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

smallduck

Hero Member
Jul 21, 2010
413
16
NYC
Category........
Visa Office......
New York, NY (In Process)
NOC Code......
9xxx
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Oct 05 2009
Doc's Request.
Dec 02 2009
Nomination.....
N/A
AOR Received.
Dec 10 2009 and Apr 21 2010
IELTS Request
waived
File Transfer...
Jul 14 2010 to NYVO
Med's Request
Aug 24 2010
Med's Done....
Sep 15 2010 - and Med RCVD (Nov 16)
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
Apr 04 2011, Decision made Apr 25 2011
VISA ISSUED...
Apr 18 2011
PND said:
Yes SD, I was carrying USD 7K each cashiers check and bank statements. They have just asked for the money I was carrying. They didn't ask for the bank statements.

Twilight,

We have not submitted the new photos as the Officer mentioned that the photo submitted at the time of initial PR application is fine. In that case my photo will also be with the old specifications. are you in canada to follow up with the local office.
Thanks PND, I will bring some cash and a bank statement, I didn't know that CAD is that high compared to USD =)).
 

ekaramad

Star Member
May 14, 2009
78
1
Toronto, ON
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
NOC Code......
4122
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Feb. 9th 2010
Doc's Request.
March 27th 2010
AOR Received.
Oct. 28th 2010 (from Buffalo)
IELTS Request
Sent with application
File Transfer...
March 24th 2010
Med's Request
Jan 24th 2012 (date on the letter)
Med's Done....
Jan 31st 2012
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
Feb. 28th 2012
VISA ISSUED...
March 20th 2012 (in person)
LANDED..........
March 26th 2012
Hi everyone,

I have applied through NS (FSW3) --> Buffalo. In short, I submitted my full documents in May 2010, received AOR (2nd AOR) in Oct. 2010 and haven't heard anything since. My online status is still "Rec. by VO".

I was wondering if anyone of you has applied around the time I did and if you have heard anything from Buffalo.

Thanks.
 

gauravbt

Star Member
Feb 6, 2010
144
4
New York ,USA
Category........
Visa Office......
New York,NY
NOC Code......
0213
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Dec 9,2009
Doc's Request.
Feb 12,2010
AOR Received.
Oct 20,2010
IELTS Request
Feb 12,2010
File Transfer...
Feb 18,2010
Med's Request
Dec 06,2011
Med's Done....
Dec 14,2011
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
March 01,2012
VISA ISSUED...
March 16,2012
LANDED..........
April 28,2012
Welcome to the gang :) We are all stuck on the same stage.
 

vermas

Champion Member
Jan 12, 2010
1,858
419
NOC Code......
NA
App. Filed.......
eAPR/AOR 13-08-2018
Pls see my timelines in my signature block.

Good luck ..
ekaramad said:
Hi everyone,

I have applied through NS (FSW3) --> Buffalo. In short, I submitted my full documents in May 2010, received AOR (2nd AOR) in Oct. 2010 and haven't heard anything since. My online status is still "Rec. by VO".

I was wondering if anyone of you has applied around the time I did and if you have heard anything from Buffalo.

Thanks.
 

garian4u

Hero Member
Nov 13, 2009
668
33
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
PND said:
Hi garian, seems like you entered through Road border. I am planning to enter next week through Road as well. Can you please tell me if you had to show supplementary form 5445 mentioned in the website at the time if entry. I am planning to return to us after 2-3 days only. Please let me know what different docs they have asked. Thanks for your help.
Dear PND, I am sorry I didn't see this post till today. I do not know if it is helpful to you any more or not, but I was not asked for the supplementary form 5455 and didn't know anything about it until I saw your post. I returned back to US same day. They asked me to show Passport, Confirmation of PR, B4 forms and asked about a Canadian address, that's it.
 

garian4u

Hero Member
Nov 13, 2009
668
33
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
MY LANDING AND ARRIVING EXPERIENCE

