ddobro2
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Posts: 2589
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Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo, NY
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« Reply #9165 on: January 20, 2012, 04:36:46 pm » |
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Well, there's a separate P.O. box address for RPRF payments than for file submissions but only one address for couriers, so if you really want to use a courier, I guess the only option is to send to the municipal address and they will separate your RPRF payment from file submissions. I would fill out the receipt completely, and in addition to including the file number and which visa office currently is processing your application, the name and Client ID of the principal applicant. I also assume that I should send to the courier address if I am using FedEx?
Also I should put my name in the receipt (I am sponsor)
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ddobro2
Champion Member
Posts: 2589
Ratings: +38
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo, NY
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« Reply #9166 on: January 20, 2012, 04:46:54 pm » |
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You could also fax to Los Angeles and then send to the RPRF-specific P.O. Box address, saving your money. I think you want to inform the visa office first, and faxing it to them would achieve that, but CPC-M should get a copy at some point. Oops, I just saw the address is a PO box, I guess I can't FedEx the rprf receipt there?
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8 months, 1 week, and 6 days from application filed to PPR Landed February 11, 2012 All recent Buffalo applicants spreadsheet: http://tinyurl.com/3rpdwav |
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cantor2537
Star Member
Posts: 186
Ratings: +1
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo-->LA
App. Filed.......: 19-08-2011
AOR Received.: 01-12-2011
File Transfer...: 28-10-2011, 15-12-2011 (transferred to LA)
Med's Done....: 13-06-2011
Interview........: Waived
Passport Req..: 17-02-2012
VISA ISSUED...: 01-03-2012
LANDED..........: 08-03-2012
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« Reply #9167 on: January 20, 2012, 04:48:29 pm » |
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You could also fax to Los Angeles and then send to the RPRF-specific P.O. Box address, saving your money. I think you want to inform the visa office first, and faxing it to them would achieve that, but CPC-M should get a copy at some point.
Thanks, yeah that's what what I was gonna do. Just don't want this to fall through the cracks. |
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Mel_R
Star Member
Posts: 93
Ratings: +0
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo
App. Filed.......: 05.07.11
AOR Received.: 19.09.11
File Transfer...: 28.9.11... Transferred to LA 07.12.11
Med's Done....: 09.05.11
Interview........: Wavied!!
Passport Req..: 20.01.2012
VISA ISSUED...: waiting
LANDED..........: waiting
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« Reply #9168 on: January 20, 2012, 04:49:13 pm » |
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bbiery
Star Member
Posts: 64
Ratings: +1
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo
App. Filed.......: 04-10-2011
Doc's Request.: 5-3-2012
AOR Received.: 20-12-2011
Med's Request: 08-03-2012
Med's Done....: 20-09-2011
Passport Req..: 26-04-2012/Decision Made 14-05-2012
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« Reply #9169 on: January 20, 2012, 05:53:09 pm » |
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does anyone know why Buffalo is so slow compared to other offices like Berlin, UK, or nd?
You would think US citizens would be easy to process, its not like the living conditions are different across the border.
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App received: Oct 4th
Sponsorship Approval: Dec 6th
AOR: Dec 20th
In Process: Feb 29th
Request for further documents: Feb 29th (needs common law union declaration even though it states differently in checklist)
Medical Results received: March 8
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mumbles
Star Member
Posts: 159
Ratings: +4
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo
App. Filed.......: 14-09-2011
AOR Received.: 06-01-2012
File Transfer...: 16-11-2011
Med's Done....: 10-05-11
Interview........: waived
Passport Req..: 16-03-12
LANDED..........: 05-05-12
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« Reply #9170 on: January 20, 2012, 06:20:09 pm » |
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does anyone know why Buffalo is so slow compared to other offices like Berlin, UK, or nd?
You would think US citizens would be easy to process, its not like the living conditions are different across the border.
Buffalo used to be faster...but this past year they they had way more Applications to process than years previously. |
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mjh49783aa
Star Member
Posts: 178
Ratings: +0
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo, USA
App. Filed.......: 12-05-2011
Nomination.....: Sponsor approved: 13-06-2011
AOR Received.: 03-11-2011
File Transfer...: 28-06-2011
Interview........: waived
Passport Req..: 04-01-2012
VISA ISSUED...: COPR received 13-01-2012
LANDED..........: 15-01-2012
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« Reply #9171 on: January 20, 2012, 06:33:59 pm » |
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Not wanting to sound political and all, but I don't believe it's as well as it used to be south of the border. My old state (Michigan) for example, has been economically depressed for years. But no, generally it's about the same as far as living conditions go. I hope fortunes will turn for the better in the States though, as I worry about my family down there. The distance has a lot to do with my worries, too. You would think US citizens would be easy to process, its not like the living conditions are different across the border.
