mute_man said:
bro, elaborate please. n please write the details of Immigration Procedures at Pearson.
Mute_man bhai sharing my experience here,
Immigration Procedure at Pearson:
1. Fill out the CBSA form in the plane (will be distributed by the air hostess). Better fill it up now as in the later part of the journey you'll find yourself not in the mood.
2. You unboard the plane.
3. Follow the ARRIVAL sign.
4. Each and every person (regardless of their category) reaches a lounge where you'll find 30-40 counters, you can go to any counter (look for the counter where queue is less). An immigration officer will scan your passport, ask for the CBSA form, ask you if you have any Goods to Follow? How much cash you're carrying? He'll write the amount on the CBSA form with a marker. The officer will return your CBSA form and Passport. You are good to go.
5. Now just after crossing this counter The New Immigrants will be taken to a room (few airport personnel constantly calling 'new immigrants this way', so you don't have to worry.
6. In this room you'll find 10-15 counters, there's one long queue, just stand and wait for your turn, one of the officers will shout 'NEXT', you go up to his/her counter, he'll ask for your COPR, Passport, CBSA form, might ask few basic questions or might not. He'll keep one copy of your COPR and he'll return you the CBSA form, Passport and the other copy of COPR. You are good to go.
7. In this same room you'll find a new comers settlement booth, you'll find many information and brochures here, my suggestion is don't waste your time here as you'll find all these in the Internet, Service Canada, Service Ontario and New Comer's Settlement Centre in every city.
8. So you get out of this room, and in the right you'll find the escalator to go down, here's the baggage claim section, pick up all your luggage from the luggage belt, put 2 USD/CAD (note or coin) in the machine, get a trolly, look for the EXIT sign, here an officer will guide the New Immigrants to a different room.
9. Here another long queue, stop and wait for your turn. Things progress slowly in this room and at this stage you are very tired after doing all this. Anyways, when it's your turn wait for an officer to shout ‘NEXT', you go up to his counter, he'll ask for the address you'll be living in Canada, instead of spelling it out to him, better you write it down in a paper while you are in Bangladesh and hand it over to him. To this address they'll send the PR card. In this counter you'll be asked for Passport, COPR, and CBSA form. He'll keep the CBSA form here and return you the other docs. He might count all your money, one at a time, ask about what you're carrying and if there are any goods to follow. When all taken care of, you are good to go.
10. Now that every process is complete, you'll find the last EXIT door just after getting out of the room. And here you'll find your friend or family waiting to receive you. He'll take you to the elevator that goes to the parking area and once you're in the parking area you'll first feel the Canadian air.
This whole process might take 3 to 4 hours depending on how quickly you are able to collect your luggage. And during this whole process don't lose the small CBSA form that you filled up in the plane let alone your passports, COPR and CASH.
