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tony - 25 Sep 2008 17:08 GMT

My self, my wife and our 3 kids are currently in the U.S. I am a
permanent resident in the U.S, and my wife's case is pending in the
U.S. My 3 kids are U.S citizens. 3 months ago we completed our medical
exams pertaining to our skillled worker category immigration to
Canada. Most of the paper work is complete and apparently waiting for
a final decision from Buffalo.

My question is my wife and the kids needs to go back to my country on
an emergency. I do not know how this would impact our case. If she
leaves do I have to inform this to Buffalo. Once they issue the
landing rights to me in the U.S, how is it possible for my wife and
the kids to travel to Canada from my country.

Any input is highy appreciated.

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S P Arif Sahari Wibowo - 26 Sep 2008 04:36 GMT

> My question is my wife and the kids needs to go back to my
> country on an emergency. I do not know how this would impact
> our case. If she leaves do I have to inform this to Buffalo.

Are you the primary applicant? Assuming you still receive mail
for them, then it is not that big deal. If the emergency trip is
a temporary one you don't need to inform Visa Office. If it is a
permanent one then AFAIK you should, but make sure to state that
the mailing address does not change.

> Once they issue the landing rights to me in the U.S, how is it
> possible for my wife and the kids to travel to Canada from my
> country.

Well, they need to get the landing right i.e. PR Visa as well.
When the Visa Office request your and their passport, AFAIK they
should send their passport to you and you send all the passports
to visa office, getting their PR visas. Then you must send the
passport back to them, and they must land before the PR Visa
expire.

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tony - 26 Sep 2008 15:58 GMT

On Sep 25, 11:36 pm, S P Arif Sahari Wibowo <arifs...@yahoo.com>
wrote:

> > My question is my wife and the kids needs to go back to my
> > country on an emergency. I do not know how this would impact
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> Disclaimer: IANAL, IANALP, IANAMD, IANAMP, IANAAP
> my statements - if any - should be treated as such.

Thank you so much for your response.

I am the primary applicant. I will be staying in the U.S in the same
mailing address. Lets assume my family's trip is permanent and
Buffalo asked for our passports to issue PR visa. Here is the thing
once my family is back home isn't it illegal to mail there passports
to me, and I send it back to them after the visa is stamped by
Buffalo. Is it possible this process is done through the Canadian
Consulate in my home country. I don't know how complicated and time
consuming it is.

Do you know how long the PR visa is valid and once visa is stamped in
Buffalo is it possible for my family to land in Canada from my home
country.

Thanks in advance.

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S P Arif Sahari Wibowo - 26 Sep 2008 16:28 GMT

> once my family is back home isn't it illegal to mail there
> passports to me, and I send it back to them after the visa is
> stamped by Buffalo.

It is perfectly legal from point of view of Canada and USA, but
I don't know y our country's law: for some countries it is
illegal to send their passports accross their border. It is up
you / your family have to find a way to get the passport to the
visa office and back.

> Is it possible this process is done through the Canadian
> Consulate in my home country.

No. Not in this application. If there is no way to get the
passport to the visa office, your may have to give up their
application. You land and move to Canada first and start a new
application sponsoring them.

> Do you know how long the PR visa is valid

1 year from the medical checkup date.

> and once visa is stamped in Buffalo is it possible for my
> family to land in Canada from my home country.

They can go to Canada from any country.

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tony - 29 Sep 2008 03:41 GMT

On Sep 26, 11:28 am, S P Arif Sahari Wibowo <arifs...@yahoo.com>
wrote:

> > once my family is back home isn't it illegal to mail there
> > passports to me, and I send it back to them after the visa is
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> Disclaimer: IANAL, IANALP, IANAMD, IANAMP, IANAAP
> my statements - if any - should be treated as such.

Thank you so much for your valuable information.

One last thing, I was told by somebody that the applicant and all the
family members must appear in Buffalo personaly to get the visa's
stamped in the passports, once requested and an appointment is set by
Buffalo. Do you know anything about this.

Also, don't you think that Buffalo will object to my plan to get my
family's passports sent to me from my home country and sent it back to
them once the visa is stamped. So my family can travel to Canda from
my home country.

Again, I thank you so much for your help.

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S P Arif Sahari Wibowo - 29 Sep 2008 13:29 GMT

> I was told by somebody that the applicant and all the family
> members must appear in Buffalo personaly to get the visa's
> stamped in the passports, once requested and an appointment is
> set by Buffalo.

You were told wrongly. The normal procedure is for the visa
office request the passport, then the applicant (and family
member) mail the passport to the visa office (including prepaid
reply envelope using courier sevice is recommended), then visa
office will mail the passport with PR visa (and some other
documents) to the applicant. Applicant can to go to visa office
personally to expedite the process, if the applicant choose to
do so.

> Also, don't you think that Buffalo will object to my plan to
> get my family's passports sent to me from my home country and
> sent it back to them once the visa is stamped.

You sent it right? Why Buffalo Visa Office should object?
Nothing illegal there.

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