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jag123

Star Member
Jun 23, 2010
55
2
Category........
Visa Office......
buffalo
NOC Code......
0213
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
19-03-2009
Doc's Request.
none
Nomination.....
23-11-2009
AOR Received.
03-07-2010
IELTS Request
NO
File Transfer...
NO
Med's Request
03-07-2010
Med's Done....
09-07-2010
Interview........
NONE
Passport Req..
12/17/2010
VISA ISSUED...
waiting
LANDED..........
..........
Today i got my e-mail reply by buffalo that my medical reached in buffalo and it's in process but they can not tell when the precess will complete .Little relief...


i doctor sent medicals on 15th july and received by ottawa on 16th july .


Hope for good news soon for july applicant...
 

jxyj01

Star Member
Oct 5, 2010
113
19
Hello ChaloCanada,

I have applied for Canadian Visa couple of times. Once, when I was in school. I had to sent my I-20 for VISA. Second, time, visa was based on H1B. I used to work in San Francisco. Many Years back, one Friday morning I drove to LA consulate to get Canadian Visa in person as I had a trip lined up following week. LA consulate do not give VISA in person on Fridays. They collect the documents and ask the candidate to come back next week or give the option of sending passport by mail. I drove 6-7 hours from San Francisco and had to go to Canada next Thursday. I told the consulate exactly this. The lady at window looked at my documents, which had an employer letter, I-759 and passport with H1B Visa stamped. She talked to her senior and they decided to give me visa. I had passport back in couple of hours. Even the guard at door said that he had never seen something like that. What I am trying to say is that LA consulate folks are very considerate. Below are few options, in my opinion,

1) Go go LA consulate with your current I-759 and proof that extension is in process.
2) Get an I-20 from school ASAP.
3) Sit back and relax and improve your skills if you expect to receive your PR within couple of months. As long as you leave country within six months from Sept 30, and stay out of trouble, you will not get 3 year of 10 year ban to enter USA. As per rules, legal presence starts from day of expiry of I-94. If you stay over 6 months, you get 3 year ban. And if you stat over a year, you get 10 year ban.
4) put your belongings in storage. Go to India and wait of PR. You will get PR, unless there is a serious medical condition, which I am sure is not the case. So Cheer UP.
Believe, me, after staying 10 years in US on Student Visa and then H1B visa, stress is not worth it. Keep optimist and Alberta is a very good state to settle sown, both economically and naturally. I have seen Alberta developing from my first visit in 2001.
 

ChaloCanada

Hero Member
Mar 9, 2009
224
14
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo, NY
NOC Code......
2131
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
07-03-2009
Doc's Request.
19-11-2009
Nomination.....
23-11-2009
AOR Received.
22-06-2010
File Transfer...
19-OCT-2010 (to NY)
Med's Request
22-06-2010
Med's Done....
09-07-2010; reached 23-07-2010
Interview........
-
Passport Req..
30-12-2010, dated-15-12-2010
Thanx Avalap and jxyj01 for your thoughts,

I still had like 22 months on H1b.

I guess i will give this final $300 to Uncle Sam and get the receipt for B2 visa and be done with the worries.
that seems to be cheapest way out.

I am just worried if I won't get a chance to explain my situation and LA office just collect all the documents and get into trouble.
 

hoogirl

Star Member
Mar 31, 2010
54
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
22/04/09 (AINP)
Doc's Request.
24/03/2010 (AINP)
Nomination.....
27/05/2010
AOR Received.
13/11/2010
IELTS Request
N/A
File Transfer...
N/A
Med's Request
13/11/2010
Med's Done....
17/11/2010
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
01/04/2011
VISA ISSUED...
12/04/2011 (In-Person stamping)
LANDED..........
23/06/2011
Hi all, ChaloCanada's case got me thinking -:) Do you need to be in lawful/legal status in the US at the time your Canadian PR is issued? If your H1 expired and you decided to wait it out in this hell-hole, would you be screwing your chances? Just wondering.
 

chigirl

Hero Member
Nov 16, 2009
418
28
Category........
Visa Office......
BUFFALO
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12-08-2008
Doc's Request.
11-15-2009
Nomination.....
11-23-2009
AOR Received.
07-19-2010
Med's Request
07-19-2010
Med's Done....
07-26-2010
hoogirl said:
Hi all, ChaloCanada's case got me thinking -:) Do you need to be in lawful/legal status in the US at the time your Canadian PR is issued? If your H1 expired and you decided to wait it out in this hell-hole, would you be screwing your chances? Just wondering.
You need to be on your H1 only till you get your nomination.
 

satyac

Star Member
Aug 7, 2008
98
2
After getting PR card

Hi All

I did landing in april 2010 and came back to USA on same day,and got my PR card.My nomination was under Noc 2171,as many things got changed since i applied and now ANIP got suspended,do this will show any effect on my pr card if i want to move to canda within 6 months.
Do my PR status will be safe....

