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[obryan20]

I landed today at Vancouver airport.

Hi guys,

My 3 hours flight from Los Angeles arrived at Vancouver airport at 1:00pm. Customs form was provided to passanger in the flight which I filled in before reaching the Visitors verification window. It was not a long queue so I reached the window after a short wait in the queue.
Officer at the window asked me for Passport and customs form. He saw my immigration visa and directed me to go to the new immigrats/students section. This was a 2-3 minutes process.

I was the only one there for new immigrant formalities. The officer at the counter greeted me and asked for my passport and COPR. He then looked for me record on his computer and gave me welcome kit and then directed me to go to another window where there were already around 25-30 students from China waiting for them to be called for verification. This took 10 minutes.

For verification window, it took me 15-20 minutes for my turn. Officer asked me for my passport and COPR. He then started looking at my immigration file on his computer which he said was very large. He also mentioned about some extra documentation for my medicals in his system because of my invalid IME and also about my POF transactions clarifications which was there on the file. He asked me my address in Canada and if this is my short trip to which I said yes. I gave my friend,s address to which he said that my PR card will be sent to the same address within 6 weeks and told me to visit Service Canada to apply for SIN (SIN is not done at the airport). After going through my file, he stamped the COPR and said all is done and I should proceed to Cashier counter because I had over 10,000 dollars which I had already mentioned on my customs form.

Then, I told him (I proactively asked this; Thanks to the info shared by Qorax on 2013 forum) I have Goods Accompanying and Goods to follow forms which I want him to stamp at which he saw the papers and said he will be able to take care of this. I had also mentioned my car which I wanted to move from USA. He was not sure if car can be mentioned on this (B4) form so he checked with other official and striked through the car and said that vehicles are taken care at the border. He signed, stamped and mentioned the confirmation number on the form, kept one and gave another copy to me. This took around 20-25 minutes.

After this, I went to the cashier window where I told the person how much amount I was carrying in cash and cashier check(I had a few USD, CAD and bigger amount as cashier check), the currency. I was also asked to show the cashier check. He filled in a form and mentioned the amounts on that and signed my customs form. This took 5 minutes as there was nobody else before me at this window.

I went towards airport exit where the customs form was collected before exit so overall a very simple process. I have been to Vancouver earlier as a visitor but this time the sky looked more beautiful, weather more pleasant, air so musical, people more charming, myself more relaxed. I became a Permanent Resident afterall and that too in exactly 4 months.

I am going to be in Vancouver for a week during which I will open bank account, apply for SIN and will go back to USA. My current employer may transfer me to Canada or I will search for a new job myself and move here permanently. This time I came only with a carry on bag and will move rest of my stuff later when I come back with a job offer. This is completely legal to come once to complete landing formalities and come back later to settle so have no doubts. Good luck to all.

I referred to the following information posted by Qorax and reposted by islandbabe which is very useful pre-landing knowledge:[/glow]

Excellent! Congrats on your landing. I'm happy to hear that your journey to PR was so short.

Thanks also for the excellent information resource for those of us still waiting.

 

[alwaysonnet]

Sorry, didn't understand what you are trying to say. Can you rephrase it please? Thanks!

If a person is already in US on H1B and trying to get PR for Canada or Australia thereby he is filling up the slot of desperate or eligible candidate who wish to attain PR. This way H1B is under utilised ( see the trend of H1B in the last 2 years where lottery became a mandate for selecting appropriate quota).

I hope I am clear now..

 

[kinar_17]

Hi seniors, I am dispatching my application tommorow. Under category 0112 hr managers Following are the documents that I have put in envelop in the following order please suggest if I am missing anything . 1. Dd 2. Checklist 3. Generic form 4. Schedules background declaration 5. Supplimentary information 6. Schedule 3 7. Addition
Family info for me and my husband 8. Notarised passport copy of me and my husband 9.ielets score card original 10. My work experience certificate and payslips 11.original eca report and notarised copy of all my educational documents 12. Notarised copy of my fixed deposits for cad 14845 13. Birth cert of me and my husband 14. Our marriage certificate notarised 15. My police clearance cert in original 16.six photo each of me and my husband with 5 photo having name dob and date of photo 16. Fee payment form and last two self addressed slips kept loose in envelop .

 

[kinar_17]

Dear all , if we are not submitting any particular form as the same is not applicable the. Should I put x or write n.a in the given box.

 

[randev]

My GF received her PER last week (she is in one of those not hot at all occupations!!!). She recently changed jobs and is currently working for a new employer (same occupation, different employer). Does she need to let the local VO know that she has changed jobs? The reason why I am asking is because on the website of the VO that she nominated, it explicitly says that applicants need to submit additional documentation only if the local VO requests to do so.

Thanks in advance for your answers/thoughts.

 

[zland]

is today holiday in canda? as they used to publish noc update every monday

 

[trusting.grace]

is today holiday in canda? as they used to publish noc update every monday

yeah.. labour day is a national holiday in Canada and it's today...

 

[zland]

yeah.. labour day is a national holiday in Canada and it's today...

so they will continue work tomrroow?

