Thread for outland Buffalo applicants!

[AmericaninQuebec]

Also, they extended my medicals 1 year...and they were expired already since September....so people, there is hope out there....no matter what!

That is good news! Congrats!

 

[francohoosier]

I wonder if they actually view common-law unions of opposite sex partners that way, especially when they are so common in Canada. At least, here in Quebec they are more the norm than the exception. I don't know what it's like in Montreal, as you have other cultures entering the mix that may change the demographic, but from my experience around the rest of Quebec marriage is not common. It's considered something couples who have been together for decades do to ensure spousal benefits upon death. Those who get married young are rare. In fact, my husband's family was really surprised and confused that we were getting married and we didn't even have children yet! I wish that were a joke, but it's really not. In fact when I first got to Quebec I had to keep finding new ways to answer the question, "so when are you two going to start having children?" from everyone I met (yes, complete strangers), and this was before we'd even gotten engaged. Anyway, just pondering that in my boredom this afternoon.

As someone who's lived in Montreal for going on 2 years, I can attest to this - it's equally if not MORE SO true here. The culture/values are just different. I was raised in a conservative midwestern US family who expects you to have a proper religious wedding before even thinking about kids, much less cohabiting, and where did I end up? In Québec, where cohabiting and kids before marriage (if married at ALL) are the norm. It's taken me this much time just to cope with not being able to take my husband's last name lol! And AmericaninQuebec, I totally understand - people ask us all the time if we have kids, and when we say no they ask why not!

 

[ddobro2]

With all the garderies (making big money, too) and all the financial assistance you get from the state for child care, maybe that's what they're thinking when they ask, "why not?".......why not when it's so easy to have children in Quebec compared to the U.S. Of course, the incentives don't have much to do with it when someone just doesn't want to have kids.....which there is nothing wrong with, no matter what the prevailing culture might tell you.

I wonder if they actually view common-law unions of opposite sex partners that way, especially when they are so common in Canada. At least, here in Quebec they are more the norm than the exception. I don't know what it's like in Montreal, as you have other cultures entering the mix that may change the demographic, but from my experience around the rest of Quebec marriage is not common. It's considered something couples who have been together for decades do to ensure spousal benefits upon death. Those who get married young are rare. In fact, my husband's family was really surprised and confused that we were getting married and we didn't even have children yet! I wish that were a joke, but it's really not. In fact when I first got to Quebec I had to keep finding new ways to answer the question, "so when are you two going to start having children?" from everyone I met (yes, complete strangers), and this was before we'd even gotten engaged. Anyway, just pondering that in my boredom this afternoon.

 

[AmericaninQuebec]

As someone who's lived in Montreal for going on 2 years, I can attest to this - it's equally if not MORE SO true here. The culture/values are just different. I was raised in a conservative midwestern US family who expects you to have a proper religious wedding before even thinking about kids, much less cohabiting, and where did I end up? In Québec, where cohabiting and kids before marriage (if married at ALL) are the norm. It's taken me this much time just to cope with not being able to take my husband's last name lol! And AmericaninQuebec, I totally understand - people ask us all the time if we have kids, and when we say no they ask why not!

Haha! Sounds like we had similar culture shock. My parents were not down with the whole common-law/conjoints de fait idea. For me the hardest part was that there were professional women that upon first meeting would ask me when I was planning on having children. Being a professional myself I just couldn't wrap my head around that being appropriate to ask someone you weren't close friends with! My husband didn't understand why I would get so upset. They really don't have that "profession or family, but not both" mentality that gets ingrained into you down in the U.S. Probably because, like ddobro2 pointed out, the laws here make it much easier to do both (not the least of which being the law that requires your employer to hold your exact post for you while you're on maternity leave).

Needless to say, it took many months, but I'm finally over being insulted/offended every time I get asked when we'll be having children.

 

[nhl1011]

Haha! Sounds like we had similar culture shock. My parents were not down with the whole common-law/conjoints de fait idea. For me the hardest part was that there were professional women that upon first meeting would ask me when I was planning on having children. Being a professional myself I just couldn't wrap my head around that being appropriate to ask someone you weren't close friends with! My husband didn't understand why I would get so upset. They really don't have that "profession or family, but not both" mentality that gets ingrained into you down in the U.S. Probably because, like ddobro2 pointed out, the laws here make it much easier to do both (not the least of which being the law that requires your employer to hold your exact post for you while you're on maternity leave).

Needless to say, it took many months, but I'm finally over being insulted/offended every time I get asked when we'll be having children.

CEC and PNP processing time in buffalo increased by 1 month today...:S
hope it means something to FCS in good way...

 

[AmericaninQuebec]

CEC and PNP processing time in buffalo increased by 1 month today...:S
hope it means something to FCS in good way...

I don't really know those abbreviations, but processing time for spousal sponsorship is still 11 mths for Buffalo according to the website.

 

[Eddy070]

As Christmas is fast approaching, i wish Buffalo would start giving everyone one of the best gifts for Xmas this year 2011.

 

[Eddy070]

I don't really know those abbreviations, but processing time for spousal sponsorship is still 11 mths for Buffalo according to the website.

CEC: Canadian Experience Class
PNP: Provincial Nominee Program

Just different immigration method mostly used by foreign workers

 

[Calgary-Bound]

Well it has been about a month since Buffalo said they were going to request me to redo my medicals and more background Info.So I emailed Buffalo yesterday to see what was going on and to let them know I never recieved any letters for there request.Well I got the good ole automated email saying your app is in process and we dont require anything at this time.thanks for keeping your inquiries to a minimum WTF.

 

[ddobro2]

Why would it mean something good for Family Class? My logic is if they're spending more time on those, they're spending more time on us too. Or maybe someone can explain it to me differently.

CEC and PNP processing time in buffalo increased by 1 month today...:S
hope it means something to FCS in good way...

 

[ddobro2]

People who are unfortunately paid (I wonder how much) to sit there and paste in the same autoresponse. It's just too much of their energy to provide any crumb of elaboration to that, I suppose.

Well it has been about a month since Buffalo said they were going to request me to redo my medicals and more background Info.So I emailed Buffalo yesterday to see what was going on and to let them know I never recieved any letters for there request.Well I got the good ole automated email saying your app is in process and we dont require anything at this time.thanks for keeping your inquiries to a minimum WTF.

 

[nhl1011]

Why would it mean something good for Family Class? My logic is if they're spending more time on those, they're spending more time on us too. Or maybe someone can explain it to me differently.

I am just hoping they put more weight on FCS hehe. I know it doesn't imply anything about FCS

 

[Ichiro]

Come on PPR!!! Buffalo's been quiet this week

 

[janamay1967]

WE GOT THE REQUEST FOR PASSPORTS!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH MY GOD! I AM SO THRILLED!!!!!!!!!!
THE EMAIL CAME THIS MORNING!!!!!!!!

IT IS GOING TO BE A FABULOUS CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[AmericaninQuebec]

WE GOT THE REQUEST FOR PASSPORTS!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH MY GOD! I AM SO THRILLED!!!!!!!!!!
THE EMAIL CAME THIS MORNING!!!!!!!!

IT IS GOING TO BE A FABULOUS CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats! I hope the rest of us from around that time get the same good news today!