Eddy070
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Visa Office......: Buffalo
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« Reply #5415 on: August 25, 2011, 01:18:04 pm » |
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This time there was no ghost update! I got an email from BFALOIMPA-AP @ international.gc.ca saying my visa is ready for issuance! I've gotta go take a shower to get my photos done! Where can I get those done in Vancouver? hmm. I hope everyone else gets theirs soon, it looks like Buffalo is moving along!
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kayan
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« Reply #5416 on: August 25, 2011, 01:36:07 pm » |
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You ordered CAIPS notes too, right?
Yes, about 3 weeks ago, but have not received anything yet. |
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doctorkb
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Posts: 360
Ratings: +10
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo, NY, USA
NOC Code......: 
App. Filed.......: 03-JAN-2011
Doc's Request.: 12-SEP-2011 / e-mailed 20-SEP-2011
AOR Received.: 29-APR-2011
File Transfer...: 03-FEB-2011 / In Process 16-AUG-2011
Med's Done....: 29-SEP-2010
Interview........:  (waived, get it?)
Passport Req..: 24-OCT-2011
VISA ISSUED...: 11-NOV-2011
LANDED..........: 07-DEC-2011
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« Reply #5417 on: August 25, 2011, 01:58:38 pm » |
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Our address is gone again today, too.
We ordered CAIPS/GCMS & FOSS notes around Jul 22. They arrived almost exactly one month later, with several items redacted (including two whole pages of FOSS notes).
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JustandDaph
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Posts: 104
Ratings: +2
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo
App. Filed.......: 21-03-2011
AOR Received.: 20-04-2011
Med's Done....: 10-02-2011
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« Reply #5418 on: August 25, 2011, 02:02:31 pm » |
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Our address has disappeared too. Toying with the idea of ordering CAIPS notes
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Met my husband Nov 2008 playing Video Games online.
Married November 6, 2010
Mailed out Outland application March 17, 2011
"In Process" - May 5 and Aug 19, 2011 (which one is accurate?!)
Meds Rec'd - Aug 22, 2011
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Feaky Snucker
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Posts: 64
Ratings: +0
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo
App. Filed.......: 02-02-2011
AOR Received.: 11-03-2011
Med's Done....: 29-06-2010
Interview........: Waived
Passport Req..: 01-09-2011
VISA ISSUED...: 20-09-2011
LANDED..........: Next Wednesday, barring catastrophe.
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« Reply #5419 on: August 25, 2011, 02:25:14 pm » |
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Our address disappeared today too.
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Come on Buffalo!! *taps foot impatiently*
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doctorkb
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Posts: 360
Ratings: +10
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo, NY, USA
NOC Code......:
App. Filed.......: 03-JAN-2011
Doc's Request.: 12-SEP-2011 / e-mailed 20-SEP-2011
AOR Received.: 29-APR-2011
File Transfer...: 03-FEB-2011 / In Process 16-AUG-2011
Med's Done....: 29-SEP-2010
Interview........: (waived, get it?)
Passport Req..: 24-OCT-2011
VISA ISSUED...: 11-NOV-2011
LANDED..........: 07-DEC-2011
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« Reply #5420 on: August 25, 2011, 02:26:54 pm » |
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Maybe, just maybe, Buffalo is getting ready to issue DOZENS or even HUNDREDS of PPRs to everybody that's been waiting! more than 4 months!  |
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ddobro2
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Posts: 2589
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Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo, NY
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« Reply #5421 on: August 25, 2011, 02:47:00 pm » |
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I'm wondering if you should maybe wait for these before contacting your rep. I bet you'd have them in the next week or so. Yes, about 3 weeks ago, but have not received anything yet.
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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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cbennett
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Posts: 62
Ratings: +0
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo
Job Offer........: Yes
App. Filed.......: 4.18.11
AOR Received.: 8.06.11
File Transfer...: 6.06.11
Med's Done....: 3.30.11
Interview........: waived 9.30.11
Passport Req..: 11.7.11
VISA ISSUED...: 11.17.11
LANDED..........: 11.17.11
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« Reply #5422 on: August 25, 2011, 02:54:32 pm » |
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Maybe, just maybe, Buffalo is getting ready to issue DOZENS or even HUNDREDS of PPRs to everybody that's been waiting! more than 4 months! I hope so! I'm now at 4 months and 1 week  |
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kayan
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« Reply #5423 on: August 25, 2011, 03:28:12 pm » |
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I'm wondering if you should maybe wait for these before contacting your rep. I bet you'd have them in the next week or so.
Maybe. The problem is, I was so confused as to how to order those notes, that I am still not sure we have done it correctly. My husband, the applicant, filled in a form giving me permission to request Caips, and I also included a check for $5 since he is residing in the US. However, it has been 3 weeks and they haven't cashed the check yet  |
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francohoosier
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Posts: 97
Ratings: +0
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo/New York
App. Filed.......: 11-02-2011
AOR Received.: 13-07-2011
File Transfer...: 10-03-2011
Med's Done....: 21-01-2011
Interview........: waived
Passport Req..: 4-10-2011
VISA ISSUED...: 14-10-2011
LANDED..........: 12-11-2011
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« Reply #5424 on: August 25, 2011, 03:38:39 pm » |
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(Re-posting from March thread, hoping for some insight)
Small (but exciting to me) update:
I spoke with our MP's office two days ago and they agreed to inquire on our application as we needed to verify that our address had been changed. Our MP's office was VERY helpful, and I just spoke with her again this morning. Here is what she informed me:
Our file has a bring forward date of September 1.
