Dear Friends, Brothers & Sisters,
Having posted initially on this thread, I refrained watching it after I found some 'bashing game' heating up. Today, I took to seeing it again and found quite some movement in it, some nice, some not so, while some pretty hillarious.
Without prejudice, I'd hope that all of us be suave, modest & proper in our dealings with one another, either here -on this forum, or in general. Our life is too short to contain any ego and surely not enough to be arrogant, whatsoever the reason be. Let's make friends all along our journey in this wonderful world. And a journey... it is. Destination is impractical & an utopia while we breathe. And definitely, we can do without breathing fire, can't we?
I'm brought-up that way. And am 100% sure that all of us are brought-up that way too. It's only that while on the journey we tend to digress our path and mistakes set-in, sometimes. But, let that be a mistake & not a mischief ! We are matured at that, No?
POE (Port of entry):
Few brothers & sisters have got it a little wrong on this issue. No offences here, it's a mistake & not a mischief, I know! To get it straight...
Dear all, as a federal skilled worker, we should be able to land anywhere within Canada -regardless of the destination in COPR, except Quebec. You see, Canada's immigration laws provide for a 2 step process for all visa applications.
1. Immigration officers outside Canada carry out stage one;
2. Stage two is carried out for the most part by a port of entry (POE) immigration officer.
The arrival of an immigrant with an immigrant visa is evidence that when the visa was issued, the visa officer was satisfied that the immigrant met Canada's admission requirements as outlined in the Act and its attendant Regulations. At the point of arrival however, landing is not an automatic right: immigrants must still satisfy the POE immigration officer that entry is permissible: A12(1). The immigration landing process is likewise a 2 step procedure:
1. The first step entails a verification of the immigration visa/record of landing,
2. While the second step involves the completion of the record of landing for admission into Canada.
During the verification step a POE officer will ensure THAT the immigrant does not fall within the various inadmissible classes outlined in Sections 19(1)& (2) of the Act. Which mainly refers that the person/s aren't, post visa medicals, suffering from serious medical disorders; no criminality issues and more commonly, persons who are unable or unwilling to support themselves and their dependants (read settlement funds).
While at the record of landing step, Admissibility is not affected by our choice of POE. We need to fill up the forms, specifically the PR Card form (IMM 5444E), wherein we have to provide an address for card delivery. This can be anywhere, beyond the POE. This is how ppl with COPR destination as Montreal-Quebec drive through the POE of Sarnia, Bluewater Bridge (Ontario). There are many other examples, but for brevity I just chose one.
But, there is only one catch. Only for Quebec, though other destined PRs would be allowed to enter thru a Quebec POE, they cannot complete the record of landing 'fully' here. And would have to further drive/fly to another province (any) to report to the CIC Office for 'full completion'. As Quebec needs the CSQ Certificate to complete the procedure. Which is only in the case of a Quebec PR. But the same is not applicable vice-versa... a Quebec PR can do all the formalities from any other POE.
I hope this post clarifies the POE matter.
I also observed various comments on WW1CS. Without being affiliated to them I'll like to post something on them too (+ve ones), if you brothers & sisters permit me.
Warm regards.
