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Need help regarding affidavit that needs to be submitted while applying for name change in Indian Passport (after legal name change in Canada) Can this affidavit be notarized by a lawyer in Canada? How should I go about it? Anybody who has done it please advise.

I am a permanent resident in Canada and hold an Indian passport. I have a relatively unpronounceable Indian name and am considering changing it to a simpler (Indian) name that people can call and I too am more comfortable with I understand the process is relatively straightforward here in...

Hi all, We are about to make our first landing on Monday 19th and have planned to give a friend's address for the PR cards to be sent. The thing is I will have to return to India before we receive the PR card. I have two options 1. To remain in India till Dec when my friend will come and he...

Hi I would like to know if the MyCIC account is useful after one has got the VISA and landed in Canada? Is it the same account that will be used in the future for other stuff, like renewal, change of address etc? Thanks

Hey guys I booked tickets for my first landing in Sept and it's Swiss Air that goes via Zurich. It's a 3.5 hour layover. Given I have Canada VISA and onward flight from Zurich, would I still need a transit visa? Read somewhere that there are specific rules for Indian nationals hence asking...

Got my passports from VFS today. Yay it's done!!! So have this question. In the CoPR, the city of destination is mentioned as Vancouver. I'm not sure why this is. I had applied through an agent so not sure if this is because they mentioned this somewhere in the appl. Anyhow I am planning to...

Could someone outline the process of obtaining Canadian driving license if I have DL from India and share your experience of going through this process please? Thanks.

Hi I've got the PR request and am planning to send it tomorrow. Quick question - Do I need to send my old passport as well? I had renewed my passport last year due to change in personal particulars (this was before I began my application so I used the new one for the appl) The old one has my US...

Hi all I am in the final stages of getting the VISA stamped and I guess I will have to land before October since Oct last year was when my medicals were done. I need to land and come back to India to wrap up things here by end of year. What are the options I have to get my PR Card delivered to...

Hi there! I have got the mail to submit Passport along with photographs so I guess I am almost there ;D In my case I had started the process last year but had to put my application on hold since my wife was pregnant and couldnt complete her medicals (but I did it last year). We restarted the...