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[unmarried]

Hi guys!

How long would it take to get your passport back here in UAE from London CIC? Passport is already requested for stamping.

Thanks guys!

usually 4-6 weeks. i ve also sent my passport last week.

 

[mef]

Re: Our Landing Experience

Dear All,
What an experience ……. Landing is just landing: relief of job stress, weather stress… any stress... it’s you, just you and your family.
Yes, we have landed 26th August 2012, 2 pm at Montreal International Airport, Police were so kind and friendly, every word with welcome to Quebec.
Process of landing has been completed within 2 hours; all of our accompanying stuff were listed on A4 size paper and provided to police …. It made our life so easy. They didn’t even check the content of our luggage.
We declared that we have more than CAD 10,000 $ and passed out so quickly. Taxi to Avenue Du Park Hotel, and the journey has started.
I advise all to take a small hotel and look for your apartment easily.
On the 2nd September (5 days from landing) we managed to get our apartment, apply for ID Cards (at the airport upon landing), apply for Social Insurance Number, Health Insurance and open bank account with HSBC.
Guys, life is amazing, smooth and healthy weather, people are jogging and cycling everywhere, stores, malls, life full of energy.
It’s expensive, but not for non-smokers…… I smoke Davidoff Light that costs me in Qatar 2$ but in Canada – Montreal it costs 9.3 $, imagine the difference… I have to quit soon.
So, choose an area and look for an apartment is the easy way, go away a bit of the downtown and experience low rates …… don’t head to the crowded areas never.
I would like to take this opportunity and congratulate all those who have applied to immigrate to Canada – Quebec and tell them that they had the biggest right step ever, don’t listen to rumors and bull shits – excuse my language – around and keep going. You are on the right track……… if you have any questions regarding landing, please don’t hesitate to write to us and we will help as much as possible.
Wish you all the luck
Mefleh & Viorica

 

[qorax]

Re: Our Landing Experience

Dear All,
What an experience ....... Landing is just landing: relief of job stress, weather stress... any stress... it's you, just you and your family.
Yes, we have landed 26th August 2012, 2 pm at Montreal International Airport, Police were so kind and friendly, every word with welcome to Quebec.
Process of landing has been completed within 2 hours; all of our accompanying stuff were listed on A4 size paper and provided to police .... It made our life so easy. They didn't even check the content of our luggage.
We declared that we have more than CAD 10,000 $ and passed out so quickly. Taxi to Avenue Du Park Hotel, and the journey has started.
I advise all to take a small hotel and look for your apartment easily.
On the 2nd September (5 days from landing) we managed to get our apartment, apply for ID Cards (at the airport upon landing), apply for Social Insurance Number, Health Insurance and open bank account with HSBC.
Guys, life is amazing, smooth and healthy weather, people are jogging and cycling everywhere, stores, malls, life full of energy.
It's expensive, but not for non-smokers...... I smoke Davidoff Light that costs me in Qatar 2$ but in Canada – Montreal it costs 9.3 $, imagine the difference... I have to quit soon.
So, choose an area and look for an apartment is the easy way, go away a bit of the downtown and experience low rates ...... don't head to the crowded areas never.
I would like to take this opportunity and congratulate all those who have applied to immigrate to Canada – Quebec and tell them that they had the biggest right step ever, don't listen to rumors and bull *censored word*s – excuse my language – around and keep going. You are on the right track......... if you have any questions regarding landing, please don't hesitate to write to us and we will help as much as possible.
Wish you all the luck
Mefleh & Viorica

Congrats & Welcome to Canada !

 

[mute_man]

Re: Our Landing Experience

Dear All,
What an experience ....... Landing is just landing: relief of job stress, weather stress... any stress... it's you, just you and your family.
Yes, we have landed 26th August 2012, 2 pm at Montreal International Airport, Police were so kind and friendly, every word with welcome to Quebec.
Process of landing has been completed within 2 hours; all of our accompanying stuff were listed on A4 size paper and provided to police .... It made our life so easy. They didn't even check the content of our luggage.
We declared that we have more than CAD 10,000 $ and passed out so quickly. Taxi to Avenue Du Park Hotel, and the journey has started.
I advise all to take a small hotel and look for your apartment easily.
On the 2nd September (5 days from landing) we managed to get our apartment, apply for ID Cards (at the airport upon landing), apply for Social Insurance Number, Health Insurance and open bank account with HSBC.
Guys, life is amazing, smooth and healthy weather, people are jogging and cycling everywhere, stores, malls, life full of energy.
It's expensive, but not for non-smokers...... I smoke Davidoff Light that costs me in Qatar 2$ but in Canada – Montreal it costs 9.3 $, imagine the difference... I have to quit soon.
So, choose an area and look for an apartment is the easy way, go away a bit of the downtown and experience low rates ...... don't head to the crowded areas never.
I would like to take this opportunity and congratulate all those who have applied to immigrate to Canada – Quebec and tell them that they had the biggest right step ever, don't listen to rumors and bull *censored word*s – excuse my language – around and keep going. You are on the right track......... if you have any questions regarding landing, please don't hesitate to write to us and we will help as much as possible.
Wish you all the luck
Mefleh & Viorica

congratulations & a big thanks for sharing!!

