Definition of Legally Admitted to USA

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I saw this information while searching the exact definition of "legally admitted to USA"

If a person is admitted to US with a visa valid for 1 year or more, does that qualify that person to apply from Buffalo?
Is it required that that person already spent 1 year in US?

CIC says:
"You must apply in your country of residence, your country of nationality or the country where you have been legally admitted for at least one year."

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/offices/apply-where.asp

When I clicked the link, below is the exact information from CIC website:

Applicants for Permanent Residence
You must select the visa office that serves your country of nationality or the country where you have been legally admitted for at least one year

Applicants for Temporary Resident Visas, Study Permits and Work Permits

If you need to give biometrics (fingerprints and photograph), and you are applying on paper, please do not mail in your application. Submit your application in person to the visa application centre (VAC) nearest you. VAC staff will check that your application is complete and will confirm that you have paid the correct fees before you can give your biometrics. If you are applying from within the United States, submit your application online.

Otherwise, select the visa office that serves your country of residence, your country of nationality or the country where you have been legally admitted to learn of the options available to you.......is this the same as the Permanence Residence, that is..at least one year?[/color]

 

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I saw this information while searching the exact definition of "legally admitted to USA"

If a person is admitted to US with a visa valid for 1 year or more, does that qualify that person to apply from Buffalo?
Is it required that that person already spent 1 year in US?

CIC says:
"You must apply in your country of residence, your country of nationality or the country where you have been legally admitted for at least one year."

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/offices/apply-where.asp

When I clicked the link, below is the exact information from CIC website:

Applicants for Permanent Residence
You must select the visa office that serves your country of nationality or the country where you have been legally admitted for at least one year

Applicants for Temporary Resident Visas, Study Permits and Work Permits

If you need to give biometrics (fingerprints and photograph), and you are applying on paper, please do not mail in your application. Submit your application in person to the visa application centre (VAC) nearest you. VAC staff will check that your application is complete and will confirm that you have paid the correct fees before you can give your biometrics. If you are applying from within the United States, submit your application online.

Otherwise, select the visa office that serves your country of residence, your country of nationality or the country where you have been legally admitted to learn of the options available to you.......is this the same as the Permanence Residence, that is..at least one year?[/color]

Not sure what part is causing confusion, however lets say you want to apply through the USA: you would require to have entered into the USA lawfully, with the correct authorizations from the US government and that you are under the authorized period of stay granted by the USA entry officer, also that you have not breached any conditions of your admission (if you were admitted as a tourist, you are not illegally working for example).