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[nagareru]

Hello everyone I have a question about proof of funds. I got all my papers from the bank in US dollars do I need to get them again in CAD?

 

[rohit77]

Fedex is claiming that they have delivered my MR and RPRF receipt to NDVO, but Fedex website has no update.

Is there an option to get acknowledgment from NDVO? If I send them an email, will they acknowledge my package acceptance or not?

other option is ...keep checking with your bank..mine DD was cleared in less than a week

 

[nishesh3003]

@ Yusha,

Thanks for the replies. For the assets point. I am only showing total amount in CAD Dollars in bank for which I am showing bank certificate and statements. But I have heard people at forum that the same amount should be mentioned in the assets column of the form as well because assets means it includes settlement funds. I am not showing any property etc.

Settlement Fund is an Asset and should be included in the total value of assets that you present to CIC.

However, I do not believe that this would be a critical issue if you do not include the value of the settlement fund in the total value of assets.

 

[kazioahid]

good thinking and positive hope...+ 1 to u dear

2th Dec DD encashed, waiting for PER...............

 

[venkat2014]

Luggage

First things first, you will need some suitcases to carry all your stuff. You will most likely have a student offer by which you will be able to carry 3 * 23 kgs plus cabin luggage. The most preferred brands by students are :

Quote:1. American Tourister
...
2. VIP

3. Samsonite

AT has some very good discounts at their factory outlets (for Chennai people, there in one in T.Nagar) so it will probably end up the cheapest of the lot. Samsonite is quite expensive. VIP is good too, but again might end up a little more expensive than AT. My personal opinion - Go with American Tourister. There may be other local places where you get unbranded pieces for dirt-cheap prices. Don't go with those. If your luggage breaks during handling at the airports, imagine the plight of all those stuff you would have kept inside!!

You will find that there are two types - hard and soft cases. You might be tempted to go for 2 soft and 1 hard suitcases (which I did) but there is no inherent advantage of a hard case over a soft one. In fact, the hard gets scratched easily during handling. Stick to 3 soft cases.

Now for the cabin luggage, get a nice huge backpack. You need to stuff as much as possible into the cabin bag, since the airlines hardly ever weigh the cabin luggage. If you are bringing your laptop from India, then you need to have a provision for laptop inside the bag. Plan accordingly and get a nicely padded and ample backpack. For Chennai people, Roshan Bag Mall near T.Nagar Bus Stand has a nice collection. Don't look at brands, just go with utility.

Edit: Don't forget the TSA locks. Get it from Samsonite.

Clothes and apparel

From my personal experience, don't get too many t-shirts from India. Again, don't get too few either. You won't be washing your clothes for the first two weeks at least, so you need your clothes to last for at least two weeks. A general guideline for buying clothes:

Quote:1. T-shirts (round neck) - 8

2. T-shirts (collared) - 3-4

3. Jeans (stick to blue/black) - 6-7

4. Formal shirts - 3

5. Formal trousers - 2

6. Undergarments - at least 15 pairs (very important)

7. Formal suit - 1 complete set

8. Ties - 2-3

9. Shorts/three-fourths - 5-6

10. Track pants - 2-3

11. Swimming trunks - 1 (if you plan to swim after coming here)

12. One traditional dress for festivals

You will get a lot of t-shirts as freebies in many places in the university. Also you will be tempted to buy university tees (they are quite cheap at Walmart) so you won't need that many tees. You may get the t-shirts and jeans at places like Mega Mart where you typically have 'Buy 2 Get 2 Free' kind of offers, which may end up cheaper. With regard to other stuff, you may need to buy these:

Quote:1. Towels (any kind, but I would prefer Turkish) - 3

2. Hand towels - 3-4

3. Leather belts - 1-2

4. Belt for jeans - 1

5. Formal leather shoes - 1 pair

6. Woodland all-weather shoes - 1 pair (very important)

7. Sneakers (optional) - 1 pair

8. Sports shoes (optional) - They are very cheap in canada. You will most probably have a pair already. Wear it and come. Wait till the black friday sales where you will get awesome pairs of shoes for cheap.

