My landing experience @Rainbow bridge, Niagara Falls

[pjcanada]

Re: My landing experience @ Rainbow bridge, Niagara Falls

Congrats rosty2.

Very informative & detailed update...thank you.

 

[PA1984]

Re: My landing experience @ Rainbow bridge, Niagara Falls

Congratulations!!!!

 

[JBLoknath]

Re: My landing experience @ Rainbow bridge, Niagara Falls

Good summary Rosty Congrats!
I am sure your experience will help sme of us here.

 

[iamroth]

Re: My landing experience @ Rainbow bridge, Niagara Falls

a nice read. congrats.

 

[ganesh123]

Re: My landing experience @ Rainbow bridge, Niagara Falls

Congrats rosty.

very well documented and detailed..... will be a good read for all the guys in queue...

thanks and wish you good luck...

Hi guys,
today I became permanent resident of Canada.
first of all, I will never find the right words to express to this forum how thankful I am right now. Great helpers, great atmosphere, great online community!

So this his my landing story:

- Briefly my timeline

Category........: CEC
Visa Office......: CCP-O
App. Filed.......: june 8th 2012
Doc's Request.: N/A
AOR Received.: Oct 25th
IELTS Request: Sent with app
Med's Request: March 2nd 2013
Med's Done....: March 4th 2013
Passport Req..: April 4th 2013
VISA ISSUED...: April 17th 2013
Passport received: April 19th 2013
Landed: April 21st 2013 @ Niagara falls rainbow bridge point of entry.

- Landing Experience:

so I drove to Niagara falls, the weather was gorgeous this Sunday, then I decided to walk off the bridge as pedestrian to land. Why I decided that? I was so confused with all the posts here regarding U-turn or not. At Rainbow bridge there is no U-turn availability. once you pass the bridge entry you have no choice to go and say hi to the USA Immigration officers (IO). So the bridge is next to Casino Niagara. I parked my car in a available paid parking place $5 for the day outside the casino somewhere on Victoria St, 5 mins walk to the bridge. the downtown NF was crowded of tourists. Then I walked to the CBSA building on the Canadian side( next to the casino); the Canadian IO instructed that I cannot land just by entering their building, I must seek entry to Canada coming from a foreign country( in this case the USA) then she(a nice lady) instructed me to cross the bridge and go to the US side to have either an administrative refusal to enter the USA or the I-94 sticker if you have a US-visa. the bridge is only 286 meters so guys please save your gas and some security check of your car and your stuff by the USA IO and walk the bridge. the good point :you have a gorgeous view of the falls. By the way there is a fee $0.50 to cross the bridge that you must pay on the Canadian side.

So when I reached the US building. the guy asked me the reason why I was there, I said I came because I need to exit Canada and re-enter for landing purposes and that they kinda need to give some kind of paper( in my case the I-94). I saw some posts of people saying that those lads were somehow rude. Absolutely not they were actually nice to me, I am not sure if it is because I have my valid US visa though. Anyways the guy was helpful. He took my fingerprints. he asked me where was my last I-94 sticker ...I lost it for some reasons...Anyways I had to pay $6 to have a new one valid for 6 months.

Then I exited the building and came back to the Canadian side. In the CBSA building the booth was crowded of tourists coming from USA that needed to pass the border as well. so I was wondering about how longer I would have waited. Then things went okay! the first IO at the gate asked me usual questions: where were I? do I carry $10000 cash money with me? did I buy goods on the US side? all went good and she called a colleague to advise that a pedestrian was coming inside the building to complete landing and gave a kinda yellow paper saying on it that I was entering to land. Then her colleague made me pass the long waiting line of tourist that cases were different of mine and sent me right away to the immigration booth. at that booth there were just few other people coming to land as well. I waited 5-8 mins to be interviewed by an IO. I presented my work permit, my passport and the COPR document. Then I confirmed my current address where my PR card will be sent. She sent me to seat while she does security verification then 5 mins later she called me back to her booth: -
-She congratulated me to become a new PR;
- she read me my rights as PR.
-she made me sign my COPR
-she instructed me to contact immediately all government level to confirm my status change( CRA, SIN, health card...)
and then asked me If I had questions for her. Well I just asked how long before I receive my PR card...she said 4 to 8 weeks...

then I walked outside and enjoyed the falls before I hit the road back home lol

Then this is my story. thanks again guys.
I will stick around to help out with my experience.

