Mr. HIK’s PR application has been finally approved from the Seattle Visa Office.  His application was initially submitted to Buffalo visa office  in April 2010 right after BC PNP approval, but his file was transferred to Seattle Visa Office on Nov. 10, 2010, then finalized on March 2011 by submitting his passport.  His civil document had to be updated to the Settle visa office, but in total, his PR application was taking 11 months.  Congratulations! -D-