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    RIV - inspection and prior modification

    I told Canadian Tire to call me on my cell if any modifications were needed to pass the federal inspection. I probably would have gotten them done right then and there due to time constraints. You could bring the Form 2 to a dealer and ask them to check your vehicle to see if it meets all the...
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    RIV - inspection and prior modification

    We did this recently and here is the process we went through: -Make sure your vehicle is admissible (visit the RIV's website or Transport Canada) -Get a recall clearance letter from the manufacturer or the dealer (on proper letterhead) and fax it to the RIV OR just use a service such as...
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    Americans who have exchanged a U.S licence for Ontario licence.

    My wife spoke to someone at the Ohio BMV. They told her to fill out a particular form that we had to mail to a Columbus address. It's $10 (payable by money order in US dollars, we just used a postal money order from Canada Post) 10 days later we received my wife's DL renewals history since 2006...
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    Does anyone have any experience having a name changed in a PR card?

    My wife and I are finding out the hard way that it's best to keep your maiden name until you're well established in Canada (once you have PR card, SIN, health card, Canadian driver's licence, job, car, and bank accounts) or just wait until you have citizenship or keep your maiden name forever...
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    Americans who have exchanged a U.S licence for Ontario licence.

    My wife changed the name on her driver's license from her maiden name to her married name in Ohio (last December) before she became a PR (landed two weeks ago) We went to exchange her Ohio DL for an Ontario one this week and apparently Ontario thinks that she has no driving experience beyond...
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    Does anyone have any experience having a name changed in a PR card?

    My spouse landed last week at Niagara Falls and we asked the immigration officer about having the name on the PR card changed to my wife's married name. He gave us a really vague answer about "working through CIC" We had applied for PR under her maiden name to avoid waiting around for her native...
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    Lima and CPC-Mississauga, total processing time: 49 days

    OT: Since the Buffalo VO is closed does anyone know where CPC-M is sending applications to sponsor Americans?
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    How often does CBSA/immigration refuse to give visitor records?

    I requested a visitor record upon reentering Canada at Ft Erie with my wife from the US on Boxing Day (wife is a US citizen) and this request was denied by immigration. She had her passport stamped and the immigration officer dated the stamp March 1. I had a letter from my lawyer requesting the...
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    Hepatitis C discovered after canadian visa grant letter received

    I'm sorry about your spouse's illness however the "wait until we get in Canada/let Canada deal with it" attitude that some people display is why it gets harder and harder for the rest of us to sponsor our spouses to come live with us in Canada. As far as the public is concerned people like this...