That's what's going on now. It may get worse. So don't come to Canada to apply for FSW PR. Apply in your home country, wherever it is, as Buffalo is the slowest of all.pooja123 said:I am confused.... I have sent my application in end of March 2010....
does that mean till next 16 months they will not look into my file? (till July 2011)
and after that they will take 8 more months to finalize the case? (March 2012)
That's worst I have come across in Canada application process....
why is Buffalo so slow??
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I also applied to Buffalo in the FSW category and while I was looking at the CIC Buffalo website I also clicked on "employment opportunities". I am American and was curious. At that time they were looking for people to process applications etc. So perhaps they are working on getting some more employees on board. I also scratched my head at their processing times as it appears to be misleading!
I also applied to Buffalo in the FSW category and while I was looking at the CIC Buffalo website I also clicked on "employment opportunities". I am American and was curious. At that time they were looking for people to process applications etc. So perhaps they are working on getting some more employees on board. I also scratched my head at their processing times as it appears to be misleading!
If you're already in the US, I don't know what to say. New Delhi seems to be the fastest visa office in the world right now. Why not apply to New Delhi then? If your ultimate goal is getting Canadian PR ASAP, you'd want to go home and apply to New Delhi. Or stay in the US if you're trying to get both US GC and CA PR simultaneously, whichever comes faster--I saw most people get GC before their Canadian FSW apps get even processed at Buffalo these days.pooja123 said:
Pooja what I meant was what was posted under application processing times for Buffalo. According to the CIC site 30 and 50% of cases are processed in 6 months and 70 and 80 % are processed in 8 months. I am understanding that is from the time they give the AOR from Buffalo. In the meantime there are many posters here that say its been alot longer then what they posted and still no movement so it makes you wonder...
googleman said:
No man, it is not the way it works in Buffalo. I know that Buffalo is one of the worst visa offices under the new rules but the timeline is not 8 months after they start processing the application. it is 8 to 12 months from the date of receipt of your application at the visa office (not the CIO) to start the processing. After this point, it depends on each case individually (how complex or easy the case is). after they start processing the application, some people get their medical request after 2 weeks and others after 3 months or more (depends on the case and the immigration officer who is dealing with the case).
However, i am still critisizing Buffalo for being too slow comparing to other visa offices and would advise anyone to apply for his country of nationality visa office rather than the dead office Buffalo.
I agree there's no standard timeline, and it depends on individual case. But there are few cases that were finalized within 8-12 mos after their AOR from Buffalo, but the majority haven't heard anything from Buffalo since they received their AOR from Buffalo. So Buffalo says now it may take 64 wks before processing, but I have seen many people whose apps are held in Buffalo for more than 64 wks with no status change--still "Received by Visa Office"; most of them happen to be in-Canada applicants. There were some transfers out of Buffalo to Detroit, NYC, or LA, but they are all US residents. And there are many many people who sent their medicals in 2009 but haven't heard anything from Buffalo for several months. So it more and more looks like the whole process takes min 2 yrs these days, at least for the majority of us in-Canada applicants.professional 1 said: