Files Transferred from Buffalo to Detroit 2012...let us get connected

[qsw.spj]

Guys you will get your PR soon, Detroit's VO is super fast...I got mine today

Good luck

Congrats buddy
did you go in person to get your visa stamped or you mailed it?

 

[hanisuliman]

Congrats buddy
did you go in person to get your visa stamped or you mailed it?

Thanks

I drove all the way from Montreal to Detroit (12 hours). I had to do that for some personal reasons. Today as i guess they are not allowing for visa stamping in the same day. Check the VO website

 

[hanisuliman]

even faster than that, i think it's like within one month and a half, then u will hear news from them

however, i wonder after buffalo shutdown, will detroit still work so efficiently, since burden is heavier now.

Yeah you are right. Mine it took 1.5 month to get Passport request.

 

[hooky player]

Thanks

I drove all the way from Montreal to Detroit (12 hours). I had to do that for some personal reasons. Today as i guess they are not allowing for visa stamping in the same day. Check the VO website

detroit can still do that, same day getting visa.
from its website:

Attention:

The Canadian visa office in Detroit no longer offers same-day non-immigrant services. Applicants for Temporary Resident Visas, Temporary Resident Permits, and Permanent Resident Travel Documents must submit applications by mail only.

If you applied for permanent residence in Canada and you have received a notification from our office, the Case Processing Pilot Office in Ottawa or the Canadian Consulate General in Buffalo requesting you to submit your passport(s) to our office you may do so in person on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s between 8:30 – 11:00 am. Your passport(s) may be returned to you the same day. You must bring the notification with you.

by the way, where did u do the flag poling?

thx

 

[hanisuliman]

detroit can still do that, same day getting visa.
from its website:

Attention:

The Canadian visa office in Detroit no longer offers same-day non-immigrant services. Applicants for Temporary Resident Visas, Temporary Resident Permits, and Permanent Resident Travel Documents must submit applications by mail only.

If you applied for permanent residence in Canada and you have received a notification from our office, the Case Processing Pilot Office in Ottawa or the Canadian Consulate General in Buffalo requesting you to submit your passport(s) to our office you may do so in person on Tuesday's and Thursday's between 8:30 – 11:00 am. Your passport(s) may be returned to you the same day. You must bring the notification with you.

by the way, where did u do the flag poling?

thx

The rules have changed since May 5. There was announcement on May that state no visa stamping will be in same day, this rule applies for |Buffalo too. The reason i know this coz i was going to the US in May and i could not get TV in same day.

 

[hooky player]

The rules have changed since May 5. There was announcement on May that state no visa stamping will be in same day, this rule applies for |Buffalo too. The reason i know this coz i was going to the US in May and i could not get TV in same day.

oh, really, i didn't know that. thx for the hands up. ;D

so now detroit doesn't offer same day visa stamping, no matter wut kind of visa?

 

[syed_h_sha]

Hi Guys,
it seems all QSW files are transferred to Detroit. and I see almost all of you guys are at same time line as mine.

but I have not received any update either from Buffalo or Ottawa or Detroit...

I sent a mail to Ottawa no reply...and from Buffalo i get an automated reply saying all files are transferred to Ottawa.

any suggestion....

regards
Syed

 

[cece205]

I got my PPR on July 31st, 2012.

I am a May 2011 applicant.

My file has been transferred to Detroit at the end of April and it showed "in process" on July 10th.

Detroit is actually faster. Hope all who are waiting get PPR soon.

 

[syed_h_sha]

Hey, I hope so too.. Yes, I got medical request end of March and the results reached Buffalo on April 10. I did a case specific inquiry to Ottawa and they informed me that my file is in Detroit.

Hi newbrunswicker
can you tell me how to do a case specific inquiry to Ottawa? I have not received any mail from any of VO and no status update till now.

regards
Syed

 

[crosswinds]

I submitted my application for immigration to Canada under the Federal Skilled Worker class in 2010. On January 9, 2012, I received a mail from the Consulate General of Canada, Buffalo, requesting to complete my medical examination and pay a Right of Permanent Residence Fee (RPRF). On January 19, 2012, I completed my medical exams. On January 20, 2012, I mailed my RPRF to the Consulate in Buffalo.

When I heard that the Buffalo visa office is closed, I inquired about my application file to Case Processing Pilot in Ottawa on October 31 and I received the following email asking me to send my passport to the Consulate in Detroit. They also informed me that I should send my passport within 2012 since my medical reports will expire in January 2013. I have plans of traveling to Boston (end of November) and to India (end of December) and I am concerned that I may not get back my passport in time. When I asked them if I can go to the Consulate in Detroit and get my landing visa on the same day, they replied that I will get it on the same day only if I have received a "Ready for Visa" letter. Unfortunately my email does contain these words. Following is the email:

"Case Processing Pilot – Ottawa
219 Laurier Ave. West, 7th floor, section B
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1L1
Canada

UCI: xxxxxxxx Application: Bxxxxxxxxx CAIPS
Email: abc@xyz.com

The processing of your application for permanent residence in Canada is almost complete.