 

[Bhanavig]

Re: My landing experience @ Rainbow bridge, Niagara Falls

That's nice too, but if you want to get rid of going through all hassle of US immigration or you do not have US visa then i strongly recommend you to go to the Peace bridge, so that you can take U trun and land and you can avoid going to US side and then come back to Canada.

You can see a Sing post before entering the Peace bridge ( Return to Canada) and u can take U turn there...

 

[headcrash4]

Re: My landing experience @ Rainbow bridge, Niagara Falls

Hi guys,
today I became permanent resident of Canada.
first of all, I will never find the right words to express to this forum how thankful I am right now. Great helpers, great atmosphere, great online community!

So this his my landing story:

- Briefly my timeline

Category........: CEC
Visa Office......: CCP-O
App. Filed.......: june 8th 2012
Doc's Request.: N/A
AOR Received.: Oct 25th
IELTS Request: Sent with app
Med's Request: March 2nd 2013
Med's Done....: March 4th 2013
Passport Req..: April 4th 2013
VISA ISSUED...: April 17th 2013
Passport received: April 19th 2013
Landed: April 21st 2013 @ Niagara falls rainbow bridge point of entry.

- Landing Experience:

so I drove to Niagara falls, the weather was gorgeous this Sunday, then I decided to walk off the bridge as pedestrian to land. Why I decided that? I was so confused with all the posts here regarding U-turn or not. At Rainbow bridge there is no U-turn availability. once you pass the bridge entry you have no choice to go and say hi to the USA Immigration officers (IO). So the bridge is next to Casino Niagara. I parked my car in a available paid parking place $5 for the day outside the casino somewhere on Victoria St, 5 mins walk to the bridge. the downtown NF was crowded of tourists. Then I walked to the CBSA building on the Canadian side( next to the casino); the Canadian IO instructed that I cannot land just by entering their building, I must seek entry to Canada coming from a foreign country( in this case the USA) then she(a nice lady) instructed me to cross the bridge and go to the US side to have either an administrative refusal to enter the USA or the I-94 sticker if you have a US-visa. the bridge is only 286 meters so guys please save your gas and some security check of your car and your stuff by the USA IO and walk the bridge. the good point :you have a gorgeous view of the falls. By the way there is a fee $0.50 to cross the bridge that you must pay on the Canadian side.

So when I reached the US building. the guy asked me the reason why I was there, I said I came because I need to exit Canada and re-enter for landing purposes and that they kinda need to give some kind of paper( in my case the I-94). I saw some posts of people saying that those lads were somehow rude. Absolutely not they were actually nice to me, I am not sure if it is because I have my valid US visa though. Anyways the guy was helpful. He took my fingerprints. he asked me where was my last I-94 sticker ...I lost it for some reasons...Anyways I had to pay $6 to have a new one valid for 6 months.

Then I exited the building and came back to the Canadian side. In the CBSA building the booth was crowded of tourists coming from USA that needed to pass the border as well. so I was wondering about how longer I would have waited. Then things went okay! the first IO at the gate asked me usual questions: where were I? do I carry $10000 cash money with me? did I buy goods on the US side? all went good and she called a colleague to advise that a pedestrian was coming inside the building to complete landing and gave a kinda yellow paper saying on it that I was entering to land. Then her colleague made me pass the long waiting line of tourist that cases were different of mine and sent me right away to the immigration booth. at that booth there were just few other people coming to land as well. I waited 5-8 mins to be interviewed by an IO. I presented my work permit, my passport and the COPR document. Then I confirmed my current address where my PR card will be sent. She sent me to seat while she does security verification then 5 mins later she called me back to her booth: -
-She congratulated me to become a new PR;
- she read me my rights as PR.
-she made me sign my COPR
-she instructed me to contact immediately all government level to confirm my status change( CRA, SIN, health card...)
and then asked me If I had questions for her. Well I just asked how long before I receive my PR card...she said 4 to 8 weeks...

then I walked outside and enjoyed the falls before I hit the road back home lol

Then this is my story. thanks again guys.
I will stick around to help out with my experience.

