ddobro2 said:
You're saying both your sponsorship approval and AOR (did the text of the letter include "Acknowledgement of Receipt"?) came as postal mail? Hey, congrats because that's all fine although I did think sponsorship approvals normally came electronically (and that it would especially be the case from nearby Buffalo.) As far as AOR, I've never heard of it being electronic and I've heard of Buffalo being inconsistent about whether it mails it out or not in the first place, but glad you were one of the lucky ones.
I'm a little confused when you say your e-CAS shows decision made. I'm pretty sure that a "decision made" is on behalf of the VO (Buffalo), and so it obviously means the rest of the application has already been transferred to Buffalo (since transfer to Buffalo must predate Buffalo making a decision).
??? Hopefully, I haven't misunderstood your explanation....
It might have been my explanation and confusion surrounding acronym's.
This is from ecas:
Sponsored Person | Sponsorship Application Status | Permanent Residence Application Status
(husband's name) | Decision Made | Not Available
I click on hubby's name and I see:
We received your application to sponsor (husband) on May 30, 2011.
We started processing your application on July 5, 2011.
We sent you a letter on July 5, 2011 about the decision on your application. Please consider delays in mail delivery before contacting us.
The letter which through Canada Post we received before e-mail (in fact we've never received an e-mail of anything yet), the first thing we've got from the government (Case Processing Centre/CPC in Mississauga) says this:
"This letter refers to the Application to Sponsor a Member of the Family Class you submitted to this office on behalf of (husband).
We are pleased to advise that you have met the requirements for eligibility as a sponsor. Accordingly the undertaking and Application for Permanent Residence have been forwarded to the Visa Office in BUFFALO for further processing. It has been noted that you would like the application processed at the Detroit office."
Tells me several paragraphs about my responsibilities as a sponsor, and goes on later to tell me:
"This letter confirms receipt of the processing fee."
So I presume that our app is just awaiting transfer to Buffalo?