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Thread for outland Buffalo applicants!

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
Do you find that requesting a "Case-Specific Inquiry" slows down the process or helps it along?
 

can_usa_97

Hero Member
May 22, 2010
878
20
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
07/13/2010
AOR Received.
09/07/2010 in process 9/2
File Transfer...
08/12/2010
Med's Request
Rcv'd dtd 10/18
Med's Done....
06/22/2010
Interview........
Waived dtd 10/18
Passport Req..
11/04/2010
VISA ISSUED...
11/16/2010
LANDED..........
06/18/2011
I just emailed the general email, not the case specific....
 

Dralon

Hero Member
Apr 5, 2010
235
4
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
17-02-2010
AOR Received.
01-06-2010
Med's Done....
23-11-2009
Passport Req..
28-02-2010
anything anyone?
 

Dralon

Hero Member
Apr 5, 2010
235
4
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
17-02-2010
AOR Received.
01-06-2010
Med's Done....
23-11-2009
Passport Req..
28-02-2010
sigh apparently Abedelia got the visa...

man i feel so left out in all this i mean Abedelia applied for MICC like me but got transferred which our case did not.. sigh man i feel so tired of this... there are some days you feel it will never happen.. i feel a bit like that and my wife today just feels like that... i guess another bad day of wait... in less than 1 month our first anniversary of marriage and still separated
 

Dralon

Hero Member
Apr 5, 2010
235
4
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
17-02-2010
AOR Received.
01-06-2010
Med's Done....
23-11-2009
Passport Req..
28-02-2010
jancath410 said:
Hang in there, Dralon....just a little bit more... ;D
lol people have been saying this to me for 2 months now :p
 

jancath410

Hero Member
Aug 11, 2010
244
5
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Dralon said:
lol people have been saying this to me for 2 months now :p
I know :(...I used to hear that too...but they have to tell you something sometime....so hang in there.
 

nelly72

Star Member
Aug 26, 2010
72
1
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
silverbee said:
Do you find that requesting a "Case-Specific Inquiry" slows down the process or helps it along?
I couldn't take it any longer so I requested a Case-Specific Inquiry yesterday and I received a response first thing this morning:

"We have received the results of the medical exams.

All fees for family class applications must be made to CPC Mississauga. Once CPC Mississauga receives the fee they will notify Buffalo.

An information letter was mailed October 21, 2010. Please provide the address we should be using. Please allow sufficient time for delivery of the letter."

Would this be the AOR letter I have been waiting for? Would they call it an "Information Letter" ? Is this good news? Well, I guess any correspondence is good news! I beat around the bush and didn't directly ask for a status update on my case. I don't think it delays anything.

Nell
 

iLoveSnow

Full Member
Sep 22, 2010
41
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
I received an email that informed me my file was transferred from Buffalo to Detroit this morning. Upon reading this I searched the forum for Detroit and found some people who's applications had been forwarded there as well...looks like it could be a good thing since those people seem to be getting their PPR within a couple weeks. However...I am immigrating to Quebec...and I still haven't received my CSQ since hand delivering our forms to the MICC...kinda worried about that...anyone else have any thoughts?
 

nelly72

Star Member
Aug 26, 2010
72
1
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Already thinking about when Buffalo asks me to send them my passport! I took a look on their website and this is what it says:

**UNLESS YOU SUPPLY A PREPAID EXPRESS MAIL (UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE) OR XPRESSPOST (CANADA POST) ENVELOPE, YOUR PASSPORT(S) WILL BE RETURNED TO YOU VIA REGULAR MAIL. WE DO NOT ACCEPT FedEx, UPS, PUROLATOR OR ANY OTHER COURIER COMPANY ENVELOPES - EVEN IF THEY ARE PREPAID BY CREDIT CARD OR ACCOUNT NUMBER.

We strongly encourage you to use United States Postal Service or Canada Post premium mail service. This allows you to track the delivery and return of your passports and applications.

We will return passports to addresses in the USA or Canada only. If your current mailing address is not in the USA or Canada, please provide us with the complete name, address and telephone number of a relative, unpaid representative or an authorized representative in Canada or the USA to whom we can send your passport.


I live in Bermuda. I want to send them my passport by Federal Express and have it returned to me by courier. But they say that they only return them to addresses in the USA or Canada only! How does this work for outlanders who don't have addresses there? Can anyone tell me how they did it?
 

rubyalabar

Hero Member
Sep 8, 2010
770
34
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo to Los Angeles
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
04-03-2010
Nomination.....
21-02-2010
AOR Received.
23-06-2010
IELTS Request
waived
File Transfer...
26-10-2010
Med's Request
23-06-2010
Med's Done....
26-07-2010 (Aug.6 rec'vd by Ottawa)
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
16-12-2010
VISA ISSUED...
05-01-2011
LANDED..........
04-02-2011
hello everyone, we got an email today saying that our application for PR was transferred to L.A. consulate. is this a good thing? do they process applications faster?
 

iLoveSnow

Full Member
Sep 22, 2010
41
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
rubyalabar said:
hello everyone, we got an email today saying that our application for PR was transferred to L.A. consulate. is this a good thing? do they process applications faster?
I'm trying to find out if a transfer is a good thing or bad thing myself =)
 

rubyalabar

Hero Member
Sep 8, 2010
770
34
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo to Los Angeles
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
04-03-2010
Nomination.....
21-02-2010
AOR Received.
23-06-2010
IELTS Request
waived
File Transfer...
26-10-2010
Med's Request
23-06-2010
Med's Done....
26-07-2010 (Aug.6 rec'vd by Ottawa)
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
16-12-2010
VISA ISSUED...
05-01-2011
LANDED..........
04-02-2011
iLoveSnow said:
I'm trying to find out if a transfer is a good thing or bad thing myself =)
we are on the same boat i guess. i just hope it's a good thing :)
 

AngelB

Hero Member
May 13, 2010
203
11
Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo/Detroit
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Oct 7th 2010
File Transfer...
Oct 26th 2010
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Nov 11th 2010
VISA ISSUED...
Nov 23rd 2010
LANDED..........
Nov 26th 2010
I've also been transferred to Detroit today. It scared the daylights out of me. Let's keep in touch, ILoveSnow.
 

iLoveSnow

Full Member
Sep 22, 2010
41
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
AngelB yeah it looks like our timelines are pretty similar. I've been reading that some transfers are getting processed quickly in Detroit! That would be such a blessing! I'm trying not to get my hopes too high though. If I recall correctly I put Detroit as a place for an interview if one was required.