FSW1 (FSW - WITHOUT Job offer)---Buffalo,CPP-Ottawa,Port of Spain,Mexico City

[Samnov]

yes its $350/person
it depends on the doctors office some chargin $250 but was far for me...

Hi Chandu, would u tell me please how far is that $250 office from NYC
Thanks

 

[feng1212]

BY TOBI COHEN, POSTMEDIA NEWS AUGUST 28, 2013
OTTAWA — The federal government remains confident that the majority of so-called “forgotten” Buffalo immigration applications will be completed by the end of the season as promised even though new figures suggest nearly 40 per cent of the files have yet to be processed.

With just a month to go before summer draws to an end, 3,568 applications remain in the queue, according to the figures obtained by Postmedia News and considered up-to-date as of Aug. 20.

“Most of the files that were transferred from Buffalo to the Ottawa processing office will be completed by the end of summer 2013,” Citizenship and Immigration spokeswoman Sonia Lesage said in an email.

“For the majority of immigration streams, new applications submitted to Ottawa are being processed more quickly than they were during the same time last year in Buffalo.”

Lesage suggested the ongoing strike by foreign service workers will not impact the processing of the remaining Buffalo files. Several foreign visa offices were shut down as a result of the strike and the central processing centre has had to take on some of the burden as a result.

Some 9,417 files, many of them recent university graduates with in-demand skills, were transferred to Ottawa when the government closed the upstate New York visa office in May 2012 after announcing foreign students and workers living in Canada would no longer have to leave the country to renew a visa or apply for permanent residency.

Citizenship and Immigration, however, came under fire in December after antsy applicants — a number of whom had already waited as long as two years for their papers while watching others who applied later get their permanent residency before them — started to complain about delays.

The NDP accused overworked and understaffed citizenship officers of simply forgetting about the boxes of Buffalo files sitting in the corner after the move as many of the applicants hadn't even received a file number much less been assigned a case worker which meant their applications were still in the very early stages of processing.

The government acknowledged delays of around 15 months at the time and promised the Buffalo files would be completed by the end of summer 2013.

According to the figures released by Citizenship and Immigration, 4,982 Buffalo files have so far been approved, 483 were refused and 384 were withdrawn.

The bulk of files, including the majority of pending files, involve skilled worker and provincial applicants.

 

[feng1212]

With just a month to go before summer draws to an end, 3,568 applications remain in the queue, according to the figures obtained by Postmedia News and considered up-to-date as of Aug. 20.

Hope we can get MR this year

 

[feng1212]

good information

mike2ca has got MR please update

 

[mshaikh]

Hi Chandu01,

Thanks for the update, we don't know how much time it's taking these days. It's all very arbitrary.

I ask Zazu, archeekens, bahar855 to keep us up to date so you guys can approximate a duration for next step. They are all applicants from approx. same time when you initially applied.

Welcome & all the best for the rest... I have also added you to the Tracker.

guys anyone knows how much time they ar taking to process medicals.....
time frame between medicals received & PPR.....
THANKS...

 

[mike2ca]

Hi everyone, just want to let you guys know that after a long time waiting, I received the notice from Port of Spain this afternoon. I was asked to submit the following 10 items:

1) Right of Permanent Residence Fee
2) Passports
3) Photographs
4) Personal information: eye color and height
5) Updated application forms (links attached for easy reference):
Generic Application Form for Canada [IMM 0008] (PDF, 536 KB)
Schedule A – Background/Declaration [IMM 5669] (PDF, 170 KB)
Schedule 3: Economic Classes [IMM 0008 SCHEDULE 3]
Additional Family Information [IMM 5406] (PDF, 79 KB)
6) Proof of valid (extended) work permit in the U.S.
7) Updated FBI certificate
8 Copy of your actual Bachelor, Masters and PHD degrees (actual certificates, not transcripts)
9) Updated proof of funds
10) Other requirements (only if checked)
X An immigration medical exam, instructions will be sent in a separate email. If you reside outside of Trinidad, it is recommended that you indicate to the designated medical practitioner that you wish to have your results sent by courier to ensure prompt delivery (you must pay any added cost). Please note that medical conditions requiring further tests will cause a delay in processing; you will be informed by our office should additional tests be required.

A final decision cannot be made on your application until the Right of Permanent Residence Fee has been paid and all of the above-noted documents have been received.

They must be received in this office within SIXTY (60) days of the date of this letter. Failure to do so could result in your application being refused.

Submit the documents, including this letter, as soon as possible to the following address:
High Commission of Canada
Immigration Section
Room 007
P.O. Box 565 Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago


Again, my timeline is as follows:

Applied: 03/07/2011, FSW1, no job offer, NOC code: 2121
RBVO: 04/04/2011
Transferred to Ottawa: May/June, 2012
Transferred to Port of Spain: April 24, 2013
Notice for MR, RPRF, Passport: Aug. 30, 2013.

I will need to read through the instructions for the submission of all these documents. I will probably ask more questions about this later.

I believe that all of you who are still waiting for the notice will receive it soon.

Good luck!

 

[mshaikh]

Hi mike2ca,

Congratulations to you. I am glad that they have asked for passports from you. I wish you all the best for documents/PP submission and a smooth & worry-free landing.

