Re: Experience with Landing with a B4 or a goods to follow?
(Sent this message to Ajay - posting here for the benefit of other formites -)
Let me clarify your queries to the best of my knowledge -
1, PoF - (This information is based on what I have collected from other sites and also confirming the same with the CIC representative over phone, but this is NOT documented anywhere either on CIC website or otherwise) - PoF is only meaningful at the time of your application for PR and once you have done that, the officer at the Port-of-entry (POE) will not really be checking you for this proof. The reason why some of the officers at POE ask the question - "How much money do you carry?" is solely for the sake customs purpose, since you HAVE to declare it at the time of entering the country if you are carrying more than 10K CAD. And therefore, this has nothing to do with PoF! (For the above mentioned reason, I was not asked about PoF at the time of landing.)
2, PR card - Your visa/CoPR is valid for entering into the country only once! And for any further entry into the country, you either need another visa (since the present visa is for single entry only) or a proof to indicate that you are PR. The PR card serves the latter purpose. It takes about 4-6 weeks to get PR card mailed to your Canadian address (can't be mailed outside canada). If you do not intend to stay in Canada until you receive your PR card, the best thing to do is to have it mailed to a friend or relative in Canada and get it couriered (or maybe personally carried) to your address outside Canada from them later. That way you can re-enter Canada at a later point of time (until your PR card is valid - usually 5 years).
3, B4 form - Filling up this form depends on whether you bring any items behind you (cargo, post, etc.,). In my case, I did not have anything brought anything so was not applicable and therefore not asked at the time of landing.
Hope this helps!
cheers!
ajaypal29 said:
Hi GuruJi / Kunal,
I am pretty much in the same boat. I would be landing in Canada in about 3 weeks from now but not sure about settling there yet. From what I have read across Forums so far, I would still need to show POF, process my PR card application and also complete B4 / B4a. So I do I go ahead and fill up all the forms like all other intending settlers or should I do anything different? Any help is much appreciated. Thanks