9. Sunglasses - 1 pair (any good brand is okay)

10. Socks - 6-7 pairs

11. Sweater - 1-2 good warm ones

12. A light jacket (you can get a thicker one once you land in canada)

13. A good umbrella (don't get the cheapo ones, they can't stand the wind)

14. Handkerchiefs - 12 nos.

15. Hawai slippers - 1 pair (for wearing inside the apartment)

16. Flip-flops - 1 pair (for summer and spring)

17. Bedsheets - 2

18. Blanket - 1 (optional)

19. Pillow covers - 3

20. A good wallet (leather) - 1

21. A wallet for passport

22. Shoe polish - 1 (don't get liquid, might spill during travel)

23. Shoe polishing brush - 1

24. Monkey cap - 1

This is all the clothes and accessories you might need from India.

Electronics

Though most electronics are cheaper in canada, there are some stuff you may buy from India and come.

Quote:1. External HDD (get the portable one) - You might need this for bringing all those movies, music and files from back home. Minimum of 250-320 GB(Edit now it is 500-1000gb I think). Any brand is fine.

2. USB keyboard and mouse (optional) - gamers might need this. Even otherwise, it is a good thing to have. Get Logitech/Microsoft/Samsung/Zebronics.

3. This is strictly optional. Most probably you will already have a quad-band phone. Get a lifetime prepaid sim card from Airtel, register that number in one of the free SMS websites (like way2sms). Once you land in canada, there is no charge for incoming SMS to that number. So in case any of your friends/family want to message you/give missed call to you, they can do that for free in that number. You can reply for free using the free sms service on the website you registered with previously.

4. If you already have a laptop, you may bring that. Even if it is quite old, preserve it till black friday. You will get super deals, both online and in-store.

5. IPod/mp3 player (optional) - You might need this if you have to wait for long times at airports. Else, get it in the US.

6. Digital Camera- Get it from India. It might be a little more expensive, but you will need it to record all those initial snaps in canada. Preferred brands are Canon, Sony and Nikon. Don't buy cameras that require AA batteries. Buy models with Li-ion batteries.

7. A good pair of headphones with mic.

8. A branded spike-buster.

9. Indian pin to canadian pin converters - 2-3. (very important)

10. A small table clock with alarm functionality

11. A scientific calculator (very important) Casio fx991MS or fx991ES - This is damn expensive in the US.

12. A good branded, decent wrist watch.

13. An extra battery for your wrist watch.

14. Blank DVDs - 4-5.

This may be all the electronic stuff you might need from India.

Personal hygiene products

Most of the brands available in India are available in canada too. However, you might need to bring the following items for your first few days of use.

Quote:1. Tooth paste - one large tube. Brands also available in canada - Colgate, Close-Up, Pepsodent, Aquafresh (Note: The Pepsodent here is not the same as the Pepsodent in India, it is owned by a different company, not by Unilever)

2. Tooth brushes - 3-4

3. Soap - 1-2 bars - Dove, Palmolive and Pears. If you don't use any of these brands, then better get used to them. No use bringing lots of soap bars from India.

4. Shampoo - 1 bottle. Head and Shoulders, Sunsilk, Dove, Pantene, Nizoral. Again, get used to any one of these brands.

5. Shaving razor - A couple of disposable ones.

6. Shaving foam (don't buy cream) - 1 small can

7. Cold cream - 1 bottle

8. Vaseline - 1 bottle

9. Good clean combs - 2-3

10. Comb cleaner/old toothbrush for cleaning the combs.

11. Soap cases - 2

12. Hair oil - 2 bottles

13. Deodorant - 1 can

14. Nail cutter - 2

15. Earbuds - 1 small pack

16. Sunscreen - 1 bottle

17. Lip balm - 2 tubes

This is all the personal hygiene products I guess.

