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Thread for outland Buffalo applicants!

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
ddobro2 said:
Assumed the envelope would arrive delivered by a person, but just discovered it crammed into our too-small apartment mailbox. Passport slightly bent, PR application package (particularly wedding photos) NOT returned. Envelope I submitted with hair color/height sheet and immigration-sized photos, however, returned. Instructions and COPR form also included (counterfoil, of course, no longer in the passport). COPR is valid until July 7, 2013, which coincides with the expiration of my passport. Land-by date is April 6, 2012, which corresponds to one year and one day after the day I undertook the medical exam. So that's over with :)
Great news!! YAYY!!!! keeps us all posted! :)
 

GOGOGO

Hero Member
Jan 12, 2012
540
13
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
What a wonderful news to you! Congratulations again!

ddobro2 said:
Assumed the envelope would arrive delivered by a person, but just discovered it crammed into our too-small apartment mailbox. Passport slightly bent, PR application package (particularly wedding photos) NOT returned. Envelope I submitted with hair color/height sheet and immigration-sized photos, however, returned. Instructions and COPR form also included (counterfoil, of course, no longer in the passport). COPR is valid until July 7, 2013, which coincides with the expiration of my passport. Land-by date is April 6, 2012, which corresponds to one year and one day after the day I undertook the medical exam. So that's over with :)
 

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
ddobro2 said:
Indeed. People should really understand that "In Process" in e-cas is not a magical event that guarantees their PPR will come imminently. In fact, the difference between "in process" in e-cas and "PPR" in one's email or, more rarely, mailbox, has historically been as short as 1 day and as long as....well, I'm not going to spend time again checking on the spreadsheet, but we can just look to Calgary-Bound's example of 5 months. Moreover, do you really need e-cas to give you an arbitrary judgement of your application's progress or would you prefer to see just what exactly that "processing" looks like by way of reading GCMS notes? I think the latter. And remember, some people never get "in process" before PPR for some odd reason. There's more diversity here at Buffalo than you'll find in a South American rainforest ecosystem. Sad but true. You have to find sanity somewhere, folks.
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA more diversity than the South American rainforest ecosystem.I actualy lol on that one because its true.
 

awor

Hero Member
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
Congrats ddobro2!
 

awor

Hero Member
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
Just noticed on the spreadsheet that it lists NYC where my file is - it's LA :)
 

yumama

Member
Feb 7, 2012
10
0
throwmyapples said:
We actually never sent the passport, which is why we were confused to get a COPR without any explanation or congratulatory letter. We had sent the medicals at the beginning, as well as photocopies of the biodata portion of her passport, which was apparently enough. So confusing and wonderful! They opened and closed our case on December 23rd. That puts us at about 5 and a half months from start to finish.

Thanks everyone for the congratulations, and congratulations to AmericaninQuebec and everyone else that is landing and/or getting PR right now. To everyone else, thank you for your unfailing support and knowledge, and good luck to everyone who is still waiting to hear back. I'm so grateful for these boards!

And now it's time for us to start a whole new planning process: planning our landing. Ohhhh buddy. Still can't process this.
 

Shirsho

Full Member
Jan 23, 2012
47
0
ddobro2 said:
Assumed the envelope would arrive delivered by a person, but just discovered it crammed into our too-small apartment mailbox. Passport slightly bent, PR application package (particularly wedding photos) NOT returned. Envelope I submitted with hair color/height sheet and immigration-sized photos, however, returned. Instructions and COPR form also included (counterfoil, of course, no longer in the passport). COPR is valid until July 7, 2013, which coincides with the expiration of my passport. Land-by date is April 6, 2012, which corresponds to one year and one day after the day I undertook the medical exam. So that's over with :)
Congratulations:)...and Wish you the very best...:)
 

eeeeeeeelectric

Hero Member
Mar 20, 2011
203
3
123
BC
Category........
Visa Office......
Surrey
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
20-05-2011
AOR Received.
05-07-2011
Med's Done....
15-03-2011
Interview........
28-07-2015
Passport Req..
1-16-2012
VISA ISSUED...
1-19-2012
LANDED..........
1-21-2012
Congrats, ddobro2! Looking forward to hearing your stories of settling!
 

Quince777

Hero Member
Aug 16, 2011
465
6
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
ddobro2 said:
Assumed the envelope would arrive delivered by a person, but just discovered it crammed into our too-small apartment mailbox. Passport slightly bent, PR application package (particularly wedding photos) NOT returned. Envelope I submitted with hair color/height sheet and immigration-sized photos, however, returned. Instructions and COPR form also included (counterfoil, of course, no longer in the passport). COPR is valid until July 7, 2013, which coincides with the expiration of my passport. Land-by date is April 6, 2012, which corresponds to one year and one day after the day I undertook the medical exam. So that's over with :)
Congratulations on finally receiving your passport back! Now you can land and all settle in Canada ;)
 

ddobro2

Champion Member
May 4, 2011
2,589
38
124
Montreal, QC Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo, NY
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Oh good, I'm glad someone enjoyed it ;)
Calgary-Bound said:
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA more diversity than the South American rainforest ecosystem.I actualy lol on that one because its true.