 

[trust_in_god]

Re: Our Landing Experience

Dear All,
What an experience ....... Landing is just landing: relief of job stress, weather stress... any stress... it's you, just you and your family.

Wish you all the luck
Mefleh & Viorica

Thanks Mefleh and Viorica for the nice post-landing sharing!!! Wish you a happy life in Canada.

 

[amaniziad]

Hi Amani, can you please advise what is CIIP ??
thanks

it is a course to give an idea about everything in canada .

 

[amaniziad]

hi ,

is anybody landed recently or will land in calagary :
i need to know any temporary accommodatiom ?
shall i buy winter clothes from dubai or in canada is better ( not branded)but good quality ..
they said that calgary has no summer , shall i leave all my summer clothes in Dubai?
is there any shipping company send cargo to calagary ... from Dubai ?

thanks

 

[CJ_an]

it is a course to give an idea about everything in canada .

When is the best time to register for CIIP?

 

[shah1234]

Congrats MEF!! best wishes for superb life ahead!

 

[shah1234]

HELLO QORAX & FRIENDS!
Jst needed some advise from u guys. We showed adequate funds when we applied for Fsw. Now we have a baby,meds & all done too. Our updated proof of funds havn`t been asked as yet BUT Our consultant is saying that if we send the LONDON VO the UPDATED PROOF OF FUNDS it`ll speed up the process.

 

[Thommo]

hi ,

is anybody landed recently or will land in calagary :
i need to know any temporary accommodatiom ?
shall i buy winter clothes from dubai or in canada is better ( not branded)but good quality ..
they said that calgary has no summer , shall i leave all my summer clothes in Dubai?
is there any shipping company send cargo to calagary ... from Dubai ?

thanks

It gets very hot during summers in Calgary. You will need all of your summer clothing. You can check on google search yourself. In Canada you feel hot even at 25 deg. celsius. Temp. in Calgary goes up to 38 deg. C.

 

[art2012]

hi ,

is anybody landed recently or will land in calagary :
i need to know any temporary accommodatiom ?
shall i buy winter clothes from dubai or in canada is better ( not branded)but good quality ..
they said that calgary has no summer , shall i leave all my summer clothes in Dubai?
is there any shipping company send cargo to calagary ... from Dubai ?

thanks

Hi,

Im from toronto i dont kw much abt calgary but in general u can use ur summer clothes here in canada as well,people wear clothes in layers in winters.moreover with heaters at home and work,one dont feel chill effect of winter.

Regarding cargo from dubai,i suggest "leaders" .They do door to door service and i found it to b economical.

Goodluck.

Rgds,
Art.

 

[rabia_rak]

dear boarders....
iam about to send my passports from dubai and i have one doubt to clear
for return envelope, is it plane A4 size self addressed envelope with no stamps...or its envelope from coureir company which should be paid for return journey?
also which courier to choose from dubai

thanks
rabia

 

[Gypsey]

Hi All
We are glad to say that we have returned back from our landing in Vancouver! What a smooth & hassle-free experience. No stresses, no difficulties encountered and the great part is not having to explain your each and every move !!

We apologise in advance for not reporting earlier but only returned back to Dubai on Sunday. We had landed in Vancouver on Wednesday 1st August 2012 around 4pm.
The whole process of landing at the immigration took all in all 10 mins. No questions, no requests for Proof of Funds, neither Goods Accompany list, in fact we had to bring to their attention the Goods to Follow list. This was stamped and signed without any questions, as to why, when, what etc.!!

The staff at immigration were very helpful, providing literature for various benefits available, medical coverage, SIN info etc.

We applied for the SIN numbers at Welcome Canada offices, located at various places, within Surrey, (45 mins away from Vancouver). For a family of 5 this took 30 mins in all but we did encounter 1 hiccup; the SIN could not be allocated for my husband (Principal Applicant) as there was someone already on the Canadian System with the Identical name and Date of Birth (Shock/Horror)!! This application would need to be done manually – a slightly longer process. The remainder of us got our cards within the week of applying but to date we are still awaiting the SIN for my husband.

Not having a SIN number does not cause a problem, as he has already opened a Bank Account with RBC (Royal Bank of Canada) along with a Debit/Credit Card and this took a week to receive the Card.
Reason why we opted for an account with RBC, is that they offer a Safe Deposit Box free of charge for the 1st year. They confirmed to us that there is no start date as to when to take the box, (they are aware that we will be returning back after 6-months).

Overall the whole experience along with the country has been fantastic one. Originally from the UK this was “home away from home”. To our surprise, we were not prepared for the weather – it was absolutely stifling. Coming from Dubai and at the time the temps were in the mid to late 40’s, did not prepare us for the Canadian summer!! The heat was unbearable, more so to the fact that there is no AC and the houses are more catered for the winter months rather than the summer – hence the fans were going 24/7!

At this point we must thank everyone at this forum for being there to guide us on every step of the way. Without you guys, we could not have achieved this.

All the best to you all in achieving your dreams!

Mr & Mrs Gypsey

 

[abhia145]

We relocated from Dubai to Toronto in January 2012. Its 7 months and no jobs yet. Slowly my savings are also shrinking. My sincere advice to all my friends in Dubai is that please stay wherever you are. Toronto is virtually over for new immigrants. There are jobs but the competition is fierce and you hardly get any interview calls. We are now thinking of returning back to Dubai in a month or two!