Thread for outland Buffalo applicants!

[amine01]

agree  with ya giggles !     it culd take  from week to years  right !

exemple me now i m in my month 11 processin my application via buffalo visa  office 
they told me that they are  doin background check( i still waitin anyways )

want  to ask ya  question if you have an idea :  how do i know  that my interview is  waived ??  i never received latter said  that
lets  say that i have all part done ,  just waitin for  this  background  check to finish

[SaugaBoss]

thanks guys and amine01 if i waited 11 months id say screw canada to my hubby ur moving to the USA! no joke id find a job and apt here for us

[giggles1985]

amine01 - sometimes when they send you a letter to ask for another piece of information they will put on it "at this time it does not appear that a personal interview will be required" or something like that. But if you never get a request for more info, then you may never know until you get your PPR or interview request! Many of us here (including myself) got our PPR's without anything ever mentioning an interview.

 @ SaugaBoss - what makes you think US immigration is any easier? The US is the one who is pressuring Canada to tighten their border security...

[amine01]

to Giggles :  well i received a  letter  askin about what i have been and wahat i was doin betwwen 2  periods !   and i sent  it to them (  but i will see if  there  s  something sayy anything about an interview on it )    hope  that i m not misson anything
please  also for  exemple :  my application startred processin then as  i told you they did  ask for  some information , i believe that they needin it  for  my background check ( and i sent all they need )  ,  now  they start doin my background check right !!!!  will they put  my application on  hold and  how  they will go back finish it  when my background get done !  just wonderin   cos  for  sure  a  lot  of application are  waitin ! i hope  you know what i mean 

anyways i found that your  are  helpfull  and  i m thankfull

[amine01]

just some thought to you saugabosss

if  you never  receive a  request for  some information about  ya in maximum ( and i said maximum )  2  month 

you will be goood  and  finish soooon !

[giggles1985]

amine01 - Your case sounds a bit unique as I haven't heard many people be asked what they were doing during a specific time period. It seems like they have some suspicion in your case. You were born outside the US, correct?

Here is a copy of the letter I was talking about. Many people are sent this letter. At the top it says that they expect that you won't have to do an interview and then later they ask for more documents.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fu7F_--xAZc/SxvEp3yTpVI/AAAAAAAAAEo/PXwSr_RHLiI/s1600-h/imm+003.JPG

It sounds to me like yours was an unusual case and the letter was probably written by the IO rather than be a basic stock letter like this one. So it might not be in the same format. When they ask for some information, yes, they typically put your application on hold and go back to it on the revisit date. In your case, the background checks for the other countries where you have lived are probably what is holding you up. I hope you hear something soon!

[amine01]

exactly with what happenin ! i m nor  born in USA  i was  born in  TUNISIA  (  may be that s why my background taking longer   and  longer )
i think letter that i recieved   was written by the IO     your  right
but  i receive some how similar at this  letter  when they send me the approvela from  mississuga and  ask to me to apply  for  the  CSQ   (  quebec form )

[Vervain]

I know I was transferred to Detroit but I figured I'd let you Buffalo people know too, that I got an email this morning with PPR!  My file was transferred to Detroit two weeks ago to the day!  Yay for expediting   I'll be going tomorrow to get my photos done and mail out our Passports.  Hopefully in ten days or so I can land!  The email from Detroit said if I didn't have an address in the US or Canada I could do drop off, I wish I could do a drop off in person and have them mail it back to Canada that would cut down on the mailing time crossing the border.  I could try and do FedEx but I worry it might be too much right now.  Anywho, babbling!  Super happy and can't wait to tell hubby!

[frenchrock]

I know I was transferred to Detroit but I figured I'd let you Buffalo people know too, that I got an email this morning with PPR!  My file was transferred to Detroit two weeks ago to the day!  Yay for expediting   I'll be going tomorrow to get my photos done and mail out our Passports.  Hopefully in ten days or so I can land!  The email from Detroit said if I didn't have an address in the US or Canada I could do drop off, I wish I could do a drop off in person and have them mail it back to Canada that would cut down on the mailing time crossing the border.  I could try and do FedEx but I worry it might be too much right now.  Anywho, babbling!  Super happy and can't wait to tell hubby!

Congratulations!

[SimpleMan]

I know I was transferred to Detroit but I figured I'd let you Buffalo people know too, that I got an email this morning with PPR!  My file was transferred to Detroit two weeks ago to the day!  Yay for expediting   I'll be going tomorrow to get my photos done and mail out our Passports.  Hopefully in ten days or so I can land!  The email from Detroit said if I didn't have an address in the US or Canada I could do drop off, I wish I could do a drop off in person and have them mail it back to Canada that would cut down on the mailing time crossing the border.  I could try and do FedEx but I worry it might be too much right now.  Anywho, babbling!  Super happy and can't wait to tell hubby!

Congratulations!!!

[Vervain]

Congratulations!

And to you too   Today is a GREAT day!  First day of Fall, PPR AND first day of my 2nd trimester!  hehe

[ljane79]

And to you too   Today is a GREAT day!  First day of Fall, PPR AND first day of my 2nd trimester!  hehe

What a great day! Congrats to Vervain and Frenchrock. That's really great news. Good luck with landing. And Vervain good luck with the rest of your pregnancy.

[Cherlyn]

I HAVE NEWS!!!!!!!!

I received my PPR via E-mail today!!!  I have until October 20th to submit my passport.  I'll be traveling to Buffalo in the very near future to take care of the last step!  I'm so excited about this, as is my wife!

Any tips on what I should be bringing, other than the 3 requested photos?

Congratulation!!!!!!!!!!!
My application was received just a day after your. OMG..............I want to receive my PPR, too 

[SimpleMan]

I HAVE NEWS!!!!!!!!

I received my PPR via E-mail today!!!  I have until October 20th to submit my passport.  I'll be traveling to Buffalo in the very near future to take care of the last step!  I'm so excited about this, as is my wife!

Any tips on what I should be bringing, other than the 3 requested photos?

Congrats!!!! on this good news.

[jessibee]

My husband went to Windsor this week to get his fingerprints taken digitally for an RCMP record check, as per Buffalo's instructions to do so.  Does anyone know how much time this process adds to the application?  They said the record check takes 72 hours to complete when it is done digitally.  Will the IO just wait until the revisit date to open our file again?

What does it mean when they ask for an RCMP record check?  My husband has spent time in Canada over the years and did study for a semester in Montreal.  Could this be why?  I'm not worried about his record but I wonder why they would ask for this.

Thanks so much!  And congrats to those who are getting their PR stamps!