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Hello, Any students starting in SAIT BAPT program in September 2014? Let's connect.

I want to travel for a brief training in the U.S and come back to Canada after I am done. BUT, I have an expired PR card. Can I use the PR renewal payment receipt, job offer in Canada and Confirmation of Permanent Resident document as proof when I return at the border? I intend to return by...

I am beginning to think so. Perhaps, if my internship experience were in the US or I had a different skin tone, I wouldn't be in this position.

Hello and Happy New Year. I have a B.S. Chemical Engineering degree from one of the best engineering universities in the US. But since I was an international student in the US, It was impossible finding an employee to sponsor me for work after I graduate. Luckily, I was able to enter Canada...

Hello, So I applied for fall 2014 admissions for SAIT Bachelor of Applied Technology in Petroleum Engineering (BAPT). I have a Bachelors in Chemical Engineering from an American university and I am a Canadian PR. Finding a job that I want has been close to impossible bc of my foreign...

Thanks a lot. I just found out that TD has a visa debit card. Can I use it for online purchases?

I can, but I will be charged extra fees.

Hello, I am new to Canada, So I went into BMO to open up a debit card account and to my surprise the BMO debit card did not have my name and a Visa/Mastercard logo. I cannot open a credit card account because I am unemployed(new graduate) and I have no credit history here in Canada. I applied...

Hello, I have been out of Canada more than 5 years since I got my SIN and I didn't file any taxes( I wasn't working). I'm back to Canada now, and I just learnt that my SIN is dormant while trying to open a credit card account. What is the process of getting it reactivated like? Do I get a new...

Hello Wedso, I am in the exact same situation as you are. Got the PR in 2006 when I was a minor, lived in the US since and applied for the travel document based on the fact that I was a minor. Luckily, I received the R-1 visa for permanent residents. I am in Canada now and I contemplated...

So I tried to apply for a BC drivers license and I could not use my Confirmation of Permanent Resident document because it has a "valid until" date of my old expired passport on the top. The BC drivers license office refused to accept it as a valid/unexpired document because of that date, but I...

I had the Travel Document issued to me as well, but mine was not based on H&C grounds. Should I still apply for a new PR even if I don't meet the requirements???

Leon, what will an employer ask as proof of residency or right to work in this situation?

Did you receive a letter stating that you received it on humanitarian grounds

Leon, I am in the same exact situation. What if they reject me for my PR renewal? Will they deport me? The travel document I received was actually a R-1 visa that states that I am a permanent resident and not an actual document. In addition, they never stated what grounds they issued me the...

Was recently given the travel document for permanent resident( didn't meet the residency requirement) and I was able to return to Canada successfully. Now I want to exchange my American drivers license for a British Columbia drivers license. When I went to the office, they said I could not get...

Did you end up applying for a new PR card? I am in the same situation: Got the travel document for permanent residents even if i did not meet the residency obligations. I am contemplating applying for a new PR card.

Thank you! Which location did you go to and how long is the paper license valid?

I might try a different location. My immigration consultant advised me to apply for a new one when I get a job, so that I can establish ties to Canada. And i have no idea why they gave the travel document( which is actually a R-1 visa) to me and they never stated it as being on a H&C grounds.

Was recently given the travel document for permanent resident( didn't meet the residency requirement) and I was able to return to Canada successfully. Now I want to exchange my American drivers license for a British Columbia drivers license. When I went to the office, they said I could not get...