Inland landing procedure question?

[Love_Young]

I am a bit concerned and have been reading previous posts of those that have landed inland. Well I landed yesterday and the only document to verify of this that I was given was Confirmation of Permanent Residence aka COPR. However, most that I have read were also given a stamp in their passport along with the COPR. I was not given this stamp.

Yesterday after landing I tried to get my first SIN card and was unable to due to not having a stamp or visa in my passport along with my COPR. I am thinking that if I was supposed to have this stamp then I need to contact someone soon. It is because of not having this that I will have to wait 2 months to get my PR card until I can work.

So can any inlanders that landed confirm whether they received a stamp AND a COPR when they landed?
I would greatly appreciate it.

 

[ditta]

Did you find any inlander who got a stamp? Cause I think only outlanders get it. I might be wrong.

 

[Love_Young]

Did you find any inlander who got a stamp? Cause I think only outlanders get it. I might be wrong.

Well one member in our inlander thread almost a month ago said they got one and one guy's wife on trackitt landed today as well inland and was given a stamp as well.

 

[isabela]

Ditta .....did you took the interview yesterday?

 

[angelbrat]

No SIN until you get your PR card.

When you land Outland, you get a nice shiny visa stuck to your passport, this is good enough for a SIN.

When you land Inland, you get the COPR and a welcome to Canada. Service Canada do not recognize the COPR, only the actual PR card.

Sorry, if you do not have an OWP, you cannot get a SIN or start work.

 

[Love_Young]

angelbrat, I do have my OWP still though. I just got it in the mail the same day the IO called for me to land. I didn't that day to get my temporary SIN because it is far away and had to get PR photos taken for the next day. Would I still be able to use that to get a temporary SIN even if I am a PR now? I doubt it but thought I would ask.

Too bad Service Canada doesn't just accept COPR, at least my provincial healthcare did anyway.

 

[angelbrat]

angelbrat, I do have my OWP still though. I just got it in the mail the same day the IO called for me to land. I didn't that day to get my temporary SIN because it is far away and had to get PR photos taken for the next day. Would I still be able to use that to get a temporary SIN even if I am a PR now? I doubt it but thought I would ask.

Too bad Service Canada doesn't just accept COPR, at least my provincial healthcare did anyway.

Yes use the 9 SIN number until you are able to change it to a perm SIN number. All Service Canada want is the visa, whether it be a work visa or landing visa.

Go get that job honey....and a big congrats on the landing...you deserve it...