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    Visiting US; want a visa to visit Canada

    Hi all, My Indian friends are visiting US (New York) and want to come visit me and my family in Canada (Toronto). There is no time (given the festival week in India) to apply for a Canadian visa in India because they are flying out next week. Can they arrive in NY and then apply for a Canadian...
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    PR delay - and no sign of passport!

    LANDED! HOORAY! Re: PR delay - and no sign of passport! We got our passports back today morning and we went and "landed" todayyyyyyy!! What a relief! I guess, now we can just sit back and wait for the PR cards to come to us! Just thought I'd share a happy story on the forum! a980
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    Seniors, does the Buffalo Office ever reply to e-mails?

    Hi, The Buffalo office is very good at replying to emails. They usu. get back to you within a day or so. But they remain tight-lipped about any work they have transferred to other consulate divisions (NY, e.g.). As long as your work/processing is limited to the Buffalo office, you will get a...
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    PR delay - and no sign of passport!

    Thanks for the reassuring words! We'll just wait and watch, I guess. Meanwhile, does it matter that my student visa expired in Feb 2009 (while the PR thing was in process?) My study permit is valid until August 2010. Similarly, my husband's student visa expires in August 2009 - of course...
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    PR delay - and no sign of passport!

    Thanks for your reply, pro. Our package was successfully delivered on May 12 (i checked!!). You're right abt registered vs. express mail. I wish someone had guided us correctly at the time. I was told, that sending passports across the border has to be by registered mail. And the lady at the...
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    PR delay - and no sign of passport!

    Thanks for responding. The timeline goes thus: We applied for PR in Feb 2008. Were given a file number in April 2008. Notified of transfer of file to NY from Buffalo in Jun 2008. Completed Medical exams in Oct. 2008. Notification of PR in March 2009. We sent our passports in May 2009. (the...
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    PR delay - and no sign of passport!

    Hi all, My husband and I recd a letter from the NY consulate that all our PR formalities are now done, so send your passport and photographs. We did that, and now it's been over 5 weeks and we haven't heard from the consulate either abt the PR or abt our passports. We are getting really worried...