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY ALL OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION BEFORE PROCEEDING FURTHER. YOUR APPLICATION WILL BE FINALIZED AT THE CANADIAN CONSULATE GENERAL IN DETROIT (USA). IF YOU STILL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AFTER REVIEWING ALL THE STEPS IN THIS LETTER, YOU MAY CONTACT THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF CANADA IN DETROIT BY FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THIS WEBSITE.


1. Did your family composition change since our last correspondence?

• Have you married or divorced?
• Have you given birth or adopted a child?
• Do you intend to get married or divorced prior to becoming a permanent resident?
• Do you intend to give birth or adopt a child prior to becoming a permanent resident?

If any of these conditions apply, your new spouse and/or children must be added to your application and be found admissible to Canada before permanent resident visas can be issued. Failure to declare additional dependants such as a spouse or children before you become a permanent resident could result in the cancellation of your permanent resident visa. Once your file is closed, you would be required to submit a new application and pay new processing fees. Any new application would be assessed under the Act and Regulations in force at the time of its submission.

In the event that you do have additional dependants to add to or remove from your application, you should immediately advise the Case Processing Pilot – Ottawa (“CPP-O”). You will be asked to submit evidence such as a copy of the marriage, divorce, birth or adoption certificate or a letter advising when and where the marriage, divorce, birth or adoption is expected to take place. Do not undertake any other steps until CPP-O indicates that you can proceed with the rest of these instructions.

If none of these conditions applies to you, you may proceed below.

2. Right of Permanent Residence Fee (RPRF)

Every principal applicant and his/her accompanying spouse/common law partner are required to pay a Right of Permanent Residence Fee (RPRF) in the amount of 490 Canadian or American dollars. The RPRF is a separate fee that must be paid in addition to the processing fees that you have already paid.

If you have not already paid the RPRF, it must be submitted in the form of a money order, certified cheque or bank draft payable to the “Canadian Consulate General”. Please write your application number on the back of the certified cheque, money order or bank draft. The RPRF will be refunded if for any reason you do not immigrate to Canada.

3. Passport(s)

If you are a citizen of a country that is required to obtain a visa to visit Canada, you are required to submit your original passport and the original passport of any accompanying family member. If you are a citizen from a country that is exempted to obtain a visa to visit Canada under Regulation 190 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, you are only required to send a copy of your passport and of the passport of any accompanying family member.

To find out if you are visa-exempt or not under Regulation 190, consult this CIC webpage.

We require a VALID passport for you and for every accompanying family member. Passports for you and all accompanying family members must be submitted together. There must be at least one blank visa page in each passport. If there are children included in your passport there must be blank visa pages for them as well. Please note that Immigrant visas cannot be placed in Diplomatic, Official or Military passports.

4. Photographs

You must submit two (2) recent passport-sized photographs of yourself and of each accompanying family member that meet the requirements stated on this webpage.

You must also specify on an additional piece of paper your height and eye colour and the height and eye colour of every accompanying family member.

5. Visa and Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM 5688) Validity

The issuance of your visa(s) cannot be delayed so it is important for you to submit your passport(s) and pay the RPRF as soon as possible, if you have not already done so. An expiration date (dd/mm/yy) will be indicated on your visa and/or on your Confirmation of Permanent Residence (CoPR – IMM 5688), and you must obtain permanent residence on or before that date. The visas and CoPR cannot be extended. If you are not prepared to live permanently in Canada immediately after your permanent residence is granted, please consult the CIC website regarding your obligations to retain your status in Canada.

6. Send your documents to the Canadian Consulate General in Detroit

Your passport(s) and your RPRF payment (if not already paid) must be submitted within the next 30 days to the Consulate General of Canada in Detroit.

Please include a copy of this letter with your submission.

To find out how to send your documents to Detroit, click the following link and read the mailing instructions.


Thank you for the interest you have shown in Canada.

Case Processing Pilot - Ottawa | Centre de Traitement Pilote – Ottawa – DS01608
Citizenship and Immigration Canada | Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada
219 Laurier Avenue West Ottawa ON K1A 1L1 | 219 avenue Laurier Ouest
7th Floor | 7ème étage, Section B
Ottawa ON K1A 1L1 Canada
Facsimile | Télécopieur 613-946-6059"

So I think I am in trouble because I think I won't get my visa on the same day, so I have to mail my passport. But I cannot mail it since I am not sure when they will return it (I need my passport for my trips to Boston and India). And if I wait till January, then my medical will expire.

Please suggest what should I do.