Visa office change?

[winnycanada]

Dear Friends,

I just wonder if anyone knows if we could switch visa offices for the application?

For example, my application was initially approved by Central intake.

but in the application i stated Buffalo as the visa office for the processing.

If for some reason, i have to apply for it at another visa office. What should I do ?

Thank you!!!!!

[winnycanada]

Can anyone help with this issue?

[explorer101]

Dear Friends,

I just wonder if anyone knows if we could switch visa offices for the application?

For example, my application was initially approved by Central intake.

but in the application i stated Buffalo as the visa office for the processing.

If for some reason, i have to apply for it at another visa office. What should I do ?
 
Thank you!!!!!

You can change the visa office by giving reason that you have changed location. Write an letter to your visa office requesting change of visa office to ______ and furnish new address. It will take 3-4 months to get the file transferred and sometimes more. Do follow up cause you will be required to submit documents within 120 days.. CIO work is over for you, so dont write to CIO.

[winnycanada]

Do follow up cause you will be required to submit documents within 120 days.. 

Thank you.

by "follow up"  you mean ...?    this 120 days starts from which date? 

[PMM]

Hi

You can change the visa office by giving reason that you have changed location. Write an letter to your visa office requesting change of visa office to ______ and furnish new address. It will take 3-4 months to get the file transferred and sometimes more. Do follow up cause you will be required to submit documents within 120 days.. CIO work is over for you, so dont write to CIO.

Sorry, your wrong.  Please read the following from the Operation Bulletins  http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/bulletins/2010/ob180.asp

"Visa offices are not required to transfer files for any other reasons. Such reasons include cases of applicants who comply with subsection R11(1) for the specified visa office, at the time the application is received at the CIO, but subsequently leave the territory of the specified visa office. In these cases, the original visa office should proceed with a final determination of eligibility and process the application if eligible. The visa office should not transfer the file to another visa office unless the transfer is warranted for program integrity reasons. Leaving a visa office's territory alone does not warrant a file transfer. In this case, if an applicant requests a file transfer, the visa office should inform them that the application will not be transferred and that they are required to submit a complete application to the visa office originally specified"

[winnycanada]

so this means once you specified a particular office, you need to stick to that location. Am I correct?

[PMM]

Hi

so this means once you specified a particular office, you need to stick to that location. Am I correct?

Yes, as long as you are eligible to apply to that office.