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[yardie]

All the best Sinestra. Wishing you all the success and achievements that Canada has to offer.

Ladies and Gents!!

The time has finally come for me to immigrate. I will be leaving tonight from Bangalore international airport. Thank you very much for all the support that this forum has given. I must say that life would have been a lot difficult without this platform.
I shall soon post my landing experience.

Regards,
Sinestra

 

[Gru]

Hi thanks for your reply, Cant I apply before rejection letter??

As per previous applicants in this forum, leaving the VO field empty does not automatically imply a rejection. Some people went through despite that.

As for the wrong ticks... It means you accidentaly implied more experience in specific jobs than you actually had. The officer may compare this with employment letters and, assuming the actual experience makes you qualify, realize it was a form-filling mistake and issue a PER. Or they think something else... Who knows :/

In any case, I don't think you can apply before rejection letter. No sense really. What you can do -- and it's worked for others, but it's a bit of a gamble -- is carefully watch the CC charges and estimate when are applications near your reception date being processed, then send an addendum of sorts to your application, providing a cover letter with as much personal information as possible to help them match it to the original package (name, NOC, DOB, passport #, etc.), a description of what changed, the updated forms, and labeling the envelope as urgent complementary information for PR application.

Again, it's a gamble -- not guaranteed AT ALL that they'll match your updated forms with the original package, but I think a few people managed that in their cases.

Best wishes!

 

[Gru]

Ladies and Gents!!

The time has finally come for me to immigrate. I will be leaving tonight from Bangalore international airport. Thank you very much for all the support that this forum has given. I must say that life would have been a lot difficult without this platform.
I shall soon post my landing experience.

Regards,
Sinestra

Happy landing!

 

[Gru]

Hi Experts,

I will be sending my package for FSW 14 and paying the fee through Demand Draft (DD) and got it yesterday from bank. Can I write my name & passport number at the back of the DD? Any issues? Not sure if that's the right thing to do.

Else, How CIC can differentiate if it gets mixed with other DD's (anything is possible).
Pls advise

Hi. I did not pay using DD, but I don't recall any instance of anyone having their DD lost or mixed up. Hence, this should not be necessary. (All the same, I don't know if it hurts either ) But you shouldn't have to do that.

Best wishes!

 

[cnd_2014]

normally, its a minimum of SIX months.

thanks Mr. Hope! I thought they can request for a minumum of 3 months? So there is not standard duration right? It could be 6,12 or 18 months?

 

[perseverence]

My Landing Experience:

Guys, been bit caught up in post-landing activities, though would like to share the landing experience for others who seek such info. Before we start let me tell all my friends who are in process of getting visa - IT IS WORTH ALL YOUR EFFORTS AND PAIN - REALLY AMAZING PLACE TO BE AT.

Based on the information from the friends in the forum, we planned our landing to be on a week day in day time - in start of the week (Monday) - so we can achieve basic things in week days following our landing.

1. Took flight via London airport to Toronto. The layover of 1.5 hours was really too little, we were running to catch connecting flight. Also, the security check at London airport is bit strict as you have to take out liquid items in visible bags (provided by them) and all this takes lot of time. Anyway, we almost made our connection to Toronto.

2. Took some dollars in cash and some in DD (bank provided official checks, payable in Canada).

3. Landed at Toronto Airport at 11:30am. Thanks to the forum and other landing exp posted here, we made sure that we land before evening and on a week day. This decision helped us a lot.

4. As told by many, you should rush to the counter after coming out of the plane. As you'd share the queue with visitors, the queue becomes quite long quickly enough, so better to reach early to immigration counter and relax later after collecting baggage.

5. From there to New Immigration center, followed by collecting SIN number is easy process.

Post landing activities:

DAY 1 : Checked in Hotel. Immediately went to a bank across street and opened an account and safe deposit box.

DAY 2 : Rented a car and completed Bank formalities, bought a mobile and plan.

DAY 3 : Looked around for place for rent, finalized one, paid advance. Went to Niagara Falls.

DAY 4 : Moved in the new place, completed grocery and other house hold items purchase.

