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    Thread for outland Buffalo applicants!

    Hey guys, just received my passport back in the mail, along with my PR paperwork. They said they aren't stamping passports for visa exempt countries as of December 1st, 2011. The turnaround from when I sent it was only 8 days. I'm super relieved and excited, and I will be travelling next...
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    Thread for outland Buffalo applicants!

    Oh ok, thanks for clarifying that about the AOR. :)
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    Thread for outland Buffalo applicants!

    We didn't recieve AOR, the first contact was the email approving my wife's sponsorship(July 10). We did get an email on July 26 which let me know they recieved my app in Buffalo. Next contact was the letter dated September 29, which asked for the RPRF and said there would be no interview.
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    Thread for outland Buffalo applicants!

    Since I'm planning to move within 30 days, should I just take my passport through Buffalo in person and have it stamped before I cross? Or should I mail it?
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    Thread for outland Buffalo applicants!

    Our rough timeline: Mailed package June 1st. Sponsor approved July 8th. Received letter dated September 29 asking for RPRF. Sent RPRF around October 15. PPR email received today, November 17.
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    Thread for outland Buffalo applicants!

    PPR!!! Got it this afternoon, in an email. Excited!!! What is the usual turn around time for returning the passport? What mail service should I use to send it? Do I use the same photo specs as the medicals? I got those done at Sears, that's who the consulate recommended.
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    Application Approved!!!!!!

    Maybe I spoke too soon... :-X re-reading the letter, I think it's just requesting the RPRF(which I paid promptly upon getting the letter). It doesn't say I have been approved, but I guess when I read that no interview would be required I jumped to that conclusion. I'm still planning to go to...
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    Thread for outland Buffalo applicants!

    Thanks for the clarification about visiting while waiting for PPR... that's a relief. I have never asked for or gotten a stamp or visitor record, but I always come for 2-3 weeks at most. When I come in December I will ask for one and say I'm staying longer(3 months?). Is it OK to just tell...
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    Thread for outland Buffalo applicants!

    I faxed my proof of RPRF payment to Buffalo... and mailing it out to Buffalo and Mississauga today. I hope this doesn't really throw a wrench in things, after getting the initial approval so fast. I would have paid the RFPF with the initial application but just didn't have the means at the...
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    Application Approved!!!!!!

    Another quick question... will the passport request come next? Or will I just receive word and be able to enter Canada and have my passport stamped then?
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    Application Approved!!!!!!

    Sending my proof of payment tomorrow morning! I'll be sending it to: CPC Mississauga P.O. Box 6100, Station A Mississauga, ON L5A 4H4 Should I also send it to the address on the letter itself? Which is: Immigration Section 3000 HSBC Center, Buffalo, NY 14203 And I'll fax it to the same...
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    Thread for outland Buffalo applicants!

    Ok, well I have already received a letter asking for it about 2 weeks ago. I'm going to pay today and send the proof via mail and fax. They said they received my application on July 14th. I received the approval letter asking for the RPRF, it was dated September 29.
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    Thread for outland Buffalo applicants!

    Hello, I need some help with this question... is it ok to pay the RPRF online and send the proof afterwards, if you are applying through Buffalo? I have heard some conflicting things and I want to be sure.
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    Application Approved!!!!!!

    Hi Claudia, no, nothing is sent back to you. One question I have: is the RPRF definately payable online? I didn't recieve any warning not to pay online, but have read some things on another thread here that seemed to indicate that paying online was a no-no if filing through Buffalo. Can...
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    Application Approved!!!!!!

    I was outland, I waited to get my clearances and sent it with the whole application. I also traveled back and forth to Canada at least 3 times since I filed with no issues or questions about my status.
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    Application Approved!!!!!!

    When the visa is approved/sent out, what will the expiry be in terms of when I have to travel by? Does it vary, or is it always the same?
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    Application Approved!!!!!!

    Thanks so much for the address and information on the turn around time. The $490 fee is payable in US dollars, I assume. Claudia, I sent my application to Mississauga and it was forwarded to Buffalo after my wife was approved as a sponsor. One possible reason for the speed of my case is that...
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    Application Approved!!!!!!

    My wife is in Toronto and I am in Atlanta. They recieved my PR application on July 1st. I just tonight got a letter dated September 29th saying that I have been approved and no interview is needed! ;D :o I need to pay my right of permanent residence fee within 60 days, and I believe that is...
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    Final questions as I assemble application

    They recieved my PR app on June 1st. They sent my wife an email yesterday saying she's been approved for sponsorship!!! That was the hurdle I was most concerned about. Now we wait... :)
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    Taking a pet across US/Canadian border

    My wife and I are thinking about getting a cat. I'm still living in the US, but I often visit her in Canada, and she visits me in the US as well. Our paperwork was filed on June 1st, we're still waiting to see if she was approved as a sponsor. I'm visiting in Canada now, but heading back...