thanks, yes this is a beautiful Monday and the number 13 is my lucky nmberSDG said:Hey Congratswhat an amazing Monday for you the start the week off. Hopefully you will find a job real soon.
the good news that you do not really have to show anything (pictures or receipts) for the proof of 2 year cohabitation. they might ask only your lease or bank statements with the same address when you apply for passport or renewal of pr and maybe not, the officer did not seem to know exact answer to that question ) i guess i will believe it once i receive my card , hehehe i feel relieved from a cage. sending everyone positive vibes and my magical fairy dust for the best luck )))Congrats ! Thanks for sharing your experienceolgabizz said:Hey guys!
Today i had my landing interview at Etobicoke office. here is my story of landing. we arrived there at 8 am, and were there for total 2.5 hours because their system was down, they were not able to log in...hmmm, did not expect that at all. now i understand why they are processing our applications so slow. there is no sense of urgency in that place or understanding that they have other people's life in their hands
the waiting area is not fancy, it looks like any service canada /service ontario office: windows with the numbers and chairs in the back. the waiting area was so so full (with close to none processing). what i noticed there were not so many couples, mainly refugees and i suppose live in caregiver class. time seemed like it is never going to end, and i just started praying that their system will start working again, and all those people who gathered today for their decision in that building, and who were in a wait game for so long finally will get some answers today, and in about 10 minutes everything started working to our luck
i would not say that i felt relaxed during interview, i will explain why. i thought it will be in a separate room, but it is just a screened window with the officer , lots of people around and you are standing in front of the window (not sitting), a little bit uneasing psychologically.
the lady officer asked me a letter for my interview, my payment for RPFR fee (all those nerves when they look at your papers ). then she asked my first date of entry to Canada, and last entry to Canada ( i started to freak out why she was asking me that, but that's just info on your CORP that they need to verify). then questions if i have kids, have i ever committed any crime, have i been asked to leave Canada/deported from Canada. then she asked ID from my husband, asked our address, asked if we currently work, receive any welfare. asked for my pic for PR (she wanted the one with the stamp, i had one stamped and one without a stamp) and then she gave me print out of CORP and asked to verify all info and initialize the paper. then she told my husband that he has a 3 year commitment to support me financially and she asked him if he is aware of that (yep we are aware and happy with that)
i have condition 51 (that we have to live together for 2 years after i get my pr), which is awesome with me, because that's my hubby for life
Anyways, it still did not set with me that i am a pr now
being done with the application process and the interview is such a big relief
i wish LOTS , HEAPS of LUCK to everyone waiting, it will come to an end eventually
Thanks for this detailed application. It is very much appreciated.olgabizz said:Hey guys!
Today i had my landing interview at Etobicoke office. here is my story of landing. we arrived there at 8 am, and were there for total 2.5 hours because their system was down, they were not able to log in...hmmm, did not expect that at all. now i understand why they are processing our applications so slow. there is no sense of urgency in that place or understanding that they have other people's life in their hands
the waiting area is not fancy, it looks like any service canada /service ontario office: windows with the numbers and chairs in the back. the waiting area was so so full (with close to none processing). what i noticed there were not so many couples, mainly refugees and i suppose live in caregiver class. time seemed like it is never going to end, and i just started praying that their system will start working again, and all those people who gathered today for their decision in that building, and who were in a wait game for so long finally will get some answers today, and in about 10 minutes everything started working to our luck
i would not say that i felt relaxed during interview, i will explain why. i thought it will be in a separate room, but it is just a screened window with the officer , lots of people around and you are standing in front of the window (not sitting), a little bit uneasing psychologically.
the lady officer asked me a letter for my interview, my payment for RPFR fee (all those nerves when they look at your papers ). then she asked my first date of entry to Canada, and last entry to Canada ( i started to freak out why she was asking me that, but that's just info on your CORP that they need to verify). then questions if i have kids, have i ever committed any crime, have i been asked to leave Canada/deported from Canada. then she asked ID from my husband, asked our address, asked if we currently work, receive any welfare. asked for my pic for PR (she wanted the one with the stamp, i had one stamped and one without a stamp) and then she gave me print out of CORP and asked to verify all info and initialize the paper. then she told my husband that he has a 3 year commitment to support me financially and she asked him if he is aware of that (yep we are aware and happy with that)
i have condition 51 (that we have to live together for 2 years after i get my pr), which is awesome with me, because that's my hubby for life
Anyways, it still did not set with me that i am a pr now
being done with the application process and the interview is such a big relief
i wish LOTS , HEAPS of LUCK to everyone waiting, it will come to an end eventually
you are right very often people get it by email. in my case only my husband (sponsor) submitted his email, I did not because I was afraid of not getting the information, because email is not trustful and I only submitted my snail mail address. I suppose that is why. It was already on my ecas since last week though in the snail mail just the official confirmationLinden said:
what is this information concerning the expiry date of your health care ? my health care card has also an expiry date , does this mean on my landng date I can make a change to that?AckTivity said:Today was our landing appointment! It went very well!
So, we decided to get there a little early so we might not have as long of a wait. When we parked, someone gave us free parking! When we got there it was very crowded. Turns out most of the crowd was there for the 8:30 citizenship test. Whew! There were about 8 people ahead of us in line. First we had to form a queue to have our photos checked and make sure we had our receipt. Then we got to sit in chairs until our name was called.
