had already paid it), it was by snail mail. then it got lost in the mail + postal strike, and ended up delaying us months.
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    Thread for outland Buffalo applicants!

    Thanks! And, another hint: for a better spot in line, try to sit or stand as close to the door to the escalators (NOT the elevators) as possible. :)
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    Thread for December 2010 Applicants

    Thought I might update you all on my landing process. :) I drove from Montreal to Buffalo on Monday. The biggest incident that I ran into was, oddly, getting through US customs on my drive there! I'm a US citizen, and I've crossed the border by plane and car dozens of times. By car, I've...
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    Thread for outland Buffalo applicants!

    Thought I might update you all on my landing process. :) I drove from Montreal to Buffalo on Monday. The biggest incident that I ran into was, oddly, getting through US customs on my drive there! I'm a US citizen, and I've crossed the border by plane and car dozens of times. By car, I've...
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    Thread for outland Buffalo applicants!

    yes, I realize. I am driving there tomorrow (all day) to spend the night Monday night, to go to the consulate Tuesday morning.
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    Thread for outland Buffalo applicants!

    going to Buffalo tomorrow! I could swear that I once saw a few recommendations for nearby hotels on this forum.. can anyone help point me in the right direction? I am having second thoughts on the one I reserved for tomorrow.. any urgent help much appreciated! :)
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    the mystery of B vs F files

    FYI, the header of my PPR email showed: File: B********* Electronic file: F********* so, there you go. B # is original file #, F # means they have an electronic version made. maybe they scan in the primary portions or something.