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PR Application Files Transferred from Buffalo ----> Los Angeles VO from Sep 2011

annn099

Newbie
Nov 5, 2012
1
0
Hi guys,

I've done my medicals six months ago and expecting to get PPR soon. I am currently residing in Canada. For those who were residing in Canada when they got the PPR and gone through this process, could you advise me please on the best way to send the passport to LA office. The problem is that they are saying that:

Persons currently residing in Canada with applications in our office must not submit a return mail envelope.
We are only able to return passport(s) and documents to Canadian addresses by regular mail (US Postal Service First Class Mail).
Please note that the visa office in Los Angeles will not return your documents using any courier services.

Is receiving by regular mail reliable?

Thanks
 

thebeast184

Champion Member
Feb 21, 2011
1,130
50
Calgary, AB
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
OCT 2010
Doc's Request.
Submitted with App
AOR Received.
FEB 2011
IELTS Request
Submitted w App
Med's Request
Aug 2012
Med's Done....
Sep 2012
Passport Req..
Oct 2012
VISA ISSUED...
NOV 2012
LANDED..........
JAN 2013
Guys & Gals,

Anyone has gotten their passport back from LA? ??? Every week without my passport feels like an eternity :-\

Rod
 

ArvindXBhatia

Full Member
Nov 11, 2010
31
0
Hi Beast,

Hope you get urs soon. I submitted mine last week, so i guess and hope i will get it in another 2 weeks or so.

Fingers crossed !

Arvind
 

thebeast184

Champion Member
Feb 21, 2011
1,130
50
Calgary, AB
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
OCT 2010
Doc's Request.
Submitted with App
AOR Received.
FEB 2011
IELTS Request
Submitted w App
Med's Request
Aug 2012
Med's Done....
Sep 2012
Passport Req..
Oct 2012
VISA ISSUED...
NOV 2012
LANDED..........
JAN 2013
Arvind,

Unfortunately it seems like its taking about 1.5 months or so :'(

Rod

ArvindXBhatia said:
Hi Beast,

Hope you get urs soon. I submitted mine last week, so i guess and hope i will get it in another 2 weeks or so.

Fingers crossed !

Arvind
 

ArvindXBhatia

Full Member
Nov 11, 2010
31
0
Oh well, I only have 3 weeks before December 4th, otherwise I loose my money on my tickets to India. But I am glad that finally PR is happening.

Arvind
 

mirandaa

Star Member
Apr 7, 2012
75
2
Hi Rod!
I'm still waiting for my passport. It seems like another week has gone with any news. But let's see next week! I just hope this month doesn't go without giving us our passports back.
But as Ann just mentioned if you are in Canada we are not allowed to send any express return envelope. So I guess they are going to send it by snail mail. So I guess mine is going to take a little longer.

thebeast184 said:
Guys & Gals,

Anyone has gotten their passport back from LA? ??? Every week without my passport feels like an eternity :-\

Rod
 

ojart2002

Member
Aug 30, 2012
11
0
mirandaa said:
Hi Rod!
I'm still waiting for my passport. It seems like another week has gone with any news. But let's see next week! I just hope this month doesn't go without giving us our passports back.
But as Ann just mentioned if you are in Canada we are not allowed to send any express return envelope. So I guess they are going to send it by snail mail. So I guess mine is going to take a little longer.
Hi Miranda, my MP told me the passports were posted 2 November, urs and mine I believe are in same batch
I am predicting we will have it nt week, even with snail mail
 

mirandaa

Star Member
Apr 7, 2012
75
2
Hi Ojart, thank you for the update! I hope next week we'll get our passports back.
Good luck! :)
ojart2002 said:
Hi Miranda, my MP told me the passports were posted 2 November, urs and mine I believe are in same batch
I am predicting we will have it nt week, even with snail mail
 