Thanks
 

bibo

Hero Member
Jan 15, 2009
200
12
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
NOC Code......
2171
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
29-01-2009
Doc's Request.
25-11-2009
Nomination.....
30-11-2009
AOR Received.
17-07-2010
Med's Request
17-07-2010
Med's Done....
27-07-2010
Passport Req..
24-03-2011
Nothing new this week here?
 

kevinctech

Star Member
Aug 3, 2009
126
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
16-03-2009
Nomination.....
26-11-2009
AOR Received.
28-07-2010
Med's Request
28-07-2010
Med's Done....
31-07-2010
NOTHING NEW... :(
 

kv_ajay

Star Member
Feb 7, 2009
62
4
You got the PR and there is nothing at this moment blocks you from anything. As for the future no one knows.


satyac said:
After getting PR card

Hi All

I did landing in april 2010 and came back to USA on same day,and got my PR card.My nomination was under Noc 2171,as many things got changed since i applied and now ANIP got suspended,do this will show any effect on my pr card if i want to move to canda within 6 months.
Do my PR status will be safe....

Thanks
 

satyac

Star Member
Aug 7, 2008
98
2
kv_ajay said:
You got the PR and there is nothing at this moment blocks you from anything. As for the future no one knows.
Thanks..Hopefully no new blocker will come in our way..Thanks
 

gigi-2010

Star Member
Jan 30, 2010
71
2
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Could anyone who got the job offer from Alberta and got the support letter from AINP officer before getting the PR status let me know if the job must be full-time in Alberta? How about contract job?

Thanks.
 

jxyj01

Star Member
Oct 5, 2010
113
19
Hello Guys,

Its been more than three months since I did my medical exam. I sent an inquiry. Here is the reply from Buffalo.

"We accept more than 2000 permanent resident applications every month, most of them priority cases. Circumstances beyond our control can create backlogs.
Please note, processing times are simply averages and subject to change, they are not guarantees. As indicated on our website, the processing times noted are an average of files finalized between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010. Past processing times may not indicate the length of time it will take to finalize applications in the future."
 

lightsinthemist

Star Member
Feb 25, 2010
142
20
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
NOC Code......
2133
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-15-2009
Doc's Request.
11-28-2009
Nomination.....
12-07-2009 CIC app 05-15-2010
AOR Received.
08-23-2010
Med's Request
08-23-2010
Med's Done....
09-03-2010
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
04-19-2011
VISA ISSUED...
05-16-2011
Jxj01

Thanks for sharing that update. At this point looks like it is pretty much clear that Buffalo office is hitting backlogs .
All we can do is wait patiently for our turn till the files get transferred to another consulate, looks like will be a repeat of previous year.

Buffalo gets apps from other streams as well (FSW,Quebec,SINP etc etc) and with them getting more than 2000 apps per month this was to be expected.

Anywaz on a general front (addressed to everybody ) why all the gloom and doom on the site. Cheer up atleast all of us have a shot at this rather than the poor guys who got stonewalled with the changes at AINP recently .

Hang in there people.Updates will be slow to come am guessing.

Lightsinthemist

jxyj01 said:
Hello Guys,

Its been more than three months since I did my medical exam. I sent an inquiry. Here is the reply from Buffalo.

"We accept more than 2000 permanent resident applications every month, most of them priority cases. Circumstances beyond our control can create backlogs.
Please note, processing times are simply averages and subject to change, they are not guarantees. As indicated on our website, the processing times noted are an average of files finalized between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010. Past processing times may not indicate the length of time it will take to finalize applications in the future."
 

cutie

Full Member
May 5, 2010
25
1
Can u specify the email id to which u made an enquiry? TIA


jxyj01 said:
Hello Guys,

Its been more than three months since I did my medical exam. I sent an inquiry. Here is the reply from Buffalo.

"We accept more than 2000 permanent resident applications every month, most of them priority cases. Circumstances beyond our control can create backlogs.
Please note, processing times are simply averages and subject to change, they are not guarantees. As indicated on our website, the processing times noted are an average of files finalized between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010. Past processing times may not indicate the length of time it will take to finalize applications in the future."