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Buffalo - 2nd AOR between 15th April to 15th May

canada_dream100

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Jul 30, 2010
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druid2010 said:
I did it in april, cause I anticipated getting the request in may / june from my caips notes as the next bfd was june 2nd....it may / maynot speed up the process.. depends on your VO... since after your request and completing the exam it takes 6 weeks to be entered into their system... I saved these 6 weeks hopefully.... I used the sticky barcodes that I received with my 2nd AOR...
cool
 

ghostsapphire

Star Member
Oct 18, 2010
65
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-june-2010 (complete to Buffalo)
AOR Received.
10-Nov-2010 (2nd)
IELTS Request
sent with appl.
File Transfer...
In Process 3/14/12
Med's Request
27-March-2012
Med's Done....
02-April-2012
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
21. November 2012
VISA ISSUED...
15. December 2012
LANDED..........
already here :-) and stay here.
When we got our 2nd AOR it came thru email but we did not got any sticky barcode stickers.

Assume we can't do it without, am I right?
 

zulkfal

Hero Member
Sep 28, 2009
859
52
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
NOC Code......
1111
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05/10/2009
Doc's Request.
15/12/2009
Nomination.....
N/A
AOR Received.
06/05/2010
IELTS Request
Submitted with Doc's
File Transfer...
22/12/2009
Med's Request
04/05/2011 (Dated: 24/04/2011)
Med's Done....
09/05/2011
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
08/07/2011
VISA ISSUED...
25/07/2011
LANDED..........
07-08-2011
you can give them the file number you got from Buffalo, that will do the job as well.
 

canada_dream100

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Jul 30, 2010
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ghostsapphire said:
When we got our 2nd AOR it came thru email but we did not got any sticky barcode stickers.

Assume we can't do it without, am I right?
bar-code stickers is just sticker having file no. (in digits & bar-code)
as zulkfal said, it should be fine to write file no. by hand.

I have got bar-code stickers, but one of my friend did not get, as he got 2nd AOR by e-mail.
 

ghostsapphire

Star Member
Oct 18, 2010
65
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-june-2010 (complete to Buffalo)
AOR Received.
10-Nov-2010 (2nd)
IELTS Request
sent with appl.
File Transfer...
In Process 3/14/12
Med's Request
27-March-2012
Med's Done....
02-April-2012
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
21. November 2012
VISA ISSUED...
15. December 2012
LANDED..........
already here :-) and stay here.
Thanks to you all.
Might wait another couple of weeks before we will do meds.

Good luck to all of us ;)
 

danhass

Hero Member
Sep 21, 2010
348
8
US
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
2009
VISA ISSUED...
2012
Hey guys ... just got back from an adventurous day of getting my medicals done with 400 miles of driving ...

I picked the DMP in St. Louis, Missouri ... Dr David Campbell ... who charged $355 ... which sounded much better after hearing about the $440 of Dr Serafin Veramendi of Chicago, and $425 of Dr James Arons of Chicago ... and it was a smooth experience (not including the driving and hassle of getting to St. Louis in the first place) ... x-ray facility was not in DMP's office but was less than 2 miles away on the same road ... 30 minutes in DMP office, 5 minutes of drive to X-ray place, and 20 minutes there, and I was done (no need to go back to DMP office) ...

I read the instructions and it seems I don't need to inform Buffalo or CIC that I've completed the medicals ... what u guys think?

now i'm a proud 'PPR waiter' lolz ... though that pride won't last more than 24 hours after which I'll be desperate to become a 'PPR receiver' already ... :D

good luck to everyone ...
 

Atif.Ayub

Star Member
Dec 4, 2009
135
25
Mississauga, ON, Canada
Visa Office......
Buffalo
App. Filed.......
18-09-2009
Doc's Request.
11-12-2009
AOR Received.
29-04-2010
Med's Request
04-11-2010
Med's Done....
17-12-2010
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
16-05-2011
VISA ISSUED...
24-05-2011 (in person-Buffalo)
LANDED..........
24-05-2011
ELAR said:
Hi Guys!!!

Great news!!! just received my passport request from Buffalo!!!! after a long wait finally came through. I'm planning to go this Thursday early morning.

Just one question:

1. Do you need to apply for the PR card in other place? or it'll get to my address in Canada directly?
2. Does anyone have any experience in landing within category FSW2?

Thanks a lot for your support guys! This forum has been really helpful...
1. Your PR card shall be automatically applied at landing provided you have a mailing address in Canada.
2. We got our visa stamped in Buffalo yesterday and landed in Canada the same day. Everything went very smooth. we were in Buffalo Consulate at 8 and were out with visa at around 10:30. You need proof of financial resource at the time of landing and it is better to have a list of items you'd be moving to Canada when you move your house hold. Other than that, I cant think of anything.
 

esteghlal

Newbie
May 5, 2011
2
0
processing time

Hi all

Does anybody know whether the 17-month processing time consider the whole process or only the buffalo process?

