I just landed recently and below are some experiences I would like to share:
- Driving from Pittsburg, USA to Toronto, Canada; Landed at The Lewiston-Queenston Bridge. My first impression of this POE is too quiet… only me and a couple of others at Immigration Section , so everything went through very last, almost no waiting.
- Proof of fund: statements from Bank of American is good enough, no need of cash, draft or else
- PR Card: Here is my PROBLEM. I told the officer that I only stayed in Canada for a couple of days, would come back permanently later this year. And you know what… she refused to send my PR card to my friend’s place in Toronto as I did not intent to stay there for long. She said someone take advantage of health care without staying in Canada, so whenever I decide to move to Canada permanently, all I need to do is to notify my new address where the PR card will be sent. I am confused, it is understandable for Health care, but for PR card ????. Is there any docs stating that someone could not have the PR card without a commitment of staying in K for a period of time.
- The rest went smoothly though. One more thing about car import to Canada you may want to know…. You need to own your car at least 6 months to be qualified for free-tax. That was what the custom officer told me
- SIN: people in Service Canada are very nice and friendly. I have a letter with my SIN number and it is all you need. Please advise that the SIN card can be sent oversea… I ask the officer to mail it to my US address.
Well, I guess my landing was haft good and haft bad ….But I could not ask for more… Toronto welcomed me with the best weather it could be this time (>75F
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