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Can anyone clear up the thing on Buffalo vs. Mississauga? I thought the website said to send "spouse-only" permanent resident applications to Mississauga if you were outside Canada? What's Buffalo process?
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote CattAdams Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 Mar 2011 at 3:24pm
I wasn't going to check E-cas until the 14th!! If I'd waited...Chris would have probably got the letter before we even know they'd made a decision haha

tmason - I hope someone can answer your question for you.
4.2.11-Everything mailed
7.2.11-Received Mississauga
4.3.11-Sponsor Approved
9.3.11-Received London
13.5.11-In Process
16.5.11-Decision Made
18.5.11-PPR
2.6.11-PP to VO
16.6.11-PP back
14.7.11-LANDING
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Going through our wedding photos...can you tell I'm pining a bit today!? haha
4.2.11-Everything mailed
7.2.11-Received Mississauga
4.3.11-Sponsor Approved
9.3.11-Received London
13.5.11-In Process
16.5.11-Decision Made
18.5.11-PPR
2.6.11-PP to VO
16.6.11-PP back
14.7.11-LANDING
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Originally posted by tmason tmason wrote:

Can anyone clear up the thing on Buffalo vs. Mississauga? I thought the website said to send "spouse-only" permanent resident applications to Mississauga if you were outside Canada? What's Buffalo process?


Mississauga CPC is where you send your application initially. They assess the sponsor's eligibility to sponsor the applicant. Once they determine that the sponsor is able, they approve it (which is considered "approval in principle (AIP)) and then the application is sent to Buffalo to determine PR for the actual applicant.

I hope that makes sense!
22Nov10 Mailed out FBI req
19Jan11 FBI Certificate recvd
24Jan11 Medical completed
11Feb11 Application recvd @ Mississauga
10Mar11 Decision Made
10Mar11 Sent to Buffalo
24Mar11 Buffalo rcvd
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Hello Fellow Members of the Class of February 2011. So nice to have company in my misery.

Q: We are heading up to Canada in May for a visit and wonder if there would be any reason they would refuse us entry?

We are only staying 2 weeks and all have to get back to work. It would seriously suck to pay airfare just to be rejected at the border.



Edited by GetUsHome - 09 Mar 2011 at 10:50am
24/02/11 - Sent App to CPC-M
25/02/11 – App Rec’d
24/03/11 – Sponsor Approved
07/04/11 – Buffalo Processing
? – Decision Made
? – PPR
? – COPR/PP in hand
? – Landed
? – PR Card Rec’d
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Firstly - welcome to the February 2011 Class! Smile

I would say that as you're going for 2 weeks and you have work to return to, that it shouldn't be a problem.  Obviously I don't know that for certain, but with the evidence of a job to go back to as well as the return flight - they don't have a lot to turn you around for.

I won't be attempting to go back while it's being processed as I had problems with my last visit.  I was going back for 6 months and got called into the immigration room at the airport (YVR) for further questioning and they commented that I'd spent a lot of time in Canada over the past few years (duh).  I showed them my return flight and also that I had enough savings to support myself for the 6 months.  He was a very nice immigration officer and after telling me he believed me to be genuine etc he stamped my passport.  He did say that I might not have been so lucky if I'd had a different officer!!  I was getting married during that 6 months, so would have been devastated had they turned me around!!!  All worked out in the end though.

I know I wasn't much help!
4.2.11-Everything mailed
7.2.11-Received Mississauga
4.3.11-Sponsor Approved
9.3.11-Received London
13.5.11-In Process
16.5.11-Decision Made
18.5.11-PPR
2.6.11-PP to VO
16.6.11-PP back
14.7.11-LANDING
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We just came back from our honeymoon on Saturday night and flew into Pearson (Toronto). The IO commented at the time that he saw I had been in Canada a lot in the past few years, and that I'd had a few "run-ins" with Immigration. BUT, he said that he could see from my record that we were trying to do things "by the book". He gave me a stamp, and wished me well with my application's processing.

I guess the point of my story here, is that as long as you are trying to do things the correct way (and with a job to return home to, a return ticket and a solid timeline of when you'll be leaving), that there's no reason that they should deny you entry. There's never any guarantees, but I would say that you're pretty safe.

Good luck, and do let us know how everything goes!
22Nov10 Mailed out FBI req
19Jan11 FBI Certificate recvd
24Jan11 Medical completed
11Feb11 Application recvd @ Mississauga
10Mar11 Decision Made
10Mar11 Sent to Buffalo
24Mar11 Buffalo rcvd
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Hi all! Happy to join this thread. This message board was amazingly helpful in my ordeal of putting together a sponsorship app for my Irish common-law partner. We went to an immigration lawyer for advice but I did the app myself thanks to everyone here. Best of luck to you!

My partner's living with me in Vancouver on a 1 year working holiday visa that started Sept 18. I lived with him in Dublin for 7 months before that. We sent in the app a few weeks after we got official common-law status. We're applying Outland via London and hoping he gets PR by Sept.

Here's our timeline:

26.8.2010 - Medical done in Dublin
12.1.2011 - Police certificate of character issued
21.2.2011 - App sent by courier
22.2.2011 - Received Mississauga


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Welcome to the thread!! Glad to see our thread growing!! Here is an update!
 
Name Visa Office Date Sent Date Rc'd Sponsor Decision made Transferred Interview In process AOR PPR
CattAdams London 2/4/2011 2/7/2011 3/4/2011          
tmason Buffalo 2/4/2011 unknown            
Prgirl Buffalo 2/7/2011 ?            
Kueball Miss? 2/8/2011 2/9/2011            
Alzo1985 New Delhi 2/8/2011 2/10/2011            
Destanova Buffalo 2/10/2011 2/11/2011            
Francohoosier Buffalo 1/31/2011 2/11/2011            
Doiron Buffalo 2/16/2011 2/18/2011            
Mirthx London 2/21/2011 2/22/2011            
Getushome Buffalo 2/24/2011 2/25/2011            


Edited by Doiron - 15 Mar 2011 at 4:16pm
~Fam. PR~
8.28.99 Married
1.24.11 - 2.17.11 FBI sub'd-rec'd
1.27.11 Med
2.18.11 App Rec'd CIC-M
3.16.11 DM/file trsf'd
3.24.11 Buffalo rcv'd
5.18.11 AOR
7.20.11 PPR
will Land 7/28/11
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Thanks for the welcome and info!

We are totally by the book and legit. So naturally I worry. :)

They better let us in. How else are we going to get all them pictures with the family?
24/02/11 - Sent App to CPC-M
25/02/11 – App Rec’d
24/03/11 – Sponsor Approved
07/04/11 – Buffalo Processing
? – Decision Made
? – PPR
? – COPR/PP in hand
? – Landed
? – PR Card Rec’d
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