Hi rosty2,

may I ask if you were a dependent of someone from Canada?
We are dependents of our mom...so I would like to share my timeline:

Med request: Feb 13 2013
Med done: Feb 26 2013
Med sent to CIC: March 11 203
Received: April 8 2013

until now we are waiting for PPR

I noticed that you had your PPR after 1 month.

 

[rosty2]

Re: My landing experience @ Rainbow bridge, Niagara Falls

Hi rosty2,

may I ask if you were a dependent of someone from Canada?
We are dependents of our mom...so I would like to share my timeline:

Med request: Feb 13 2013
Med done: Feb 26 2013
Med sent to CIC: March 11 203
Received: April 8 2013

until now we are waiting for PPR

I noticed that you had your PPR after 1 month.

hi There. I am a single applicant with no dependent.

 

[headcrash4]

Re: My landing experience @ Rainbow bridge, Niagara Falls

Med request: Feb 13 2013
Med done: Feb 26 2013
Med sent to CIC: March 11 203
Received: April 8 2013
PPR: April 23 2013 ;D

Thank you Lord! Passport request just came today!

now, I wanna ask how many days are we going to wait to have the visa?
Second, how many days left for my mom to receive her confirmation of permanent resident? This is what the embassy said:

"We suggest that you defer sending your requests for status update until after your mother has received her PR status as we are also waiting for confirmation from the immigration office in Canada regarding your mother's PR status."

Thank you for those who will answer

 

[Cruiser55]

Re: My landing experience @ Rainbow bridge, Niagara Falls

I am really happy for your rosty2, I hope that good luck knocks on our doors like it did on yours.

Thank you again for sharing.

 

[Indocanda]

Re: My landing experience @ Rainbow bridge, Niagara Falls

Can anyone please tell me what all documents we need to carry for completing the landing formalities? I applied in FSW and I got my PR and COPR recently. Currently I'm in Canada under work permit and once I get my passport, I'm planning to complete the landing formalities?

Just wanted to know what all documents I have to carry other than workpermit, passport and COPR? Do we need to show T4 and notice of assessement?

Please respond.

Hi guys,
today I became permanent resident of Canada.
first of all, I will never find the right words to express to this forum how thankful I am right now. Great helpers, great atmosphere, great online community!

So this his my landing story:

- Briefly my timeline

Category........: CEC
Visa Office......: CCP-O
App. Filed.......: june 8th 2012
Doc's Request.: N/A
AOR Received.: Oct 25th
IELTS Request: Sent with app
Med's Request: March 2nd 2013
Med's Done....: March 4th 2013
Passport Req..: April 4th 2013
VISA ISSUED...: April 17th 2013
Passport received: April 19th 2013
Landed: April 21st 2013 @ Niagara falls rainbow bridge point of entry.

- Landing Experience:

so I drove to Niagara falls, the weather was gorgeous this Sunday, then I decided to walk off the bridge as pedestrian to land. Why I decided that? I was so confused with all the posts here regarding U-turn or not. At Rainbow bridge there is no U-turn availability. once you pass the bridge entry you have no choice to go and say hi to the USA Immigration officers (IO). So the bridge is next to Casino Niagara. I parked my car in a available paid parking place $5 for the day outside the casino somewhere on Victoria St, 5 mins walk to the bridge. the downtown NF was crowded of tourists. Then I walked to the CBSA building on the Canadian side( next to the casino); the Canadian IO instructed that I cannot land just by entering their building, I must seek entry to Canada coming from a foreign country( in this case the USA) then she(a nice lady) instructed me to cross the bridge and go to the US side to have either an administrative refusal to enter the USA or the I-94 sticker if you have a US-visa. the bridge is only 286 meters so guys please save your gas and some security check of your car and your stuff by the USA IO and walk the bridge. the good point :you have a gorgeous view of the falls. By the way there is a fee $0.50 to cross the bridge that you must pay on the Canadian side.

