Henry

Hi,

I am in the United States with an H-1B visa.

We applied for Canadian PR (with my wife as the main applicant) in Buffalo.

We are now just waiting for the interview (i.e. background check completed, medical
forms issued, Buffalo informed us that they have sent our file to the satellite
office for an interview).

However, we may have to leave the U.S. in a couple of months because of my visa
situation. We are almost certain that the interview will not happen by the time we
leave the U.S. and it is not certain whether and when we can return to the U.S.

So, can we ask for our file to be transferred from the satellite office to an office
abroad (e.g. Europe)?

If we do so, will our file go to the end of the queue for newly-filed files or to the
end of the interview appointment queue?

In either case, which one of the European posts has the shortest processing time now?
What do you recommend?

Thank you very much in advance for your help.

Henry

Andrew Miller

It is rather impossible that your background/security check has been already
concluded and probably it hasn't been even initiated yet.

New law doesn't require processing visa posts to transfer file upon applicant's
request. They may do it, but only if they want to do it and if such transfer will not
jeopardize integrity of the process. It means that transferring file to any visa post
of your choice most likely will be impossible, although integrity of the process may
probably remain intact if case is transferred to visa post in your country of origin
(or to the visa post normally processing immigration applications from your country
if there is no such visa post in your country).

If transfer request is accepted and file is transferred then it is unknown yet what
will happen to it as nobody experienced such transfer under new law yet. At best it
will land at the bottom of interview queue, but I really don't know I wouldn't count
on such luck. You'll be one of the first ones to find out...

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"Henry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Hi,
    >
    > I am in the United States with an H-1B visa.
    >
    > We applied for Canadian PR (with my wife as the main applicant) in Buffalo.
    >
    > We are now just waiting for the interview (i.e. background check completed, medical
    > forms issued, Buffalo informed us that they have sent our file to the satellite
    > office for an interview).
    >
    > However, we may have to leave the U.S. in a couple of months because of my visa
    > situation. We are almost certain that the interview will not happen by the time we
    > leave the U.S. and it is not certain whether and when we can return to the U.S.
    >
    > So, can we ask for our file to be transferred from the satellite office to an
    > office abroad (e.g. Europe)?
    >
    > If we do so, will our file go to the end of the queue for newly-filed files or to
    > the end of the interview appointment queue?
    >
    > In either case, which one of the European posts has the shortest processing time
    > now? What do you recommend?
    >
    > Thank you very much in advance for your help.
    >
    > Henry

ms1234567

>Andrew Miller said:
>It is rather impossible that your background/security check has >been already
>concluded and probably it hasn't been even initiated yet.

Hello Andrew,

When is the background/security check initiated ? Is it after the decision is made ?
Is it initiated at the same time, independantly whether we're applying through a PNP or through the Federal program ?

Thanks

MS

Pundit

"Henry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>.. .
    > Hi,
    >
    > I am in the United States with an H-1B visa.
    >
    > We applied for Canadian PR (with my wife as the main applicant) in Buffalo.
    >
    > We are now just waiting for the interview (i.e. background check completed, medical
    > forms issued, Buffalo informed us that they have sent our file to the satellite
    > office for an interview).
    >
    > However, we may have to leave the U.S. in a couple of months because of my visa
    > situation. We are almost certain that the interview will not happen by the time we
    > leave the U.S. and it is not certain whether and when we can return to the U.S.
    >
    > So, can we ask for our file to be transferred from the satellite office to an
    > office abroad (e.g. Europe)?
    >
    > If we do so, will our file go to the end of the queue for newly-filed files or to
    > the end of the interview appointment queue?
    >
    > In either case, which one of the European posts has the shortest processing time
    > now? What do you recommend?
    >
    > Thank you very much in advance for your help.
    >
    > Henry

Henry, Brainstorming couple ideas for you to think about.

Say your interview is waved and your medical papers send to your friends address (in
USA), you friend can send your medical to you (at you home country). You get your
medical done and send it back for assessment. Finally, do the same thing with THE BIG
BROWN BAG and land from your home country.

Does it make any sense, Mr. Miller?

Henry

Thanks Pundit,

Unfortunately, our interview was not waived.

They sent us a notice indicating that we have to be interviewed and we will be
notified later. They also included the medical forms and told us that we should do
the medicals about 2 months before our interview date.

Any other ideas? I need your suggestions.

Thanks Henry

"pundit" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > "Henry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>.. .
    > > Hi,
    > >
    > > I am in the United States with an H-1B visa.
    > >
    > > We applied for Canadian PR (with my wife as the main applicant) in
Buffalo.
    > >
    > > We are now just waiting for the interview (i.e. background check
completed,
    > > medical forms issued, Buffalo informed us that they have sent our file
to
    > > the satellite office for an interview).
    > >
    > > However, we may have to leave the U.S. in a couple of months because of
my
    > > visa situation. We are almost certain that the interview will not happen
by
    > > the time we leave the U.S. and it is not certain whether and when we can return
    > > to the U.S.
    > >
    > > So, can we ask for our file to be transferred from the satellite office
to
    > > an office abroad (e.g. Europe)?
    > >
    > > If we do so, will our file go to the end of the queue for newly-filed
files
    > > or to the end of the interview appointment queue?
    > >
    > > In either case, which one of the European posts has the shortest
processing
    > > time now? What do you recommend?
    > >
    > > Thank you very much in advance for your help.
    > >
    > > Henry
    >
    > Henry, Brainstorming couple ideas for you to think about.
    >
    > Say your interview is waved and your medical papers send to your friends address
    > (in USA), you friend can send your medical to you (at you home country). You get
    > your medical done and send it back for assessment. Finally, do the same thing with
    > THE BIG BROWN BAG and land from your home country.
    >
    > Does it make any sense, Mr. Miller?

