Someone asked me to share my interview experience in CIC Edmonton, so here it is:
My interview was scheduled at 1pm last Tuesday. I arrived in Canada Place around 11am and there's a bunch of people already waiting in line. Most of them were live-in caregivers who were 2014 single applicants. Make sure to bring with you your passport, recent work permit, 2 copies of photos, landing fee and the landing interview letter. At around 12:45pm we were asked to fall in line to get our requirements checked. Next, we were back at the sitting area where we were asked to wait for our turn for the interview. There were two immigration officers who were doing the interviews, each officer was in small room. The interviews ahead of me were pretty quick. When it was my turn, I entered one of the small rooms and asked to be seated. The immigration officer who sent me the landing interview letter was the same person who did the interview. First she asked me if I was ever convicted of a crime, my answer was NO. Was ever refused to enter Canada, and I answered NO. Any undeclared dependents? I answered NONE. Before the interview, she also asked me to hand her my photos, work permit and passport. After that she gave me a chance to ask questions. You can't update your address during the interview, better update it before the interview schedule as the officer doesn't have access on that. PR card will be issued around 6-8 weeks. After the interview, she asked me to sign copies of my confirmation of permanent residence and stamped my passport. The officer also informed me that I can't go out of the country without my PR card. After that, she congratulated me and said that starting today (Oct. 28, 2014) I'm now a Permanent Resident of Canada. I thanked her and left the room. The entire process took about less than 10 minutes.
At the ground floor of the same building, there's a Service Canada, so I immediately went there to have my S.I.N.
Good luck to you guys!
