- Mar 8, 2010
- 18
- Category........
- Visa Office......
- Buffalo
- NOC Code......
- 1111
- Job Offer........
- Pre-Assessed..
- App. Filed.......
- 09/10/2008
- Nomination.....
- 06/01/2009
- AOR Received.
- 19/08/2009
- IELTS Request
- N/A
- Med's Done....
- 28/12/2009
- Interview........
- waived
- Passport Req..
- 01/03/2010
- VISA ISSUED...
- 20/04/2010
- LANDED..........
- 27/11/2010
Hi,
My family and I completed our landing process last November 27 at the Coutts, Alberta POE. We drove for 10 days from Virginia and crossed the Sweetgrass, Montana US border, it was a long trip because we were stranded in Minnesota and North Dakota due to the winter storm.
Anyway, the landing process is pretty quick....
At the checkpoint, the border officer asked the following questions:
- Where do you live?
- What is your status in Canada?
- How many are you?
- Do you have firearms, ammunitions, pepper sprays, etc.?
- Are you carrying more than $10,000?
He then gave us a yellow paper and instructed as to pull over at the parking area and proceed to immigration.
Inside the CBSA office, there was no line at the immigration counter (it was 10:15 am). The officer at the immigration counter asked me to give him the yellow sheet given at the checkpoint and documents that I have with me (i.e., passport and COPR), asked if we are carrying more than $10,000 (I said no) and told us to sign the COPR. After signing, he told us to take a seat while he enters the information in the system. After about ten minutes, we were called to go back to the counter and he returned our documents. Before returning our passports, he asked if we will surrender our I-94 and I said yes. He gave us a sheet with information about the offpermanent residency and explained every item on the sheet, congratulated us for being permanent residents and told us to proceed to the traffic counter and submit our B-4 forms (he did not even ask about our proof of funds).
At the traffic counter, the officer asked for the yellow sheet, our passports, COPR and B-4 forms. I had 2 B-4 forms, one for accompanying goods and another one for goods to follow. The officer asked if I am importing our car and I said yes. She then asked if I have obtained clearance from the US border for the export of the car, and I replied, not yet….. she then instructed us to go back to the US border office.
At the US border, we were questioned by the officer, because our I-94 is no longer attached to our passports as we have surrendered them to the CBSA officer and our visa stamp in our passports are expired. I had to explain to her what happened, then she instructed us to proceed inside the border office. We waited for about 30 minutes as there was a long queue. At the counter, the officer noted that our visa stamp is expired so I presented to him our approval for extension of H-1B and H-4. Then he asked for original title of the vehicle. Our car is still under financing so I don’t have the original title but I have the ff. documents:
- Original copy of letter of permission from the financing company to transport the vehicle to Canada
- Original copy of letter of permission from the financing company to register the vehicle in Canada
- Certified screen shot copy of the vehicle record with signature of a DMV officer
- Photocopy of the title
Upon seeing the certified screen shot of the vehicle record, the officer stamped it and told me to show the document to CBSA and we’re good to go.
We went back to CBSA and again presented the following documents:
- Yellow sheet
- Passports and COPR
- B4 forms
The officer instructed me to fill-up the vehicle import form and present to him the original title of the vehicle. I told him that I do not have an original title because the car is still under financing but I have a photocopy and certified vehicle history. At first he refused, told me that he cannot accept those documents. But when I showed him the letter of permission from the financing company, he told me that it’s acceptable. I filled-up the vehicle import form, the officer stamped all the forms (vehicle import form and B-4 forms) and told me to pay the RIV fees online. There’s not much questions asked.
At 1:00 pm, we were done and continued with our trip to Calgary.
Thanks to this forum, especially to the members who have patiently responded to my questions and to all those who have shared their experiences. I was able to prepare for the landing process based on the information that I gathered from the members. I wish you all the best……
Welcome to Canada!
My family and I completed our landing process last November 27 at the Coutts, Alberta POE. We drove for 10 days from Virginia and crossed the Sweetgrass, Montana US border, it was a long trip because we were stranded in Minnesota and North Dakota due to the winter storm.
Anyway, the landing process is pretty quick....
At the checkpoint, the border officer asked the following questions:
- Where do you live?
- What is your status in Canada?
- How many are you?
- Do you have firearms, ammunitions, pepper sprays, etc.?
- Are you carrying more than $10,000?
He then gave us a yellow paper and instructed as to pull over at the parking area and proceed to immigration.
Inside the CBSA office, there was no line at the immigration counter (it was 10:15 am). The officer at the immigration counter asked me to give him the yellow sheet given at the checkpoint and documents that I have with me (i.e., passport and COPR), asked if we are carrying more than $10,000 (I said no) and told us to sign the COPR. After signing, he told us to take a seat while he enters the information in the system. After about ten minutes, we were called to go back to the counter and he returned our documents. Before returning our passports, he asked if we will surrender our I-94 and I said yes. He gave us a sheet with information about the offpermanent residency and explained every item on the sheet, congratulated us for being permanent residents and told us to proceed to the traffic counter and submit our B-4 forms (he did not even ask about our proof of funds).
At the traffic counter, the officer asked for the yellow sheet, our passports, COPR and B-4 forms. I had 2 B-4 forms, one for accompanying goods and another one for goods to follow. The officer asked if I am importing our car and I said yes. She then asked if I have obtained clearance from the US border for the export of the car, and I replied, not yet….. she then instructed us to go back to the US border office.
At the US border, we were questioned by the officer, because our I-94 is no longer attached to our passports as we have surrendered them to the CBSA officer and our visa stamp in our passports are expired. I had to explain to her what happened, then she instructed us to proceed inside the border office. We waited for about 30 minutes as there was a long queue. At the counter, the officer noted that our visa stamp is expired so I presented to him our approval for extension of H-1B and H-4. Then he asked for original title of the vehicle. Our car is still under financing so I don’t have the original title but I have the ff. documents:
- Original copy of letter of permission from the financing company to transport the vehicle to Canada
- Original copy of letter of permission from the financing company to register the vehicle in Canada
- Certified screen shot copy of the vehicle record with signature of a DMV officer
- Photocopy of the title
Upon seeing the certified screen shot of the vehicle record, the officer stamped it and told me to show the document to CBSA and we’re good to go.
We went back to CBSA and again presented the following documents:
- Yellow sheet
- Passports and COPR
- B4 forms
The officer instructed me to fill-up the vehicle import form and present to him the original title of the vehicle. I told him that I do not have an original title because the car is still under financing but I have a photocopy and certified vehicle history. At first he refused, told me that he cannot accept those documents. But when I showed him the letter of permission from the financing company, he told me that it’s acceptable. I filled-up the vehicle import form, the officer stamped all the forms (vehicle import form and B-4 forms) and told me to pay the RIV fees online. There’s not much questions asked.
At 1:00 pm, we were done and continued with our trip to Calgary.
Thanks to this forum, especially to the members who have patiently responded to my questions and to all those who have shared their experiences. I was able to prepare for the landing process based on the information that I gathered from the members. I wish you all the best……
Welcome to Canada!
