Hello,
I have a question regarding the timeline for someone who is visa-exempt:
My file changed status Nov. 27 to "in process". That is when I received the email from the lawyer with medical request and biodata form. I completed my medicals and all other forms and sent it back Dec. 2. Lawyer said they would pay the outstanding fees. All other documents (IELTS results, police clearances etc.) had already been submitted with the initial application in February/March. Just before Christmas I received my copy from the doctor's medical results. I assume CIC had them at the same time or even earlier as they would have been uploaded. Status is still "in process" which is understandable with the holiday season.
I would just like to know if I would receive something from CIC directly or my lawyer would? I understand that after "decision made" the final step is to land, am I missing something?
Am going to US anyway in January/February/March and also to Europe in early February. So I'll just use one of those trips to land, depending on when I receive the request from CIC.
Also, just wanted to double-check that there won't be any problems from the time landing to the time I receive the PR card. My passport is EU and my work permit is valid until end of 2014. So I take it I can just keep entering and exiting with this even after I have landed and PR card has not yet arrived, right? If not, I would hold off landing until March as I don't anticipate to leave Canada during April/May.
Does anybody have any insight?