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Thread for outland Buffalo applicants!

mjh49783aa

Hero Member
Sep 22, 2011
285
2
Ontario, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo, USA
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
12-05-2011
Nomination.....
Sponsor approved: 13-06-2011
AOR Received.
03-11-2011
File Transfer...
28-06-2011
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
04-01-2012
VISA ISSUED...
COPR received 13-01-2012
LANDED..........
15-01-2012
I also found that weird upon reading this as it seems that Ontario at least doesn't give OHIP to those with a 12 month visitor record. I will have to share your sentiment that I would be a bit peeved if my province was giving OHIP to visitors who didn't pay into the system. Certainly so if I have to wait 90 days before I can get it as a permanent resident myself.

But that's Ontario, and admittedly, if I was heading to Alberta, and I knew that I could get a health card with a 12 month visitor record, well shoot! I sure would've applied for it. Who am I kidding here? :D

However, as I currently stand, I have no coverage here, but I do have coverage back in the States. I'm still waiting on my SIN card, even!
AmericaninQuebec said:
Have you gone and signed up for the Alberta health coverage yet? I too find it odd that they would allow someone who is only a visitor to sign up, since it is draining resources from tax-paying citizens. Personally, if I were living and working in Alberta I'd be pretty pissed to find out that my hard-earned tax dollars were going towards the health care of a tourist, but I'm stingy like that. ::) I hope for your sake they do accept your visitor record and let you get coverage.

That said, if some provinces allow extended visitors to get provincial health coverage, why is the federal government demanding private health insurance for parents and grandparents coming in under the super-visa? Shouldn't there be an exception for those coming to provinces where they would be allowed to get provincial coverage?
 

ddobro2

Champion Member
May 4, 2011
2,589
38
123
Montreal, QC Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo, NY
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Well, as you can see from my signature, I got PPR shortly thereafter :) Email.....it's almost always by email.
janyte said:
So....what happened? I just got the same message today. Did you hear by email or letter? (or have you not heard?)
 

ben_449

Full Member
Jan 20, 2012
26
0
124
Toronto, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-11-2011
AOR Received.
17-01-2012
File Transfer...
01-11-2011
Med's Done....
01-08-2011
Passport Req..
fingers X'ed
You got the PPR after what email?
ddobro2 said:
Well, as you can see from my signature, I got PPR shortly thereafter :) Email.....it's almost always by email.
 

ben_449

Full Member
Jan 20, 2012
26
0
124
Toronto, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-11-2011
AOR Received.
17-01-2012
File Transfer...
01-11-2011
Med's Done....
01-08-2011
Passport Req..
fingers X'ed
Oh ok thanks Quince777
8)
Quince777 said:
She got 'decision made' on her e-cas and shortly after that she received PPR.
 

ben_449

Full Member
Jan 20, 2012
26
0
124
Toronto, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-11-2011
AOR Received.
17-01-2012
File Transfer...
01-11-2011
Med's Done....
01-08-2011
Passport Req..
fingers X'ed
How is your case going?

Quince777 said:
She got 'decision made' on her e-cas and shortly after that she received PPR.
 

doghouse

Star Member
May 9, 2011
57
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
27 Sept 2011
Med's Done....
11 July 2011
Passport Req..
9 March 2012
VISA ISSUED...
2 April 2012
So.. I decided to email Buffalo 3 days ago through their case-specific inquiry website since I have not yet received an AOR. I also wanted to tell them that my middle name is spelled wrong in both the sponsor approval letter and ECAS. Today, I got a reply saying: "Thank you for your enquiry. Your message has been forwarded to the processing team."

I understand that people usually get something along the line of "no further action is needed at this time...." Well, I didn't get that, only the short message I posted above. Is this a good sign that they would actually respond to me, or am I just getting antsy and reading too much into this??
 

mumbles

Star Member
Sep 29, 2011
162
4
Vancouver BC
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
14-09-2011
AOR Received.
06-01-2012
File Transfer...
16-11-2011
Med's Done....
10-05-11
Interview........
waived
Passport Req..
16-03-12
LANDED..........
05-05-12
LOL BEN!! ur hilarious! I just seen your little thing at the bottom of your post...my dog is 2 months 5 weeks & ....days old....super cute...at least something on this site can make me smile....
 

Quince777

Hero Member
Aug 16, 2011
465
6
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
ben_449 said:
How is your case going?
Mine still says "app received" and "medicals have been received". The only other action that happened was disappearing of my address this morning and I only noticed it because I obsessively check my e-cas every day.
 

Ambber29

Star Member
Jul 28, 2011
165
0
Our address is disappearing. Does it mean something good? We applied in August. The file was transferred to Buffalo early November.
Is it too early to expect something?
We paid our fees two to three weeks ago? May be they were updating that we paid landing fee and this is why our address is disappearing?
 

Quince777

Hero Member
Aug 16, 2011
465
6
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
mumbles said:
LOL BEN!! ur hilarious! I just seen your little thing at the bottom of your post...my dog is 2 months 5 weeks & ....days old....super cute...at least something on this site can make me smile....
He also has same profile pic as 'sivathegreat' user from September group. I was wondering if this pic is Freddy Mercury's or someone else?
 

ben_449

Full Member
Jan 20, 2012
26
0
124
Toronto, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-11-2011
AOR Received.
17-01-2012
File Transfer...
01-11-2011
Med's Done....
01-08-2011
Passport Req..
fingers X'ed
Hahha im glad you like it :p

mumbles said:
LOL BEN!! ur hilarious! I just seen your little thing at the bottom of your post...my dog is 2 months 5 weeks & ....days old....super cute...at least something on this site can make me smile....
 

ben_449

Full Member
Jan 20, 2012
26
0
124
Toronto, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-11-2011
AOR Received.
17-01-2012
File Transfer...
01-11-2011
Med's Done....
01-08-2011
Passport Req..
fingers X'ed
Yes it is Freddy!! Oh someone else has it, gotta change it then :-\

Quince777 said:
He also has same profile pic as 'sivathegreat' user from September group. I was wondering if this pic is Freddy Mercury's or someone else?
 

ben_449

Full Member
Jan 20, 2012
26
0
124
Toronto, Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
01-11-2011
AOR Received.
17-01-2012
File Transfer...
01-11-2011
Med's Done....
01-08-2011
Passport Req..
fingers X'ed
Wow dissapearing address, i do not know if that is a good thing or not..atleast your e-case account does not dissapear now that would be freaky !!! :eek:

Quince777 said:
Mine still says "app received" and "medicals have been received". The only other action that happened was disappearing of my address this morning and I only noticed it because I obsessively check my e-cas every day.
 

Quince777

Hero Member
Aug 16, 2011
465
6
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
ben_449 said:
Yes it is Freddy!! Oh someone else has it, gotta change it then :-\
It's ok. Don't change it. You're Buffalo applicant and he's New Delhi, so I can distinguish you guys! Btw, I like Freddy Mercury.