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[parker24]

My file just got to In-process on Dec 20, can someone please tell me the timeline from In-process to PPR? Via LA Office. Thanks Guys.

Ours took 3 months

 

[mevisbleek]

Thanks Parker24

 

[Sunshine87]

My file just got to In-process on Dec 20, can someone please tell me the timeline from In-process to PPR? Via LA Office. Thanks Guys.

from our in-process to passport request was less than 1 week.

 

[parker24]

We will be landing today yaaay! 8)

 

[OhCanadiana]

We will be landing today yaaay! 8)

Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Parker24!!!​

Hope it went super smoothly.

 

[parker24]

Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Parker24!!!​

Hope it went super smoothly.

Haha thanks! It was nerve wracking. We landed at the Ogdensburg/Prescott Bridge, little tiny thing! Went through to the US Customs, he asked the citizenship of everyone (it was myself, my mother and hubby) and my mom, the driver, told him. The customs agent asked "How do you know him?" (my husband, to my mother) "Well he's my son-in-law" Agent: Oh that's too bad. Me: :-X Mom: For him maybe! Agent: For someone it is yes! I was freaking out when he said that haha. We did a U-turn, back OVER the bridge, to Canadian side, got up to the Agent, asked what our business was in the US, mom said hubby was landing as a PR. Apparently this agent was having an influx of immigrants, he seemed annoyed that he had to fill out more paperwork LOL. Asked us about tobacco, firearms and drugs, naturally. Then gave us back our passports, and a yellow slip to take in to the building. I'll take a moment and note, I'm a very excitable person, my husband isn't haha. I was practically jumping while walking in until I got glared at by agents inside! MEEP! So we go up, they tell us to sit down : ... We wait like 5 minutes and then the officer called us up, all three of us. Asked for hubby's COPR and asked what his status was in Canada. He says visitor. "Do you have it with you?" "Uh..no.. We applied for an extension at the beginning of November, but haven't heard anything yet" "Do you have the proof of that?" Him and me: Nope. She must have found it, asked for my mom and my passports to make sure we were Canadian and sent us to sit down. I attempted to read her lips hahah! But all I got was sign here, the card etc. So hubby explained afterwards that she had him go over everything and makes sure it was all right, told him about importing the car (we can just show up at that bridge with the title), talked about him getting a SIN and his PR card. Told him to NEVER lose the COPR, he'll need it like his birth certificate and marriage certificate, needs to be in a safe spot after he gets PR card. She stapled one of the pages of the COPR to his passport and said Congratulations! He was 5 feet from us so when he turned around we got up, went outside and I started getting bouncy again ;D Then drove back to Canada! Straight to Service Canada, got a SIN (took 15-20 minutes) and then to Service Ontario to ask about OHIP. You can apply before the three months, but you still have to wait three months. And said that he would need his Ontario DL, his PR card and a bill with his Canadian Address on it to get a health card.

And that's that! We're waiting on the title in the mail, will get a letter Recall Clearance from GM for the RIV, fix his dang door handle (it broke off last winter with all the ice) shop for insurance, GET insurance then import the car, get it safety check, e-tested and registered annnd get a DL of course.. Oh yeah and a job!

Then in three years citizenship ???

 

[missimpatient]

HELLO EVERYONE!!!

;D ;D ;D We Landed January 8th ;D ;D ;D (please change our info on the spreadsheet, thx)

Only thing is we have a load of items and my vehicle to move maybe next spring. (Winter is hell to move stuff)

Such a weight off our shoulders. Hope everyone is doing well and things are moving along.

 

[parker24]

HELLO EVERYONE!!!

;D ;D ;D We Landed January 8th ;D ;D ;D (please change our info on the spreadsheet, thx)

Only thing is we have a load of items and my vehicle to move maybe next spring. (Winter is hell to move stuff)

Such a weight off our shoulders. Hope everyone is doing well and things are moving along.

Yippieee!!!

I hear ya on the moving, we are finally getting everything sorted for the importing of our car. GOOD LORD I could swear I killed 10 trees just with immigration and importing this car ALONE

 

[IvanP]

Yippieee!!!

I hear ya on the moving, we are finally getting everything sorted for the importing of our car. GOOD LORD I could swear I killed 10 trees just with immigration and importing this car ALONE

Our plan is to sell our car before we leave and then buy something in Canada. Our car is old enough that it's not worth trying to import.

 

[cindy-cn]

Hi guys,
I just got my passport back this morning. Thanks for your support.I believe good news will come to you soon.Hang in there. Here is my timeline, I hope it can be helpful.

Application was received: 2011/11
transfer to Buffalo:2012/01
Interview was scheduled at: 2012/07
interview was canceled and case transferred to Ottawa:2012/7
FBI required from LA :2012/10
passport required from LA:2012/12/12
issued at :2013/01/8
passport received:2013/1/18

I don't know how to land, could anybody tell my the details? It's like I need to sign some forms, but my English is not good for that.I'm worried about that. Thanks again.

 

[URIFiggy]

Just got my CPR today (no visa cause the US is exempt). I'll be landing in March! HORRAY!

 

[CdnRNUSN]

Soooo question...after all these months of waiting im a lil confused...my husband is a US citizen and they requested his passport. Is this a normal request? I didnt think they asked for US citizen passports as it is an exempt country? And i just confusing things?

 

[parker24]

Soooo question...after all these months of waiting im a lil confused...my husband is a US citizen and they requested his passport. Is this a normal request? I didnt think they asked for US citizen passports as it is an exempt country? And i just confusing things?

Very normal, especially for LA. We sent hubby's passport in as well! Congrats, you're almost done!!!!!

 

[Canuck_28]

Soooo question...after all these months of waiting im a lil confused...my husband is a US citizen and they requested his passport. Is this a normal request? I didnt think they asked for US citizen passports as it is an exempt country? And i just confusing things?

They requested my wife's passport as well even though she's from the US and is visa exempt. Only after we sent it in and e-mailed requesting a timeline (since we had upcoming travel) did LA get back to us and let us know that if you're from a visa exempt country you actually have the option to just send in copies of the passport. Unfortunately we had to cancel our trip and she's still without passport 5 weeks later. Just wanted to pass on the info to save someone our grief

 

[parker24]

Hi guys,
I just got my passport back this morning. Thanks for your support.I believe good news will come to you soon.Hang in there. Here is my timeline, I hope it can be helpful.

Application was received: 2011/11
transfer to Buffalo:2012/01
Interview was scheduled at: 2012/07
interview was canceled and case transferred to Ottawa:2012/7
FBI required from LA :2012/10
passport required from LA:2012/12/12
issued at :2013/01/8
passport received:2013/1/18

I don't know how to land, could anybody tell my the details? It's like I need to sign some forms, but my English is not good for that.I'm worried about that. Thanks again.

Congrats!

All you do is go to a POE (bridge, airport etc) and when you get there, tell them you are landing as a PR, they will walk you through the COPR and make sure it's all right and tell you how to get a SIN and about your PR card and then you will sign some papers and you're done!