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Application Process

Alanmaura

Full Member
Mar 8, 2011
30
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Hi There,

We are just about to send our pack and i have a few questions that maybe someone can help me with.

We are sending our pack to our lawyer in canada as we live in Bermuda, so i'm just wondering about the process. He sends teh pack to Missasuagua for approval and then once approved it gets forwraded to Buffalo?? Then its just a waiting game right?

Also once you receive confirmation that the visa has been approved, how long do you have before you have to move to Canada, My Fiancee and I are hoping to do some travelling once we finish work in Bermuda and move back to Canada
 

CharlieD10

VIP Member
Sep 5, 2010
5,849
185
124
Northern Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
KGN
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-02-2011
File Transfer...
09-05-2011
Med's Done....
17-01-2011, 08-03-2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
30-3-2012
VISA ISSUED...
13-04-2012
LANDED..........
06-06-2012
1) Yes.

2) Until a year after your medical was done, or the expiration of your passport, whichever occurs first.
 

Alanmaura

Full Member
Mar 8, 2011
30
1
Thanks!!

Also what happens if we re-enter on my new visa but then turnaround the next day and go travelling...is that allowed?
 

CharlieD10

VIP Member
Sep 5, 2010
5,849
185
124
Northern Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
KGN
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-02-2011
File Transfer...
09-05-2011
Med's Done....
17-01-2011, 08-03-2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
30-3-2012
VISA ISSUED...
13-04-2012
LANDED..........
06-06-2012
Yes, you may land and then leave. You will need your PR card to return as a PR, so you might want to arrange for a trusted family member or friend to receive it and forward it to you. Remember that whatever address you used as your intended address in Canada is where it will be sent.
 

Alanmaura

Full Member
Mar 8, 2011
30
1
Cool so when is end my passport to Buffalo, they put my visa in it but i don't actually get the PR card until a later date??
 

Iamrobot85

Hero Member
Aug 31, 2010
229
5
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
20-11-2010
File Transfer...
03-02-2010
Passport Req..
21-03-2011
LANDED..........
25-04-2011
Actually, Charlie, if you are traveling by LAND, you don't need you PR card to return, just your passport and the PR paperwork that they will staple into your passport when you land. It's only necessary to have your PR card to return if you are traveling by land or sea.
 

Alanmaura

Full Member
Mar 8, 2011
30
1
we are planning on travelling to south america, so teh first time i land, I will ahve my Visa and paperwork, after that i have a PR card but how long before I Receive the card. Sorry this is all very confusing :)
 

Iamrobot85

Hero Member
Aug 31, 2010
229
5
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
20-11-2010
File Transfer...
03-02-2010
Passport Req..
21-03-2011
LANDED..........
25-04-2011
I think it usually takes about 4 to 6 weeks after you land but it CAN take up to three months.... However, they send your card to an address in Canada, so you will have to find a way to get it to you while you're abroad.
 

Alanmaura

Full Member
Mar 8, 2011
30
1
ok cool, it will be going to my future In laws.

What happens if i enter Canada and i don't have it on me?? Can i just get it, leave Canada and then re-enter with it??

I am just curious as i have a friends wedding in Ireland next July, if the process took that long and we have re-entered but i don't have my card for the trip to Ireland, how do i get back into Canada?
 

CharlieD10

VIP Member
Sep 5, 2010
5,849
185
124
Northern Ontario
Category........
Visa Office......
KGN
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-02-2011
File Transfer...
09-05-2011
Med's Done....
17-01-2011, 08-03-2012
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
30-3-2012
VISA ISSUED...
13-04-2012
LANDED..........
06-06-2012
If you are from a visa-exempt country, you can re-enter without the card. If you are from a non-visa-exempt country, you apply at the nearest Canadian embassy for a travel document, which is basically a permit to re-enter the country without your PR card.