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Thread for outland Buffalo applicants!

amine01

Star Member
May 19, 2010
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2
wowwww happy for eveybuddy

seem to me that buffalo just woke up today and sayyyy : i swearrrrr i m gonna send a lot of pp request todayy !!!! i wish they keep goin like it and finish our process
me i m waitin till noveember ( lol i think i m last one from november ) lol

goood luck
 

scylla

VIP Member
Jun 8, 2010
93,516
20,845
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-05-2010
AOR Received.
19-08-2010
File Transfer...
28-06-2010
Passport Req..
01-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
05-10-2010
LANDED..........
05-10-2010
Wow. Lots of great news this week!!! Hopefully more to follow soon. ;D
 

nyssa

Hero Member
May 14, 2009
969
44
124
Midwest, USA
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo, USA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
30-07-2010
AOR Received.
22-09-10
Med's Done....
09-01-2010
Interview........
WAIVED
Passport Req..
06-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
06-11-2010
LANDED..........
06-01-2011
Congrats all the way around! You guys inspired me to check ecas, hahaha. Though obviously that was pointless. Hopefully the good news keeps coming! ;D
 

plumosa

Hero Member
May 27, 2010
314
11
123
Quebec
Category........
Visa Office......
buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
04/03/2010
AOR Received.
17/06/2010
File Transfer...
10/05/2010
Med's Done....
30/11/2009
Interview........
waived-letter dated 27/07/2010
Passport Req..
20/09/2010
VISA ISSUED...
28/09/2010
LANDED..........
28/09/2010
still waiting here, but I've been getting updates every month now so here hoping to hearing some thing soon! maybe tomorrow, its my birthday :p oh what a wonderful present that would be!
 

jancath410

Hero Member
Aug 11, 2010
244
5
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
plumosa said:
still waiting here, but I've been getting updates every month now so here hoping to hearing some thing soon! maybe tomorrow, its my birthday :p oh what a wonderful present that would be!
Happy birthday!
 

journeyman

Star Member
Sep 25, 2009
185
7
Toronto, ON
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-04-2010
AOR Received.
22-07-2010
File Transfer...
25-05-2010
Med's Done....
19-02-2010
Passport Req..
26-08-2010
VISA ISSUED...
02-09-2010
LANDED..........
12-10-2010
plumosa said:
still waiting here, but I've been getting updates every month now so here hoping to hearing some thing soon! maybe tomorrow, its my birthday :p oh what a wonderful present that would be!
Happy Birthday!! E-cas got updated on my birthday to "decision made" for my husband. Let's hope it's a trend!!!!! I tell you it was one of my best birthday presents ever ;D ;)
 

Cherlyn

Star Member
Apr 16, 2010
157
4
Category........
Visa Office......
Mississauga/Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-03-2010
Med's Done....
15-03-2010
My birthday wasn't that great..........actually I had my terrible birthday in my life last week.
 

silverbee

Star Member
May 22, 2010
146
2
Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo --> NYC
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
July 15, 2010
File Transfer...
August 15, 2010
Passport Req..
November 9, 2010
VISA ISSUED...
December 2010
Hi all,

I'm so glad to see all these PPR's recently!

Quick question: for those of you that sent your apps without FBI letters, when did you send those to Buffalo? Did you wait for AOR? Anyone just send it off with a Client-ID and Receipt Number and hope it got matched up?
 

plumosa

Hero Member
May 27, 2010
314
11
123
Quebec
Category........
Visa Office......
buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
04/03/2010
AOR Received.
17/06/2010
File Transfer...
10/05/2010
Med's Done....
30/11/2009
Interview........
waived-letter dated 27/07/2010
Passport Req..
20/09/2010
VISA ISSUED...
28/09/2010
LANDED..........
28/09/2010
silverbee said:
Hi all,

I'm so glad to see all these PPR's recently!

