BeShoo
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« Reply #2355 on: January 24, 2011, 02:58:03 am » |
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How long does it take for Buffalo to look at it, and set an interview date? Usually between 4 and 11 months, sometimes more, sometimes less. There may be an interview or there may not. It's not uncommon to hear just about nothing from them until they are done or almost done. Be prepared to do a lot of waiting. |
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BeShoo
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« Reply #2356 on: January 24, 2011, 03:21:11 am » |
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... don't believe it if you don't want to  I absolutely do believe it, although truthfully I don't want to (i.e. I wish I didn't) and I still find this behaviour by border officials rather astonishing. I still say that some are nice and some aren't. They all intimidate me. i've been wanting to go get my driver's license but it's been so crappy out. for anyone else that has gotten theirs, do i have to retake the driving test or do i just swap them out? I've only had experience swapping an Ontario one for a Quebec one. I'm assuming you have a currently valid U.S. license, in which case you can just exchange it. If you have "2 or More Years of Driving Experience within the Last Three Years" you don't need to take a road test, but they will test your vision. It looks like you'll need a driving record print-out. Full details are here: http://www.drivetest.ca/en/license/ExchangeReciprocal.aspxBy the way, it's worse than "crappy out" in my opinion. I ventured out today into the -40 wind chill and almost wished I hadn't. At least, I wanted to put gas in my car as fast as possible. I seem to have misplaced my warmer mittens back when we had an unseasonably warm spell around New Year's time and I really missed them tody. |
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adetia9
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Posts: 164
Ratings: +4
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: USA Outland - Buffalo
App. Filed.......: 25-03-2010
AOR Received.: 03-05-2010
File Transfer...: 03-05-2010
Med's Done....: 30-11-2009
Interview........: Waived
Passport Req..: 09-03-2011
LANDED..........: 04-08-2011
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« Reply #2357 on: January 24, 2011, 05:04:16 pm » |
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That's great advice. Thank you! Hopefully people from October and November will hear back from Buffalo soon enough. There's nothing worse than waiting.
I'm still waiting since March... |
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FleetingDasein
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Posts: 89
Ratings: +4
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo
App. Filed.......: 14-12-2010
Doc's Request.: N/A
AOR Received.: 07-03-2011
File Transfer...: 23-01-2011
Med's Request: N/A
Med's Done....: 30-11-2010
Interview........: Waived
Passport Req..: 12-04-2011
VISA ISSUED...: 19-04-2011
LANDED..........: 19-04-2011
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« Reply #2358 on: January 24, 2011, 08:13:40 pm » |
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I'm still waiting since March...
Oh wow, Adetia! I hope you hear back soon! |
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Pharoh
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Posts: 606
Ratings: +37
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo, NY
NOC Code......: 2281
App. Filed.......: 13/11/10
Doc's Request.: WAIVED
AOR Received.: 28/01/11
Med's Request: Med's Received
Med's Done....: 02/10/10
Interview........: WAIVED
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« Reply #2359 on: January 24, 2011, 09:14:15 pm » |
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I'm still waiting since March...
HUH??? What's wrong with your application?? Did you order CAIPS notes?? Your timeline is practically empty!! Can you please bring us up to speed with what's happening to you? That's downright bizarre and frightening. |
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TheHal
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Posts: 135
Ratings: +1
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Miss -->Buff -->Detroit
NOC Code......: 2271
Job Offer........: Yes
App. Filed.......: 27-10-2010
Doc's Request.: N/A
Med's Done....: 26-10-2010
Interview........: none so far...
Passport Req..: 03-06-2011
VISA ISSUED...: June 6th
LANDED..........: Will land 06 june
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« Reply #2360 on: January 25, 2011, 09:33:47 am » |
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And Hagar is no longer looking for Buffalo updates, perhaps I should start a Detroit thread??
Been transferred for more 'expediency' and Detroit IS actually closer by 2 hours...
Cheers
Hagar.
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linalizzie
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Posts: 109
Ratings: +1
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo, NY
App. Filed.......: 30-07-2010
Doc's Request.: NA
AOR Received.: 30-08-2010
File Transfer...: 30-08-2010
Med's Request: N/A - SUBMITTED WITH APPLICATION
Med's Done....: 22-02-2011 (original 18-02-2010)
Interview........: WAIVED
Passport Req..: 16-03-2011
VISA ISSUED...: 07-04-2011
LANDED..........: 15-06-2011
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« Reply #2361 on: January 25, 2011, 12:12:56 pm » |
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What's the longest time period anyone's waited (in Buffalo) after having the interview waived and to their passports requested? Feels like I've been waiting an ETERNITY. Could be that I'm impatient.  |
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kelKel
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Posts: 1300
Ratings: +61
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo
App. Filed.......: 06-10-2010
AOR Received.: 17-11-2010
File Transfer...: 04-11-2010
Interview........: Waived
Passport Req..: 28-02-2011
LANDED..........: 03-03-2011
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« Reply #2362 on: January 25, 2011, 12:37:02 pm » |
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And Hagar is no longer looking for Buffalo updates, perhaps I should start a Detroit thread??
