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BUFFALO APPLICANTS - File transferred to other VO due to Buffalo closing down

hmdlsd

Hero Member
Aug 31, 2012
267
3
Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 2011
Nomination.....
Mar 2011
AOR Received.
Sept 2011
File Transfer...
July 7th 2012
Med's Request
Sept 2011 + Feb 2013
Passport Req..
4 Sep 2013 Finally
They rarely send mails these days. most of them are by email.
I personally dont open up my mail box for PR.

:)
 

ohms

Full Member
Jun 20, 2012
30
1
a friend's colleague got her PPR today.
she applied in september 2010 to buffalo, got her AOR in Dec 2010.
she was transferred to Ottawa but does not know exactly when.
 

mast

Star Member
Oct 18, 2012
121
0
ohms said:
a friend's colleague got her PPR today.
she applied in september 2010 to buffalo, got her AOR in Dec 2010.
she was transferred to Ottawa but does not know exactly when.
2 pprs in a day after long time
 

Curious_city

Star Member
Aug 3, 2012
87
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo/Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-06-2011
Doc's Request.
26-09-2011
AOR Received.
09-09-2011
IELTS Request
N/A
File Transfer...
07-07-2012
Med's Request
10-09-2011
Med's Done....
13-10-2011(Spouse's Med=19-01-2012):2nd Med=04-03-2013
Passport Req..
21-06-2013
VISA ISSUED...
08-07-2013(Got it back on 25/07/2013)
LANDED..........
04-08-2013
jonmonc said:
I got my PPR today.
Congratulations buddy!!

Let it rain unto us!!!!!!
 

sharuu

Champion Member
Jun 2, 2009
2,134
27
Visa Office......
Buff - Ott
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
March 2011
AOR Received.
September 2011
File Transfer...
July 2012
Passport Req..
December 2012
VISA ISSUED...
December 2012
LANDED..........
February 2013

mast

Star Member
Oct 18, 2012
121
0
sharuu said:
Congrats!
what is the time frame to submit passport on passport request letter? can anybody tell how long is the wait after ppr to get stamped passport back in hand?
 

odis

Full Member
Sep 19, 2012
36
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
21-04-2011
AOR Received.
30-08-2011
File Transfer...
07-07-2012
Med's Request
01-10-2011
Med's Done....
15-10-2011
Passport Req..
07-02-2013
VISA ISSUED...
Still waiting
Hey guys just got a reply from Ottawa about status inq

Dear Sir/Madam,
This is in response to your email (see below). Your file has been transferred to this office for processing. It will be actively reviewed in the next several weeks. As your medical results have expired, we will be requesting an extension of the validity of these results. An officer will be reviewing your file and will be in contact with you regarding any outstanding requirements. I appreciate being advised of your concerns.
Regards,

Hopefully when they say weeks they actually mean that :)
 

nima514

Hero Member
Apr 27, 2012
293
0
Montreal
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Dec. 2010
Med's Done....
May 2011
My colleauge landed today!
His time line is as follows

Category: QSW
Citizenship: Morocco
Application Filed: Aug. 2011 to Buffalo
Secondary VO: Detroit
Medicals Done: May 2012
PPR: Oct. 2012.
Landed: Nov. 16. 2012.

He did his medical one year after me and yet I have not received a PPR yet. He got lucky and was not transferred to Ottawa. I think the delay associated with the processing of my file is because of my BG checks though the Ottawa VO claims my BG checks are not started yet.
all for now.
 

hmdlsd

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Aug 31, 2012
267
3
Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 2011
Nomination.....
Mar 2011
AOR Received.
Sept 2011
File Transfer...
July 7th 2012
Med's Request
Sept 2011 + Feb 2013
Passport Req..
4 Sep 2013 Finally
That is so nice.
the response to my last email, requesting an update, was an impolite one.

