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Congratulations cchabert! I am so happy to read your success story. You inspired me and made me feel like moving to Canada. I have been away from this forum for so long and decided to check back today and was very happy to read your success story. I was also happy to see Nomad is still around...

Congrats! Despo. I looked at my CPR/COPR and the "39. Remarks" field is blank. But I do not think there is anything you need to worry about. Just land before the expiration of your visa and you are an official PR of Canada. CCH, how is your job search coming? Any luck so far?

Thanks Despo, rezendgi, CCH, npnotesin, xps... for taking the time to provide information on pros and cons of both countries. I still have not made my decision and will take a while to do so. rezendgi had asked how I knew my GC got approved. I received a "Card Production Ordered" e-mail on...

May I ask you why you want to stay away from Canada and your family? Does it have anything to do with the job market in Canada or your education not being recognised? Did you try searching for a job in Canada and how was your experience? I have my Canadian PR too, but I am afraid to move to...

Congrats Despo! I am very happy for you. Enjoy your summer vacation in Alberta and complete the landing process. Don't forget to visit Banff and Jasper while in Alberta. And I have not forgotten your request about posting the Health and SIN cards on my blog. I have already scanned them, but have...

This link gives your more than one way to contact them, but I would still try to talk to somebody on the phone to make sure they have the right address: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/common/contact_us-en.asp?lang=eng

I called the above mentioned number twice and I was able to talk to somebody both times. Of course, I called about 10AM Mountain Time. I think they close at 4PM Eastern Time. I called the number and followed their instruction instead of pressing all the options continuously. When I entered my...

As far as I know, you can use any address as long as it is not a PO Box. I have never heard this being illegal (not that I know much about the Canadian and CIC laws and rules). I know a few British people who have used the UPS and other mail forwarding services for their PR cards (from another...

As MagiqHand said above, I was able to get the same day appointment in a RBC branch that was very close to the place where you apply for health cards. I had to wait about 15 minutes for the appointment. It is located in Memorial Drive Branch South East Calgary. I opened an account and came out...

I opened an account with Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). It is NOT free. I think I need to pay $4 or $4.50 per month as service fees. They have some branches in the US too. Mostly in the Southern belt and I think CCH has account with them in GA.

As far as I know, there are no negative consequences of taking a job anywhere in Canada as you are a Canadian PR, not an Alberta PR. I personally would like to live, work and contribute to Alberta as they have given me this opportunity, but if you can't find anything there, you must survive and...

Thansk Mouli! I have heard people providing addresses in Toronto and other places even though they went through the AINP. You need to search that in Trackitt or may be even in this forum. When I entered Canada, the lady who did my paper work asked this: Do you have an address to mail the PR...

Thanks ingegarcia! Good to have you around. We received our PR cards via mail. They were mailed at my friend's address in Calgary. I have removed the doc that had some misleading info regarding PR card. The "pick up in person" rule is for those who apply for renew after 5 years OR those who lose...

If anybody is curious and interested, I received my PR cards today. They are finally in my hand. They are so beautiful. I will try to post an image of it (with personal information deleted) soon on my blog.

I am glad you liked my blog. My intention was to help others with the process by providing some information as well as help me remind what I went through to make Canada our home. I hope my kids will read the blog (when they can actually read and understand, they are too young now) in the future...

You probably need a Cashier's Check (also known as Certified Check). My bank in the US (Wells Fargo) did not allow me make a Money Order for more than $1000. If I were to go with money order option, I had to make 20 of those. So, I went with the Cashier's Check option for $20K and paid $8 fees...

I hope you meant to say YES for survive, right?

PR visa and PR card are two different things. PR visa is valid for one year from the medical date (usually) and PR card is valid for 5 years (I am guessing that the start date on PR card would be the landing date). I have not received my card in my hand yet. I will let you know when I get my...

Despo, First of all, let me wish you Happy Birthday tomorrow. You are a very lucky person to be born on Christmas day. You will get your PPR soon. My PR card also arrived in Calgary and all the documents were mailed to me using UPS Express and the package is stuck in the custom. I am not sure...