Effective May 1, 2003, Applications for Permanet Resident must be processed by the visa office responsible for the applicant’s country of nationality, OR the country where the applicant has been lawfully admitted for at least one year, OR in the case of an applicant who is stateless, the country of havitual residence. Therefore, the visa post indentified above was selected(=レター内上記のBUFFALOを指す) on the basis of the information that you provided with respect to your relative(s) home address and the requirements of Immigration Legislation.