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hanisuliman

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Jul 20, 2009
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Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
3/6/2011
Doc's Request.
None
AOR Received.
13/11/2011
File Transfer...
Detroit 17/02/2012
Med's Done....
15/11/2011
Passport Req..
30/03/2012
VISA ISSUED...
2/4/2012
LANDED..........
2/4/2012
Hello guys..

I just want to clarify some issues:

1) what this remark mean on the CSQ : "remarque" section - "Code 130. Dossier vise par traitement prioritaire - domaine de formation"? Is this remark gonna speed up the Federal application?

2) Is this the correct address for sending the federal application from montreal? ( i live in Montreal)

Canadian Consulate General
Immigration Regional Program Centre
1 HSBC Center, Suite 3000
Buffalo, NY 14203-2884
U.S.A.

Thank you for your support
 

nkusi

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Mar 3, 2011
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Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
20 Oct 2010
AOR Received.
14 March 2011
Med's Request
14 March 2011
Med's Done....
21 March 2011
Passport Req..
6 September 2011
VISA ISSUED...
15 September 2011
LANDED..........
25 September 2011
armin said:
Nkusi,

i sent an email to buffalo asking them if they received my meds. i think we have the same timeline bro, hope this procedure will finish soon.
Yeah , it looks like our timelines are close. Let's wait and see what is coming up. But foremost, I wish you all the best , man !

@Hanisuliman

About the code 130 , I am not sure. But concerning the address, you are right , this is one of the two addresses for submitting your application.
Check it all out here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/guides/E37048.pdf

and if you are about to submit your application, I wish you good luck !

Have a nice evening , ya all fellas !

Nkusi
 

hanisuliman

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Jul 20, 2009
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Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
3/6/2011
Doc's Request.
None
AOR Received.
13/11/2011
File Transfer...
Detroit 17/02/2012
Med's Done....
15/11/2011
Passport Req..
30/03/2012
VISA ISSUED...
2/4/2012
LANDED..........
2/4/2012
nkusi said:
Yeah , it looks like our timelines are close. Let's wait and see what is coming up. But foremost, I wish you all the best , man !

@ Hanisuliman

About the code 130 , I am not sure. But concerning the address, you are right , this is one of the two addresses for submitting your application.
Check it all out here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/guides/E37048.pdf

and if you are about to submit your application, I wish you good luck !

Have a nice evening , ya all fellas !

Nkusi
Thanks for your wish and helps.. really your guys are wonderful.. as for the code 130 which stated in the csq..as i heard from friends, it will speed up the application process, but am not sure about that, hopefully the other members may put some light on this...
 

stanka

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Mar 17, 2011
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hanisuliman said:
Thanks for your wish and helps.. really your guys are wonderful.. as for the code 130 which stated in the csq..as i heard from friends, it will speed up the application process, but am not sure about that, hopefully the other members may put some light on this...
I have this code too and it seems it doesn't speed up anything at all, at least not in our beloved Buffalo office.
 

wcikkk

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Nov 24, 2010
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hanisuliman said:
Thanks for your wish and helps.. really your guys are wonderful.. as for the code 130 which stated in the csq..as i heard from friends, it will speed up the application process, but am not sure about that, hopefully the other members may put some light on this...
I thought everyone has code130 in their CSQ.

I also have that code, but it took me 8 months to get AOR.

Maybe under new computer system, Buffalo will speed up the process, at least I hope.. :D
 

nkusi

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Mar 3, 2011
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Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
20 Oct 2010
AOR Received.
14 March 2011
Med's Request
14 March 2011
Med's Done....
21 March 2011
Passport Req..
6 September 2011
VISA ISSUED...
15 September 2011
LANDED..........
25 September 2011
I have read, on one immigration forum , that sometimes immigration files can be transferred from Buffalo to Detroit, NYC or LA. This seemed to accelerate the process, and get the PR in short time.

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/file-transfer-from-buffalo-to-a-satellite-office-nyc-seattle-la-detroit-t48654.240.html

Does this apply in our case ? or it is for people applying from US alone ?
If anyone knows , what are the conditions of this file transfer ?

Good night.

Nkusi
 

ae03yy

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Oct 6, 2010
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Seattl
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Oct 18, 2011
in my sense it is a possibility to have file transfer Nkusi. Last year, in this thread and on trackitt there was a guy whose file was transfered to Seattle. He was a US xcitizen living in Mtl, I think.

About Code 130 everyone so far seems to have it myself included. However, those you're on preferred list tend to get aside from that "expedite process with Federal". Don't get it wrong I think they will have PR faster. In my own views, when Buffalo begins processing their files (i.e. upon doing AOR letter) their files will fly. Till then everyone who applied within the same time as them be the same.

That's my opinion but I could be wrong too.
 

wcikkk

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Nov 24, 2010
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My AOR explicitly says, "Your application may be transferred to one of our partner offices in New York, Detroit, Seattle, or Los Angeles for further processing. If your file is transferred, you will be notified. At that time, all future correspondence should be sent to that
office."

If I remember correctly, one of old members on this thread has his file transferred to Detroit office. After transfer, he got PPR pretty fast.

