Hi Folks,
I know there is thread for landing however, I could not find it so sharing my experience here.
Landed through Detroit-Windsor tunnel, Wait time almost zero, Toll - $5,
@ Passport control - It is toll collection type of setting except the fact that they are immigration control guys, checked are passports, checked the number of occupant, asked whether I was importing any alcohol or tobacco, gave a yellow slip told to park the car in a nearby parking structure
@ Custom - The moment I parked 2 officers came out, we parked, gave them the yellow slip, took a quick look inside the car (may be because I was with my family, so they did not pay any attention). Conversation went something like this:
First question are you importing the car, I said no
Do you have the title, I am leasing so I told them no
Well then you can't take the car in Canada you have to import it, I said I am not doing it today
He mentioned the only way for me to get in Canada was to put the car on the GTF list and post that I don't import they don't care. So I did that
they then sent me inside a building where actual Immigration counters were located
@ Immigration counter -
Zero wait time, got called by a cute lady officer who was tough in the beginning but opened up during the conversation
Gave them COPR and passports, she filled it and we signed it
How long will you stay - For few days now, as soon as I get a job I will move permanently
Do you have a canadian address - I do
Whose address is that - that's my temp address
I did not fill the B4 correctly, it seems it used for GTA list and if you have GTF list then u need both B4 and B4A. However on B4 you don't write anything just check the GTF box and provide actual description in B4A. I had created an excel sheet and she was fine with it. We had taken jewelry pics, however she did not care about those just looked at them got excited to see Jewelry, well I am Indian so you know what I am talking about
She mentioned that PR cards will be sent to the Canadian address in 6 weeks
I praised their Immigration system which in fact is better than US and complained about few things which they can be better at, she gracefully acknowledged
Welcomed us a new PR of canada and then we left the place
Misc:
You can travel on COPR by road till your PR cards arrive
I was hoping that SIN application will happen at landing but she did not initiate it and I completely forgot about it
Very nice overall experience, they did have some grumpy looking officers but mine was great
Back to US:
Took Bluewater bridge, about 45 mins wait time for the whole process
You gotta pay toll first then your car queues up for immigration, officer was alright, was asked couple of questions
What the purpose of your trip to Canada - To complete PR landing process
Anything to declare? - Nothing
Okay that's it
Best Of Luck folks
I know there is thread for landing however, I could not find it so sharing my experience here.
Landed through Detroit-Windsor tunnel, Wait time almost zero, Toll - $5,
@ Passport control - It is toll collection type of setting except the fact that they are immigration control guys, checked are passports, checked the number of occupant, asked whether I was importing any alcohol or tobacco, gave a yellow slip told to park the car in a nearby parking structure
@ Custom - The moment I parked 2 officers came out, we parked, gave them the yellow slip, took a quick look inside the car (may be because I was with my family, so they did not pay any attention). Conversation went something like this:
First question are you importing the car, I said no
Do you have the title, I am leasing so I told them no
Well then you can't take the car in Canada you have to import it, I said I am not doing it today
He mentioned the only way for me to get in Canada was to put the car on the GTF list and post that I don't import they don't care. So I did that
they then sent me inside a building where actual Immigration counters were located
@ Immigration counter -
Zero wait time, got called by a cute lady officer who was tough in the beginning but opened up during the conversation
Gave them COPR and passports, she filled it and we signed it
How long will you stay - For few days now, as soon as I get a job I will move permanently
Do you have a canadian address - I do
Whose address is that - that's my temp address
I did not fill the B4 correctly, it seems it used for GTA list and if you have GTF list then u need both B4 and B4A. However on B4 you don't write anything just check the GTF box and provide actual description in B4A. I had created an excel sheet and she was fine with it. We had taken jewelry pics, however she did not care about those just looked at them got excited to see Jewelry, well I am Indian so you know what I am talking about
She mentioned that PR cards will be sent to the Canadian address in 6 weeks
I praised their Immigration system which in fact is better than US and complained about few things which they can be better at, she gracefully acknowledged
Welcomed us a new PR of canada and then we left the place
Misc:
You can travel on COPR by road till your PR cards arrive
I was hoping that SIN application will happen at landing but she did not initiate it and I completely forgot about it
Very nice overall experience, they did have some grumpy looking officers but mine was great
Back to US:
Took Bluewater bridge, about 45 mins wait time for the whole process
You gotta pay toll first then your car queues up for immigration, officer was alright, was asked couple of questions
What the purpose of your trip to Canada - To complete PR landing process
Anything to declare? - Nothing
Okay that's it
Best Of Luck folks
