Applications filed through NS --> Buffalo (Filed from USA)

[googleman]

My case:

NOC 1111 (Accountant)

Applied to the CIO : August, 2009

Received approval letter from the CIO : October, 2009 (by email)

Sent full application to Buffalo visa office: December, 2009

Received AOR from Buffalo: January, 2010 (by email)

So far, my application status has been "in process." I desire to know when it will change to something else. Who can HELP me with this question? Thank you!

In process? Since when? And in Canada or in the US?

 

[professional 1]

Hi guys,


It looks like Buffalo is really moving up.


Have a look at the following links, many 2009 applicants are getting their files transfered from Buffalo to local visa offices at the USA, and others like me are going to be processed at Buffalo :


trackitt.com/canada-discussion-forums/federal-skilled-workers/514575543/got-reply-in-email-your-file-in-process-from-buffalo

http://www.trackitt.com/canada-discussion-forums/federal-skilled-workers/499910069/file-transfer-from-buffalo-to-new-york

 

[googleman]

I agree, but it seems to move somewhat randomly. Definitely not processing in the order of your AOR date as Buffalo claims.

 

[professional 1]

I agree, but it seems to move somewhat randomly. Definitely not processing in the order of your AOR date as Buffalo claims.

Yes you are right i noticed that as well.


By the way googleman,


I have looked at the following link :

trackitt.com/canada-discussion-forums/federal-skilled-workers/514506407/police-fingerprints


I noticed that someone there is confused between the digital fingerprint and the traditional one, please tell him that he is only required to do one of them and the digital is better for 2 reasons :

1- Much more faster (takes only 72 hours for the results to be sent to Buffalo)

2- The quality of them is guaranteed 100%, so it is impossible that they get returned by the RCMP "unprocessed" because of the bad quality, since the computer system does not accept them at the beginning if the quality is bad, and they let you keep repeating them until the system accept them.

Another important thing is that immigration canada is planning to make all of the fingerprint checks electronically for peolpe who live in canada in the future to reduce the pressure on the RCMP, and improve the entire process.

"CIC inland offices which currently send clients to obtain fingerprints are now required to request that the electronic or digital method of fingerprinting be used rather than the traditional ink and roll method. CIC should be directing clients to one of the service providers indicated below. At this time only inland clients are affected."

"RCMP feedback
The RCMP has a service level agreement with the Treasury Board Secretariat as follows:

Civil (Criminal) Submission (No Hit) – 72 hours"

The source : http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/bulletins/2009/ob116.asp


I cannot tell the guy in Trackitt because i am not a memeber there, so i am only an observer at Trackitt.


Good luck.

 

[googleman]

Yeah I posted it. You can register to become a member. It just takes a min.

 

[lovebb]

OK, I want to revised my previous post which has something wrong.

NOC 1111 (Accountant), FSW

Applied to the CIO : August, 2009

Received approval letter from the CIO : October, 2009 (by email)

Sent full application to Buffalo visa office: December, 2009

Received File number from Buffalo: January, 2010 (by email)

My application status has been "in process" since Jan 2010. I desire to know when it will change to something else. Who can HELP me with this question? Thank you!

 

[mainimehta]

Hi guys,

I received this email today from buffalo office.

So, please tell me is this a good sign for me or not.
my case is as

fsw 2 within canada

documents received by buffalo visa office : jan26/2010

FILE: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx NAMES: xxxxxxxxxxxxx


Dear Sir/ Madam:

This refers to your application for permanent residence in Canada.

In order to expedite the processing of your application, your file has been sent to:

Canadian Consulate General

1501 4th Ave., Suite 600

Seattle, Washington 98101-1286

fax: 206-441-7838

e-mail: seattle-im-enquiry @ international.gc.ca

The Canadian Consulate General in Seattle will complete the analysis of your application and determine if a personal interview with a visa officer is required. Your file number remains the same.

The Canadian Consulate General in Buffalo no longer has your file. Therefore we cannot acknowledge or respond to future correspondence from you. Please do not submit any further documents or correspondence to this office. If IELTS or TEF test results are sent to us, they will be forwarded to the Canadian Consulate General in Seattle.

In the event of a change in your address, marital status or family composition, you must inform the office noted above. Do not use the CIC e-Cas on-line change of address system. Your new address will not be downloaded to your file in Seattle.

Do not request the status of your file within ninety (90) days of the date of this letter.

All future correspondence you receive will be from the office noted above.



Sincerely,

Immigration Section

 

[rahmanrahat]

Hi mainimehta ,
I got the same email on Wednesday (April 7) from Buffalo informing me that my file was forwarded to Detroit.

Buffalo received my file in October 2009.

Pls. share ur time line, this will give us an idea about Buffalo's level of movement through the queue.

 

[Honolulu]

Can someone explain digital fingerprinting?
Is this a Canadian thing for police verification? The commitment to provide results in 72 hours seem remarkable.
I do not seem to find an equivalent in FBI in United States for police certificate purposes.
We are taking at least 6-8 weeks to get our police clearances from FBI here in the US....
Wonder if I missed anything in FBI and also wonder why a US being so technically advanced is still depending on the manual procedure?

 

[mpapdp.1984]

Can someone explain digital fingerprinting?
Is this a Canadian thing for police verification? The commitment to provide results in 72 hours seem remarkable.
I do not seem to find an equivalent in FBI in United States for police certificate purposes.
We are taking at least 6-8 weeks to get our police clearances from FBI here in the US....
Wonder if I missed anything in FBI and also wonder why a US being so technically advanced is still depending on the manual procedure?

You can do digital fingerprinting in the United States also Honolulu. I had a few UPS locations tell me they do digital fingerprinting. But they charge higher ($ 53 I believe). Don't know about the time frame taken by FBI to process them though.

 

[canadacanada]

Hi mainimehta ,
I got the same email on Wednesday (April 7) from Buffalo informing me that my file was forwarded to Detroit.

Buffalo received my file in October 2009.

Pls. share ur time line, this will give us an idea about Buffalo's level of movement through the queue.

@rahmanrahat,


could you please share you category fsw1 or fsw2 , fsw3? and noc code and timeline....i got AOR from Buffalo Oct '09. JUst wondering...

 

[rahmanrahat]

FSW3, NOC - 1221,

App to CIO-S: May 2009
App to Buffalo: October 2009

 

[loveworld]

Hello everybody,
This morning my E-case status has changed to process.
Now, I can see following status when I login to e-case

Your application was reviewed and we started processing on April 9, 2010.

How long does it take to complete processing?

Thank you.

 

[prcanada]

Hello friends
Just got an email from Buffalo, that my file is being transferred to Detroit for faster processing..

My time lines are as follows

Sent to sydney : 08th june 09
Aor from Sydney : 19 Aug 09
Sent to Buffalo : 25 September 09
Aor from Buffalo : 24 Oct 09

 

[professional 1]

Hello friends
Just got an email from Buffalo, that my file is being transferred to Detroit for faster processing..

My time lines are as follows

Sent to sydney : 08th june 09
Aor from Sydney : 19 Aug 09
Sent to Buffalo : 25 September 09
Aor from Buffalo : 24 Oct 09

We have the same timeline exactly almost even by day:

Applied to the CIO : June 8, 2009

Received approval letter from the CIO : August 19, 2009 (by email)

Sent full application to Buffalo visa office: September 24, 2009

Received AOR from Buffalo: October 21, 2009 (by email)


Got an email from Buffalo asking for a fingerprint based police clearance from canada on April 6, 2010.

Good luck.