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Thread for outland Buffalo applicants!

GOGOGO

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Jan 12, 2012
540
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Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo->New York
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
27-09-2011
Doc's Request.
23-02-2012
AOR Received.
04-01-2012 (Email from Buffalo)
File Transfer...
02-02-2012 (Buffalo->New York: notified by email from Buffalo)
Med's Done....
18-01-2012
Passport Req..
11-04-2012; 23Apr: PP copy delivered at NY
VISA ISSUED...
01-05-2012 (as per COPR); 4May: Decision Made on eCAS; 8May: COPR rcvd (Canada address)
LANDED..........
10-05-2012; 12May: Status in eCAS disappeared; 13Jul: PR Card rcv'd
I feel for you, GetUsHome. Do you have any interview scheduled? Is your lawyer helpful or not?

GetUsHome said:
Lordy I am suffering from bitter-sweet. It is so great to see that people are getting PPR (yeah you). But it sucks that we are still waiting. We ordered CAIPS again to see what is up. We really didn't want to spend another summer in the south but here we go again.
 

awor

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Nov 4, 2010
609
6
Oregon to Alberta
Visa Office......
Buffalo -> LA
App. Filed.......
26 Aug 2011
AOR Received.
15 Dec 2011
File Transfer...
[b]CPC-M to Buffalo:[/b] 03 Nov 2011 [b]Buffalo to LA:[/b] 19 Jan 2012
Med's Done....
11 Apr 2011 [b]Ecas shows received [/b]5 Mar 2012
Passport Req..
7 Mar 2012 [b]Decision Made[/b]: 1 Apr 2012
VISA ISSUED...
29 Mar 2012 [b] CORP Received[/b]: 19 Apr 2012
LANDED..........
Sumas: 25 April 2012 / [b]PR Cards Received[/b]: 4 July 2012
Rouge said:
Congrats awor!! Finally!
Question, why is it in Calgary? I thought satellite office's only sent packages within the US. Oh well, at least its coming to you!
I'm in northern Alberta. The instructions said (if sent by courier) that they'd be returned via post office unless a postage paid courier envelope was included. It takes 2 weeks for my sister's priority mail envelopes to reach me (she sends me my mail), and I didn't want to wait that long.

CIC's unofficial motto: the only consistency cic has is it's inconsistency.

Even in the same satellite office, applicants are given different instructions.
 

Calgary-Bound

Hero Member
Jun 9, 2011
420
3
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
14/2/2011
AOR Received.
15/3/2011
File Transfer...
24/2/2011
Med's Done....
27/9/2010
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
02/04/2012
LANDED..........
28/04/2012
GetUsHome said:
Lordy I am suffering from bitter-sweet. It is so great to see that people are getting PPR (yeah you). But it sucks that we are still waiting. We ordered CAIPS again to see what is up. We really didn't want to spend another summer in the south but here we go again.
Im still pulling for you and wish you the best.
 

GetUsHome

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Mar 24, 2011
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At this point I consider a lawyer useless. No interview scheduled. So we will wait on the caips notes and see where we stand. I am just grateful we are together.

GOGOGO said:
I feel for you, GetUsHome. Do you have any interview scheduled? Is your lawyer helpful or not?
 

York Region

Star Member
Oct 20, 2011
65
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
19-05-2011
AOR Received.
08-08-2011
Med's Request
extended
Med's Done....
19-04-2011
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
08-05-2012
VISA ISSUED...
10-05-2012
LANDED..........
10-05-2012
GetUsHome said:
Thanks this is just crazy.
You are not alone... I am waiting too, Ecas says IN Process- we have received your appl Jule 11, 2011, meds results have been received, my last correspondence was : Your application is in process please keep correspondence to the minimum
 

nsr

Hero Member
Jan 26, 2012
299
37
Category........
Visa Office......
Los Angeles
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-11-2011
AOR Received.
8-01-2012(Mississauga) 28-03-2012 (buffalo)
File Transfer...
26-01-2012
Med's Request
25-07-2013
Med's Done....
Sept 2011, 26 July,2013
Interview........
July 2013-passed
Passport Req..
21-08-2013, sent on 27-08-2013
VISA ISSUED...
06 september, 2013
LANDED..........
27 september, 2013
Hi all,

Application transferred to buffalo 26 Jan,2012
Aor from buffalo 28 march, 2012

Indian citizen living in Canada with my wife on student visa.

