Thread for outland Buffalo applicants!

[achander]

hey all,

does anyone know the timeline to get the PP back from LA consulate. I mailed in my PP on 21st Feb and they received it on 23rd. Will be 3 weeks on Thursday. Just wondering if anyone had any previous experience with LA.

thanks

 

[awor]

And I don't think there is any conclusion on which.

Yeah, the more people I get on there, there less it looks like there is a connection. It was a good experiment at least, cause it did seem for a while like the majority of transfers were from people inside Canada.

 

[Shirsho]

My eCAS doesn't say medical received either. I just tracked the letter myself and presume they've got it.

I didn't know you could track the delivery of the medicals....Where did u get the tracking number from? I contacted my husband's doc's office, and they had fwded the medicals to ottawa...I checked it myself through canada post website. But how do u track it from ottawa- buf- NYC? Is there anyway without contacting the immigration officer?

 

[cantor2537]

hey all,

does anyone know the timeline to get the PP back from LA consulate. I mailed in my PP on 21st Feb and they received it on 23rd. Will be 3 weeks on Thursday. Just wondering if anyone had any previous experience with LA.

thanks

My wife and I submitted in person. It was quick, got there at 830, PP ready by 2:30.

 

[GOGOGO]

Sorry, I was not clear. It wasn't the doctor's copy. It's my own copy (green form given by the doctor) that I had to mail to the Mississauga/VO.

I didn't know you could track the delivery of the medicals....Where did u get the tracking number from? I contacted my husband's doc's office, and they had fwded the medicals to ottawa...I checked it myself through canada post website. But how do u track it from ottawa- buf- NYC? Is there anyway without contacting the immigration officer?

 

[GOGOGO]

Got my FBI result today. It took exactly 2 months.

1/13 - Fingerprint for FBI done and mailed
1/17 - Fingerprint delivered at FBI by usps
2/17 - FBI fee posted to credit card
3/13 - FBI results received at Canada address (letter dated 3/9, showing search completed 3/7)

 

[moochops]

I was just wondering what the percentage of ppr's are by email or 'real' letter. I know those that have recieved ppr are less likely to come and visit seeing as their process is over but for those that have got their ppr's I'd be interested to see.

Please and thank you.

(although I do realise I beat myself up by checking email and then walking doen to the post box on delivery day and being all sad once again lol).

 

[doghouse]

Hey moochops,
I got my PPR through email at 9:45 am. I've only heard ppl getting PPR thru emails but I was also checking my mail regularly hoping something would come!

Thanks for all the congrats! It does feel good to get PPR but I'm also crossing fingers for all of you, especially the ones who have been waiting for a long time (the process is so unfair!!)

 

[muffy1]

CONGRATS!!!

Hey moochops,
I got my PPR through email at 9:45 am. I've only heard ppl getting PPR thru emails but I was also checking my mail regularly hoping something would come!

Thanks for all the congrats! It does feel good to get PPR but I'm also crossing fingers for all of you, especially the ones who have been waiting for a long time (the process is so unfair!!)

 

[moochops]

Hey moochops,
I got my PPR through email at 9:45 am. I've only heard ppl getting PPR thru emails but I was also checking my mail regularly hoping something would come!

Thanks for all the congrats! It does feel good to get PPR but I'm also crossing fingers for all of you, especially the ones who have been waiting for a long time (the process is so unfair!!)

Thanks for that and congrats.

It concerns me somewhat because they had my email address incorrect (they had included it in my contact info when sending me my request via snail mail for updated police checks).

I emailed them and asked that they kindly ammend it - but obviously i'm as likely to get an affirmation of that as I am to get my hubby to notice a new hairstyle ;D

 

[veronica.law]

After the VO received the police check that they have requested. Do you guys know how long approx. that I will get PPR?

