Hey guys!
I want to share my landing experience at CIC Etobicoke on last Thursday!
We arrive at the office shortly after 7:45am and we were the first couple for landing there. That's why the Immigration officer invited us to the counter to verify our documents ahead of everybody else.
I even noticed that CIC Etobicoke invited 5-6 people for landing per hour. That's why we have not encountered a large crowd in the office.
The nice guy behind the counter was very friendly and I really enjoy the last step of immigration because of his professional attitude. The whole procedure for documents checking took about 10 minutes. I singed the confirmation of permanent resident, got the stamp in my passport and heard the magic phrase “Welcome to Canada!”
After that Service Canada Representative invited us to the second counter and produced the permanent SIN number right on the spot! She also gave me a letter that my SIN card will be sent to me by mail within 10 business days. That was the most excited part of the landing for me! Now I am a permanent resident and can work, study and be a productive member of Canadian society!!!
Some landing tips for other applicants:
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CORP: make sure that you bring you receipt of Right of Permanent Resident Fee if you had already paid to CPC-Vegreville online. The receipt number will be requested before CORP is granted.
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PR card: don't order original PR card application forms online as we did. Save your time, CIC will order your first PR card by themselves. You don't need to fill out any forms.
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SIN number: don't fill out the SIN application form; you will not need it, because Service Canada Representative produces SIN number right on the computer using the documents from Immigration officer. I even did not sign any form to get my SIN number.
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OHIP: you can receive Ontario OHIP just after three months after getting of second stage approval. Make sure to bring your original letter from CPC-V to the Service Canada Center.
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Citizenship: you can count half of your days lived in Canada before getting PR towards to Citizenship Residency mandatory requirements.
My immigration process has been completed this week, and I wish best of luck to all other applicants who patiently waiting in line to be processed. Your time will come soon!
Love_Young said:
CONGRATULATIONS TO FLEURETTE ON YOUR LANDING TODAY!
"Welcome to Canada" and I hope you have a lovely day.
Please let us know how everything goes.
Love_Young, thank you so much for the congratulations!