Guys, finally after a very hectic 2-3 weeks I got some time to post my experience here. Sorry for the delay and I hope to answer a few questions of other forum members through my post.
Landing: I had originally planned to land in June 2011, as my visa for landing would expire in July 2011. But, before I moved I thought I will give a try to job search. I applied for 1 job at the fag end of April and was immediately interviewed and offered the job in the 2nd week of May. I accepted and then my background check started. They needed my SIN and PR card. I had none. So, they were concerned about my PR status. To give them some relief, I landed by road at the BC border on 16th May. I drove my own car (which I didn't wish to import) and no other belongings with myself. I carried my US bank statements, and hardly around USD 200 cash. I was greeted at the border by US people who asked "why are you going.....when will you be back....how much cash are you carrying....where do you hold most of your wealth". Then CBP asked me the purpose of my visit, asked me to park, gave me a yellow slip and asked me to meet an official inside the immigrations and customs building. I and my wife met the officer. He didn't ask too many questions, just took our passports and COPR forms, asked for our Canadian address and then for the B4 / B4 A forms. We gave him the B4 forms, excel sheet for details on jewellery and furniture and photos for the same. He asked us to wait and then started searching for God knows waht for a long long time. Finally, he gave us a call 35 minutes later and said that he could not confirm that the jewellery belonged to us. We said they were wedding gifts and we didn't know we had to carry invoices and appraisals for them as some of them are still in India. He said that's fine, just bring documentation the next time you come, crossed them off from our B4 list and accepted everything else. He stamped the forms, stamped the passports and COPR and said that the PR cards will reach us in 6-8 weeks. He did question on why I wasn't interested in importing my car to which I said that I didn't want to as it was old and I wanted to buy a new one in Canada. Regarding the car, I have first hand knowledge that if you have not possessed a car for the last 6 months, don't try to import it, you will face a lot of issues and the intent will be questioned. Anyways, we were not greeted with "Welcome to Canada" and not asked for any POF. At the end, just nonchalantly, the officer tossed a Canadian flag towards us. We rushed to the nearest SIN office and applied for our SIN. It took about 30 minutes wait time and then we got our SIN numbers (cards to be received at the Canadian address within 3 weeks). We immediately turned back to the US. While, going to the US, there was no Canadian customs, only US people. They asked their standard set of questions and let us in.
ARRIVING PERMANENTLY: Now, I provided the new employer with my SIN and a copy of my landed status (stamped COPR). They proceeded further and wanted me to join in the 1st week of June. Now there was another rush for me. The job was in Toronto, from west coast driving 2600 miles was going to be difficult. I either needed to enter Vancouver and take a flight to Toronto or fly to Buffalo and rent a car to drive into Toronto. I decided to fly directly to Toronto. So, now I had to apply for a Travel Document. I visited the local Canadian Consulate in Seattle and submitted forms. The initial officer just nodded her head saying "You should have waited till your PR cards OR arrived in June". She flagged us off for interview. The interview went smooth because I guess it was with a specialist. She asked about our case and agreed without any questions. In 1 hour, we received our Travel Documents. We packed our things and handed them to our Packers (they said they will not cross the border until we get them the original stamped B4 forms). We flew into Toronto on 2nd June. At customs we were asked to meet with a Customs officer with all our luggage. This officer took some time understanding why we were showing him the B4 forms and why we hadn't shown them on 16th May. After he understood, everything was smooth. He didn't inspect any of our luggage. He just asked for 1 piece of jewellery and after looking at it, he stamped the rest of the list. That's it....and we entered Toronto as full fledged permanent residents.....Opened a bank account the very next day and started our apartment search. Yet to apply for a Driver's license and OHIP cards.
 

smallduck

Hero Member
Jul 21, 2010
413
16
NYC
Category........
Visa Office......
New York, NY (In Process)
NOC Code......
9xxx
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Oct 05 2009
Doc's Request.
Dec 02 2009
Nomination.....
N/A
AOR Received.
Dec 10 2009 and Apr 21 2010
IELTS Request
waived
File Transfer...
Jul 14 2010 to NYVO
Med's Request
Aug 24 2010
Med's Done....
Sep 15 2010 - and Med RCVD (Nov 16)
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
Apr 04 2011, Decision made Apr 25 2011
VISA ISSUED...
Apr 18 2011
garian4u said:
MY LANDING AND ARRIVING EXPERIENCE