DAY 5 : Bought a car

DAY 6 : Weekend - more household stuff, bought second mobile and connection

DAY 7 : Shopped for Car insurance, prepares for written driving test.

DAY 8 : Applied for G1 license. Got it.

DAY 9 : Took Lesson and gave drive test and got full G license.

DAY 10: Got car registered, number plates and auto insurance.

So, within 10 days, we had got all basic necessities of modern day life (Location, Communication & Mobility) - Car, bank accounts, credit cards, driving license, mobile phones and a rented place to stay.

As we planned, we are going to start job hunting in coming week. It is not really that bad.

In the process of landing and settling down, the information we got from this forum helped us IMMENSELY and we can not thank our friends enough for that. The locals here were kind of surprised that how come we are so well informed and prepared for the initial basic steps.

Now, some observations:
1. People are extremely good and very very helpful.
2. Canada is very very beautiful - specially in spring and summer. We have already driven around a lot - crossed 1500 kms mark already.
3. But quite costly place, in two weeks we have spent more than $7000, but that will depend on person to person. I found it to be 30-40% costlier than US. Petrol price is exactly same as that of in India.
4. Jobs are mostly through network. We made some good friends who helped a lot. People are awesome and very helpful.
5. It is better to land in Toronto where there are lot of immigrants, so you will get help easily enough.

If anyone needs any particular information, feel free to send me a pm.

The major advantages we got from pointers in forum:
1. Got Driving extract, this helped us in appearing for Full G license directly.
2. Landed in day time on week day at the ariport, helped us get SIN number from the airport itself.
3. The banks referred in the forum are really good ones - TD has lot of locations.
4. Most mobiles from India (latest ones) work on the major mobile companies here. Though you get most good mobiles for free with 2 year contract with any carrier, so you need not bother about mobiles much.
5. You can get a car rented easily on your India driving license.
6. The goods accompanied and goods to follow list pointers in forum helped us. Better to prepare a good goods to follow list for items that you may bring in future.

All the best.

 

[jpdentdoc]

Hi, Perseverance,
You post is as beautiful as your landing experience!.
Congratulations for living your dream. People like you in this forum are like beacons of hope, that's why this forum is so successful.(also because of our hero members...)(remember island babe!)
I believe all those who read your post will plan according to your experience with minor changes.
It is so nice to read such a wonderful positive post in the morning!. You made my day and LIFE!
Thanks a ton!!!!!!!

 

[balars4]

Thanks perseverance to share your landing exp. We encourage others to share landing exp. so that it will be useful for many aspirants.

 

[luqi]

My Landing Experience:

Guys, been bit caught up in post-landing activities, though would like to share the landing experience for others who seek such info. Before we start let me tell all my friends who are in process of getting visa - IT IS WORTH ALL YOUR EFFORTS AND PAIN - REALLY AMAZING PLACE TO BE AT.

Very informative +1

 

[rawdah]

Thanks perseverence for useful tips.

+1

Congrats chdblr11 on DM

 

[The SUN]

Finally, ten weeks after interview, my application is been incredibly favoured with online status "We have started processing your application on 19-May-2014". Great relieve from frustration and fear of rejection. Now!!! my application is eligible for processing. Almighty GOD, Jesus Christ and Holy Spirit, we thank you for divine intervention.

It is well!!!

 

[capri25.yashu]

Great Sharing!..kEEP IT UP GUYS

 

[2013fsw2174]

Finally!!
Saw the below beautiful lines in my ecas

A decision has been made on your application. The office will contact you concerning this decision.




Admins, please update

 

[CRL83]

Congrats to all members who got DM's...

Finally, there seems to be some momentum with NDVO... Wish they start issuing MR's too...

 

[bhFSW2174]

Har Har Mahadev Jai Kastbhanjan Hanumanji Maharaj Jai Ganeshji Maharaj

With the blessings of Shivji Hanumanji Maharaj Ganeshji Maharaj Mata and my Parents as well as well wishes from all of my friends and family members
I am blessed with Decision Made.

Thanks to all my friends and well wishes to you all and my prayers for you all too.