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Love_Young

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angel_india: It is very common for other offices not from your home country to call you into an interview. Buffalo and London being some of the top ones. It seems to be that very few Americans applying through Buffalo get called for an interview but I have seen quite a few not from America but applying through Buffalo get called in for an interview.
 

angel_india

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01 June, 2011
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Love_Young said:
angel_india: It is very common for other offices not from your home country to call you into an interview. Buffalo and London being some of the top ones. It seems to be that very few Americans applying through Buffalo get called for an interview but I have seen quite a few not from America but applying through Buffalo get called in for an interview.
Its good to know that its common and I am not the only one..

thank you everyone for your input...
 

Love_Young

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angel_india said:
Its good to know that its common and I am not the only one..

thank you everyone for your input...
Aww no dear, you aren't the only one. Just come prepared with documents and ready to answer questions and you should be fine. And the questions are ones that any genuine couple should know how to answer about their partner/spouse. If you get nervous just imagine the IO as a friend just asking questions about your relationship. Just imagine the friend is wanting to get to know you better and that is all.

Good luck with everything. :D
 

jmni1

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Apr 8, 2010
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Buffalo, NY
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28-05-2010
AOR Received.
19-08-2010
File Transfer...
28-06-2010
Med's Done....
19-04-2010
Interview........
31-01-2011
Passport Req..
31-01-2011
VISA ISSUED...
31-01-2011
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01-02-2011
FYI I am an american citizen applied thru Buffalo and I WAS called for an interview. Interview was nothing bad just got asked standard questions. I am hoping my PR card will arrive soon it has been over 1 month since I landed now.
 

Love_Young

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I know I didn't apply through Buffalo but I am American as well.
I was just curious as to what questions you were asked and how long did the interview last? Maybe angel_india would find that helpful.

By the way, jmni1, I followed your case and glad you were approved and before the birth of your child.
Have you had your baby yet? I see on your ticker that it should have been 3 days ago. If so congratulations! My friend from home just had her baby girl two days ago. :)
 

jmni1

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28-05-2010
AOR Received.
19-08-2010
File Transfer...
28-06-2010
Med's Done....
19-04-2010
Interview........
31-01-2011
Passport Req..
31-01-2011
VISA ISSUED...
31-01-2011
LANDED..........
01-02-2011
No baby yet I am overdue an waiting for her to come. I posted a detailed post of my interview experiance under a new topic called interview in buffalo if you search you can find it.
 

jmni1

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AOR Received.
19-08-2010
File Transfer...
28-06-2010
Med's Done....
19-04-2010
Interview........
31-01-2011
Passport Req..
31-01-2011
VISA ISSUED...
31-01-2011
LANDED..........
01-02-2011
My Buffalo Interview Experiance/Process
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I wanted to write about my experience in Buffalo with my interview to help other people understand the process I went through and timeline. 1st I was notified by mail that I would have an interview and that it would take place in Buffalo, NY but not date was given on the letter for the actual interview. I was surprised to see Buffalo as an interview location since it is NOT listed as an option in the application and I had actually selected Detroit as an interview location when I applied. 1 month later I received an e-mail that stated my interview date and time which was 1 1/2months later. So total time line from 1st notice of interview to date of interview was 2 1/2 months. A few days later I received a letter with further instructions about the interview. MOST IMPORTANT in the letter I had to check the box indicating I WOULD attend the interview I then had to fax this to special fax #. The fax MUST be received at least 2 weeks prior to the interview or they will cancel the interview. The letter also included a list of things they wanted at the interview including addition proof of my relationship and original documents of passport, birth cert, divorce decree, and marriage cert.

