My AOR date was November 5, 2008
My passport request for visa May 12, 2009
The sponsorship stuff I don't really have the time line for.
Visa approved & issued May 19th
Landed May 19th......
I am officially a permanent resident, yes!!!!!!!!
So I flew up to Buffalo on Monday May the 18, 2009. Then on Tuesday I took my passport to the Buffalo Consulate.
It took about 2 hours for them to issue me my visa from the time they took my passport. I waited there then they gave it back to me and told me that I could go across border to do my landing, but I had to wait 3 hours. I'm guessing that maybe they had to update their systems or something, not sure why you have to wait that long, but that's the protocol.
So I waited then I went to the border crossing at the Peace Bridge crossing which is my favorite port of entry they have lots of agents there working and my landing took about 15 minutes from the time I got in there.
Just make sure you have your list of goods to follow, and I didn't have much to put since so don't get crazy if you don't have much to put down. And if your importing a car looks like it's gonna cost you about $200.00 canadian from what I was told. I had a rental and will be driving up at a later date so i'll have to pay that import fee when I drive my car up.
So keep the faith, after a long wait and having to send in documents that they said I didn't send in like my marriage certificate. It took my application about 7 months. One piece of advice I can say is after a few months have passed with your medicals being done and your application being in process start sending the office that is processing your case emails to make sure that your medicals have been requested in which my case it was Ottawa having to send them to Buffalo Consulate.....
Good Luck,
It will happen don't get frustrated just wait.....
My passport request for visa May 12, 2009
The sponsorship stuff I don't really have the time line for.
Visa approved & issued May 19th
Landed May 19th......
I am officially a permanent resident, yes!!!!!!!!
So I flew up to Buffalo on Monday May the 18, 2009. Then on Tuesday I took my passport to the Buffalo Consulate.
It took about 2 hours for them to issue me my visa from the time they took my passport. I waited there then they gave it back to me and told me that I could go across border to do my landing, but I had to wait 3 hours. I'm guessing that maybe they had to update their systems or something, not sure why you have to wait that long, but that's the protocol.
So I waited then I went to the border crossing at the Peace Bridge crossing which is my favorite port of entry they have lots of agents there working and my landing took about 15 minutes from the time I got in there.
Just make sure you have your list of goods to follow, and I didn't have much to put since so don't get crazy if you don't have much to put down. And if your importing a car looks like it's gonna cost you about $200.00 canadian from what I was told. I had a rental and will be driving up at a later date so i'll have to pay that import fee when I drive my car up.
So keep the faith, after a long wait and having to send in documents that they said I didn't send in like my marriage certificate. It took my application about 7 months. One piece of advice I can say is after a few months have passed with your medicals being done and your application being in process start sending the office that is processing your case emails to make sure that your medicals have been requested in which my case it was Ottawa having to send them to Buffalo Consulate.....
Good Luck,
It will happen don't get frustrated just wait.....
