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Thread for outland Buffalo applicants!

ELOH

Star Member
Aug 16, 2011
116
1
Category........
Visa Office......
buffalo/Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09-09-2011
Doc's Request.
none
AOR Received.
03/12/2012
File Transfer...
07/07/12 but no VO as of 08/22/12
Med's Done....
08/25/2011
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
01/28/2013
My husband went in to speak to his MP today and give her our information. Let's hope it makes a difference. Let's hope it's good. Maybe she can find out where our file is and what is happening.
 

manispreet

Full Member
Jul 9, 2012
40
0
San Francisco
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo -> Ottawa -> LA (may be)
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
31-03-2012
AOR Received.
09-07-2012
File Transfer...
25-07-2012
Med's Request
09-07-2012
Med's Done....
20-07-2012
Passport Req..
10-10-2012
VISA ISSUED...
29-10-2012
LANDED..........
Christmas 2012
Isometry said:
I think they're asking how long it takes to get the visa AFTER you've gotten the PPR, not how long it'll take to get the PPR? If that's the case, then LA was something like 1 month, not 5. If I've misunderstood, then everything you've posted is about right.
Thanks Isometry and friends.

Good Luck!
 

elokpo

Full Member
Mar 19, 2012
33
0
:eek: :eek: ;D ;D 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) Guess what what. I just got my PPR last night from LA. I have 30 days to send my PP. Thanks everyone on this forum I have read and logged on to this forum everyday for the last 6 months. Also I got my PPR exactly 6 moths after my application was received.
 

Rose2D2

Star Member
Aug 9, 2012
77
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
27-03-2012
File Transfer...
22-06-2012
Passport Req..
19-10-2012
elokpo said:
:eek: :eek: ;D ;D 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) Guess what what. I just got my PPR last night from LA. I have 30 days to send my PP. Thanks everyone on this forum I have read and logged on to this forum everyday for the last 6 months. Also I got my PPR exactly 6 moths after my application was received.
Awesome!! Congratulations! Hopefully the rest will go quickly for you! :D
 

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
elokpo said:
:eek: :eek: ;D ;D 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) Guess what what. I just got my PPR last night from LA. I have 30 days to send my PP. Thanks everyone on this forum I have read and logged on to this forum everyday for the last 6 months. Also I got my PPR exactly 6 moths after my application was received.
I'm going to comment on every page!!! Congratulations!!!
 

computergeek

VIP Member
Jan 31, 2012
5,143
278
124
Vancouver BC
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-O/LA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
06-03-2012
AOR Received.
21-06-2012
File Transfer...
21-6-2012
Med's Done....
11-02-2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
26-09-2012
VISA ISSUED...
10-10-2012
LANDED..........
13-10-2012
elokpo said:
:eek: :eek: ;D ;D 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) Guess what what. I just got my PPR last night from LA. I have 30 days to send my PP. Thanks everyone on this forum I have read and logged on to this forum everyday for the last 6 months. Also I got my PPR exactly 6 moths after my application was received.
Congratulations! Those of us who are coming up on 6 months and hoping to go "in process" are envious.
 

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
computergeek said:
Congratulations! Those of us who are coming up on 6 months and hoping to go "in process" are envious.
Oh yes! You me belinasha and teeandmike...We're up! We have a lot of Buffalo applicants in March wow!
 

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
simb said:
hope they start with Ottawa applications soon
They have!
 

happylaw

Star Member
Jul 31, 2012
98
0
Toronto, Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Los Angeles/Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Feb 9, 2012
File Transfer...
May 24, 2012
Med's Done....
Nov 2011
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Oct 22, 2012
VISA ISSUED...
CORP received Dec 5, 2012
LANDED..........
VERY SOON
elokpo said:
:eek: :eek: ;D ;D 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) Guess what what. I just got my PPR last night from LA. I have 30 days to send my PP. Thanks everyone on this forum I have read and logged on to this forum everyday for the last 6 months. Also I got my PPR exactly 6 moths after my application was received.


Congratulations!!! :)
 

happylaw

Star Member
Jul 31, 2012
98
0
Toronto, Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
Los Angeles/Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Feb 9, 2012
File Transfer...
May 24, 2012
Med's Done....
Nov 2011
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
Oct 22, 2012
VISA ISSUED...
CORP received Dec 5, 2012
LANDED..........
VERY SOON
Just curious.............for those that have received your PPR, do you get the notification via regular postal mail or email? Thanks!!!
 

apstone

Star Member
Jul 29, 2011
65
2
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo/Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
27-4-2012
File Transfer...
27-7-2012
Med's Done....
10-3-2012
Hey guys, finally got some decent news!

So my wife and I got through to CIC, and they informed us that my file was approved and sent to Ottawa on 7/27! So it looks like you guys were right, and that April applicants are getting sent to Ottawa. I guess we don't really know how fast the Ottawa office is, because we are the first ones who have been sent there.

I can probably find this out myself, but does anyone know how to contact the Ottawa office, or any ideas about their processing times? Also, does Ottawa contact via email, phone, or regular mail? It sucked to be waiting so long with no word, but actually works out in the end because we have been waiting 3 weeks already after step 1, but without knowing we were waiting for it!

Looks like everything is moving along the way it should...

BTW...is anybody updating the spreadsheet? If so, you can update my file transfer to 7/27.
 

Isometry

Hero Member
Aug 18, 2011
494
11
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo-->Seattle
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Oct 28 2011
File Transfer...
Jan 9 2012-->Feb 9 2012
Med's Done....
Sept 19 2011
Passport Req..
March 21 2012
VISA ISSUED...
April 21 2012
LANDED..........
May 17th 2012
happylaw said:
Just curious.............for those that have received your PPR, do you get the notification via regular postal mail or email? Thanks!!!
I got mine via email, and remember seeing several other people who did as well. Surprisingly, the emails weren't worded the same.
 

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
parker24 said:
I was pondering this morning and I'm curious about something. With the US, you don't send the actual passport, you send a copy of all the pages. My question is, do they then just mail the COPR or do then send the copied pages back with it? Curious because we wouldn't really have a use for the copied pages (other than some burn paper).
Crazy part of it is... you send copies of your passport pages with your application package (or at least I did)... wouldn't that just suffice rather than requesting again?
 

Lasiar

Hero Member
Mar 1, 2012
224
3
124
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo/Detroit
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09-09-2011
Doc's Request.
02-22-2012
AOR Received.
12-09-2011
File Transfer...
11-15-2011
Med's Request
medical extension 07-06-12 request sent by VO
Med's Done....
13-06-2011
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
16-05-2012
VISA ISSUED...
COPR 16-08-12
COPR last nite.... :) :)................ waited forever it felt like.. Just wanted to let you all know. Good luck to all still waiting..

Lasiar