Guys, finally after a very hectic 2-3 weeks I got some time to post my experience here. Sorry for the delay and I hope to answer a few questions of other forum members through my post.
Landing: I had originally planned to land in June 2011, as my visa for landing would expire in July 2011. But, before I moved I thought I will give a try to job search. I applied for 1 job at the fag end of April and was immediately interviewed and offered the job in the 2nd week of May. I accepted and then my background check started. They needed my SIN and PR card. I had none. So, they were concerned about my PR status. To give them some relief, I landed by road at the BC border on 16th May. I drove my own car (which I didn't wish to import) and no other belongings with myself. I carried my US bank statements, and hardly around USD 200 cash. I was greeted at the border by US people who asked "why are you going.....when will you be back....how much cash are you carrying....where do you hold most of your wealth". Then CBP asked me the purpose of my visit, asked me to park, gave me a yellow slip and asked me to meet an official inside the immigrations and customs building. I and my wife met the officer. He didn't ask too many questions, just took our passports and COPR forms, asked for our Canadian address and then for the B4 / B4 A forms. We gave him the B4 forms, excel sheet for details on jewellery and furniture and photos for the same. He asked us to wait and then started searching for God knows waht for a long long time. Finally, he gave us a call 35 minutes later and said that he could not confirm that the jewellery belonged to us. We said they were wedding gifts and we didn't know we had to carry invoices and appraisals for them as some of them are still in India. He said that's fine, just bring documentation the next time you come, crossed them off from our B4 list and accepted everything else. He stamped the forms, stamped the passports and COPR and said that the PR cards will reach us in 6-8 weeks. He did question on why I wasn't interested in importing my car to which I said that I didn't want to as it was old and I wanted to buy a new one in Canada. Regarding the car, I have first hand knowledge that if you have not possessed a car for the last 6 months, don't try to import it, you will face a lot of issues and the intent will be questioned. Anyways, we were not greeted with "Welcome to Canada" and not asked for any POF. At the end, just nonchalantly, the officer tossed a Canadian flag towards us. We rushed to the nearest SIN office and applied for our SIN. It took about 30 minutes wait time and then we got our SIN numbers (cards to be received at the Canadian address within 3 weeks). We immediately turned back to the US. While, going to the US, there was no Canadian customs, only US people. They asked their standard set of questions and let us in.
ARRIVING PERMANENTLY: Now, I provided the new employer with my SIN and a copy of my landed status (stamped COPR). They proceeded further and wanted me to join in the 1st week of June. Now there was another rush for me. The job was in Toronto, from west coast driving 2600 miles was going to be difficult. I either needed to enter Vancouver and take a flight to Toronto or fly to Buffalo and rent a car to drive into Toronto. I decided to fly directly to Toronto. So, now I had to apply for a Travel Document. I visited the local Canadian Consulate in Seattle and submitted forms. The initial officer just nodded her head saying "You should have waited till your PR cards OR arrived in June". She flagged us off for interview. The interview went smooth because I guess it was with a specialist. She asked about our case and agreed without any questions. In 1 hour, we received our Travel Documents. We packed our things and handed them to our Packers (they said they will not cross the border until we get them the original stamped B4 forms). We flew into Toronto on 2nd June. At customs we were asked to meet with a Customs officer with all our luggage. This officer took some time understanding why we were showing him the B4 forms and why we hadn't shown them on 16th May. After he understood, everything was smooth. He didn't inspect any of our luggage. He just asked for 1 piece of jewellery and after looking at it, he stamped the rest of the list. That's it....and we entered Toronto as full fledged permanent residents.....Opened a bank account the very next day and started our apartment search. Yet to apply for a Driver's license and OHIP cards.
Long story short!! it reads great =)). Thanks garian4u and I hope you'll be here sharing your experience with others ;)
 

karsatjaya

Star Member
Sep 10, 2010
194
4
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
LANDED..........
11-06-2011
garian4u said:
MY LANDING AND ARRIVING EXPERIENCE