Utensils and Food items

These are the most important things you need to carry from India. If you have already decided your roommates in India, then you will have the luxury of sharing/dividing items equally. All vessels should be flat bottomed, since in canada, most apartments use electric stoves. These may be the utensils you may want to carry with you:

Quote:1. Pressure cooker - 1

2. Pressure pan - 1. As far as possible, get both the cooker and the pan from the same brand so that you can interchange the gaskets and the weights.

3. Medium size kadai for cooking vegetables - 1

4. Serving spoons (of various sizes) - 3-4

5. SS Plate - 1

6. Kadai for boiling milk/water - 1

7. Knives - 3-4

8. Vegetable chopping board - 1

9. SS glasses/tumblers - 3

10. SS spoons - 3-4

11. Extra weights and gaskets for the cookers - 3

12. Chapati roller - 1

13. Butter knives - 2

14. SS forks - 2

15. Kadai for making sambar/dal - 1

16. Tea strainer - 1

17. Water bottle (preferably Tupperware) - 1

Now to the

Food items

Quote:1. Ready-to-eat paste - 5-6 bottles minimum.

2. Rice - 3-4 kg for initial use

3. Maggi - 10-12 (minimum).

4. Some home-made sweets for yourself as well as for seniors you need favors from.

5. Pickles - 3-4 bottles

6. Some snacks - how much ever you want, for the initial days

7. All powders - chilli, garam masala, rasam, sambar, asafoetida, other powders you use - 0.5 to 1 kg each

8. All dals that you use in cooking - 2 kg each

9. Salt and sugar - 0.5 kg each

10. Papads - 2-3 packs

11. Tamarind - 1 kg

12. Ginger-garlic paste - 2 bottles

Stationery items

You will get a lot of stationery items free at various places in the university (career fairs, orientation, etc) so don't bring too many stuff.

Quote:1. Pens - 3-4

2. Notebooks - 2-3

3. Pencils - 3-4

4. Erasers - 3

5. Sharpeners - 3

6. Key chains - 2

7. Staple machine - 1

8. Pins - 2 boxes

9. Glue sticks - 2

10. Markers - 2

11. Highlighters - 1

12. A4 sheets - 1 quire

13. Small ruler - 1

14. Phone book - 1. Keep all your friends' and relatives' phone numbers written inside before you leave.

15. Cellophane tape - 1 roll

Medicines

These are very important since for getting any specialized medicine in canada, you need a prescription.

Quote:1. Cold, Fever - Crocin

2. Body Pain - Crocin, Combiflam

3. Indigestion, Gastric Problems - Gelucil, Zinetac

4. Throat Infection - Erythromycin

5. Allergies - Avil .25

6. Vomiting - Avomine

7. Tooth Ache - Combiflam

8. Cold, Head Ache - Amurtanjan

9. Stomach Pain - Cyclopam

10. Diarrhea - Lopomide

11. Dizziness - Diziron

12. Sprain - Esgypyrin

13. Common Cold - Coldact, Vicks Vaporub

Books

Textbooks are very expensive in canada, so you might as well talk to your seniors in the university, and get the important textbooks from India. Only get those books you won't be able to live without, since they might take much of your luggage allowance. Also, get those fundamental books for revision of concepts.

Other things before you leave

Packing

Don't procrastinate packing till the last moment as you won't find time later, and in the tension you may miss out on some important things. Start packing early. Make sure you make a list of all stuff you are carrying. Label all the suitcases both inside and outside with both your home address in India and your university address. Include the phone numbers also. Make sure you are within the luggage allowance (you can do this by carrying the suitcase to the nearest scrap metal shop/rice mundi), though it can exceed upto 1-2 kgs.


I copied this 2011 forum

 

[nishesh3003]

Hello everyone I have a question about proof of funds. I got all my papers from the bank in US dollars do I need to get them again in CAD?

No. USD is fine.

I presented my POF in 2 different currencies (INR and AED) and neither of them are CAD.

I have received PER.

 

[FaithNHope]

Seniors, does the PCC need to be addressed specifically to some authority?

