Buffalo: Applications

Buffalo Dept: Their applications were shipped from Buffalo to Ottawa last year after the government closed the office in the U.S. city, according to Winnipeg Free Press. A spokeswoman for the group, which calls itself "the forgotten of Buffalo," says about 10,000 applications seem to be stuck and oTTAWA - Thousands of people waiting to become permanent residents of Canada are angry about a backlog caused by the closure of a Canadian visa office in New York state. Applicants say the move has placed their efforts to apply for permanent residency in limbo. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.