So when I reached the US building. the guy asked me the reason why I was there, I said I came because I need to exit Canada and re-enter for landing purposes and that they kinda need to give some kind of paper( in my case the I-94). I saw some posts of people saying that those lads were somehow rude. Absolutely not they were actually nice to me, I am not sure if it is because I have my valid US visa though. Anyways the guy was helpful. He took my fingerprints. he asked me where was my last I-94 sticker ...I lost it for some reasons...Anyways I had to pay $6 to have a new one valid for 6 months.

Then I exited the building and came back to the Canadian side. In the CBSA building the booth was crowded of tourists coming from USA that needed to pass the border as well. so I was wondering about how longer I would have waited. Then things went okay! the first IO at the gate asked me usual questions: where were I? do I carry $10000 cash money with me? did I buy goods on the US side? all went good and she called a colleague to advise that a pedestrian was coming inside the building to complete landing and gave a kinda yellow paper saying on it that I was entering to land. Then her colleague made me pass the long waiting line of tourist that cases were different of mine and sent me right away to the immigration booth. at that booth there were just few other people coming to land as well. I waited 5-8 mins to be interviewed by an IO. I presented my work permit, my passport and the COPR document. Then I confirmed my current address where my PR card will be sent. She sent me to seat while she does security verification then 5 mins later she called me back to her booth: -
-She congratulated me to become a new PR;
- she read me my rights as PR.
-she made me sign my COPR
-she instructed me to contact immediately all government level to confirm my status change( CRA, SIN, health card...)
and then asked me If I had questions for her. Well I just asked how long before I receive my PR card...she said 4 to 8 weeks...

then I walked outside and enjoyed the falls before I hit the road back home lol

Then this is my story. thanks again guys.
I will stick around to help out with my experience.

 

[rosty2]

Re: My landing experience @ Rainbow bridge, Niagara Falls

Can anyone please tell me what all documents we need to carry for completing the landing formalities? I applied in FSW and I got my PR and COPR recently. Currently I'm in Canada under work permit and once I get my passport, I'm planning to complete the landing formalities?

Just wanted to know what all documents I have to carry other than workpermit, passport and COPR? Do we need to show T4 and notice of assessement?

Please respond.

you bring your valid work permit, passport and COPR, that's it. You will not go back with the work permit, they will keep it there as you will now be a PR.
leave you NOA an T4 to your accountant lol

 

[Indocanda]

Re: My landing experience @ Rainbow bridge, Niagara Falls

thanks for the details!

you bring your valid work permit, passport and COPR, that's it. You will not go back with the work permit, they will keep it there as you will now be a PR.
leave you NOA an T4 to your accountant lol

 

[ganesh123]

Re: My landing experience @ Rainbow bridge, Niagara Falls

Can anyone please tell me what all documents we need to carry for completing the landing formalities? I applied in FSW and I got my PR and COPR recently. Currently I'm in Canada under work permit and once I get my passport, I'm planning to complete the landing formalities?

Just wanted to know what all documents I have to carry other than workpermit, passport and COPR? Do we need to show T4 and notice of assessement?

Please respond.

Since you got PR under FSW, this would be a little different than CEC, you might need to show the bank statement with some funds as per the limit for FSW.. in that case, it would be even better to carry your T4 and NOA too....

 

[rhlarora84]

Re: My landing experience @ Rainbow bridge, Niagara Falls

Anyone aware if I could do landing anytime during the day or if there any specific official hours?
Thanks