Search results

Hi - Curious to know where other permanent residents keep their PR cards on a daily basis? I've left mine in my wallet since I got it a few months ago. This feels a bit like overkill, but I'm interested in knowing what others do. I'm also interested in knowing whether there -is- any reason to...

Hi everyone, This is more for my own information than anything else. I landed recently and all went well (finally done!). But one unexpected thing happened where the officer asked me how much money I was bringing with me to immigrate to Canada. I thought this was weird because I applied and was...

Thanks everyone! I think I'll try to call this week but not let it get in the way of trying if I can't get a hold of someone.

Hi everyone, So I'm nearly at the end: I have my COPR in hand and I plan on leaving and reentering the country to land next week. My concern is that I got married (to a Canadian) close to the end of the processing of my application, and while I updated them by mail and with a phone call and...

Yes, that's the case. Thanks for the info.

Hi everyone, My PR is confirmed and the next step is landing, but I've had a confusing situation come up. I live in Canada on a BOWP but decided to land when re-entering the country (instead of an in-Canada landing) because I have a trip planned for the end of Feb. Seemed like the easier...

Thanks for this info. So, about not being able to travel, is that true even if you come from a country that doesn't require a visa?

Hi everyone, I received my confirmation of permanent residence yesterday (yay!) and since I applied in Canada and don't need a travel visa (am from the US), I have the option of landing in Canada or waiting until I leave and come back. My question: Does anyone know how long it takes to get a...

Thanks, I tried calling but wasn't able to get through. Going to try and make contact before I send in my docs. However, I'm curious to know if this experience matches anyone else's out there? I'm looking around and it seems like a lot of people receive an email like this w/o an update in...

Hi Everyone, I think I had some good news, but it's confusing. I got an email from Case Processing Centre Ottawa saying that my PR application is "almost complete" and that I need to send in passport photos, etc., within the next 30 days. So obviously I'm doing that asap... The questions are...

Hi everyone, I currently have a PR application under review and my post-graduation work permit expires on Nov. 24. Right now I'm still awaiting the R1 completeness check, and they started the background check a couple weeks ago. I've applied for my BOWP in the meantime. My understanding is...

Thanks for the response. I'm from the US so... I'm guessing that's visa exempt. I'm also applying from inside Canada. So seems like I won't have to do this step?

Hi everyone, I am applying PR in Canada through the Canadian Experience Class. I'm curious to know, is there a point in the process where you have to mail your passport to the CIC? If so, do you know if it's still possible to leave and enter Canada during that time? I'm asking because I am...

Hi everyone, I am applying for PR under CEC and I also just got married - my spouse is Canadian. What I'm wondering is, how does this effect the PR application process? In particular: -My current work permit expires November 24th and my PR application is taking much longer than expected. My...

I'm in almost exactly the same situation with the same timeline. See my post from earlier today called "R10 Completeness Check Wait Times?" That also means I can't offer any answers, but I'll be interested to see what anyone else says...

Also just curious to know what kinds of waiting times people have experienced for the completeness check, and whether this is normal or longer than usual.

Right, but also curious to know if anyone has had similar experiences?

Hi everyone, I've been waiting a long time for my completeness check on my CEC application and I'm starting to get worried. I got my AOR on May 22, 2016, so I'm at around four and a half months now. My postgraduate work permit expires November 25, and initially I thought I'd have no problem...