Date of Interview.
The interview was scheduled for 1pm and started at 1:30pm. It took place in a booth with a door and I was separated from the IO with glass and had an opening to pass papers back and forth. I did NOT have to go through any special security clearance before the interview I only had to show my passport and Interview letter to the security officer to gain access to the consulate and to the receptionist. Interview involved answering questions about my relationship (how it began, marriage, and life since) It was very straight forward and the whole interview lasted about 1 hour including waiting for the IO to review my documents. I was informed at the end of the interview that she was satisfied that the relationship was genuine.
Since I had lived in Canada for more than 6 months while my application was being processed I was informed that I would need to have a RCMP background check done. The IO said she could submit it and it should come back in 3-5days and then after it that I would get an e-mail informing me I could submit my passport for my Visa. I asked if that meant that I would have to return to Buffalo for my visa and she told me that no I could mail my passport to them. After further discussion and explanation of my situation (I am currently 35 ½ weeks pregnant and have been waiting on my PR to be able to get health insurance for my pregnancy from Quebec) she offered to submit the RCMP check right away and have me wait to see if it would come back right away. I then waited 1 hr and was called back in with the good news the RCMP went through and she had issued my visa.
FYI I did not need to submit any more pictures for my visa they used the pictures I had already submitted. Also if you will be staying in Canada while your PR is processed and are in Canada for more that 6 months I would order a RCMP background check and bring it with to the interview so you will not be delayed further to get you visa. I think I was lucky that they were able to do it so fast.
I hope this information is useful for people in a similar situation.
 

angel_india

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01 June, 2011
Passport Req..
Hopefully soon
thank you for sharing your experience jmni1
thank you Love_Young.. :)
 

Love_Young

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jmni1 said:
No baby yet I am overdue an waiting for her to come. I posted a detailed post of my interview experiance under a new topic called interview in buffalo if you search you can find it.
Thanks for posting the interview details there. And aww, she must not be ready but I am sure you are. ;)
Is this your first? And do you have any plans on getting induced? The friend I was talking about was overdue by 2 days and she need a c-section. Hopefully you won't have a need for that.
 

kerianne

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Dralon said:
yes i am in denial.. i cannot believe that my wife got it..

I actually found it in the junk mail of her email account. I am her junk mail checker. The title of "Passport requested (case #)"caught my eye. She had not seen it so i hid the email in her sent folder and when she got home i asked her to call me and then i started to read her the email lol
DRALON!!! I'm sooo freaking happy for you. Been praying lots for you. Finally it happened!! Yay!!!!! :) :) :) :)
 

kerianne

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plumosa said:
congrats Dralon! I've kept checking back to see when you'd finally get PR! Now I think its only adetia9 that's left, no?



Do you think the media attention did anything?
I'm still waiting tooo...April will be one year for me...Still hope though :)
 

adetia9

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Dralon, I'm so thankful that you are finally nearing the end... how exciting. I nearly fell off my chair when I saw your post.
Can I pick your brain about a few things?

when you got your caips notes, did it have a future bring forward date?
I saw that you had your medicals done in Nov 2009 like me -- did you need to redo these?
I'm very worried about that atm.
 

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Good luck this week Buffalos!
 

sparkle

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x5-452 said:
I sent the application to missisauga in october which i think they may have received in around Oct. 25. A month later i got sponsorship approval, then a month later the initial assessment.
Hey !
Congrats for the status change !!!
Lemme know once u get the final PPR...will update the spreadsheet :)
 

Cindy1

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Med's Done....
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Interview........
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Great news everyone, we got our AOR from BUFFALO, YES BUFFALO TODAY!!!!

Name Office App Sent App Rcv Sp. Approval In Process AOR PPR LANDED

Cindy1 Buffalo 04.12.10 07.12.10 07.01.11 07.03.11


We are so excited, I can barely type straight

I'm trying to get a sense of how long Buffalo is taking from receipt of AOR to Date of Approval

After checking at trackitt.com/canada-immigration-trackers/family-class and sorting by Family Class and Buffalo, it seems to be on average 2-3 months.

Does that seem correct? I always heard it's about 6-8 months, but according to the spreadsheet it generally seems to be 2-3 months.