Guys, finally after a very hectic 2-3 weeks I got some time to post my experience here. Sorry for the delay and I hope to answer a few questions of other forum members through my post.
Landing: I had originally planned to land in June 2011, as my visa for landing would expire in July 2011. But, before I moved I thought I will give a try to job search. I applied for 1 job at the fag end of April and was immediately interviewed and offered the job in the 2nd week of May. I accepted and then my background check started. They needed my SIN and PR card. I had none. So, they were concerned about my PR status. To give them some relief, I landed by road at the BC border on 16th May. I drove my own car (which I didn't wish to import) and no other belongings with myself. I carried my US bank statements, and hardly around USD 200 cash. I was greeted at the border by US people who asked "why are you going.....when will you be back....how much cash are you carrying....where do you hold most of your wealth". Then CBP asked me the purpose of my visit, asked me to park, gave me a yellow slip and asked me to meet an official inside the immigrations and customs building. I and my wife met the officer. He didn't ask too many questions, just took our passports and COPR forms, asked for our Canadian address and then for the B4 / B4 A forms. We gave him the B4 forms, excel sheet for details on jewellery and furniture and photos for the same. He asked us to wait and then started searching for God knows waht for a long long time. Finally, he gave us a call 35 minutes later and said that he could not confirm that the jewellery belonged to us. We said they were wedding gifts and we didn't know we had to carry invoices and appraisals for them as some of them are still in India. He said that's fine, just bring documentation the next time you come, crossed them off from our B4 list and accepted everything else. He stamped the forms, stamped the passports and COPR and said that the PR cards will reach us in 6-8 weeks. He did question on why I wasn't interested in importing my car to which I said that I didn't want to as it was old and I wanted to buy a new one in Canada. Regarding the car, I have first hand knowledge that if you have not possessed a car for the last 6 months, don't try to import it, you will face a lot of issues and the intent will be questioned. Anyways, we were not greeted with "Welcome to Canada" and not asked for any POF. At the end, just nonchalantly, the officer tossed a Canadian flag towards us. We rushed to the nearest SIN office and applied for our SIN. It took about 30 minutes wait time and then we got our SIN numbers (cards to be received at the Canadian address within 3 weeks). We immediately turned back to the US. While, going to the US, there was no Canadian customs, only US people. They asked their standard set of questions and let us in.
ARRIVING PERMANENTLY: Now, I provided the new employer with my SIN and a copy of my landed status (stamped COPR). They proceeded further and wanted me to join in the 1st week of June. Now there was another rush for me. The job was in Toronto, from west coast driving 2600 miles was going to be difficult. I either needed to enter Vancouver and take a flight to Toronto or fly to Buffalo and rent a car to drive into Toronto. I decided to fly directly to Toronto. So, now I had to apply for a Travel Document. I visited the local Canadian Consulate in Seattle and submitted forms. The initial officer just nodded her head saying "You should have waited till your PR cards OR arrived in June". She flagged us off for interview. The interview went smooth because I guess it was with a specialist. She asked about our case and agreed without any questions. In 1 hour, we received our Travel Documents. We packed our things and handed them to our Packers (they said they will not cross the border until we get them the original stamped B4 forms). We flew into Toronto on 2nd June. At customs we were asked to meet with a Customs officer with all our luggage. This officer took some time understanding why we were showing him the B4 forms and why we hadn't shown them on 16th May. After he understood, everything was smooth. He didn't inspect any of our luggage. He just asked for 1 piece of jewellery and after looking at it, he stamped the rest of the list. That's it....and we entered Toronto as full fledged permanent residents.....Opened a bank account the very next day and started our apartment search. Yet to apply for a Driver's license and OHIP cards.
Hi garian4u

Thanks for posting your experience on the Initial landing. Did you use your AVR (Automatic Visa Revalidation) while coming back to US ? What type of standard set of questions US Border security folks asked could you explain. I am planning to land on June 11th in Toronto and will be back on 18th. I will be flying to Buffalo and from there will be driving to Toronto.


Thanks
 

gauravbt

Star Member
Feb 6, 2010
144
4
New York ,USA
Category........
Visa Office......
New York,NY
NOC Code......
0213
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Dec 9,2009
Doc's Request.
Feb 12,2010
AOR Received.
Oct 20,2010
IELTS Request
Feb 12,2010
File Transfer...
Feb 18,2010
Med's Request
Dec 06,2011
Med's Done....
Dec 14,2011
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
March 01,2012
VISA ISSUED...
March 16,2012
LANDED..........
April 28,2012
Do i see that the Applications started by October 2009 are getting approved Now.Th Applications sent to Nova Scotia after that has got a Huge Dent and is stopped for some reason?
 

jamesbond

Star Member
Oct 30, 2008
172
8
gauravbt said:
Do i see that the Applications started by October 2009 are getting approved Now.Th Applications sent to Nova Scotia after that has got a Huge Dent and is stopped for some reason?
Hey, I sent the application is November 09, and got the PPR a couple of days ago.
 

pearl2010

Hero Member
Jul 28, 2010
597
29
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
NOC Code......
0213
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
16-12-2009
Doc's Request.
16-02-2010
AOR Received.
28-09-2010
File Transfer...
13-10-2010 to LA(in-process 19-04-2011)Rejection letter on 7 June2011
Hi garian4u,

Thanks for sharing ur landing experience and Congratulations for the new job offer :)
wish u smooth settlement process ahead.