Quick question: for those of you that sent your apps without FBI letters, when did you send those to Buffalo? Did you wait for AOR? Anyone just send it off with a Client-ID and Receipt Number and hope it got matched up?
you should wait until you get AOR. It comes with barcode stickers that you stick on the outside of the envelope to make sure it gets to the right place!
 

silverbee

Star Member
May 22, 2010
146
2
Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo --> NYC
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
July 15, 2010
File Transfer...
August 15, 2010
Passport Req..
November 9, 2010
VISA ISSUED...
December 2010
plumosa said:
you should wait until you get AOR. It comes with barcode stickers that you stick on the outside of the envelope to make sure it gets to the right place!
Yes, that's what I thought, too... But won't that slow it down, them opening my apps, noticing that it is missing, me sending it, them getting to my app again? Has anyone tried sending it without stickers?
 

sbwv09

Hero Member
Feb 18, 2010
869
42
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
Buffalo/NYC
App. Filed.......
May 17, 10
File Transfer...
June 22, 10/August 31, 10 (to NYC)
Med's Done....
April 6, 10
Passport Req..
September 13, 10
VISA ISSUED...
9/28, Received 10/21
LANDED..........
10/22/10
silverbee, I believe that HeatherUSA did this, try sending her a PM.
 

minna

Hero Member
Jun 2, 2010
366
10
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
16/07/2010
AOR Received.
08/09/2010
File Transfer...
19/08/2010
Med's Done....
13/07/2010
Interview........
WAIVED
Passport Req..
30/11/2010
VISA ISSUED...
15/12/2010
LANDED..........
18/12/2010
I'm going to be sending mine without the b-file number and barcodes, unless things speed up SUBSTANTIALLY in buffalo.

Once I get the letter stating that my file has been transferred to b'lo, I am going to have my partner email them with a request for instructions on how to proceed. Our FBI clearance will be expired by the time we get the AOR from B'lo, I'm just sure of it.

I'd rather send it off and have them lose it, than to have it sitting here in the house until it expires, you know?? At least if I send it and they lose it, then I tried - and who knows? theres some kind of chance it will make it into the file properly.....
 

plumosa

Hero Member
May 27, 2010
314
11
123
Quebec
Category........
Visa Office......
buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
04/03/2010
AOR Received.
17/06/2010
File Transfer...
10/05/2010
Med's Done....
30/11/2009
Interview........
waived-letter dated 27/07/2010
Passport Req..
20/09/2010
VISA ISSUED...
28/09/2010
LANDED..........
28/09/2010
silverbee said:
Yes, that's what I thought, too... But won't that slow it down, them opening my apps, noticing that it is missing, me sending it, them getting to my app again? Has anyone tried sending it without stickers?
actually 10 days after some additional proof was sent with barcodes (without prompting), a letter was mailed to me saying that they didn't need an interview nor any additional information. So if anything, I think it speeds up the process.


If you mail it in without barcodes then its just sitting there waiting until someone opens up your file and could easily get lost in the meantime. this way it gets scanned as it comes in the door and put in the right spot!
 

plumosa

Hero Member
May 27, 2010
314
11
123
Quebec
Category........
Visa Office......
buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
04/03/2010
AOR Received.
17/06/2010
File Transfer...
10/05/2010
Med's Done....
30/11/2009
Interview........
waived-letter dated 27/07/2010
Passport Req..
20/09/2010
VISA ISSUED...
28/09/2010
LANDED..........
28/09/2010
minna said:
I'm going to be sending mine without the b-file number and barcodes, unless things speed up SUBSTANTIALLY in buffalo.

Once I get the letter stating that my file has been transferred to b'lo, I am going to have my partner email them with a request for instructions on how to proceed. Our FBI clearance will be expired by the time we get the AOR from B'lo, I'm just sure of it.

I'd rather send it off and have them lose it, than to have it sitting here in the house until it expires, you know?? At least if I send it and they lose it, then I tried - and who knows? theres some kind of chance it will make it into the file properly.....
when was your FBI report issued?
 

heatherusa

Hero Member
Mar 23, 2010
790
64
Edmonton
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-05-2010
File Transfer...
14-06-2010
Med's Done....
22-04-2010
Interview........
Not required
Passport Req..
08-10-2010
LANDED..........
26-10-2010
sbwv09 said:
silverbee, I believe that HeatherUSA did this, try sending her a PM.
Incompetent people at Buffalo - responded "yes" to my email asking if they had my husbands FBI letter - got a letter 3 or 4 days later requesting FBI certificate - I can only assume they have lost it or are just to stupid to put two and two together.

Dont send it in until you get the stickers... that is my feeling now... knowing they are a bunch uncaring jacka##es who dont know their heads from their butts and wont respond to our emails of concern that they have misplaced the prints.

I wish I had just stuck my husband on a boat and sailed him across the lake disguised as a Sri Lanken. He would be here by now... but OH NO, we have to do things legitimately and so we are penalized by a long wait.

IM SO MAD RIGHT NOW... Just in case anyone couldnt tell... ;D