Search results

https://settlementtipsfornewimmigrants.wordpress.com/

I'm landing soon, planning to stay 8 weeks, return to US with my wife, pick up my car, load it up, drive it up to Canada and import my stuff. For a specific example, I have a printer I bought for $250 last November, but I haven't used. Rather than open the box and load the ink etc which would...

Canada considers how you pay taxes based on WHERE you are when you earn the money. US considers how you pay taxes based on CITIZENSHIP. If you are a US citizen, you have to file taxes in the US, even if you just do so to indicate that you did not earn the money in the US, and therefore won't be...

I received the "further proof of relationship" email and was sort of irked. 7 years of photos tied to travel records and passport stamps, photos showing my new Canadian step daughters with my parents at my nephew's wedding, at family BBQs, and where you could basically see them grow up over...

You're applying for PR? I did that too, through this consultant, and she was great! It should have been 16 months but she got us through in 9! ::) Why wouldn't she exaggerate to make herself look good? Unless you have special circumstances file your PR application yourself. The one strong...

I found this on the Transport Canada site, not sure if Saskatchewan would be an exception, still looking into that: I saw a vehicle the other day without any headlights on. I thought daytime running lights were mandatory on all vehicles. You are right. Canada's Motor Vehicle Safety Act (MVSA)...

I called today to check about importing my 1996 Honda Accord. Got a recording, and just looking for a little verification. Cars older than 15 years old are exempt from RIV (which I already knew) but, they also don't need a recall letter or a federal inspection? Does that mean I won't have to...

I'm about to land in a few weeks, and I'm keeping my US cards that have no foreign transaction fee. From my experience, it's absolutely correct that you will get a better exchange rate than going to a bank. I also find I'm better off getting CA cash from an ATM and paying a nominal fee than...

In the US lots of places do passport photos, like drugstores, but those don't work for PR. I went to a drugstore thinking I could explain this to the person taking the photo (they basically pulled out a basic digital camera, pulled down a white backdrop, and took the pic). But the problem was in...

Quoting myself here just for the data points. Today, got my COPR in the mail. I guess it will sink in when I cross the border in a few weeks. The whole process was emotionally exhausting. I guess I had expected more notifications from all the cells in the spreadsheet :) but I supposed it's SAP...

Sent app in mid July, wife forgot a tax form, sent it in so official receipt of app was October 16. US applicant so Ottawa office. Sponsor approved first week of January. Received a documents required email April 8 from CIC, (that I'm starting to think is sort of SOP regarding more proof of...

I applied in mid July, my wife got an email in late August requesting a tax document, so my official app received date was in October. Approved in January and today received an email requesting additional documents. My status still shows only as Application Received, but they are obviously...

I've gotten some good information from this forum, so I thought I would contribute. I'm not in the spreadsheet, but I applied back in July of 14, my wife had to send in an additional tax document, our app was then officially listed as received in Oct and we got approval in January of this...

Is the 6-8 months time frame based on AOR or sponsor approval date?

I did. Just wasn't sure if I needed to press my wife on getting the app in, now I think I will.

If you postmark your application before the 90 days is up on your FBI clearance, will it still be accepted if it's past 90 days by the time they get to your application?

Thanks, wishful thinking on my part that I wouldn't. Of to the courthouse, once again, I go.

My Canadian fiance and I have been delayed in getting married...we thought it would be last September, now it's this coming May. My FBI clearance letter is dated March 27, 2013. Does anyone know if that is going to be an issue if we file in May? I'm not looking forward to going and getting...