Best
 

omm

Champion Member
Aug 27, 2009
2,341
337
USA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Re: processing time

esteghlal said:
Hi all

Does anybody know whether the 17-month processing time consider the whole process or only the buffalo process?

Best
Process start when Full documents recieved by CHC and file transfer by CIO to your local CHC (time frame is vary depend on application some application some CHC started process when the CHC recieved full documents couurrier, so some CHC count days from when they recieved the courier but just average count after RBVO to your local CHC).

OMM
 

ELAR

Hero Member
Oct 19, 2009
211
6
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
13-11-2009
Doc's Request.
18-01-2010
AOR Received.
April 28, 2010
File Transfer...
In process at Buffalo: Aug 17, 2010
Med's Request
Oct 27, 2010
Med's Done....
Nov 4, 2010
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
May 24, 2011
VISA ISSUED...
May 26, 2011
LANDED..........
May 26, 2011
Atif.Ayub said:
1. Your PR card shall be automatically applied at landing provided you have a mailing address in Canada.
2. We got our visa stamped in Buffalo yesterday and landed in Canada the same day. Everything went very smooth. we were in Buffalo Consulate at 8 and were out with visa at around 10:30. You need proof of financial resource at the time of landing and it is better to have a list of items you'd be moving to Canada when you move your house hold. Other than that, I cant think of anything.
Thanks Atif, we did the visa stamping and landing today. As you said everything went very smooth. Proof of funds and list of items were not required as I was under arrangement employment category I was already living in Canada, so nothing to declare.
 

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
ELAR said:
Thanks Atif, we did the visa stamping and landing today. As you said everything went very smooth. Proof of funds and list of items were not required as I was under arrangement employment category I was already living in Canada, so nothing to declare.
Yeap, the change of status and it was smooth ;). Good luck Elar. Me and other will have to cope with a lot of things "up-north" there :(
 

canada_dream100

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Jul 30, 2010
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guys... some of you have done the medical.... so how much time it takes to complete the tests?
Blood, Urine, X-Ray, Examination?
any precautions or suggestions?
 

zulkfal

Hero Member
Sep 28, 2009
859
52
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
NOC Code......
1111
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05/10/2009
Doc's Request.
15/12/2009
Nomination.....
N/A
AOR Received.
06/05/2010
IELTS Request
Submitted with Doc's
File Transfer...
22/12/2009
Med's Request
04/05/2011 (Dated: 24/04/2011)
Med's Done....
09/05/2011
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
08/07/2011
VISA ISSUED...
25/07/2011
LANDED..........
07-08-2011
it took me 35 mins to complete the xrays, blood and urine test and another 15 mins for DMP check up. He asked some simple question. if you are in Toronto don't use DMP on Jane Street. Too lazy. I did my medicals three weeks ago and they are still waiting for results of blood and urine test.
 

torontonian2010

Hero Member
Mar 19, 2010
213
14
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
buffalo
NOC Code......
0111
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-10-2009
Doc's Request.
15-01-2010
AOR Received.
29-04-2010
File Transfer...
03-08-2010
Med's Request
08-09-2010
Med's Done....
09-09-2010
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
20-05-2011
VISA ISSUED...
26-05-2011
LANDED..........
26-05-2011
Hi guys,so finally it's all done,completed my ppr n landing the same day,ino i shud
had posted this info much before but can't stop partying till date :p , have been drinking crazily with frnds,,,
anyways all was done fine,,went to detroit persoanlly,was in dere office first thing in the morning,i thot i wudn't get the passport
same day but did end up finishing it all ,they recalled me at 2pm after submission of pp at 9am,had to spent almost 5 hours sleeping
on detroit riverside on a bench :) n was so restless all along...
but finally got in at 2pm,they gave me all the stuff with a smile n a greet saying welcome to canada :D
then finally landed by road from detroit border at 10 pm n officially on 26th may 2011,10 pm onwards i became a permanent resident of canada...
3 days after can't still stop partying... honestly my brain still doesn't feel n realize that yes iam a permanent part of this country now,lols
but i think slowly will get use to it..it been a great pleasure reading on this forum...hope to continue to read it that interest me a lot....
n now will try my best to answer any query ppl wud ask me...

thanks a lot ..
 

canada_dream100

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Jul 30, 2010
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zulkfal said:
it took me 35 mins to complete the xrays, blood and urine test and another 15 mins for DMP check up. He asked some simple question. if you are in Toronto don't use DMP on Jane Street. Too lazy. I did my medicals three weeks ago and they are still waiting for results of blood and urine test.
thanks zulkfal , u r always helpful. I am in USA, so can't use that doc. I have appointment in USA & my doctor's office is saying that they will send reports by USPS & if I want to send it by Fedex & want o have that tracking # , then they will charge another $50.