juve said:
km9203 said:Hi everyone!
I landed yesterday at the Calgary office and it was a really smooth process.
We arrived 30 mins before our appointment and were told to sit and they would call us up. More people started arriving, then we were called up first and people queued behind us. We were asked to show the invitation letter and then let through into the waiting room.
We were the first people to get called into the "interview" room. The lady was very friendly, she asked to see my common-law partner's ID with matching address and then asked if he had ever been charged with a crime or declared bankruptcy.
She then asked to see my passport, work permit, and receipt of payment. She asked me if I had ever been denied entry to Canada, been charged with a crime or have a dependent. Then she stamped my OWP and gave it back to me, saying it was no longer needed. I also got to keep my copy of the resident fee receipt as she had one on their system.
We went through the legalities. We have a condition (probably since we are common-law). We have to stay together for 2 years, and my CL partner is financially responsible for me for 3 years.
I then signed and initialed my COPR and was also given a copy. They seem to no longer staple it in your passport. It says that it is not a travel document so I assume that is why.
She told me that the PR card would take about 2 months to arrive in the mail.
She also told me that straight after the appointment, I could go and get my permanent SIN number and also change my health card from temporary resident to permanent! We went and did that and it was easy, I just had to show my passport and COPR.
All in all, the appointment took 10 minutes.
Edit: Also, thank you to everyone on this forum who provided answers and advice when needed! It is such a great resource. Good luck to everyone who is waiting for their landing appointment.
Thank you so much for sharing ur experience!!!!km9203 said:Hi everyone!
I landed yesterday at the Calgary office and it was a really smooth process.
We arrived 30 mins before our appointment and were told to sit and they would call us up. More people started arriving, then we were called up first and people queued behind us. We were asked to show the invitation letter and then let through into the waiting room.
We were the first people to get called into the "interview" room. The lady was very friendly, she asked to see my common-law partner's ID with matching address and then asked if he had ever been charged with a crime or declared bankruptcy.
She then asked to see my passport, work permit, and receipt of payment. She asked me if I had ever been denied entry to Canada, been charged with a crime or have a dependent. Then she stamped my OWP and gave it back to me, saying it was no longer needed. I also got to keep my copy of the resident fee receipt as she had one on their system.
We went through the legalities. We have a condition (probably since we are common-law). We have to stay together for 2 years, and my CL partner is financially responsible for me for 3 years.
I then signed and initialed my COPR and was also given a copy. They seem to no longer staple it in your passport. It says that it is not a travel document so I assume that is why.
She told me that the PR card would take about 2 months to arrive in the mail.
She also told me that straight after the appointment, I could go and get my permanent SIN number and also change my health card from temporary resident to permanent! We went and did that and it was easy, I just had to show my passport and COPR.
All in all, the appointment took 10 minutes.
Edit: Also, thank you to everyone on this forum who provided answers and advice when needed! It is such a great resource. Good luck to everyone who is waiting for their landing appointment.
km9203 said:Hi everyone!
I landed yesterday at the Calgary office and it was a really smooth process.
We arrived 30 mins before our appointment and were told to sit and they would call us up. More people started arriving, then we were called up first and people queued behind us. We were asked to show the invitation letter and then let through into the waiting room.
We were the first people to get called into the "interview" room. The lady was very friendly, she asked to see my common-law partner's ID with matching address and then asked if he had ever been charged with a crime or declared bankruptcy.
She then asked to see my passport, work permit, and receipt of payment. She asked me if I had ever been denied entry to Canada, been charged with a crime or have a dependent. Then she stamped my OWP and gave it back to me, saying it was no longer needed. I also got to keep my copy of the resident fee receipt as she had one on their system.
We went through the legalities. We have a condition (probably since we are common-law). We have to stay together for 2 years, and my CL partner is financially responsible for me for 3 years.
I then signed and initialed my COPR and was also given a copy. They seem to no longer staple it in your passport. It says that it is not a travel document so I assume that is why.
She told me that the PR card would take about 2 months to arrive in the mail.
She also told me that straight after the appointment, I could go and get my permanent SIN number and also change my health card from temporary resident to permanent! We went and did that and it was easy, I just had to show my passport and COPR.
All in all, the appointment took 10 minutes.
Edit: Also, thank you to everyone on this forum who provided answers and advice when needed! It is such a great resource. Good luck to everyone who is waiting for their landing appointment.
