Hi Guys
I immigrated to Canada (Toronto) during the past week. It was a pretty long flight from Chennai. I took the British Airlines which took approx 20 hours. I landed in Toronto at 7.00 PM.
My immigration process was the smoothest. All it took was just 30 minutes to complete the process. As soon as i landed i was asked to take the new residents que where my passport was verified. Then i was directed to the immigration counter. The officer had a look at my confirmation of permanent residence and passport. She asked to sign on both the copies of confirmation of permanent residence one was their copy and the other was mine.
Then i filled up the application for PR card with a local address. I was informed that PR card will generally take 6-8 weeks to get dispatched. I was not asked for proof of funds or any other documents. Then i was directed to take SIN. SIN process was just 5 mins. He will ask you couple of questions and then he will hand over a print out of SIN confirmation.
Then i was directed to another officer who asked me for goods to follow. I had no goods to follow currently. She filled a nil report and got it signed from me.
Thats it. I was all done with the process. I can me out of the airport by 8.00 PM. Fortunately, it is summer here in Toronto and there was enough sun light then. I took the Aero Express to reach to my hotel in downtown Toronto.
My first week in Toronto was excellent. I managed to take a local number here. I also opened a bank account. By and large my first to do's in Canada are done except getting a job here. I am in the process of finding a suitable job here.
I have meet Indians, Chinese, Italians, Romanians, Romans, Americans, Pakistanis and who not. Its a completely mixed culture here. People are helpful as well.
Regards
M Karthik
