Thread for outland Buffalo applicants!

[scylla]

Our official correspondence has been a mix of snail and email and ecas. As of right now our communication status for each is as follows:

Email: PPR
ECAS: in progress
Snail: nothing since AOR

My husband's actual status: Landed

Jancath410 - If you plan to go to Buffalo in person to pick up the visa and need more info, let me know and I'll point you to a few links that we found helpful.

 

[Cherlyn]

We havent received anything yet... only the change in ecas. We are hoping that the "decision made" is a good one. All the official correspondence has been snail mail.

What about you?

Nothing here.
I hope is a good news, too.
It supose to be the PPR request in the snail mail? Or will be just a note that "decision made" ?

 

[Pharoh]

Hey guys, sorry to throw in a random question here. I'll be applying in a few weeks. I'm just curious, how soon are you able to view your status on eCas? Are you sent some kind of username/password? What is the website address? I take it the site doesn't send email notifications, since most people check the site throughout the day for updates?

 

[SimpleMan]

Jancath410 -

Yes - if you want to visit Buffalo in person for visa issuance - you can only do this on Tuesday or Thursday. Make sure you're there by 7:30am at the latest (my husband arrived at 7am). It takes a few hours.

Good to know. Thanks for the info.

 

[SimpleMan]

PPR today for me!! whooo hooooooo!!!! hooooooooo wwwhhhooooo hoooooo!!!!

Congratulations!!!, this was very quick. You got the AOR on Aug 24. Very fast!!!

 

[plumosa]

Jancath410 -

Yes - if you want to visit Buffalo in person for visa issuance - you can only do this on Tuesday or Thursday. Make sure you're there by 7:30am at the latest (my husband arrived at 7am). It takes a few hours.

actually its not a problem to show up later. We showed up about 830 and had the visa in hand by 10 am! I was the 30th person to come in the doors according to my id tag (everyone entering gets an id tag so not everyone was in line, and then not everyone was there for PR, but quite a few were!)

 

[Dralon]

congrats to both of u! 8)

i feel like ill be left behind for months and months and watch everyone else progress :'(

:'( :'( :'( This is soooooo unfair now i will lose it soon if i do not get any PPR how come so many people gets news and get my wife got no news whatsoever.. now i am very annoyed

 

[SaugaBoss]

:'( :'( :'( This is soooooo unfair now i will lose it soon if i do not get any PPR how come so many people gets news and get my wife got no news whatsoever.. now i am very annoyed

i know dralon! i hope u hear soon u have to!! i know i would be very upset if i was in ur position cheer up hopefully by next week u'll hear something <3

 

[Dralon]

i know sorry if i feel very upset today.. i had a rough day at work.. actually work is going bad lately and immigration nothing so i just would like a good news somewhere lol mainly immigration

 

[ljane79]

We havent received anything yet... only the change in ecas. We are hoping that the "decision made" is a good one. All the official correspondence has been snail mail.

What about you?

I've only gotten updates via snail mail too. I've sent them a few emails and my email was listed on the application. I really hope that the news doesn't come via snail mail. I have everything ready to go in an envelope with postage paid. I'm ready to get my PPR.

 

[plumosa]

I've only gotten updates via snail mail too. I've sent them a few emails and my email was listed on the application. I really hope that the news doesn't come via snail mail. I have everything ready to go in an envelope with postage paid. I'm ready to get my PPR.

I think its very very likely that the PPR is currently being sent via snail mail. My e-cas didn't change at all until after I had already landed, so since your's said decision made I have a feeling that they sent you a letter on October 5th when it changed.

 

[ljane79]

Hey guys, sorry to throw in a random question here. I'll be applying in a few weeks. I'm just curious, how soon are you able to view your status on eCas? Are you sent some kind of username/password? What is the website address? I take it the site doesn't send email notifications, since most people check the site throughout the day for updates?

I was able to see my file on Ecas 1 month after my husbands sponsorship was approved. You need to sign in using the sponsor's name and information and the receipt of payment number (located at the top of the application payment receipt). Here is the website.
https://services3.cic.gc.ca/ecas/?app=ecas&lang=en

I use Matthew's automatic ecas checker that checks it automatically and sends me an email if anything on ecas changes. It's controversial because you have to input your ecas account details, but I was willing to take that risk. Matthew has given me enough evidence to believe that our information is protected, but that's up to you to decide. Here's the website. https://ecas.carroll.org.uk

 

[ljane79]

I think its very very likely that the PPR is currently being sent via snail mail. My e-cas didn't change at all until after I had already landed, so since your's said decision made I have a feeling that they sent you a letter on October 5th when it changed.

Argggggggggggggggggggg, I can't wait anymore. This is torture! What's the worst that could happen if I send my passport now...... I'm just thinking..........It might not be that bad. If they rejected me then they'll just send my passport back right??? I'm just curious.

 

[SaugaBoss]

Argggggggggggggggggggg, I can't wait anymore. This is torture! What's the worst that could happen if I send my passport now...... I'm just thinking..........It might not be that bad. If they rejected me then they'll just send my passport back right??? I'm just curious.

lol i think u have to send the PPR letter with your passport i might be wrong, i havent been blessed with one yet

 

[Dralon]

people are too stressed here

(it includes me)