When we were called we all went in. Me, my wife, and my son. The woman was extremely nice and very funny. She asked my wife if she had ever been convicted of a sexual crime, if she had been married before, and if she was a citizen.
Then she asked me if I had committed any crimes, ever been denied entry to Canada, ever been asked to leave, and if I had any dependents that I didn't claim.
Then, because my son is 15 (they do this is the dependent is 14 or older), they asked him the same questions, and also if he had a twin.
Then she had us initial and sign, and we were done! We also then went downstairs to Service Canada so I could update my SIN, and get my kiddo's SIN. I also had them finally update to my married name because I had been worried about changing it during the immigration process. I also went to licensing so I could update our healthcare information and get the expiration date taken off.
It was a GREAT day. Everyone was super nice. One lady asked me if that was my "happy dance". Guess my happy was spilling out.
congrats Olgabizz, i completely understand your state of mind, I am looking forward to my landing interview in about 2 weeks, immigration from inland is a huge cage and we are many who are captured in it. I wish for all my waiting buddies a quick relieve and lucky ending of this painful processolgabizz said:Hey guys!
Today i had my landing interview at Etobicoke office. here is my story of landing. we arrived there at 8 am, and were there for total 2.5 hours because their system was down, they were not able to log in...hmmm, did not expect that at all. now i understand why they are processing our applications so slow. there is no sense of urgency in that place or understanding that they have other people's life in their hands
the waiting area is not fancy, it looks like any service canada /service ontario office: windows with the numbers and chairs in the back. the waiting area was so so full (with close to none processing). what i noticed there were not so many couples, mainly refugees and i suppose live in caregiver class. time seemed like it is never going to end, and i just started praying that their system will start working again, and all those people who gathered today for their decision in that building, and who were in a wait game for so long finally will get some answers today, and in about 10 minutes everything started working to our luck
i would not say that i felt relaxed during interview, i will explain why. i thought it will be in a separate room, but it is just a screened window with the officer , lots of people around and you are standing in front of the window (not sitting), a little bit uneasing psychologically.
the lady officer asked me a letter for my interview, my payment for RPFR fee (all those nerves when they look at your papers ). then she asked my first date of entry to Canada, and last entry to Canada ( i started to freak out why she was asking me that, but that's just info on your CORP that they need to verify). then questions if i have kids, have i ever committed any crime, have i been asked to leave Canada/deported from Canada. then she asked ID from my husband, asked our address, asked if we currently work, receive any welfare. asked for my pic for PR (she wanted the one with the stamp, i had one stamped and one without a stamp) and then she gave me print out of CORP and asked to verify all info and initialize the paper. then she told my husband that he has a 3 year commitment to support me financially and she asked him if he is aware of that (yep we are aware and happy with that)
i have condition 51 (that we have to live together for 2 years after i get my pr), which is awesome with me, because that's my hubby for life
Anyways, it still did not set with me that i am a pr now
being done with the application process and the interview is such a big relief
i wish LOTS , HEAPS of LUCK to everyone waiting, it will come to an end eventually
Most people who are waiting for their PR's already have their work permits and health cards but it comes with an expiry date same as their work permits. Once you become a PR you can get an updated heath card which will come without an expiry date. And YES you can get it changed as soon as you get your COPR.frenchwapiti said:
olgabizz said:Hey guys!
Today i had my landing interview at Etobicoke office. here is my story of landing. we arrived there at 8 am, and were there for total 2.5 hours because their system was down, they were not able to log in...hmmm, did not expect that at all. now i understand why they are processing our applications so slow. there is no sense of urgency in that place or understanding that they have other people's life in their hands
the waiting area is not fancy, it looks like any service canada /service ontario office: windows with the numbers and chairs in the back. the waiting area was so so full (with close to none processing). what i noticed there were not so many couples, mainly refugees and i suppose live in caregiver class. time seemed like it is never going to end, and i just started praying that their system will start working again, and all those people who gathered today for their decision in that building, and who were in a wait game for so long finally will get some answers today, and in about 10 minutes everything started working to our luck
i would not say that i felt relaxed during interview, i will explain why. i thought it will be in a separate room, but it is just a screened window with the officer , lots of people around and you are standing in front of the window (not sitting), a little bit uneasing psychologically.
the lady officer asked me a letter for my interview, my payment for RPFR fee (all those nerves when they look at your papers ). then she asked my first date of entry to Canada, and last entry to Canada ( i started to freak out why she was asking me that, but that's just info on your CORP that they need to verify). then questions if i have kids, have i ever committed any crime, have i been asked to leave Canada/deported from Canada. then she asked ID from my husband, asked our address, asked if we currently work, receive any welfare. asked for my pic for PR (she wanted the one with the stamp, i had one stamped and one without a stamp) and then she gave me print out of CORP and asked to verify all info and initialize the paper. then she told my husband that he has a 3 year commitment to support me financially and she asked him if he is aware of that (yep we are aware and happy with that)
i have condition 51 (that we have to live together for 2 years after i get my pr), which is awesome with me, because that's my hubby for life
Anyways, it still did not set with me that i am a pr now
being done with the application process and the interview is such a big relief
i wish LOTS , HEAPS of LUCK to everyone waiting, it will come to an end eventually
thank you for this info, I will update my health card ofter my landing then and of course keep you all informedSDG said:Most people who are waiting for their PR's already have their work permits and health cards but it comes with an expiry date same as their work permits. Once you become a PR you can get an updated heath card which will come without an expiry date. And YES you can get it changed as soon as you get your COPR.
