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Federal application for QUEBEC workers from Buffalo, USA

hooky player

Star Member
Jan 12, 2012
122
4
montreal
Category........
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
here is an email reply from buffalo, posted by other ppl from other forum, thought it may be helpful for some ppl:



The Visa and Immigration Section at the Consulate General of Canada in Buffalo is closed and services have been transferred across the North American processing network. Please see www.cic.gc.ca for application submission information.




For permanent resident applications already submitted to the Consulate in Buffalo, please see below:


-If you are an applicant for permanent residence and you received a letter or email from our office asking you to submit your passport(s) or passport copies to our office in Buffalo, you must now submit your passport(s) or passport copies to the Consulate in Detroit. Please click here for mailing instructions.
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-All other applications for permanent residence have been transferred to the Case Processing Pilot office in Ottawa. Please allow 60 days prior to contacting CPP Ottawa for additional information.


For non-immigrant applications already submitted to the Consulate in Buffalo, please see below:


-Applications for non-immigrant services from applicants in Canada have been transferred to the Case Processing Pilot office in Ottawa. Please allow 30 days prior to contacting CPP Ottawa.


-Applications for Permanent Resident Travel Documents have been transferred to the Consulate General of Canada in New York City. Please allow 30 days prior to contacting New York.


-Applications for study permits or work permits originating east of the Mississippi River have been transferred to the Consulate General of Canada in New York City. Please allow 30 days prior to contacting New York.


-Applications for study permits or work permits originating west of the Mississippi River have been transferred to the Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles. Please allow 30 days prior to contacting Los Angeles.


-Applications for criminal rehabilitation, temporary resident permits and authorizations to return to Canada have been transferred to the Canadian Embassy in Washington, DC, effective June 18, 2012. Please allow at least 30 days prior to contacting Washington.






For additional information, please see www.cic.gc.ca.
 

imados

Full Member
Oct 13, 2011
28
0
Category........
Visa Office......
buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
AOR Received.
08-11-2010
Med's Request
24-05-2011
Med's Done....
17-07-2011
that will only add more delays in my case. It has been 19 months already ! They should give me a trophy for being so patient lol
 

imados

Full Member
Oct 13, 2011
28
0
Category........
Visa Office......
buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
AOR Received.
08-11-2010
Med's Request
24-05-2011
Med's Done....
17-07-2011
buffalo actually replied with the following:

Your passports will be processed in the Buffalo office and returned to you within a few weeks.

they say: A FEW WEEKS ! I wonder how many is that ?!
 

CEC5

Star Member
Jun 5, 2012
62
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-09-2011
AOR Received.
07-02-2012
Med's Request
07-02-2012
Med's Done....
14-02-2012
imados said:
buffalo actually replied with the following:

Your passports will be processed in the Buffalo office and returned to you within a few weeks.

they say: A FEW WEEKS ! I wonder how many is that ?!
Hello,
May I ask when you actually wrote Buffalo the message, and when dd they reply you. Thanks
 

imados

Full Member
Oct 13, 2011
28
0
Category........
Visa Office......
buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
AOR Received.
08-11-2010
Med's Request
24-05-2011
Med's Done....
17-07-2011
All happening today. They were pretty quick in their reply !
 

CEC5

Star Member
Jun 5, 2012
62
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-09-2011
AOR Received.
07-02-2012
Med's Request
07-02-2012
Med's Done....
14-02-2012
imados said:
All happening today. They were pretty quick in their reply !
Wow... hopefully they would get all the passports sent out before they completely close. Thanks for the quick reply.
 

CEC5

Star Member
Jun 5, 2012
62
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-09-2011
AOR Received.
07-02-2012
Med's Request
07-02-2012
Med's Done....
14-02-2012
souss said:
It does seem OTT-Pilot is faster than Buffalo, I received my Passport Request today! :D It took 16 months.
Good luck to all!
Hi, congratulations, very happy for you. If i may ask, why do you think it took so long...any idea???
 

cvd222

Hero Member
Nov 6, 2011
346
1
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Feb 28, 2012
AOR Received.
Apr 25, 2012
Med's Request
Apr 25, 2012
Med's Done....
Apr 28, 2012
Passport Req..
April 11, 2013
Is the ecas down for everyone else too?
 

CEC5

Star Member
Jun 5, 2012
62
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-09-2011
AOR Received.
07-02-2012
Med's Request
07-02-2012
Med's Done....
14-02-2012
cvd222 said:
Is the ecas down for everyone else too?
Yea, i just checked the e-cas, it is down, so don't worry you are not alone. It might be due to weekly maintenance or issuance of ppr (who knows, full hoping for the best).
 

medoo

Star Member
Jan 5, 2012
145
2
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Hi Team,

please help i sent my federal application more than 6 months and i didn't have file number until now, so i heard we can check it by (Numéro de référence)

How can i check my federal application by (Numéro de référence individuel) mine start with (DA0000000)

Have a nice day
 

msarham

Star Member
Jan 7, 2009
104
19
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-06-2011
AOR Received.
25-10-2011 ( By Email)
File Transfer...
07-07-2012
Med's Request
25-10-2011 ( By Email)
Med's Done....
02-11-2011
My application status is still "Application received". But its not showing my address.

/SOhail
 

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
medoo said:
Hi Team,

please help i sent my federal application more than 6 months and i didn't have file number until now, so i heard we can check it by (Numéro de référence)

How can i check my federal application by (Numéro de référence individuel) mine start with (DA0000000)

Have a nice day
Hello medoo
Has you check being cashed?
 

biochemgal09

Hero Member
Mar 25, 2010
287
3
USA
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
25-July-2011
AOR Received.
11-Nov-2011
Med's Request
11-Nov-2011
Med's Done....
21-Nov-2011
Passport Req..
26-April-2013
VISA ISSUED...
28-May-2013 (Recvd PPts)
Hi Guys and gals,

My address re-appeared on Ecas today. Does anyone know if this is because they are going through my application? Status is still medicals received.
 

hooky player

Star Member
Jan 12, 2012
122
4
montreal
Category........
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
biochemgal09 said:
Hi Guys and gals,

My address re-appeared on Ecas today. Does anyone know if this is because they are going through my application? Status is still medicals received.
it didn't show "in process"?
 

biochemgal09

Hero Member
Mar 25, 2010
287
3
USA
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
25-July-2011
AOR Received.
11-Nov-2011
Med's Request
11-Nov-2011
Med's Done....
21-Nov-2011
Passport Req..
26-April-2013
VISA ISSUED...
28-May-2013 (Recvd PPts)
no it didnt. Just the address re-appeared. Thats all. ::)