Landing Experience

[jadwig]

Landed in Calgary on Monday. Journey was smooth. Still busy trying to settle down now but will post my experience in due time. Just a quick note on POF....there is ABSOLUTELY no requirement that it must be bank draft, cash or traveller's checks as opined by some members. In fact, I did not declare any cash at all. An excerpt of my discussion with the Immigration Officer is as follows:

IO:Can I see your documents.......
....
Any Financial Statements?

Me: Yes, I've got my Bank Account Statement.

IO: Let me have it....

takes the statement and scans it

IO: This is in pounds sterling?

Me: Yes.

IO: OK.

checks the balance written on statement and converts it to CAD

IO: OK, you are now permanent residents of Canada.....(family of 4)

I did not show nor mention any other form of financial instrument.

Moreto come later.

 

[JigJig]

Thank you for the time in sharing this, I hope we also also get the much awaited visas.
Have a great life in Canada

 

[Pippin]

Welcome Home! I wish your family much happiness and the best of luck in everything.

 

[DarLove]

~Hellow~ JADWIG~ I Love your experience ;~))

..after attending PDOS medyo nagkaron ako ng confusion... maybe, you can share your thoughts & experience~!

..Settlement Funds~ it was assured to me by the one who conducted PDOS, that you can really bring a Bank Certificates & Manager's checks as settlement funds to show in the immigration upon landing sa Canada??? as I was told nga kasi before, Cash, Traveller's Check & Bank Draft lang pwede... honestly, I prefer BankCert. sana, kasi I will just borrow some $s from my brother...para di na ko magspend pa ng charge for wire transfer...

..Piracy~ don't bring daw even your downloaded movies & music from your laptop & PSP (it's still piracy daw) nakakalungkot naman, kasi I have lotsa movies & music in my laptop & external HD.. im sure yon ang magiging libangan pagdating namin sa Canada... Meron nga kaya silang special detector for this??? I've actually done this for like so many times na... even my brother who's a seaman na every 7mos. nagaabroad & wala nman nangyayari??? Natakot kasi ako bigla;((

~Please share your thoughts, especially those who landed already in Canada ~

 

[Ramesch]

Congratulation Jadwig.

I am also in queue to land in Calgary (very soon).

Hope to see you there

 

[fariza]

Thanx jadwig for your share of landing experience... Re POF it has been suggested to have the fund in TC/ Bank draft and some in cash just in case some IO at POE might ask for. Its good that you didn't have to face such any but there are some members shared to have experience of being challenged to show and count POF docs and cash they carried.... So always better to be safe sided...
Looking forward to get more info from you on your first week at Calgary
Enjoy your stay mate and take care

 

[Deeaar]

Thanx Jadwig for the nice landing info.

Good luck to you for your future in Canada.

 

[pearl2010]

Congratulaions for the smooth landing
Wishing u all the very best for ur new life in Canada!!!

 

[hara_g]

Congratulations Jadwig.

Wish you all the best

 

[CanadaHome]

is Indian bank statement is valid , we have branch in toronto and some near area, the SBI bank, and my account is non-residence of indian accounts, so can I bring statement and enter with statement.
please read my post and you can reply me there too.
http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/funds-in-state-bank-of-india-nrenro-nri-accounts-is-it-valid-for-pof-t71878.0.html

Mukund.