All the Best
Regards
pearl2010
garian4u said:
MY LANDING AND ARRIVING EXPERIENCE

Guys, finally after a very hectic 2-3 weeks I got some time to post my experience here. Sorry for the delay and I hope to answer a few questions of other forum members through my post.
Landing: I had originally planned to land in June 2011, as my visa for landing would expire in July 2011. But, before I moved I thought I will give a try to job search. I applied for 1 job at the fag end of April and was immediately interviewed and offered the job in the 2nd week of May. I accepted and then my background check started. They needed my SIN and PR card. I had none. So, they were concerned about my PR status. To give them some relief, I landed by road at the BC border on 16th May. I drove my own car (which I didn't wish to import) and no other belongings with myself. I carried my US bank statements, and hardly around USD 200 cash. I was greeted at the border by US people who asked "why are you going.....when will you be back....how much cash are you carrying....where do you hold most of your wealth". Then CBP asked me the purpose of my visit, asked me to park, gave me a yellow slip and asked me to meet an official inside the immigrations and customs building. I and my wife met the officer. He didn't ask too many questions, just took our passports and COPR forms, asked for our Canadian address and then for the B4 / B4 A forms. We gave him the B4 forms, excel sheet for details on jewellery and furniture and photos for the same. He asked us to wait and then started searching for God knows waht for a long long time. Finally, he gave us a call 35 minutes later and said that he could not confirm that the jewellery belonged to us. We said they were wedding gifts and we didn't know we had to carry invoices and appraisals for them as some of them are still in India. He said that's fine, just bring documentation the next time you come, crossed them off from our B4 list and accepted everything else. He stamped the forms, stamped the passports and COPR and said that the PR cards will reach us in 6-8 weeks. He did question on why I wasn't interested in importing my car to which I said that I didn't want to as it was old and I wanted to buy a new one in Canada. Regarding the car, I have first hand knowledge that if you have not possessed a car for the last 6 months, don't try to import it, you will face a lot of issues and the intent will be questioned. Anyways, we were not greeted with "Welcome to Canada" and not asked for any POF. At the end, just nonchalantly, the officer tossed a Canadian flag towards us. We rushed to the nearest SIN office and applied for our SIN. It took about 30 minutes wait time and then we got our SIN numbers (cards to be received at the Canadian address within 3 weeks). We immediately turned back to the US. While, going to the US, there was no Canadian customs, only US people. They asked their standard set of questions and let us in.
ARRIVING PERMANENTLY: Now, I provided the new employer with my SIN and a copy of my landed status (stamped COPR). They proceeded further and wanted me to join in the 1st week of June. Now there was another rush for me. The job was in Toronto, from west coast driving 2600 miles was going to be difficult. I either needed to enter Vancouver and take a flight to Toronto or fly to Buffalo and rent a car to drive into Toronto. I decided to fly directly to Toronto. So, now I had to apply for a Travel Document. I visited the local Canadian Consulate in Seattle and submitted forms. The initial officer just nodded her head saying "You should have waited till your PR cards OR arrived in June". She flagged us off for interview. The interview went smooth because I guess it was with a specialist. She asked about our case and agreed without any questions. In 1 hour, we received our Travel Documents. We packed our things and handed them to our Packers (they said they will not cross the border until we get them the original stamped B4 forms). We flew into Toronto on 2nd June. At customs we were asked to meet with a Customs officer with all our luggage. This officer took some time understanding why we were showing him the B4 forms and why we hadn't shown them on 16th May. After he understood, everything was smooth. He didn't inspect any of our luggage. He just asked for 1 piece of jewellery and after looking at it, he stamped the rest of the list. That's it....and we entered Toronto as full fledged permanent residents.....Opened a bank account the very next day and started our apartment search. Yet to apply for a Driver's license and OHIP cards.
 

pearl2010

Hero Member
Jul 28, 2010
597
29
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
NOC Code......
0213
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
16-12-2009
Doc's Request.
16-02-2010
AOR Received.
28-09-2010
File Transfer...
13-10-2010 to LA(in-process 19-04-2011)Rejection letter on 7 June2011
Congratulations jamesbond :)
All the very Best.
jamesbond said:
I just got my PPR from Buffalo.
Did medicals in October.
 

mark_immi

Star Member
Oct 1, 2009
140
5
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Hi garian4u...Thanks for sharing your experience...Could you share the safe and economic way of transferring/ carrying funds from US. I checked with BoA and they are charging 2% service fees of the amount of Travelers Cheques.

