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It'll only take more than 2 weeks if you live outside of Singapore, so you will have to factor in the time it takes for the postal service to mail your application there and application back. If a public holiday falls within those two weeks you can expect to add a day onto it. Other than that...

Landing in 6 days through Toronto Pearson. I think I have everything I need but just in case I've forgotten anything, can anyone remind me of what items or documentation (other than the passport and COPR) I would need at customs? What can I expect at the airport at immigration? How long will it...

Thanks for the info. I've managed to reduce all my worldly possessions to just 3 bags and paying the excess baggage fee, still seems to be cheaper than courier anyway.

You can try asking CHC Singapore for the letter but they take a long time to respond. I applied using a short-form application, and when they asked for my documents they sent me a letter asking for the CNCC. Like I said you can submit all your documents without the CNCC and they will request it...

As long as you have a number you can start work. You do not need a SIN number to apply for a job and I would be suspicious of any non-government job that asks for your SIN number on the initial application. Worst case scenario if you don't have a SIN number they just don't process your...

I asked a question for on my sister's behalf a few weeks ago and Leon gave some very useful input. However that post seems to have been deleted, but anyways here's my situation again since I doubt Leon would remember much. My Dad applied as an Investor around 2002 listing my mother, brother and...

You only need your PR card for travel, or as a form of picture identification if you don't have a driver's license. If you plan on never ever leaving Canada you don't even need a PR card. When you apply for your SIN you will get your SIN Number immediately, but you won't receive the actual card...

My uncle just got his COPR and intends to land at the end of this month in Vancouver where his daughter is studying. Since he doesn't intend to move over for a couple more years and doesn't have a fixed address, he wants to apply for PR cards for his family and get them sent to my address in...

The CNCC office will not give you a CNCC until you have a letter from the CHC requesting it. You can go in and get your fingerprints taken before hand but they will not process the CNCC for you until you have a letter with your name on it requesting the information directly from the CHC. They...

I sent in all my documents on April 28th and got the request for medicals and RPRF on September 8. Give or take a couple of weeks for the postal service if you do not live in Singapore.

If you have a letter stating you have 15 years of driving experience, it will NOT grant you a reprieve from taking the driving test unless you are from all the countries listed on the Drivetest site (US, Japan, Korea, Austria, etc.). If your US driver's license has been expired for less than a...

I have an iphone 3G myself, I haven't looked into the plan because I'm busy getting ready to go back, but i doubt that you will need to use the phone provided by the providers. There should be some loophole or some "extra charge" you'll have to pay in order to use your own phone. My friends at...

I believe according to my dad, there is a tax treaty between Singapore and Canada to prevent double taxation. So if you've paid taxes in Singapore on money earnt in Singapore you shouldn't have to pay them again in Canada. However if you do put the money in the bank and allow it to accrue...

I just got my visa yesterday and headed off to join my family in Toronto November 19th. In the notice accompanying my visa and COPR, it says that I can bring items over tax free. Most of my stuff is already over with my family and but I plan on shipping a couple of boxes of things via courier...

I collected my passport with Visa stamp today! Already booked ticket to Toronto and headed there for good on November 19. Going to join my parents and siblings who are already over there. Thanks for all the advise on these forums.

Google is your best friend. I found this online: http://www.immigrationpeel.ca/transportation/license.htm It's actually 60 days on your foreign license, not 6 months, that was my mistake. Again that is for the province of Ontario only. You never really said where you were gonna settle. I don't...

When I was skimming through the Ontario webpage I think I saw something about licenses that cannot be expired for more than a year before they can be exchanged. I would think other provinces would be similar. Might just be better off taking the test, there are a few rules that could be learnt...

I posted a response, did you miss it?

@ Calvin The answer is no. It's not easy to convert a Singapore's driver's license to a Canadian one. It depends on the province. In Ontario where my family landed, they had to take the Ontario driving test all over again - including a 1 theory test, one basic driving test, and one highway...

I sent in a short-form application first, and 3 months later they asked me for all the supporting documents, that was when I started getting all my criminal background checks from the various countries. As long as you have a letter from the Canadian embassy listing all the items you need...