When should I expect to be in process. Ecas saying Application received and medical received.And

Please share your views
Thanks

Nsr
 

Kiri

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Jan 31, 2012
453
13
124
Hamilton, Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
18-05-2012 App. Return....: 30-8-2012 App. Refiled....: 02-01-2013
Doc's Request.
24-01-2013
AOR Received.
23-01-2013 Mississauga 10-05-2013 Ottawa
File Transfer...
19-02-2013
Med's Request
23-07-2013 (New XRay)
Med's Done....
11-05-2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Decision Made 03-09-2013 without PPR
VISA ISSUED...
27-09-2013
LANDED..........
04-12-2013
Is it OK that my medical gets in before I send in my application? I just made my appointment for next week and they said that they send it in within the week after.... thing is, that means they send it before I send the application on the 14th of May. Is this ok? Oh, and it's only gonna be $240! yay. Also, I need 6 passport size photos... where could I go to get these? (if anyone is in the Hamilton, ON area and knows, I'd appreciate it)
 

muffy1

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Feb 21, 2012
371
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Kiri,
We had ours completed before we sent our app and it was fine. Ideally, you want to complete it as close to the date that you mail app if possible. I believe this is because the medical is valid for a period of one year. For passport pictures, we had ours done at Costco and they were ok, as well. Not expensive at all from what I remember.

Kiri said:
Is it OK that my medical gets in before I send in my application? I just made my appointment for next week and they said that they send it in within the week after.... thing is, that means they send it before I send the application on the 14th of May. Is this ok? Oh, and it's only gonna be $240! yay. Also, I need 6 passport size photos... where could I go to get these? (if anyone is in the Hamilton, ON area and knows, I'd appreciate it)
 

cgagnon

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Nov 10, 2011
820
15
Montreal,QC
Category........
Visa Office......
LA(Buffalo)
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-03-2012
AOR Received.
None
File Transfer...
31-05-2012
Med's Done....
13-12-2011
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
10/10/2012
Kiri said:
Is it OK that my medical gets in before I send in my application? I just made my appointment for next week and they said that they send it in within the week after.... thing is, that means they send it before I send the application on the 14th of May. Is this ok? Oh, and it's only gonna be $240! yay. Also, I need 6 passport size photos... where could I go to get these? (if anyone is in the Hamilton, ON area and knows, I'd appreciate it)
My husbands medical went in before the application as well there is no problem with that, you will get the copy of the medical that you need to put in your application for them to match it up. I would go to shoppers drug mart, basically a pharmacy just bring the page with the photo specification with it ( yes they will be small)
 

Kiri

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Jan 31, 2012
453
13
124
Hamilton, Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
18-05-2012 App. Return....: 30-8-2012 App. Refiled....: 02-01-2013
Doc's Request.
24-01-2013
AOR Received.
23-01-2013 Mississauga 10-05-2013 Ottawa
File Transfer...
19-02-2013
Med's Request
23-07-2013 (New XRay)
Med's Done....
11-05-2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Decision Made 03-09-2013 without PPR
VISA ISSUED...
27-09-2013
LANDED..........
04-12-2013
Thanks guys. I don't have a photo page, they just want me to bring them so I'll just have to tell them I need it. Thanks.

And yeah, I'll be completing 2 weeks and 4 days prior to applying because I'm heading up north on the 1st so I need to before that.
 

cgagnon

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Nov 10, 2011
820
15
Montreal,QC
Category........
Visa Office......
LA(Buffalo)
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-03-2012
AOR Received.
None
File Transfer...
31-05-2012
Med's Done....
13-12-2011
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
10/10/2012
Kiri said:
Thanks guys. I don't have a photo page, they just want me to bring them so I'll just have to tell them I need it. Thanks.

And yeah, I'll be completing 2 weeks and 4 days prior to applying because I'm heading up north on the 1st so I need to before that.
http://www.soscanada2000.com/settsers/settsers/imm/procd/appforms/outsidecan/famly/IMM3025.pdf

Appendix C is the photo specification...just print it and bring it to the picture place

Good Luck!
 

Kiri

Hero Member
Jan 31, 2012
453
13
124
Hamilton, Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
18-05-2012 App. Return....: 30-8-2012 App. Refiled....: 02-01-2013
Doc's Request.
24-01-2013
AOR Received.
23-01-2013 Mississauga 10-05-2013 Ottawa
File Transfer...
19-02-2013
Med's Request
23-07-2013 (New XRay)
Med's Done....
11-05-2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Decision Made 03-09-2013 without PPR
VISA ISSUED...
27-09-2013
LANDED..........
04-12-2013
cgagnon said:
http://www.soscanada2000.com/settsers/settsers/imm/procd/appforms/outsidecan/famly/IMM3025.pdf

Appendix C is the photo specification...just print it and bring it to the picture place

Good Luck!
Thank you!! :)
 

cgagnon

Hero Member
Nov 10, 2011
820
15
Montreal,QC
Category........
Visa Office......
LA(Buffalo)
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-03-2012
AOR Received.
None
File Transfer...
31-05-2012
Med's Done....
13-12-2011
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
10/10/2012