I am glad you have some good feeling news in your box


the validity of PR visa is around 2-3 month to my knowledge.
I think the wait for the stamp is between 3 weeks to 2 months, depending on the office' (being lazy or not)

:)
 

hmdlsd

Hero Member
Aug 31, 2012
267
3
Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 2011
Nomination.....
Mar 2011
AOR Received.
Sept 2011
File Transfer...
July 7th 2012
Med's Request
Sept 2011 + Feb 2013
Passport Req..
4 Sep 2013 Finally
nima514 said:
My colleauge landed today!
His time line is as follows

Category: QSW
Citizenship: Morocco
Application Filed: Aug. 2011 to Buffalo
Secondary VO: Detroit
Medicals Done: May 2012
PPR: Oct. 2012.
Landed: Nov. 16. 2012.

He did his medical one year after me and yet I have not received a PPR yet. He got lucky and was not transferred to Ottawa. I think the delay associated with the processing of my file is because of my BG checks though the Ottawa VO claims my BG checks are not started yet.
all for now.

Luck was not with our cases. we could have been one of those who landed months ago.
but this is how it works. unfair, stupid, frustrating and annoying.

but lets keep smiles on faces. we might end up waiting for one more year.
 

Edmontonbound

Hero Member
Mar 9, 2012
736
8
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-Ottawa
NOC Code......
2142
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 10, 2012
Nomination.....
Dec 07, 2011
AOR Received.
May 23, 2012
Med's Request
May 23 2012
Med's Done....
May 29, 2012 In Process.......:May 31, 2013
Passport Req..
Sep 04, 2013
VISA ISSUED...
Sep 03, 2013 PP Received w/ visa Oct 04, 2013
LANDED..........
Oct 18, 2013
hmdlsd said:
That is so nice.
the response to my last email, requesting an update, was an impolite one.

I am glad you have some good feeling news in your box


the validity of PR visa is around 2-3 month to my knowledge.
I think the wait for the stamp is between 3 weeks to 2 months, depending on the office' (being lazy or not)

:)
I think the validity of the PR visa is contingent upon your day of medical test. Theoretically, the PR visa can be valid up to 1 year if you are the luckiest man on this planet to get your PR visa the day you take the medical test! But always that's not the case. So, ideally the PR visa will be valid until your medical results are valid. Hope this helps.
 

hmdlsd

Hero Member
Aug 31, 2012
267
3
Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 2011
Nomination.....
Mar 2011
AOR Received.
Sept 2011
File Transfer...
July 7th 2012
Med's Request
Sept 2011 + Feb 2013
Passport Req..
4 Sep 2013 Finally
Thats a good point to know
Thanks
 

EmVee1234

Full Member
Aug 7, 2012
28
1
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
May 2011
Nomination.....
April 2011
AOR Received.
Sept 2011
File Transfer...
May 2012
Med's Request
Sept 2011
Med's Done....
Sept 2011
Passport Req..
Jan 2013
VISA ISSUED...
Not Yet
LANDED..........
Not Yet
Odis, How long did it take for them to respond to you. I have sent them an email one month ago and haven't heard from them yet.


odis said:
Hey guys just got a reply from Ottawa about status inq

Dear Sir/Madam,
This is in response to your email (see below). Your file has been transferred to this office for processing. It will be actively reviewed in the next several weeks. As your medical results have expired, we will be requesting an extension of the validity of these results. An officer will be reviewing your file and will be in contact with you regarding any outstanding requirements. I appreciate being advised of your concerns.
Regards,

Hopefully when they say weeks they actually mean that :)
 

hmdlsd

Hero Member
Aug 31, 2012
267
3
Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 2011
Nomination.....
Mar 2011
AOR Received.
Sept 2011
File Transfer...
July 7th 2012
Med's Request
Sept 2011 + Feb 2013
Passport Req..
4 Sep 2013 Finally
I got the impolite response the same day I sent my email.
strange, btw, nothing useful