 

[namwbysbd]

Yes.. Due to hold on issuing PPRs our planning is stuck...
If this is hard and fast rule that one need to land after one year of Medical then they should not have issue MRs.. or should have issued MR and PPR at one go.. similar to SGVO..
Also I don't agree with few forumities points that the delay is due to Security Checks or backlog of 2013.. We can see more and more MRs issued for 2014 than PPR issued for 2013..
There are few forumities who are waiting since 90 days..background check for all should not take this much of time..And also we have 2 exceptions.. Did they not do background checks for those 2 or there background check got cleared in just 2 weeks while others are taking months..

I agree with u that the security check is not the main reason because CPC-O was issuing PPR's with a high rate and one time, holed it... I think about more than one scenario:
1- They changed the rules of security check after terrorist attack on Oct., 22 and therefore, they need more time but in meantime, there are still a lot of VO's issue PR

2- They would like to hand over stage by stage so, they are so busy for processing all applications to issue MR's and after that they will issue a stream of PR's especially, issuing of PR's is the easiest stage

 

[nishesh3003]

Seniors, does the PCC need to be addressed specifically to some authority?

Depends on the issuing Authority. If you are provided with an option to specify who the PCC is being issued for, you may specify 'Canadian Immigration Council'.

 

[zhobeys]

Hi folks,

An applicant whose passport has been renewed and sent it to VO with other requested update documents and medical, has not been considered and passport request email was sent to him with 4 month visa validity. This 4 months was his old passport expiry date.
How could this be possible since normally you have 1 year to enter Canada after your medical ?

 

[HappyFlowerChild]

look at people like us bro.......122 days since PER......no MR yet..........this wait is killing me......many members of this forum like me are waiting for MRs........i AM 7TH MAY APPLICANT......LOCAL VO STARTED PROCESSING 0N 12 SEPTEMBER.........VISA OFFICE -NDVO...........

Lucky you! I am a 2 October applicant and still waiting for being charged! Till now, no charge, no PER, no nothing in my case. I don't even know whether my application was complete, whether the forms were up to date, whether they tried to charge me and fialed. My application may be now sailing to me back from Canada through the vast waters of the Atlantic.
You are half way through. Keep your spirits up! You'll hear the good news soon. Many people in this forum would like to be in your shoes.

 

[sairahmad]

@analystpk

But I have received responses on the same forum to show the same amount in assets as settlement funds are part of assets.

Settlement funds are different from Asset and you can mention gold or property etc... worth under asset field.

sairahmad on December 09, 2014, 12:15:05 pm
Hi all

Few questions:

In Schedule 3 where we show proof of funds, if my total amount is CAD15000, i will mention that only in Settlement funds or i will show the same amount in assets as well?

In Schedule A Background Declaration, in Personal History it asks what we were doing in a certain time period, now when I start from my latest job, e.g. I started working at an organization in Jan 2013 which I will write in From part and I am still working there so what I will write in the "To" part? will it be Dec 2014? But I am still working there and there is no option to write anything else except giving a date?

 

[Diplomatru]

I agree with u that the security check is not the main reason because CPC-O was issuing PPR's with a high rate and one time, holed it... I think about more than one scenario:
1- They changed the rules of security check after terrorist attack on Oct., 22 and therefore, they need more time but in meantime, there are still a lot of VO's issue PR

2- They would like to hand over stage by stage so, they are so busy for processing all applications to issue MR's and after that they will issue a stream of PR's especially, issuing of PR's is the easiest stage

And I think it is the same story as with early chargings and PERS, which took 30 days. At some point CIC partner agencies got overwhelmed with requests for security checks and, thus PPR speed has reduced. If one NDVO May applicant ordered GCMS notes, it would be clear which checks are complete for early applicants.

 

[namwbysbd]

There is an important point.. The visa is valid for 12 months from the date of receiving of medical results as per many applicants have mentioned So, I think Vo's will not delay the requesting of passports more than 90 days

 

[bbshah]

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