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

hooky player

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Jan 12, 2012
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Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
10-2011
Doc's Request.
no
Nomination.....
10-2011
AOR Received.
03-2012
IELTS Request
no
File Transfer...
dunno, but ppr from detroit
Med's Request
03-2012
Med's Done....
04-2012
Interview........
no
Passport Req..
06-2012
VISA ISSUED...
18-06-2012, received on June 27th, 2012
Re: BUFFALO APPLICANTS - File transferred to other VO due to Buffalo closing dow

bkd1969 said:
你好,教授.
What is the best timing to conduct GCMS? For instance, how many months passed since application received, or home many weeks passed since medical done, etc?

what is the exact step by step to do GCMS? What is the website, how much to pay? credit card okay? how long to get result? I am in the US, anything I need to know compared to the guys in Canada?
i personally never applied for GCMS, so sry, can't help u. since u r chinese, go约克论坛的移民版,里面有一堆info。
 

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
Got a standard reply back from Ottawa that they can not provide a time when my file would be complete. The wait continues! :mad:
 

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
Just called CIC and they said if my file has been transferred to Ottawa I would have gotten an email. If it did not that means Buffalo still has my file... Going by that has anyone received PPR from Ottawa or should we all go with the belief that our files are in Buffalo ?
 

haybu12

Star Member
Jun 7, 2012
118
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 1, 2011
Nomination.....
Dec 16, 2010
AOR Received.
Aug 28, 2011
File Transfer...
May 4, 2012 to Seattle
Med's Request
Sept 20, 2011
Med's Done....
Oct 7, 2011
Passport Req..
July 30, 2012
VISA ISSUED...
Aug 14, 2012
LANDED..........
Aug 26, 2012
What the heck happened?
 

haybu12

Star Member
Jun 7, 2012
118
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 1, 2011
Nomination.....
Dec 16, 2010
AOR Received.
Aug 28, 2011
File Transfer...
May 4, 2012 to Seattle
Med's Request
Sept 20, 2011
Med's Done....
Oct 7, 2011
Passport Req..
July 30, 2012
VISA ISSUED...
Aug 14, 2012
LANDED..........
Aug 26, 2012
I mean, why is it taking so long then?
 

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
haybu12 said:
I mean, why is it taking so long then?
dont know... gcms will tell more i guess
 

haybu12

Star Member
Jun 7, 2012
118
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 1, 2011
Nomination.....
Dec 16, 2010
AOR Received.
Aug 28, 2011
File Transfer...
May 4, 2012 to Seattle
Med's Request
Sept 20, 2011
Med's Done....
Oct 7, 2011
Passport Req..
July 30, 2012
VISA ISSUED...
Aug 14, 2012
LANDED..........
Aug 26, 2012
sharuu said:
Just called CIC and they said if my file has been transferred to Ottawa I would have gotten an email. If it did not that means Buffalo still has my file... Going by that has anyone received PPR from Ottawa or should we all go with the belief that our files are in Buffalo ?

So based on what you're saying, my file wasn't transferred too, because I didnt get any email from CIC pertaining to a transfer.
But CIC website said that Buffalo office is already closed so how can they still process our immigration application. As what I understand, the files for immigration were transferred to CPP-Ottawa. That doesnt make any sense.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/offices/missions/buffalo.asp
 

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
haybu12 said:
So based on what you're saying, my file wasn't transferred too, because I didnt get any email from CIC pertaining to a transfer.
But CIC website said that Buffalo office is already closed so how can they still process our immigration application. As what I understand, the files for immigration were transferred to CPP-Ottawa. That doesnt make any sense.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/offices/missions/buffalo.asp
Its not closed.. if it was closed how could it be issuing PPR and sending even general emails. It is officially closing August 27th
 

haybu12

Star Member
Jun 7, 2012
118
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 1, 2011
Nomination.....
Dec 16, 2010
AOR Received.
Aug 28, 2011
File Transfer...
May 4, 2012 to Seattle
Med's Request
Sept 20, 2011
Med's Done....
Oct 7, 2011
Passport Req..
July 30, 2012
VISA ISSUED...
Aug 14, 2012
LANDED..........
Aug 26, 2012
sharuu said:
Its not closed.. if it was closed how could it be issuing PPR and sending even general emails. It is officially closing August 27th
Well, I just referred it to the CIC- buffalo site I included with my post. Why would they indicate that they transferred visa services to other North American VO's. And for PR applications, they referred to CPP-Ottawa? Unless they are contradicting what they are saying? Or it might be the way I comprehend what they put on the website. Hmmm...
 

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
http://www.buffalonews.com/city/communities/buffalo/article879118.ece
 

haybu12

Star Member
Jun 7, 2012
118
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 1, 2011
Nomination.....
Dec 16, 2010
AOR Received.
Aug 28, 2011
File Transfer...
May 4, 2012 to Seattle
Med's Request
Sept 20, 2011
Med's Done....
Oct 7, 2011
Passport Req..
July 30, 2012
VISA ISSUED...
Aug 14, 2012
LANDED..........
Aug 26, 2012
Quoted from the newspaper:

Updated: May 30, 2012, 5:14 PM

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The Canadian Consulate in Buffalo will close Aug. 27, employees learned Tuesday.

The immigration section, which employs about 45 people, will close in 30 days, ...
- 30 days from May 30th will be this last week of June. I hope that these people will speed up the process of the remaining files left for them to do before it closes.

and the remaining 30 employees who work in trade, public affairs, administration and other sections of the consulate will lose their jobs in the last week of August, an employee who attended Tuesday’s meeting told The Buffalo News.
- These employees as specified are not working under immigration section will be the ones remaining to work till the last week of August
 

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
So June 30th should be the date where Immigration stops working.. That is the last date when someone gets PPR, so if you dont get PPR in june file has been transferred somewhere! However, I think with those who are in PROCESS shall get the PPR in june as whats the point of changing ecas status if you are transferring? I dont remember anyone who got transferred to ottawa with their ecas changing to in process?

Hopefully, within the next 2 weeks we might hear something!!
 

xse2573

Hero Member
Dec 3, 2011
537
7
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 2012
Doc's Request.
July 2013
Nomination.....
March 2012
AOR Received.
June 2012
Med's Request
June 2012
Med's Done....
June 2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
August 2013
VISA ISSUED...
August 2013
LANDED..........
September 2013
Lots of AOR+MR out this week!!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONSsss to all recipients!!!
 

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
xse2573 said:
Lots of AOR+MR out this week!!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONSsss to all recipients!!!
These must be applicants who applied to Sydney!
 

xse2573

Hero Member
Dec 3, 2011
537
7
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 2012
Doc's Request.
July 2013
Nomination.....
March 2012
AOR Received.
June 2012
Med's Request
June 2012
Med's Done....
June 2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
August 2013
VISA ISSUED...
August 2013
LANDED..........
September 2013
sharuu said:
These must be applicants who applied to Sydney!
Yes!!!...You are right sharuu...how did you know.?
The applicant got AOR+MR exactly 4 weeks after applying