Been transferred for more 'expediency' and Detroit IS actually closer by 2 hours...
Cheers
Hagar.
That'd usually a good thing. There is a thread for files that have been transferred to another office. Most people get there PPR fairly quickly after the transfer. |
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Pharoh
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Posts: 606
Ratings: +37
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo, NY
NOC Code......: 2281
App. Filed.......: 13/11/10
Doc's Request.: WAIVED
AOR Received.: 28/01/11
Med's Request: Med's Received
Med's Done....: 02/10/10
Interview........: WAIVED
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« Reply #2363 on: January 25, 2011, 01:33:05 pm » |
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What's the longest time period anyone's waited (in Buffalo) after having the interview waived and to their passports requested? Feels like I've been waiting an ETERNITY. Could be that I'm impatient. Hey linalizzie, I'm not sure about that. I know it takes a while for some, longer for others. I'd recommend you order CAIPS notes while you wait. You'll get the results back in 30-ish days, if you don't have PPR by then. The CAIPS should indicate when your file will be looked at again and what's going on with it... My two cents. |
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adetia9
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Posts: 164
Ratings: +4
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: USA Outland - Buffalo
App. Filed.......: 25-03-2010
AOR Received.: 03-05-2010
File Transfer...: 03-05-2010
Med's Done....: 30-11-2009
Interview........: Waived
Passport Req..: 09-03-2011
LANDED..........: 04-08-2011
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« Reply #2364 on: January 25, 2011, 01:48:24 pm » |
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lina..
it can be awhile. we got that notice back the first couple days in july.
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linalizzie
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Posts: 109
Ratings: +1
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo, NY
App. Filed.......: 30-07-2010
Doc's Request.: NA
AOR Received.: 30-08-2010
File Transfer...: 30-08-2010
Med's Request: N/A - SUBMITTED WITH APPLICATION
Med's Done....: 22-02-2011 (original 18-02-2010)
Interview........: WAIVED
Passport Req..: 16-03-2011
VISA ISSUED...: 07-04-2011
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« Reply #2365 on: January 25, 2011, 02:07:09 pm » |
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Pharoh - I ordered my CAIPS notes last week.  We'll see what comes of it. Adetia9 - So you've been waiting since July 2010? That's nuts! I submitted my app at the end of July 2010.  |
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patiently_waiting
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Posts: 387
Ratings: +26
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: London UK
App. Filed.......: September 22, 2010
AOR Received.: November 26, 2010
File Transfer...: November 1, 2010
Med's Done....: July 13, 2010
Passport Req..: February 14, 2011
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« Reply #2366 on: January 25, 2011, 02:17:44 pm » |
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i've been wanting to go get my driver's license but it's been so crappy out. for anyone else that has gotten theirs, do i have to retake the driving test or do i just swap them out?
Here is the info you need for swapping your drivers license in Ontario from another country.. hope this helps! You should be able to just swap it over if it is a US license. http://www.drivetest.ca/en/license/OutOfCountryDrivers.aspx |
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scylla
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Posts: 9678
Ratings: +226
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo
App. Filed.......: 28-05-2010
AOR Received.: 19-08-2010
File Transfer...: 28-06-2010
Passport Req..: 01-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...: 05-10-2010
LANDED..........: 05-10-2010
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« Reply #2367 on: January 25, 2011, 02:53:02 pm » |
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linalizzie -
I believe Adetia9 submitted her application in March (not July). If I remember correctly, Dralon (also still waiting for PPR) submitted his in mid-February.
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adetia9
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Posts: 164
Ratings: +4
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: USA Outland - Buffalo
App. Filed.......: 25-03-2010
AOR Received.: 03-05-2010
File Transfer...: 03-05-2010
Med's Done....: 30-11-2009
Interview........: Waived
Passport Req..: 09-03-2011
LANDED..........: 04-08-2011
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« Reply #2368 on: January 25, 2011, 02:54:41 pm » |
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Our application went in in March 2010, but, the last correspondence we received was the letter notifying us of the waiving of the interview, back in July.
We faxed our request for CAIPS in, and are now waiting for that -- if anyone has any questions on how to do that, its very simple. And now, back to waiting.
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linalizzie
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Posts: 109
Ratings: +1
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo, NY
App. Filed.......: 30-07-2010
Doc's Request.: NA
AOR Received.: 30-08-2010
File Transfer...: 30-08-2010
Med's Request: N/A - SUBMITTED WITH APPLICATION
Med's Done....: 22-02-2011 (original 18-02-2010)
Interview........: WAIVED
Passport Req..: 16-03-2011
VISA ISSUED...: 07-04-2011
LANDED..........: 15-06-2011
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« Reply #2369 on: January 25, 2011, 04:04:12 pm » |
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I mailed my CAIPS request last week ... I didn't know faxing was an option?  |
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