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mjh49783aa
Star Member
Posts: 178
Ratings: +0
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo, USA
App. Filed.......: 12-05-2011
Nomination.....: Sponsor approved: 13-06-2011
AOR Received.: 03-11-2011
File Transfer...: 28-06-2011
Interview........: waived
Passport Req..: 04-01-2012
VISA ISSUED...: COPR received 13-01-2012
LANDED..........: 15-01-2012
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« Reply #9172 on: January 20, 2012, 06:43:08 pm » |
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With the economic downturn, I have to wonder if some people are voting with their feet? I've heard on the TV here about six weeks or so ago about Americans coming up here to look for work. The Buffalo visa office deals with visa applications from a couple of other places besides the US, but how many people live in either Bermuda, or St. Pierre and Miquelon to make a difference in the caseload? Buffalo used to be faster...but this past year they they had way more Applications to process than years previously.
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sandraqi
Full Member
Posts: 38
Ratings: +0
Visa Office......: Buffalo/ New York
App. Filed.......: 09-Sept-2011
File Transfer...: 25-Nov-2011 Buffalo, transferred to New York on 16-Jan-2012
Med's Done....: 06-Sept-2011
Passport Req..: 05-March-2012
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« Reply #9173 on: January 20, 2012, 10:17:33 pm » |
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I have a question:
I sponsor my husband, and our file has been forwarded to NY office now.
He is New zealand citizen and living with me in Canada now. We're planning to go to Hawaii for holiday in March, whether He and I could leave canada for around 10 days during the waiting period?
Thanks!
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mumbles
Star Member
Posts: 159
Ratings: +4
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo
App. Filed.......: 14-09-2011
AOR Received.: 06-01-2012
File Transfer...: 16-11-2011
Med's Done....: 10-05-11
Interview........: waived
Passport Req..: 16-03-12
LANDED..........: 05-05-12
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« Reply #9174 on: January 20, 2012, 10:20:14 pm » |
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I have a question:
I sponsor my husband, and our file has been forwarded to NY office now.
He is New zealand citizen and living with me in Canada now. We're planning to go to Hawaii for holiday in March, whether He and I could leave canada for around 10 days during the waiting period?
Thanks!
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sandraqi
Full Member
Posts: 38
Ratings: +0
Visa Office......: Buffalo/ New York
App. Filed.......: 09-Sept-2011
File Transfer...: 25-Nov-2011 Buffalo, transferred to New York on 16-Jan-2012
Med's Done....: 06-Sept-2011
Passport Req..: 05-March-2012
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« Reply #9175 on: January 20, 2012, 10:42:36 pm » |
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did you apply outland or inland?
We applied via Buffalo office (Outland), and it was transferred to NY office on 16 January, 2012. |
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ddobro2
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Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo, NY
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« Reply #9176 on: January 20, 2012, 11:21:06 pm » |
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There's no issue with that. Staying in Canada for the duration of the processing is only an issue for inlanders, as their applications would be canceled if they were not allowed to re-enter Canada. Even if the PA in your case were prevented from re-entering the country, he could continue waiting for his visa outside of Canada. We applied via Buffalo office (Outland), and it was transferred to NY office on 16 January, 2012.
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mjh49783aa
Star Member
Posts: 178
Ratings: +0
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo, USA
App. Filed.......: 12-05-2011
Nomination.....: Sponsor approved: 13-06-2011
AOR Received.: 03-11-2011
File Transfer...: 28-06-2011
Interview........: waived
Passport Req..: 04-01-2012
VISA ISSUED...: COPR received 13-01-2012
LANDED..........: 15-01-2012
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« Reply #9177 on: January 21, 2012, 10:13:11 am » |
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Well what can I say? You know where to find the answers to pretty much any question that could possibly be asked, whereas that one had me guessing.  |
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ddobro2
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Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo, NY
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« Reply #9178 on: January 21, 2012, 01:14:45 pm » |
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Thanks. I definitely don't know everything about immigration, but you can't help but become pretty familiarized when spend as much time on the forum as I do, and I've learned a lot from many of the people who are pretty knowledgable that post here Well what can I say? You know where to find the answers to pretty much any question that could possibly be asked, whereas that one had me guessing. |
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cantor2537
Star Member
Posts: 186
Ratings: +1
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo-->LA
App. Filed.......: 19-08-2011
AOR Received.: 01-12-2011
File Transfer...: 28-10-2011, 15-12-2011 (transferred to LA)
Med's Done....: 13-06-2011
Interview........: Waived
Passport Req..: 17-02-2012
VISA ISSUED...: 01-03-2012
LANDED..........: 08-03-2012
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« Reply #9179 on: January 21, 2012, 01:40:00 pm » |
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So my wife and I are debating whether she should just move up here now.
As you may or may not know, we applied in August 2011, just got notification that we need to pay the RPRF (which I had conveniently forgotten to pay).
When she crosses the border, if she brings two huge suitcases and if I cross with her, will the customs officer be suspicious that she is just moving here before her PR is granted? Will that cause a problem? I have no idea how much longer this process will take (i'm guessing another month at least before PPR and another 2-3 weeks after that), but I'm anxious for her to come up. This is the main concern as she is always hassled by the border guards everytime she comes up about her intentions to stay.
Any thoughts?
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