garian4u said:
MY LANDING AND ARRIVING EXPERIENCE

Guys, finally after a very hectic 2-3 weeks I got some time to post my experience here. Sorry for the delay and I hope to answer a few questions of other forum members through my post.
Landing: I had originally planned to land in June 2011, as my visa for landing would expire in July 2011. But, before I moved I thought I will give a try to job search. I applied for 1 job at the fag end of April and was immediately interviewed and offered the job in the 2nd week of May. I accepted and then my background check started. They needed my SIN and PR card. I had none. So, they were concerned about my PR status. To give them some relief, I landed by road at the BC border on 16th May. I drove my own car (which I didn't wish to import) and no other belongings with myself. I carried my US bank statements, and hardly around USD 200 cash. I was greeted at the border by US people who asked "why are you going.....when will you be back....how much cash are you carrying....where do you hold most of your wealth". Then CBP asked me the purpose of my visit, asked me to park, gave me a yellow slip and asked me to meet an official inside the immigrations and customs building. I and my wife met the officer. He didn't ask too many questions, just took our passports and COPR forms, asked for our Canadian address and then for the B4 / B4 A forms. We gave him the B4 forms, excel sheet for details on jewellery and furniture and photos for the same. He asked us to wait and then started searching for God knows waht for a long long time. Finally, he gave us a call 35 minutes later and said that he could not confirm that the jewellery belonged to us. We said they were wedding gifts and we didn't know we had to carry invoices and appraisals for them as some of them are still in India. He said that's fine, just bring documentation the next time you come, crossed them off from our B4 list and accepted everything else. He stamped the forms, stamped the passports and COPR and said that the PR cards will reach us in 6-8 weeks. He did question on why I wasn't interested in importing my car to which I said that I didn't want to as it was old and I wanted to buy a new one in Canada. Regarding the car, I have first hand knowledge that if you have not possessed a car for the last 6 months, don't try to import it, you will face a lot of issues and the intent will be questioned. Anyways, we were not greeted with "Welcome to Canada" and not asked for any POF. At the end, just nonchalantly, the officer tossed a Canadian flag towards us. We rushed to the nearest SIN office and applied for our SIN. It took about 30 minutes wait time and then we got our SIN numbers (cards to be received at the Canadian address within 3 weeks). We immediately turned back to the US. While, going to the US, there was no Canadian customs, only US people. They asked their standard set of questions and let us in.
ARRIVING PERMANENTLY: Now, I provided the new employer with my SIN and a copy of my landed status (stamped COPR). They proceeded further and wanted me to join in the 1st week of June. Now there was another rush for me. The job was in Toronto, from west coast driving 2600 miles was going to be difficult. I either needed to enter Vancouver and take a flight to Toronto or fly to Buffalo and rent a car to drive into Toronto. I decided to fly directly to Toronto. So, now I had to apply for a Travel Document. I visited the local Canadian Consulate in Seattle and submitted forms. The initial officer just nodded her head saying "You should have waited till your PR cards OR arrived in June". She flagged us off for interview. The interview went smooth because I guess it was with a specialist. She asked about our case and agreed without any questions. In 1 hour, we received our Travel Documents. We packed our things and handed them to our Packers (they said they will not cross the border until we get them the original stamped B4 forms). We flew into Toronto on 2nd June. At customs we were asked to meet with a Customs officer with all our luggage. This officer took some time understanding why we were showing him the B4 forms and why we hadn't shown them on 16th May. After he understood, everything was smooth. He didn't inspect any of our luggage. He just asked for 1 piece of jewellery and after looking at it, he stamped the rest of the list. That's it....and we entered Toronto as full fledged permanent residents.....Opened a bank account the very next day and started our apartment search. Yet to apply for a Driver's license and OHIP cards.
 

Cytric

Hero Member
Feb 28, 2011
240
4
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo-->Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Feb 2010
Doc's Request.
March 2010
AOR Received.
Nov. 2010
IELTS Request
Sent with app.
File Transfer...
Mar 2010
Med's Request
Mar 2012
Med's Done....
April 2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
June 2013
VISA ISSUED...
Aug 2013
LANDED..........
Sep 2013
Dear all,

Finally after ~7 months from 2nd AOR, I noticed recent update "In process" on my e-CAS. I wonder what it actually means (i.e Is Initial Assessment sucessfully completed & files now ready to move on?). If so, how long the process normally takes to reach Medicals from now. Please advise.
Thank you all.

CyTric