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Congratulations also! That must be a HUGE relief and thanks for sharing the good news. Nice to see some movement for Ottawa. Haven't see any changes on the spreadsheet for a long time...

Hi msbigshot - Looks like our application was made round the same time, and is being processed in Ottawa. And agree with Mariac819 and other sentiments here - Ottawa appears to be dragging their feet since the holidays.

It appears that each province has its own set of rules. When I first enquired, I asked for a 'Canadian Licence' and was quickly corrected that there is no such thing. They are provincial. What I noticed was that the licensing centre here in BC was very sure that my UK licence had 2 parts (1...

I don't know what the implications are if they find out. I'd like to keep my home country licence too though I don't want anything that may affect my immigration :-) BC has rule that you are only allowed to keep one licence. It's on their website and was what I've been told on 2 different calls...

Congratulations! Thanks for sharing that - a friend of mine is looking to help his wife immigrate from Singapore and was concerned with the 31 months timeline. This is good news for him!

How wonderful! Congratulations!

Hi KarlR, The rules for driving licence varies in different countries. E.g. UK doesn't have a rule that you can't have other driving licences. However, it appears BC has a rule that they do not want you to have other licences if you hold a BC one. When I submitted my UK licence, I was asked if...

In BC, they kept my home country licence. It will be returned to me if I return my BC licence.

Congrats! I know what you about the joy and excitement and beaming. I had that when we got the SA and I look forward to the DM! :-)

I applied for a visitor extension (I'm from visa-exempt country) and was able to use that to get a BC Driver's Licence. The extension costed $100 and was very straightforward. Waited about 6 weeks to get it.

Envious of the friends on this forum who got their application processed so quickly in Mississauga! Mine was sent to Ottawa. I had requested it going to Hong Kong VO for processing (I have both Hong Kong and British nationality). From reading about another applicant who went via Hong Kong, his...

I'm on a British passport and recently got an extension as a visitor for 1 year (currently applying for PR). This is okay to get the BC licence.

Congratulations! So fast!

I have applied for and received a Visitor Record and have got a 1 year extension while I wait for my PR to be processed. (I have a British passport so didn't need any visas). On the record, it says under Remarks and Observations: "TEMPORARY RESIDENT STATUS MAINTAINED AS PER R183(6)" Does this...

I checked my CIC online status and previously it said 'Application Received', now it says 'no record'. My file was recently transferred the Ottawa office. Anyone experienced this? Is this just because it's going through an 'update of status' and will be okay tomorrow?

Hi andrew-brit, I had entered Hong Kong VO because I also have right of abode there. I'm on the August Outland thread, where you had kindly replied to my question about outland file transferred to Ottawa. Best of luck to you in your application.

Hi Vinotintazo, Did you get any info regarding health care in BC? Thanks!

Thanks for sharing the info. I also applied around that time and still waiting for mine (plus outland spousal PR application just sent to Ottawa). I have a British passport and no TRV and tried to apply online but just could not. It kept returning an error. Did you experience the same issues?

Thanks, I also have a British passport so maybe that helps. I think I came across another guy who was applying through India though is in Canada already with an open work permit. I had chosen Hong Kong for the published processing times. I'm actually in Canada but didn't want to go via the...

I had chosen for my file to goto Hong Kong Visa Office and the file was sent to Ottawa after the sponsorship approval. I have read elsewhere also that this is a new development and could possibly be a good thing. Does anyone else have more information and insights to share? Thanks!