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

sharuu

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Re: BUFFALO APPLICANTS - File transferred to other VO due to Buffalo closing dow

cvd222 said:
so PPR is approximately 3 months after ecas goes into "in process"?
Thats what the norm is for Ottawa..Since AOR is issued they give one due date, 2-3 months if all is well or missing document then it goes to in process and then 2-3 months from that time PPR is issued. AOR to PPR 6 months for Jan Applicant! I dont usually look at IN PROCESS but from AOR its a better indicator!
 

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sharuu said:
Thats what the norm is for Ottawa..Since AOR is issued they give one due date, 2-3 months if all is well or missing document then it goes to in process and then 2-3 months from that time PPR is issued. AOR to PPR 6 months for Jan Applicant! I dont usually look at IN PROCESS but from AOR its a better indicator!
Would you say, then, that for 2012 Ottawa applicants, PPR would come around 6 months after receiving the AOR?
 

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cvd222 said:
Would you say, then, that for 2012 Ottawa applicants, PPR would come around 6 months after receiving the AOR?
I think thats a good estimate, but I also do think you should go In Process somewhere, which means you are getting further closer to PPR!
 

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sharuu said:
I think thats a good estimate, but I also do think you should go In Process somewhere, which means you are getting further closer to PPR!
Oh I really hope so... for you as well :)
 

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cvd222 said:
Oh I really hope so... for you as well :)
I dont know buddy when will i hear something :(.. Nearing 18 months now!!
 

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Re: BUFFALO APPLICANTS - File transferred to other VO due to Buffalo closing dow

sharuu said:
I dont know buddy when will i hear something :(.. Nearing 18 months now!!
My case is hitting 16 months too. We are just with bad luck, I guess. A bit annoyed by the processing...

My friend applied half year later than me got his PPR last Friday. He sent his application to Buffalo and then medical results were transferred to Ottawa this Feb, 2012.

My ECAS is still :
Application received in April, 2012 and Medical Received...
 

bkd1969

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Re: BUFFALO APPLICANTS - File transferred to other VO due to Buffalo closing dow

sharuu said:
Thats what the norm is for Ottawa..Since AOR is issued they give one due date, 2-3 months if all is well or missing document then it goes to in process and then 2-3 months from that time PPR is issued. AOR to PPR 6 months for Jan Applicant! I dont usually look at IN PROCESS but from AOR its a better indicator!
if you look at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ah3aVF39Lzs3dGVHRUdrM3lSTEF2MVR1cTMzSDJ0UWc#gid=0

6 folks with Ottawa VO got AOR in Jan and Feb 2012, only one got PPR, SO FAR.
 

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bkd1969 said:
if you look at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ah3aVF39Lzs3dGVHRUdrM3lSTEF2MVR1cTMzSDJ0UWc#gid=0

6 folks with Ottawa VO got AOR in Jan and Feb 2012, only one got PPR, SO FAR.

interesting...

thanks for sharing the link.
 

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bkd1969 said:
if you look at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ah3aVF39Lzs3dGVHRUdrM3lSTEF2MVR1cTMzSDJ0UWc#gid=0

6 folks with Ottawa VO got AOR in Jan and Feb 2012, only one got PPR, SO FAR.
Yeah.. I wonder if it has anything to do with 2011 applicants getting their files transferred.
 

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Smilelily said:
My case is hitting 16 months too. We are just with bad luck, I guess. A bit annoyed by the processing...

My friend applied half year later than me got his PPR last Friday. He sent his application to Buffalo and then medical results were transferred to Ottawa this Feb, 2012.

My ECAS is still :
Application received in April, 2012 and Medical Received...
There is nothing we can do other than wait.. If you havent, try getting GCMS Notes - it should give you a better idea about your file.
 

Smilelily

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Re: BUFFALO APPLICANTS - File transferred to other VO due to Buffalo closing dow

sharuu said:
There is nothing we can do other than wait.. If you havent, try getting GCMS Notes - it should give you a better idea about your file.
Thank you for your suggestion, Sharuu. You are really nice. How do you send the application form? By mail or email? Which way is faster? Also, does it help to update my employment status? Thanks.
 

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Guys I've got a question.

"We received your application for permanent residence on January 6, 2012." This would be my AOR, right? If the AOR date was Jan 6, should I be worried about not getting my ecas status updated to "In progress" from "Application Received" by now?
 

bkd1969

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Re: BUFFALO APPLICANTS - File transferred to other VO due to Buffalo closing dow

Smilelily said:
My case is hitting 16 months too. We are just with bad luck, I guess. A bit annoyed by the processing...

My friend applied half year later than me got his PPR last Friday. He sent his application to Buffalo and then medical results were transferred to Ottawa this Feb, 2012.

My ECAS is still :
Application received in April, 2012 and Medical Received...
Smilelily,

if your ECAS says your application received in April 2012, (not 20111 !!!), you have not applied for 16 months, just 4 months, UNLESS your ECAS says it is April 2011.
 

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liwei8759 said:
Guys I've got a question.

"We received your application for permanent residence on January 6, 2012." This would be my AOR, right? If the AOR date was Jan 6, should I be worried about not getting my ecas status updated to "In progress" from "Application Received" by now?
this is not AOR. You should receive AOR by email if your VO is Ottawa. Now, where is your AOR? Did you get MR (MEDICAL REQUEST)?....
 

liwei8759

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11-07-2012
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Not Yet
bkd1969 said:
this is not AOR. You should receive AOR by email if your VO is Ottawa. Now, where is your AOR? Did you get MR (MEDICAL REQUEST)?....
Yes I am sorry my AOR email came in on Mar 15. MR came in somewhere in early April and the results were received by them and updated on ecas "Medical results have been received." somewhere between late April and early May. Does the ecas status always change from "application received" to "in progress" and having "we started processing your application on XXXX" added to it, or it doesn't necessarily do it? I applied under the International Graduate stream with NSPNP, should I be worried that I don't have "in progress" in my ecas?

Thank you buddy for the response.