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

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
mybadluck said:
Hello everyone, i am new to this website, i am one of those applicants whose files were transferred from buffalo to ottawa, my application was received at buffalo on 27 june, 2011, medicals done on 15 october, 2011. I applied for gcms notes on 29th july,2012 and waiting for them to come. I have no idea where my file is, never got any e-mail from buffalo or ottawa. I have seen many people here on this forum who applied in feb/march/april are still waiting, i dont know when my time is gonnna come, anyways i congratulate all those applicants who have just received passport requests from Ottawa, you guys deserve it. I am happy for you guys. I will update once i get my gcms notes. Thanks
You should be getting GCMS, 1 month from the date you applied. I think most applicants here got transferred to Ottawa, and a few got PPR yesterday. I hope we these PPR were not one offs and we keep hearing applicants getting PPR from Ottawa ...
 

QBCool

Star Member
Mar 9, 2012
103
1
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-Ottawa, Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
App for PR: 23-01-2012
Nomination.....
Got CSQ on: 12-10-2011
AOR Received.
08-03-2012
Med's Request
08-03-2012
Med's Done....
12-03-2012
Interview........
N/R
Passport Req..
03/10/2012
VISA ISSUED...
29/10/2012
LANDED..........
02/11/2012
Question for Ottawa applicants - Could someone share, how does Ottawa send the request for PPR, is it usually via email? or snail mail?

It would be great if our friends who received a PPR from Ottawa recently share their inputs! Thanks QB.
 

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
QBCool said:
Question for Ottawa applicants - Could someone share, how does Ottawa send the request for PPR, is it usually via email? or snail mail?

It would be great if our friends who received a PPR from Ottawa recently share their inputs! Thanks QB.
It depends on the mode of communication you selected when filling out your forms.
 

dothk

Star Member
Feb 5, 2012
112
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo--> Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-28-2011
AOR Received.
31-08-2011
Med's Request
20-09-2011
Med's Done....
27-09-2011
Passport Req..
21-08-2012
VISA ISSUED...
30-08-2012
LANDED..........
01-09-2012
QBCool said:
Question for Ottawa applicants - Could someone share, how does Ottawa send the request for PPR, is it usually via email? or snail mail?

It would be great if our friends who received a PPR from Ottawa recently share their inputs! Thanks QB.
They emailed me.
 

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
Raga10 said:
They emailed my lawyer...
Do you know when you will be getting your GCMS? If you can please update us, it will help us in predicting our timelines.
 

rizch

Full Member
Apr 9, 2011
25
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo-->Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
June 16 2011
Med's Done....
11Nov/2011
Passport Req..
Waiting
sharuu said:
Do you know when you will be getting your GCMS? If you can please update us, it will help us in predicting our timelines.
My timeline is pretty much the same as yours my file is transferred to Ottawa on July 7th too. I got my application update through my local MP and they say that the processing time at Ottawa is 12 months that means I should wait till July 7th 2013 for my PR. I hope thats not the case.
 

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
rizch said:
My timeline is pretty much the same as yours my file is transferred to Ottawa on July 7th too. I got my application update through my local MP and they say that the processing time at Ottawa is 12 months that means I should wait till July 7th 2013 for my PR. I hope thats not the case.
I sure hope not we have 12 months more to wait since our files got transferred. Most of us here have crossed the 15 month wait period, I believe our checks should have been completed by now so do not see the point of 12 months wait period. What exactly did your MP tell you about your case?
 

Raga10

Star Member
Jun 29, 2012
112
13
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
sharuu said:
Do you know when you will be getting your GCMS? If you can please update us, it will help us in predicting our timelines.
Once I receive it I will share it right away...
 

fallen_hero

Full Member
Aug 23, 2012
46
0
rizch said:
My timeline is pretty much the same as yours my file is transferred to Ottawa on July 7th too. I got my application update through my local MP and they say that the processing time at Ottawa is 12 months that means I should wait till July 7th 2013 for my PR. I hope thats not the case.
Exactly my case. I am from Montreal. I contacted my local MP and got this response. He also said that your file has not been assigned to an immigration officer yet. This worries me too.

So instead of waiting if I go to my home country to get married, and apply for my wife's work permit based on my post graduate work permit. My only concern here is if receive my PR, while her work permit app is still in process what happens to her work permit application? Thanks.
 

syed_h_sha

Hero Member
Oct 19, 2011
532
19
Category........
Visa Office......
Bufallo now Ottawa
NOC Code......
2173
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
May 2nd 2011
Doc's Request.
Personal History requested on 07-02-2013
Nomination.....
no
AOR Received.
20-01-2012
IELTS Request
N/A
File Transfer...
Ottawa
Med's Request
18-09-2012
Med's Done....
24-09-2012
Interview........
Done with Quebec
Passport Req..
18-02-2013
VISA ISSUED...
01-05-2013
LANDED..........
in Montreal on work permit
fallen_hero said:
Exactly my case. I am from Montreal. I contacted my local MP and got this response. He also said that your file has not been assigned to an immigration officer yet. This worries me too.

So instead of waiting if I go to my home country to get married, and apply for my wife's work permit based on my post graduate work permit. My only concern here is if receive my PR, while her work permit app is still in process what happens to her work permit application? Thanks.
Hi Fallen_hero,
when did you applied ? are you a QSW and what is the NOC code of yours.
Yesterday only I contacted MP and they said they will get the updates.....

if the application is not assigned to any immigration officer that means they have not even looked into your file. this is too bad man.

Regards
Syed
 

fallen_hero

Full Member
Aug 23, 2012
46
0
syed_h_sha said:
Hi Fallen_hero,
when did you applied ? are you a QSW and what is the NOC code of yours.
Yesterday only I contacted MP and they said they will get the updates.....

if the application is not assigned to any immigration officer that means they have not even looked into your file. this is too bad man.

Regards
Syed
Yes. I got CSQ, my PR application was received on May 31, 2011, then medical received sometime in Nov 2011. And then this buffalo fiasco has kept all of us reeling. I don't know what NOC is, but I have been working for an year now.
 

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
fallen_hero said:
Exactly my case. I am from Montreal. I contacted my local MP and got this response. He also said that your file has not been assigned to an immigration officer yet. This worries me too.

So instead of waiting if I go to my home country to get married, and apply for my wife's work permit based on my post graduate work permit. My only concern here is if receive my PR, while her work permit app is still in process what happens to her work permit application? Thanks.
I am in this same shoe also. I have been waiting for 14months now and I'm dying to have my spouse with me.
Can someone in the forum advice if it is possible that she is granted TRV even as our PR is still awaited?

Thanks.
 

Raga10

Star Member
Jun 29, 2012
112
13
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Curious_city said:
I am in this same shoe also. I have been waiting for 14months now and I'm dying to have my spouse with me.
Can someone in the forum advice if it is possible that she is granted TRV even as our PR is still awaited?

Thanks.
I am away from my family; spouse and my children for 4.6 years, I tried hard to bring them here but was no luck...