Buffalo to Ottawa Transferred Cases(FSW) - Pls join here

[nazirgulsher]

I called the bank and checked my rprf is cashed.anyone else who's dd has been cashed?

Yes, I've checked with my bank and they told me that my RPRF draft was cashed as well.

 

[PR2012]

Hello Alyssum - That was indeed a good information! Can you please let me know what is meant by 'MI-3'?

Wish CIC - Ottawa proves everyone wrong and completes the processing of these cases in record time!!

 

[alyssum]

MI-3 is the third set of ministerial instructions that took effect for federal skilled worker applications in June 2011. That means any applications between Jun 2011 -2012 are considered MI-3 cases.

 

[afz_tahir]

Hey Guys I am new to the site. I am not sure whether I posting this message on the right thread however I am going to discuss my case.

I have applied for my PR through Quebec Skilled Worker Class. I sent my application to Buffalo but that VO is closed now and I am not sure where my application is right now?? No notification that file has moved to Ottawa but I am assuming its in Ottawa.

My details are as follows.

Application to Federal Novemeber 16, 2011

Medical done and received by Ottawa.

On cic website my status is showing as "In Process"

Also written that "we have started processing your application on June 11, 2012".
When can I expect a PPR. Anyone with a similar case please do reply.

 

[CEC5]

Hey Guys I am new to the site. I am not sure whether I posting this message on the right thread however I am going to discuss my case.

I have applied for my PR through Quebec Skilled Worker Class. I sent my application to Buffalo but that VO is closed now and I am not sure where my application is right now?? No notification that file has moved to Ottawa but I am assuming its in Ottawa.

My details are as follows.

Application to Federal Novemeber 16, 2011

Medical done and received by Ottawa.

On cic website my status is showing as "In Process"

Also written that "we have started processing your application on June 11, 2012".
When can I expect a PPR. Anyone with a similar case please do reply.

Join this thread, it s for Quebec applicant, you might get some answers from there.

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/qsw-september-2011-applicants-and-ecas-in-process-please-join-here-t107681.0.html

 

[Brit_Immigrant]

It might help to have some hard data to look at then just speculation about what Buffalo and Ottawa are doing.

First off in US visa offices, what's the current number of FSW cases pending? Well, there are about 773 MI-3 cases (Jun/2011 - Jun/2012) pending, where virtually all are pending selection decision and none have been previously finalized. In other words, US visa offices haven't even started processing these cases yet. There are 1649 MI-2 cases (Jun/2010 - Jun/2011) still pending as of April this year with vast majority pending selection decision. Previous to this, they finalized 122 MI-2 cases averaging about 14 months processing time on each case. So in essence, they are beginning to get into serious processing of MI-2 cases this year. And finally there are 4913 MI-1 cases (Feb/2008 - Jun/2010) still pending with 2/3's pending final decision. These cases are hopefully wrapping up quickly now but MI-1 are still the most significant number of pending cases. All in all, 7415 FSW cases pending in US visa offices where 4913 were specifically at the Buffalo as of April this year.

To get perspective on how long for these applications to be processed. From Apr 2011 to Mar 2012, Buffalo processed 4037 cases. So one would imagine that the vast majority of those pending cases at Buffalo could have been finalized in the coming year had Buffalo stayed open. But given it has closed, we need to look at CPP-Ottawa's throughput...

I would imagine the majority of the 4913 FSW cases at Buffalo went to CPP-Ottawa. CPP-Ottawa had 379 cases still pending in April this year, so Ottawa now has a max backlog of about 5300 FSW cases. However, Ottawa previously only did QSW and some pre-2008 FSW cases. So we don't have very good numbers to compare how many post-2008 FSW cases they can process in a year. But for those other SW cases, they processed 1384 in the last year. That means, if the Ottawa office doesn't increase staff and processes the similar number of cases, we would expect up to three years for these cases to be finalized. My searches for job ads with the government in Ottawa did not return anything. And we know the conservative government is trying to cut the CIC budget, so for now I assume there is no effort for large-scale increase of staff at Ottawa.

I believe two-three years wait for us recent MI-3 applicants is the worse case scenario, and I still hope that there are staff increases going on at Ottawa so they can process these newly transferred cases efficiently. But I would advise others to not bet too much on a quick or sudden surge of processing.

BTW, data comes from:
http://www.data.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=5175A6F0-1&xsl=datacataloguerecord&metaxsl=datacataloguerecord&formid=B6F7C54E-EF4B-4EC1-8DDE-7315E97D18EB
http://www.data.gc.ca/default.asp?lang=En&n=5175A6F0-1&xsl=datacataloguerecord&metaxsl=datacataloguerecord&formid=427337D0-7C36-4FED-8428-C6A63F8C19B3

I think you can be a bit more optimistic than 2/3 years. CPP-Ottawa are currently processing all applications for MI-4 submitted between 9 November and 22nd December 2011 on our thread. Still no news from anyone who submitted their applications in January 2012 as of yet.

 

[TyrusX]

I think you can be a bit more optimistic than 2/3 years. CPP-Ottawa are currently processing all applications for MI-4 submitted between 9 November and 22nd December 2011 on our thread. Still no news from anyone who submitted their applications in January 2012 as of yet.

And some of them already got Medical Request as well.

 

[PR2012]

Hello TyrusX - Did you mean that some of them received 'Medical Requests' after the files transfer?

Thanks.

 

[TyrusX]

Hello TyrusX - Did you mean that some of them received 'Medical Requests' after the files transfer?

Thanks.

We believe MI-4 files never went to Buffalo.

 

[nadeem55]

Hi,

I'm MI-4 applicant and my file was in Buffalo as I got many replies of my queries from Buffalo now they transferred to Ottawa, even I confirmed from my local MP and Ottawa office as well by emailing them, we need to wait for atleast 60 days which will be finished by August-2012, let's hope for Ottawa as I got aware this Immigration centre is much faster and expedite the processing of our applications.

Wait at least more 2 - 3 week in order to receive any news from Ottawa, hope for the best

Thanks,
Nadeem

 

[TyrusX]

Hi,

I'm MI-4 applicant and my file was in Buffalo as I got many replies of my queries from Buffalo now they transferred to Ottawa, even I confirmed from my local MP and Ottawa office as well by emailing them, we need to wait for atleast 60 days which will be finished by August-2012, let's hope for Ottawa as I got aware this Immigration centre is much faster and expedite the processing of our applications.

Wait at least more 2 - 3 week in order to receive any news from Ottawa, hope for the best

Thanks,
Nadeem

MI-4 are Members of the PHD Stream, which opened in November 05. If you are one, please join us in the Phd thread as well.

 

[PR2012]

Hello Friends,

The 60 day timeline is over - can we now expect new updates from CIC?
Kindly post any updates/changes/information you get from CIC.

Thanks.

 

[glowingheart]

Hello Friends,

The 60 day timeline is over - can we now expect new updates from CIC?
Kindly post any updates/changes/information you get from CIC.

Thanks.

hopefully in the next weeks we will start receiving news from them

 

[ap2686]

yEAH

 

[pksr]

ANYBODY RECEIVED NEWS FROM CASE PROCESSING PILOT OTTAWA??

No news still from them, Hope along with files transferd the working attitude of Buffalo is not transfered

This waiting is painful almost 21 months... unable to take any decision...