Buffalo Visa office closing - Canadian Government

[parker24]

all interviews for people already in Canada will be done in Canada

This is for inland though isn't it? What about outland, when the PA is in Canada? :-\

 

[cgagnon]

This is for inland though isn't it? What about outland, when the PA is in Canada? :-\

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/bulletins/2011/ob305.asp

Ottawa is gonna process the files that are easy look at this link

 

[cgagnon]

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/bulletins/2011/ob305.asp

Ottawa is gonna process the files that are easy look at this link

So actually they could be working on the full process and we could be seeing faster approvals who knows....

 

[OhCanadiana]

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/bulletins/2011/ob305.asp

Ottawa is gonna process the files that are easy look at this link

True, for successful appeals:

"Effective immediately, the processing of a Family Class (FC) Application for Permanent Residence (APR) will resume at the CPP-O following the Immigration Appeal Division’s (IAD’s) decision to allow an appeal from a sponsor.

There haven't been announcements yet for how files will be distributed given Buffalo's closing (publicly). A Bulletin is likely forthcoming - the CBC and Globe and Mail articles indicated CIC would be making the announcements this week.

 

[cgagnon]

True, for successful appeals:

"Effective immediately, the processing of a Family Class (FC) Application for Permanent Residence (APR) will resume at the CPP-O following the Immigration Appeal Division's (IAD's) decision to allow an appeal from a sponsor.

There haven't been announcements yet for how files will be distributed given Buffalo's closing (publicly). A Bulletin is likely forthcoming - the CBC and Globe and Mail articles indicated CIC would be making the announcements this week.

Yep and it would make sense that they will be doing low security risk in ottawa and sending out the higher security risk to VO's this could be interesting...

 

[BCgirl2012]

This just came out:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/bulletins/2012/ob425.asp

Apparently, they will send the ones in process to CPC-O? It's not clear what they will do with the new submissions.