hanu

what will happen to the passmark for individuals who applied before Dec 2001 -> Transition Passmark of 70 will be applied on transfer to their respective native country?or a passmark of "75" be applied even on applications received before
Dec 2001 allegedly to reduce the backlog? on in a worst case scenario,application wont be transferred at all?

hanu

Btw Pandit,referring to your suggestion to Henry,if canadian immigration comes to know that you are not in the country from where you had applied, then understandably because of Security Concern you will be called for an Interview to the Canadian Consular office located at the country from where you had applied.
In case of a serious issues like Immigration and that too in North America,it is best thing not to hide any information about your current residential status.Also for your information,the Interview can be called at any stage till you get the landing paper i.e even after getting an Interview Waiver in the beginning.

ms1234567

>Andrew Miller said:
>It is rather impossible that your background/security check has >been already
>concluded and probably it hasn't been even initiated yet.

Hello Andrew,

When is the background/security check initiated ? Is it after the decision is made ?
Is it initiated at the same time, independantly whether we're applying through a PNP or through the Federal program ?

Thanks

MS

Andrew Miller

Background/security check is initiated at various stages depending from visa office,
processing officer and few other factors, but it is rather impossible to have it
initiated and concluded prior to the initial assessment in Buffalo - and this is what
original poster implied.

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sending email)
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"ms1234567" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > >Andrew Miller said: It is rather impossible that your background/security check
    > >has >been already concluded and probably it hasn't been even initiated yet.
    >
    > Hello Andrew,
    >
    > When is the background/security check initiated ? Is it after the decision is made
    > ? Is it initiated at the same time, independantly whether we're applying through a
    > PNP or through the Federal program ?
    >
    > Thanks
    >
    > MS
    >
    >
    >
    > --

Henry

Allow me to clarify one thing.

I meant that our background/security check was initiated by Buffalo AFTER the initial
assessment (but before the interview).

Henry

"Andrew Miller" <millercitelus.net> wrote in message
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    > Background/security check is initiated at various stages depending from
visa
    > office, processing officer and few other factors, but it is rather
impossible
    > to have it initiated and concluded prior to the initial assessment in
Buffalo -
    > and this is what original poster implied.
    >
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    >
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    >
    > Andrew Miller Immigration Consultant Vancouver, British Columbia email:
    > millercicanada.com (delete REMOVE and INVALID from the above address before
    > sending email)
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    >
    >
    >
    > "ms1234567" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > >Andrew Miller said: It is rather impossible that your background/security check
    > > >has >been already concluded and probably it hasn't been even initiated yet.
    > >
    > > Hello Andrew,
    > >
    > > When is the background/security check initiated ? Is it after the decision is
    > > made ? Is it initiated at the same time, independantly whether we're applying
    > > through a PNP or through the Federal program ?
    > >
    > > Thanks
    > >
    > > MS
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > > --
    >

Andrew Miller

Background/security check is initiated at various stages of the process, it all
depends from the processing officer when s/he thinks it is the right time to start
it, but usually not earlier than after initial assessment.

PNP is not the immigration process at all - it is only the application for Provincial
selection certificate and when such is granted you must apply for Canadian PR visa
like everyone else.

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Andrew Miller Immigration Consultant Vancouver, British Columbia email:
millercicanada.com (delete REMOVE and INVALID from the above address before
sending email)
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"ms1234567" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > >Andrew Miller said: It is rather impossible that your background/security check
    > >has >been already concluded and probably it hasn't been even initiated yet.
    >
    > Hello Andrew,
    >
    > When is the background/security check initiated ? Is it after the decision is made
    > ? Is it initiated at the same time, independantly whether we're applying through a
    > PNP or through the Federal program ?
    >
    > Thanks
    >
    > MS
    >
    >
    >
    > --

ms1234567

Andrew,

So if I understand you correctly, applying through a Provincial Program such as for Quebec would delay the case, since the background check will be initiated after the selection and interview is made (after the federal govt receives the file), whereas it could have been initiated earlier (probably after initial assessment) if the whole application would have been made through the Canadian Govt ?

So do those who applied through a PNP wait a significantly longer time after doing their medicals (since the background check is initiated quite late) than those who applied normally ?

Thx for your clarification

MS

Andrew Miller

Not only for that reason they wait longer - all Provinces participating in PNP
program except Quebec (Quebec's selection process is not really a PNP program) have
already issued certificates for 2002. Number of applications already exceeds more
than 10 times number of available for next year certificates and new applications are
still coming in. For someone who doesn't have a guaranteed employment, occupation in
high demand and relatives in particular Province wait for PNP certificate may take
many years..., if it is ever granted.

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Andrew Miller Immigration Consultant Vancouver, British Columbia email:
millercicanada.com (delete REMOVE and INVALID from the above address before
sending email)
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"ms1234567" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > Andrew,
    >
    > So if I understand you correctly, applying through a Provincial Program such
    > as for Quebec would delay the case, since the background check will be
    > initiated after the selection and interview is made (after the federal govt
    > receives the file), whereas it could have been initiated earlier (probably
    > after initial assessment) if the whole application would have been made
    > through the Canadian Govt ?
    >
    > So do those who applied through a PNP wait a significantly longer time after doing
    > their medicals (since the background check is initiated quite late) than those who
    > applied normally ?
    >
    > Thx for your clarification
    >
    > MS
    >
    >
    >
    > --