Cheers
MMD

Hi everyone, just want to let you guys know that after a long time waiting, I received the notice from Port of Spain this afternoon. I was asked to submit the following 10 items:

1) Right of Permanent Residence Fee
2) Passports
3) Photographs
4) Personal information: eye color and height
5) Updated application forms (links attached for easy reference):
Generic Application Form for Canada [IMM 0008] (PDF, 536 KB)
Schedule A – Background/Declaration [IMM 5669] (PDF, 170 KB)
Schedule 3: Economic Classes [IMM 0008 SCHEDULE 3]
Additional Family Information [IMM 5406] (PDF, 79 KB)
6) Proof of valid (extended) work permit in the U.S.
7) Updated FBI certificate
8 Copy of your actual Bachelor, Masters and PHD degrees (actual certificates, not transcripts)
9) Updated proof of funds
10) Other requirements (only if checked)
X An immigration medical exam, instructions will be sent in a separate email. If you reside outside of Trinidad, it is recommended that you indicate to the designated medical practitioner that you wish to have your results sent by courier to ensure prompt delivery (you must pay any added cost). Please note that medical conditions requiring further tests will cause a delay in processing; you will be informed by our office should additional tests be required.

A final decision cannot be made on your application until the Right of Permanent Residence Fee has been paid and all of the above-noted documents have been received.

They must be received in this office within SIXTY (60) days of the date of this letter. Failure to do so could result in your application being refused.

Submit the documents, including this letter, as soon as possible to the following address:
High Commission of Canada
Immigration Section
Room 007
P.O. Box 565 Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago


Again, my timeline is as follows:

Applied: 03/07/2011, FSW1, no job offer, NOC code: 2121
RBVO: 04/04/2011
Transferred to Ottawa: May/June, 2012
Transferred to Port of Spain: April 24, 2013
Notice for MR, RPRF, Passport: Aug. 30, 2013.

I will need to read through the instructions for the submission of all these documents. I will probably ask more questions about this later.

I believe that all of you who are still waiting for the notice will receive it soon.

Good luck!

 

[mshaikh]

Hi feng1212,

Useful information, thanks for sharing here.

With just a month to go before summer draws to an end, 3,568 applications remain in the queue, according to the figures obtained by Postmedia News and considered up-to-date as of Aug. 20.

Hope we can get MR this year

 

[mike2ca]

Thank you very much. I wish all of us will receive the good news soon.

Hi mike2ca,

Congratulations to you. I am glad that they have asked for passports from you. I wish you all the best for documents/PP submission and a smooth & worry-free landing.

Cheers
MMD

 

[mshaikh]

Hi,

From now on, any new updates will be in light green color in the tracker. I will keep it that way for a week or so.

Thanks...

 

[chandu01]

hi guys the following doctor charges only $250/person, he's in china town,manhattan.

City: New York
Name: Jimmy Wong
Address: 33 Bowery Street, Suite B201,
New york
10002
Telephone: (212) 431-3111
Spoken Languages: Cantonese, Chinese, English, Mandarin

hope this will help...good luck everyone..

 

[feng1212]

Up-to-date as of Aug. 20， Ottawa has processed 5949 files transfered from Buffalo, and 3,568 applications remain in the queue. So all the cases from Buffalo maybe processed in 7 months. we can get MR before Next April. Just wait.

Please give mike2ca good ratings

 

[feng1212]

BY TOBI COHEN, POSTMEDIA NEWS AUGUST 28, 2013
OTTAWA — The federal government remains confident that the majority of so-called “forgotten” Buffalo immigration applications will be completed by the end of the season as promised even though new figures suggest nearly 40 per cent of the files have yet to be processed.

With just a month to go before summer draws to an end, 3,568 applications remain in the queue, according to the figures obtained by Postmedia News and considered up-to-date as of Aug. 20.

“Most of the files that were transferred from Buffalo to the Ottawa processing office will be completed by the end of summer 2013,” Citizenship and Immigration spokeswoman Sonia Lesage said in an email.

“For the majority of immigration streams, new applications submitted to Ottawa are being processed more quickly than they were during the same time last year in Buffalo.”

Lesage suggested the ongoing strike by foreign service workers will not impact the processing of the remaining Buffalo files. Several foreign visa offices were shut down as a result of the strike and the central processing centre has had to take on some of the burden as a result.

Some 9,417 files, many of them recent university graduates with in-demand skills, were transferred to Ottawa when the government closed the upstate New York visa office in May 2012 after announcing foreign students and workers living in Canada would no longer have to leave the country to renew a visa or apply for permanent residency.

Citizenship and Immigration, however, came under fire in December after antsy applicants — a number of whom had already waited as long as two years for their papers while watching others who applied later get their permanent residency before them — started to complain about delays.

The NDP accused overworked and understaffed citizenship officers of simply forgetting about the boxes of Buffalo files sitting in the corner after the move as many of the applicants hadn't even received a file number much less been assigned a case worker which meant their applications were still in the very early stages of processing.

The government acknowledged delays of around 15 months at the time and promised the Buffalo files would be completed by the end of summer 2013.

According to the figures released by Citizenship and Immigration, 4,982 Buffalo files have so far been approved, 483 were refused and 384 were withdrawn.

The bulk of files, including the majority of pending files, involve skilled worker and provincial applicants.

Totally 9417 files were transfered from Buffalo to Ottawa. 6500 Buffalo files will be completed by the end of summer 2013

 

[JJ-C]

Happy labor day to everyone on this forum. Good news await us soon.

 

[mike2ca]

Thank you Chandu01. I already contacted with this doctor and he will not be available until Wed. I will most likely get my ME done in this doctor's office.

Thanks again and I wish all of us good luck on this long journey.

hi guys the following doctor charges only $250/person, he's in china town,manhattan.

City: New York
Name: Jimmy Wong
Address: 33 Bowery Street, Suite B201,
New york
10002
Telephone: (212) 431-3111
Spoken Languages: Cantonese, Chinese, English, Mandarin

hope this will help...good luck everyone..