Buffalo stop sending AOR?

[onono]

Hello everybody.

I applied CEC for 2 months already. I have not received AOR yet.
Last week I checked CIC official website "application status". It showed that "WE RECEIVED YOUR APPLICATION ON XX.XX.XXXX."
I clicked on that. It showed that "WE STARTED PROCESSING ON XX.XX.XXXX"
I have no idea when I was able to check that because I checked only once just two weeks after I sent my files. I am waiting for my AOR in both mail and email all the time.
People told me Buffalo updates online status instead of sending AOR. Is that true? I never saw AOR before but I think I am supposed to receive some info. on the paper.
Does it mean that was my AOR or my AOR is on the way to my home in the mail? Should I have some file number or anything on AOR?

Thank you.

 

[natali]

you may be the luckiest person I know whose ECAS is working. I received my AOR on may 17th through regular mail. I applied on Feb 25th. It appears it is taking them around 3 months to send out AOR. my ecan aiant working still, but I do not care because it adds stress to my mind. Good luck

 

[onono]

I didnt set up any account on ECAS. I dont even know how it works. The client ID # is the only number that I know.
I would like to receive AOR better. The status just showed one sentence. Nothing else.
whats the advantage of ECAS? make my application processed faster?

 

[akp]

I received my AOR on May 31 after them receiving my application on March 19. Yet, my e-CAS doesn't seem to recognize either my Client-ID or my File Number. Anyone else facing a similar problem?

 

[natali]

my e-cas not working as well. I received my AOR on May 17th and no news till yet.

I email Buffalo to know why e-cas is not working in my case and this is what they have replied.

"e-Cas is for applications processing within Canada only.
Immigration cases being processed in Visa offices outside Canada use a system different from that used to process similar applications in Canada. As a result, the e-Client Application Status (e-CAS) frequently does not reflect the status of cases being processed in Buffalo.
Do not use the CIC e-Cas on-line change of address system. Your new address will not be downloaded to your file in Buffalo.

Regards,

Canadian Consulate General"

 

[jes_ON]

It's different with the FSW applicants. Their applications are first processed in Sydney, Nova Scotia, so e-CAS works for them. Mostly Thanks Natali for sharing that info.

 

[Essat]

my e-cas not working as well. I received my AOR on May 17th and no news till yet.

I email Buffalo to know why e-cas is not working in my case and this is what they have replied.

"e-Cas is for applications processing within Canada only.
Immigration cases being processed in Visa offices outside Canada use a system different from that used to process similar applications in Canada. As a result, the e-Client Application Status (e-CAS) frequently does not reflect the status of cases being processed in Buffalo.
Do not use the CIC e-Cas on-line change of address system. Your new address will not be downloaded to your file in Buffalo.
Regards,
Canadian Consulate General"

I am not entirely sure about that. My application is being processed in Buffalo and my e-CAS was updated 2 weeks before I got my AOR. I can now login using the client ID # and the B-file # (Immigration file #). That's true for a number of other applicants. According to the CIC website, the e-CAS can be accessed if you applied for permanent residence from within or outside Canada. There must be another criteria used to decide on whose e-CAS gets 'activated' and whose doesn't - It could just be at the discretion of the Visa Officer handling your case.

Please note that the e-CAS doesn't provide a great deal of info about your application - only the stage at which it has reached or whether a decision has been made, and so I wouldn’t get bothered if it’s not ‘activated’

Essat