I wish I have that luck.
 

keikha

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Feb 21, 2011
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Hi,

I saw that you postponed your interview date. I wanted to see how you did it. I got a date for Aug. but I can't make it. Is it easy to postpone the date? What do they need for that? Would it affect your application??


Thanks in advance and good luck with the rest of your application.
 

nkusi

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Mar 3, 2011
155
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Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
20 Oct 2010
AOR Received.
14 March 2011
Med's Request
14 March 2011
Med's Done....
21 March 2011
Passport Req..
6 September 2011
VISA ISSUED...
15 September 2011
LANDED..........
25 September 2011
@keikha,

I saw that you postponed your interview date. I wanted to see how you did it. I got a date for Aug. but I can't make it. Is it easy to postpone the date? What do they need for that? Would it affect your application??
Who postponed the interview ?

Nkusi
 

ae03yy

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@ everyone
I wonder if nobody, with AOR, has his timeline to share for the benefit of all. Unless there's a timeline to add/modify, I wish everyone a good w-e.

@ Keikha
Can you clarify who you are referring to and whether you're talking about CSQ or Federal process, plz?
 

gedubruk

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May 16, 2011
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Hong Kong / Buffalo
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App. Filed.......
29-04-2009
Nomination.....
16-08-2010
AOR Received.
16-03-2011
Med's Request
16-03-2011
Med's Done....
20-03- 2011
Interview........
16-08- 2010
Passport Req..
Waiting
VISA ISSUED...
Waiting
hi every one just would like to share my time line, but I don't remember the exact date cause I don't send the documents my self, I am using lawyer service.

Received CSQ: end of August 2010 (around 20th)
Send Federal application to buffalo: end of September (around the 24 ish)
AOR + Medical Form Received: beginning of March 2011
Medical Done: end of March 2011 (around the 25 ish).
Right of permanent Resident Fee Paid: mid April

and now I am still waiting for the respond.
 

ae03yy

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(1) wcikkk: Sent: 10/08/2010 - Rec'd 4/11/2010 - AOR rec'd 7/04/2011 - Med done 18/03/2011
(2) fallsage: Sent: 25/08/2010 - Rec'd 27/08/2010 - IA 14/01/2011 - AOR rec'd 25/01/2011 - Med done 31/01/2011
(3) hadal: Sent: 26/08/2010 - Rec'd 30/08/2010 - IA 22/02/2011 - AOR rec'd 3/03/2011 - Med done 7/03/2011 - Med rec'd 12/04/2011
(4) ae03yy: Sent 27/08/2010 - Rec'd 7/09/2010 - Med done 4/10/2010 - IA 25/02/2011 - AOR rec'd 8/03/2011 - Med rec'd 14/03/2011
(5) match: Rec'd 7/09/2010 - IA 25/02/2011 - AOR rec'd 10/03/2011 - Med done 14/03/2011
(6) gedubruk: Sent: end Sept 2010 - AOR rec'd early Mar 2011 - Med done around 20/03/2011
(7) fairooz: Sent: 28/09/2010 - Rec'd 30/09/2010 - Med done 14/12/2010 - IA 4/03/2011 - AOR rec'd 15/03/2011 - Med rec'd 30/03/2011
(8) nkusi: Sent: 20/10/2010 - Rec'd 26/10/2010 - IA 4/03/2011 - AOR rec'd 14/03/2011 - Med done 21/03/2011
(9) bigkev82: Sent/Rec'd: 9/11/2010 - IA 01/03/2011 - AOR rec'd 10/03/2011 - Med done 11/03/2011
(10) Eng_Mtl: Sent/Rec'd: 9/11/2010 - IA 01/04/2011 - AOR rec'd ??
(11) last4ever: Sent 10/11/2010 - AOR rec'd 3/03/2011 - Med done 4/03/2011 - Med rec'd 31/03/2011
(12) armin: Sent 29/11/2010 - AOR rec'd 3/03/2011 - Med done 21/03/2011

Hope we'll start hearing from Buffalo rather soon!! Any news from CAIPS folks?
 

Freedom4ever

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May 3, 2011
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Appl'n mailed on August 3, 2010
E-cas shows file processing began Septembre 27,2010
AOR received on Oct., 2010
Med's done on Nov., 2010
Initial Ass. received May 25, 2011
 

nkusi

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Mar 3, 2011
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Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
20 Oct 2010
AOR Received.
14 March 2011
Med's Request
14 March 2011
Med's Done....
21 March 2011
Passport Req..
6 September 2011
VISA ISSUED...
15 September 2011
LANDED..........
25 September 2011
Guys,

look at this.
Yahoo is repeating the article from Radio Canada.
http://fr-ca.actualites.yahoo.com/immigration-plus-long-dimmigrer-au-qu%C3%A9bec-quailleurs-au-115208869.html
Hope this can awaken Buffalo.

and I have a question :
Does everyone get the notice (mail or email) of the "Initial Assessment" (like everybody gets the AOR & meds) , or it is skipped for some people ?

nice weekend , ya all.
Nkusi.