pinoYAko

Star Member
Aug 25, 2010
106
0
124
Edmonton Alberta, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
BUFFALO
NOC Code......
0711
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
may 2010
AOR Received.
november 8, 2010(1st AOR), MAY 20,2011 (2nd AOR)
IELTS Request
done (7.0)
File Transfer...
LOS ANGELES VO (MARCH 27,2012)
Med's Request
27-04-2012
Med's Done....
(MEDICALS DONE on 15-05-2012) (medicals results received by LA- VO on 01-10-2012)
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
October 10, 2012/( PP received @ LA VO oct. 19,2012) (NOV. 19 ECAS CHANGED TO DECISION MADE)
VISA ISSUED...
November 11, 2012
LANDED..........
December 13, 2012 MABUHAY!!!!!!!!
Hi guyz. need to ask? My passport recieved at LA VO last October 19. How long will it take to send back my passport? weeks? months? anyone knows the approx days? my friend recieved his PP 10 days after the visa stamp but its from detroit VO, and the other one got it 3 weeks from the seattle VO. any idea????thanks....
 

MarshalKing

Full Member
Mar 24, 2011
23
0
United States
Visa Office......
Buffalo
NOC Code......
2121
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Dec 2010
Doc's Request.
None
Nomination.....
None
AOR Received.
March 2011
IELTS Request
Submitted with App
File Transfer...
April 2012
Med's Request
May 2012
Med's Done....
June 2012
Interview........
None
Passport Req..
July 2012
VISA ISSUED...
Sept 2012
LANDED..........
Oct 2012
pinoYAko said:
Hi guyz. need to ask? My passport recieved at LA VO last October 19. How long will it take to send back my passport? weeks? months? anyone knows the approx days? my friend recieved his PP 10 days after the visa stamp but its from detroit VO, and the other one got it 3 weeks from the seattle VO. any idea????thanks....
The officers at LA office told me 4 weeks and they sent mine out in exactly 4 weeks. In my case, visa stamp was put on one day before they sent it out. It took two days to arrive via USPS express mail (exceeded the guaranteed time).

Hope it helps.
 

pinoYAko

Star Member
Aug 25, 2010
106
0
124
Edmonton Alberta, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
BUFFALO
NOC Code......
0711
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
may 2010
AOR Received.
november 8, 2010(1st AOR), MAY 20,2011 (2nd AOR)
IELTS Request
done (7.0)
File Transfer...
LOS ANGELES VO (MARCH 27,2012)
Med's Request
27-04-2012
Med's Done....
(MEDICALS DONE on 15-05-2012) (medicals results received by LA- VO on 01-10-2012)
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
October 10, 2012/( PP received @ LA VO oct. 19,2012) (NOV. 19 ECAS CHANGED TO DECISION MADE)
VISA ISSUED...
November 11, 2012
LANDED..........
December 13, 2012 MABUHAY!!!!!!!!
MarshalKing said:
The officers at LA office told me 4 weeks and they sent mine out in exactly 4 weeks. In my case, visa stamp was put on one day before they sent it out. It took two days to arrive via USPS express mail (exceeded the guaranteed time).

Hope it helps.

Mars,
thank you so much.... ;D
 

thebeast184

Champion Member
Feb 21, 2011
1,130
50
Calgary, AB
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
OCT 2010
Doc's Request.
Submitted with App
AOR Received.
FEB 2011
IELTS Request
Submitted w App
Med's Request
Aug 2012
Med's Done....
Sep 2012
Passport Req..
Oct 2012
VISA ISSUED...
NOV 2012
LANDED..........
JAN 2013
Guys/Gals,

I guess I'm so desperate that I needed to track times again to get my precious passport and maple leaf back. Please see this link and update the spreadsheet if I have any errors or missed someone ;D

http://goo.gl/T5uRM

Rod
 

soop

Hero Member
Jan 18, 2010
320
3
thank you

i haven't send my passport yet.I had send my passport for renew.I will update as soon i send passport probably next week.

thank you
sopp
 

mirandaa

Star Member
Apr 7, 2012
75
2
Rod,
Thank you for the spreadsheet, this will help us a lot. Let's see what this week have for us.
Good luck!! :D

thebeast184 said:
Guys/Gals,

I guess I'm so desperate that I needed to track times again to get my precious passport and maple leaf back. Please see this link and update the spreadsheet if I have any errors or missed someone ;D

http://goo.gl/T5uRM

Rod