 

[jdn]

Hi,

I just received my passport back from Ottawa. Thank you each and every one from this blog for making this happen and god bless you all !!

A quick note to everybody based on my experience, the guys at CIC are really professional and considerate. I never expected to get this done within 4 months. For guys who are receiving Passport request from USA, CIC gives the option to send a prepaid shipping label of Xpresspost, however the postal service do not accept a Credit card of US billing address for paying the courier charges. I had called Xpresspost and they asked for a Credit card with Canadian billing address. I had to send my Courier without prepaid envelope and was a little worried, but I guess its not that bad, received my passport back in 10 days of receipt of CIO-Ottawa, which they had sent me back by regular mail.

Good Luck everybody !!

Best Wishes A_S for a bright future in Canada

 

[ashif_eee]

Hi seniors, I am dispatching my application tommorow. Under category 0112 hr managers Following are the documents that I have put in envelop in the following order please suggest if I am missing anything . 1. Dd 2. Checklist 3. Generic form 4. Schedules background declaration 5. Supplimentary information 6. Schedule 3 7. Addition
Family info for me and my husband 8. Notarised passport copy of me and my husband 9.ielets score card original 10. My work experience certificate and payslips 11.original eca report and notarised copy of all my educational documents 12. Notarised copy of my fixed deposits for cad 14845 13. Birth cert of me and my husband 14. Our marriage certificate notarised 15. My police clearance cert in original 16.six photo each of me and my husband with 5 photo having name dob and date of photo 16. Fee payment form and last two self addressed slips kept loose in envelop .

Buddy seems ok except the last points of Doc checklist like mailing labels....

Requesting u to recheck with the below.....:

Order of Documents for Full package

1.Document Checklist

Order of Forms

2.Barcode Page of generic form
3.Generic Application Form for Canada (IMM 0008)
4. Schedule A: Background Declaration (IMM 5669) (Applicant+Spouse)
5.Additional Dependants/Declaration (IM 0008DEP) - No dependants - (required this form if u have more than 5 dependant )
6.Supplementary Information - Your Travels (IMM 5562)
7.Schedule 3: Economic Classes-Federal Skilled Workers (IMM 0008-Schedule 3) - Only Applicant
8.Additional Family Information (IMM 5406) - (Applicant+Spouse)
9.Use of a representative (IMM 5476) - No representative - (Not required this form)

Order of Supporting Documents

10.Notarized Copy of Passport (Applicant+Spouse)
11.Original IELTS
12.Notarized Copy of Work Experience (should include period+responsibilities and duties)
13.Notarized copy of Appointment letter
14.Salary Statement original
15.Original Educational Credential Report
16.All Educational Certificates & Mark sheets(Notarized)
17.Relative's Documents (Notarized)if applicable
18.Notarized copies of Fund documents (Savings/FDR)
19.Notarized copies of (Applicant+Spouse)
(a) Birth Certificates
(b) Marriage Certificates
(c) National IDs
20.Police Clearance Certificates (Applicant+Spouse)Original
21.Six Photos (right size) (Applicant+Spouse+ any child and (5 must have Name, DoB and Date taken written on the back)) - within small envelop & attached with jems clip in the cover page
22.Fee Payment Form
23.2 Self Addressed mailing labels


** Notarization is optional.

 

[ashif_eee]

Dear all , if we are not submitting any particular form as the same is not applicable the. Should I put x or write n.a in the given box.

Bro,

Just keep it blank....For which docs and forms are submitting mark as tick on the box...Thats enough....

 

[maym99]

Hi,

I just received my passport back from Ottawa. Thank you each and every one from this blog for making this happen and god bless you all !!

A quick note to everybody based on my experience, the guys at CIC are really professional and considerate. I never expected to get this done within 4 months. For guys who are receiving Passport request from USA, CIC gives the option to send a prepaid shipping label of Xpresspost, however the postal service do not accept a Credit card of US billing address for paying the courier charges. I had called Xpresspost and they asked for a Credit card with Canadian billing address. I had to send my Courier without prepaid envelope and was a little worried, but I guess its not that bad, received my passport back in 10 days of receipt of CIO-Ottawa, which they had sent me back by regular mail.

Good Luck everybody !!

GOOD GREAT CONGRATULATIONA AND BEST OF LUCK FOR FUTURE God Bless!!

PS :- Let us all in here know your future experiences, landing etc etc. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

[jessica27]

Hi forum,
where applicants can score pionts for adaptability , I hav a cousin n thres no box to click for such. What should I do?
Plz reply.

 

[ratingcrady]

Hi forum,
where applicants can score pionts for adaptability , I hav a cousin n thres no box to click for such. What should I do?
Plz reply.

you may get points for aunt and uncle

 

[ratingcrady]

hi ,

need to know something.

i have marriage certificate (here my wife's present address is same as mine) but my wife's passport lists her old address and has no mention of my name. Will marriage cert suffice for visa in future or do i need to get my name in her passport as well?

I know that this is enough to get PER but not sure about visa from VO.