Our medical has arrived and is good
Our background checks are done and are good
Our address and contact information has been updated
She said that the office stated our file is "moving along smoothly and we are in good shape"
She said she has a strong feeling (but cannot guarantee) that September bring forward date is for a final review and that we have a good chance of having our approval shortly after that. She also said that the officer has 30 days from the bring forward date to do the review, and if we don't hear anything by the end of September, to call her back and she will do another inquiry.
Just wondering.... from those who are experienced in the area, are her impressions accurate? I know there is no guarantee... but would her interpretation of the file be sound?
Thanks so much
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3/21/11:CSQ app sent
4/5/11: CSQ issued
7/13/11: Forced AOR via email inquiry
8/10/11: File sent to NYC
9/3/11: e-Cas shows meds rcv'd & app in process since 8/18
10/4/11: PPR by snail mail
10/25/11: rcv'd COPR & visa
11/12/11: LANDED AT LAST!
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Kess
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Posts: 407
Ratings: +13
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo
App. Filed.......: 06-08-2010
AOR Received.: 09-30-2010
File Transfer...: 07-09-2010
Med's Done....: 25-05-2010
Interview........: WAIVED
Passport Req..: 11-08-2011
VISA ISSUED...: 26-08-2011
LANDED..........: 06-09-2011
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« Reply #5425 on: August 25, 2011, 03:47:01 pm » |
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Maybe. The problem is, I was so confused as to how to order those notes, that I am still not sure we have done it correctly. My husband, the applicant, filled in a form giving me permission to request Caips, and I also included a check for $5 since he is residing in the US. However, it has been 3 weeks and they haven't cashed the check yet I wouldn't expect the check to be cashed for another week or two, but once it does the notes will be on the way. We received our last set of notes by email a couple days after the check was cashed but that was about 4-5 weeks after I mailed the request. |
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May 8, 2010: Married
May 25: Medical
Aug 6: Received at CPC-M
Sept 7: Sponsorship approved
Sept 22: In process in Buffalo
Sept 30: AOR
Oct 18: Addt'l docs received
Mar 24: Rehab requested, May 12 delv'd
Aug 11: PPR
Sep 6: Landed
Nov 1: PR Card
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jayde
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Posts: 265
Ratings: +8
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo
App. Filed.......: 24-3-2011
File Transfer...: 03-05-2011
Med's Done....: 03-01-2011
Interview........: waived
Passport Req..: 06-10-2011
VISA ISSUED...: 27-10-2011
LANDED..........: 04-11-2011 WOO HOO!!!
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« Reply #5426 on: August 25, 2011, 04:09:21 pm » |
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What exactly IS a "bring forward date" and what does that mean/do for your case?
That is exactly what I'd like to know As far as I can tell, it's like a reminder for the officer to review the file. I just want to know if that's truly the case. If they've said that they have received everything and it looks good... why do they need a bring forward date at all?? /sigh Any idea? |
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ddobro2
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Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo, NY
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« Reply #5427 on: August 25, 2011, 04:28:09 pm » |
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I had doubts too but when I called the Access to Info & Privacy Client Service Unit of CIC on the 15th, they told me they had the request and I should get the GCMS notes by September 2. I didn't have the credit card issue because I'm in the country so don't need to pay. Maybe. The problem is, I was so confused as to how to order those notes, that I am still not sure we have done it correctly. My husband, the applicant, filled in a form giving me permission to request Caips, and I also included a check for $5 since he is residing in the US. However, it has been 3 weeks and they haven't cashed the check yet |
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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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Kess
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Posts: 407
Ratings: +13
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo
App. Filed.......: 06-08-2010
AOR Received.: 09-30-2010
File Transfer...: 07-09-2010
Med's Done....: 25-05-2010
Interview........: WAIVED
Passport Req..: 11-08-2011
VISA ISSUED...: 26-08-2011
LANDED..........: 06-09-2011
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« Reply #5428 on: August 25, 2011, 04:33:46 pm » |
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That is exactly what I'd like to know As far as I can tell, it's like a reminder for the officer to review the file. I just want to know if that's truly the case. If they've said that they have received everything and it looks good... why do they need a bring forward date at all?? /sigh Any idea? My guess is because all the files sit in a nice dusty pile in some back room and they only pull them out to work on them when the clock tells them to. |
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May 8, 2010: Married
May 25: Medical
Aug 6: Received at CPC-M
Sept 7: Sponsorship approved
Sept 22: In process in Buffalo
Sept 30: AOR
Oct 18: Addt'l docs received
Mar 24: Rehab requested, May 12 delv'd
Aug 11: PPR
Sep 6: Landed
Nov 1: PR Card
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doctorkb
Hero Member
Posts: 360
Ratings: +10
Category........: FAM
Visa Office......: Buffalo, NY, USA
NOC Code......:
App. Filed.......: 03-JAN-2011
Doc's Request.: 12-SEP-2011 / e-mailed 20-SEP-2011
AOR Received.: 29-APR-2011
File Transfer...: 03-FEB-2011 / In Process 16-AUG-2011
Med's Done....: 29-SEP-2010
Interview........: (waived, get it?)
Passport Req..: 24-OCT-2011
VISA ISSUED...: 11-NOV-2011
LANDED..........: 07-DEC-2011
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« Reply #5429 on: August 25, 2011, 04:34:56 pm » |
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My guess is because all the files sit in a nice dusty pile in some back room and they only pull them out to work on them when the clock tells them to.
That's probably about right. They are government workers, after all. |
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