 

[Cycyna]

Hi everyone, I am an American citizen and my husband is Canadian, been married since July 2010, we have sent our app last year, they have received in July 2011, returned it to my husband in September because I forgot to sign a form, I signed it then we sent it back, they started processing it in Jan 11th and 2 days ago they sent me an email requesting a photocopy of all pages of my passport and 2 pictures with descriptions of eye color and height in order to finalize my app.
Since my app was being processed in Buffalo, but I am in Canada now visiting my hubby, yesterday (March 13th) I have sent the Xpresspost envelopes with the requested docs to Fort Erie, they should get it today or tomorrow there. Anyway, my question was, how long will it take after this to get the COPR back and how much time do they usually give you (after you get your CPOR) to land? Obviously I am going to make an appointment at the local immigration office to land because the nearest border is 18 hours drive, but we are planning on going to Europe at the end of the month for 21 days (March 28th til April 19th) so I thought if I have enough time, I will land on my way back from Europe, at the airport, again that is if the time frame they give me is 30 days or more...
Thank you and btw, this forum rocks, it helped me get so much info about the whole process.

 

[muffy1]

Cycyna- CONGRATS TO YOU!! We are pretty similar situations and I hope to get similar good news as you did very soon! Very exciting and I'm glad the wait is finally over for you All the best to you!

Hi everyone, I am an American citizen and my husband is Canadian, been married since July 2010, we have sent our app last year, they have received in July 2011, returned it to my husband in September because I forgot to sign a form, I signed it then we sent it back, they started processing it in Jan 11th and 2 days ago they sent me an email requesting a photocopy of all pages of my passport and 2 pictures with descriptions of eye color and height in order to finalize my app.
Since my app was being processed in Buffalo, but I am in Canada now visiting my hubby, yesterday (March 13th) I have sent the Xpresspost envelopes with the requested docs to Fort Erie, they should get it today or tomorrow there. Anyway, my question was, how long will it take after this to get the COPR back and how much time do they usually give you (after you get your CPOR) to land? Obviously I am going to make an appointment at the local immigration office to land because the nearest border is 18 hours drive, but we are planning on going to Europe at the end of the month for 21 days (March 28th til April 19th) so I thought if I have enough time, I will land on my way back from Europe, at the airport, again that is if the time frame they give me is 30 days or more...
Thank you and btw, this forum rocks, it helped me get so much info about the whole process.

 

[cgagnon]

An open work permit is only available via the inland sponsorship route and this is the outland sponsorship thread, so either you're posting in the wrong thread OR you were mistaken in believing that you'd have an open work permit.

Does your husband have a college degree? If so, I'd suggest looking at the NAFTA categories, because a US Citizen working in one of the dozens of NAFTA categories does not need an LMO (which is usually the stumbling block for MOST employers.) For example, I have a Bachelor's in Mathematics and that is one of the numerous categories that qualifies - I could apply for any job that required a degree in Mathematics. With an employment offer, demonstration that the job requirements meet the NAFTA category, two pictures and $200 a work permit was available at the POE (in my case, I actually had my company arrange for an intra-company transferee permit, but that's just another NAFTA category.)

Of course, your options depend upon what your husband's skills are. As a Canadian Citizen, you can always hire him as well - go register as a sole proprietor (or create a corporation) and go get an LMO (it's even more paperwork, but it's not very difficult surprisingly.) Then he can work for you. For some, this isn't practical, but there are ways to be creative in this area.

Thank you so much for the info, we did apply for outland as I didn't want to risk him not being able to go back to his family if ever their was an emergency. I like the company bit!! He only has a trade school diploma in Marine Mechanics. So i do not think any NAFTA category would apply. I guess I misunderstood the whole work permit thing,either way to obtain a work permit would take longer than the whole outland immigration process and therefore in my eyes is not worth it.

 

[cgagnon]

I think you're thinking of the inland process here, during which you do have the right to work after sponsorship approval. Sponsorship approval takes close to a year though. For outlanders, you need to have landed to start working unless you have a work permit. You'll likely need an LMO to get a work permit (I am not an expert in all the different options by any means), and since work permits requiring an LMO also require a CAQ if they're Québec job offers (and you noted you live in that province), you're going to have to get a CAQ as well.

Of course Québec always has to make things more difficult....Thank you for the info you have provided I greatly appreciate it!