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Applications filed through NS --> Buffalo (Filed from USA)

Honolulu

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Jan 14, 2009
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Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Feb 25th 2009 ( at Sydney)
LANDED..........
December 29th
Another News Flash:
The first 2009 BUffalo applicant seems to have got his PPR!
See:
trackitt.com/canada-immigration-trackers/discuss/federal-skilled-workers/4651
Apparently his brother had a Canadian passport.
Now I do not know if this confirms my hunch that Buffalo is preferring applicants with relatives in Canada or not.
My surface reading ( based on my reading of information and comments in trackitt cases) seems to indicate that this is a trend, but I am certainly amenable to other opinions.
What is only clear this far is - the file clearances have gained momentum at Buffalo :D
 

MarkCan

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Oct 3, 2009
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2010
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April/May 2011
Honolulu said:
Another News Flash:
The first 2009 BUffalo applicant seems to have got his PPR!
See:
trackitt.com/canada-immigration-trackers/discuss/federal-skilled-workers/4651
Apparently his brother had a Canadian passport.
Now I do not know if this confirms my hunch that Buffalo is preferring applicants with relatives in Canada or not.
My surface reading ( based on my reading of information and comments in trackitt cases) seems to indicate that this is a trend, but I am certainly amenable to other opinions.
What is only clear this far is - the file clearances have gained momentum at Buffalo :D
Well, let us hope it is the beginning of something good. I think they are disposing off cases that have either employment in Canada or have been nominated by provinces. However, having said that, I am hopeful that this "movement" will trickle down to everyone and not just certain category applicants. Your optimism rocks.

Mark
 

MarkCan

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garian4u said:
MarkCan,
There is an update from another thread "FBI Clearance in US" from an applicant "venkanat". I am pasting the post here:
Sydney recieved application on March 5th 2009 and by March 17th 2009 they accepted and transfered to Buffalo. From there onwards almost 10 months buffalo kept the application and then buffalo consulate transfered my application to NY on Jan 27th 2010. And Feb 4th 2010, they reviewed the application and started processing on the same date. And then Feb 9th 2010, they asked for additional docs along with PCC, RPRF and stated that, they are going to send medicals, if i submit those.
I am seeing a lot of cases that have been transferred to other visa offices in the United States getting disposed off faster than those in Buffalo. So, if you are one of those applicants whose file has been transferred to NYC, Seattle, Detroit, LA etc, guess you may see faster movement of your application than those applicants whose case will be decided by Buffalo consulate. Good luck and cheers.

Mark
 

garian4u

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Nov 13, 2009
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MarkCan, Any idea that what basis is being used to transfer the cases? Is it based on if you are located in a city which is in the satellite consulate location OR some other criteria OR just plain random?
 

canadacanada

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Jun 24, 2009
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Category........
Visa Office......
Buff
NOC Code......
4131
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
NS:May,09
Doc's Request.
Buff:June, 09
AOR Received.
Sept, 09 From Buffalo
File Transfer...
April, 2010
Med's Request
May,2010
Med's Done....
May 25, 2010
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
June 22, 2010
VISA ISSUED...
June 28,2010
LANDED..........
July 23, 2010
I am waiting to see rupeshhri's post here. Hope his case is making some progress.

And I hope there are lot of cases in March/April AOR's and they are making some progress.
 

professional 1

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Apr 25, 2009
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canadacanada said:
I am waiting to see rupeshhri's post here. Hope his case is making some progress.

And I hope there are lot of cases in March/April AOR's and they are making some progress.

As per his recent posts, his application is in process right now, so they started processing his application:


http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/file-transfer-from-buffalo-t34286.0.html;msg217474#msg217474
 

jang

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Jan 25, 2010
72
2
Category........
Visa Office......
LA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
21-10-2009
Doc's Request.
22-01-2010
AOR Received.
28-06-2010
File Transfer...
28-07-2010
Med's Request
20-08-2010
Med's Done....
02-09-2010
Do any of you recommend sending the application to Buffalo without the PCC and FBI? It is taking a long time. I recalling reading some of the posts where they say that they have included a letter explaining the long lead time and that it will be sent to Buffalo as soon as they receive it.

What will be the implication / risk in doing such way?
 

professional 1

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jang said:
Do any of you recommend sending the application to Buffalo without the PCC and FBI? It is taking a long time. I recalling reading some of the posts where they say that they have included a letter explaining the long lead time and that it will be sent to Buffalo as soon as they receive it.

What will be the implication / risk in doing such way?

There is no risk at all of doing that.

If the application is incomplete or missing any documents, it will be returned back to the applicant with an explanation letter to resend the application with the missing documents. (there are some exceptions in that regard such as missing police clearance documents) in that case, they accept the application, issue the file number, and ask for those missing police clearance documents in a later stage after they start processing the application.
 

jang

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Jan 25, 2010
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2
Category........
Visa Office......
LA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
21-10-2009
Doc's Request.
22-01-2010
AOR Received.
28-06-2010
File Transfer...
28-07-2010
Med's Request
20-08-2010
Med's Done....
02-09-2010
Thanks professional1. This allows me to send in my application in the next couple weeks!!
 

ELAR

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Oct 19, 2009
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Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
13-11-2009
Doc's Request.
18-01-2010
AOR Received.
April 28, 2010
File Transfer...
In process at Buffalo: Aug 17, 2010
Med's Request
Oct 27, 2010
Med's Done....
Nov 4, 2010
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
May 24, 2011
VISA ISSUED...
May 26, 2011
LANDED..........
May 26, 2011
Pasi said:
Guys, I have an update. Today I received the AOR mail from Buffalo with the new file number.
Congrats Pasi!!!!!, one step more. I'm just waiting for mine as your app got almost 2 weeks before mine, I think my AOR will come in a couple of weeks more.....hopefully.

good luck and keep posting!!!!
 

canadacanada

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Jun 24, 2009
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Category........
Visa Office......
Buff
NOC Code......
4131
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
NS:May,09
Doc's Request.
Buff:June, 09
AOR Received.
Sept, 09 From Buffalo
File Transfer...
April, 2010
Med's Request
May,2010
Med's Done....
May 25, 2010
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
June 22, 2010
VISA ISSUED...
June 28,2010
LANDED..........
July 23, 2010
professional 1 said:
Congratulation and best of luck with the rest of the process.
I am looking for info after that...
 

professional 1

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canadacanada said:
I am looking for info after that...

The most useful indicator for us "Buffalo applicants" is the time taken to start processing an application from the date of receipt in Buffalo which is typically 12 months from the date of receipt for almost all applicants.

His case is an additional Buffalo case proves that they take one year at this visa office to start processing the application.

After they start the processing, there will be no standard indicator for us to use it as a measure because once an application is in process, the time taken to finalize it will differ from applicant to the other because in this point, it depends on the case itself how complicated it is (background, security, lack of documents, IELTS......and so on). Therefore, some people might get their visas within 2 or 3 months after the processing starts, and others might wait longer and longer...