October 2014 PNP CIC Applicants

[nata_cap]

Not for my application. I just got an email entitled: "ready for visa" and three steps such as where and how to send the passport and that i have 30 days to do so.

congratss

 

[marianne]

congratss

Thank you

 

[Danny81]

Not for my application. I just got an email entitled: "ready for visa" and three steps such as where and how to send the passport and that i have 30 days to do so.

Ok, thanks, good to know. But why do we have to send them our passport when applying for residency?

 

[fzlhmt]

Ok, thanks, good to know. But why do we have to send them our passport when applying for residency?

Because they need to stamp the immigrant immigrant visa. A permanent residents visa

 

[Kris01]

Hey guys,
I'm fairly new to this forum, and I have a problem that I thought you guys could help me with it.
I am an inland October applicant. My application was received on Oct 14th, and it went into processing on July 13th. I am in Canada on a study permit, which is going to expire by end of July. I have applied for extension, but the decision won't be made for another month maybe, since the wait time in painfully long right now. I am legally allowed to stay in Canada meanwhile, as I will have an implied status until my the extension decision is made. But here is my concern: Will this put my PR application on hold, until the study permit is extended?
So far they haven't asked me for any documents, like an extended permit. Does the officer know that I have an implied status (that I have already applied for extension)? Should I wait for them to contact me, or should I email them about this?

BTW, I think my application is being handled in the Ottawa office. I received the email about my medical from Sydney, but later the email about the RPRF payment from Ottawa.

Thanks for your help

 

[nata_cap]

Hey guys,
I'm fairly new to this forum, and I have a problem that I thought you guys could help me with it.
I am an inland October applicant. My application was received on Oct 14th, and it went into processing on July 13th. I am in Canada on a study permit, which is going to expire by end of July. I have applied for extension, but the decision won't be made for another month maybe, since the wait time in painfully long right now. I am legally allowed to stay in Canada meanwhile, as I will have an implied status until my the extension decision is made. But here is my concern: Will this put my PR application on hold, until the study permit is extended?
So far they haven't asked me for any documents, like an extended permit. Does the officer know that I have an implied status (that I have already applied for extension)? Should I wait for them to contact me, or should I email them about this?

BTW, I think my application is being handled in the Ottawa office. I received the email about my medical from Sydney, but later the email about the RPRF payment from Ottawa.

Thanks for your help

dont worry...they wont put your application on hold...and they know you are on implied status.....i was on a implied status for 2 months also and they continue processing my application.

 

[Kris01]

dont worry...they wont put your application on hold...and they know you are on implied status.....i was on a implied status for 2 months also and they continue processing my application.

Oh, that's a relief. Thanks.

 

[Danny81]

Because they need to stamp the immigrant immigrant visa. A permanent residents visa

Oh, I thought they just gave us a residency card

 

[Quink]

Oh, I thought they just gave us a residency card

You're not a permanent resident until you "land" as one. What this means is that you need to arrive in Canada with your documentation, and they will declare you a permanent resident when you enter the country. If however you're already IN Canada, you need to leave and return in order for this to happen (either by properly going away for a period of time, or by "flagpolling" which is going to the border, crossing briefly, and turning around and re-entering Canada).

You need to be able to legally get back into Canada though. If you hold a passport that is visa exempt then you're all good and they mail you a COPR (confirmation of permanent residency). You take this letter and your passport when you do your crossing. On the other hand, if you hold a passport that is NOT visa exempt, you need to have a special visa stamped in your passport rather than just a letter. So in this case, you need to mail them your passport so they can stamp the visa into it, and then they mail it back to you.

After you do the crossing, you will be a permanent resident and will be given a "record of landing" to prove this. At this stage you apply for a PR card (they do this for you), and it will be mailed to you a couple of months later.

Hope that clears up the confusion!

 

[ri123]

Hopefully. I know sometimes it takes 1 week and sometimes it just within 2 days. It varies!

You sent your passport already? how long it takes for returning?

Cindy

Hey Cindy did you get PPR ?

 

[Bincanada]

You're not a permanent resident until you "land" as one. What this means is that you need to arrive in Canada with your documentation, and they will declare you a permanent resident when you enter the country. If however you're already IN Canada, you need to leave and return in order for this to happen (either by properly going away for a period of time, or by "flagpolling" which is going to the border, crossing briefly, and turning around and re-entering Canada).

You need to be able to legally get back into Canada though. If you hold a passport that is visa exempt then you're all good and they mail you a COPR (confirmation of permanent residency). You take this letter and your passport when you do your crossing. On the other hand, if you hold a passport that is NOT visa exempt, you need to have a special visa stamped in your passport rather than just a letter. So in this case, you need to mail them your passport so they can stamp the visa into it, and then they mail it back to you.

After you do the crossing, you will be a permanent resident and will be given a "record of landing" to prove this. At this stage you apply for a PR card (they do this for you), and it will be mailed to you a couple of months later.

Hope that clears up the confusion!

Thank you for the detailed response. I am hoping I just get a letter for the confirmation of permanent residence and hope it happens soon. Since I'm a native of the US immigrating to Canada, we're visa exempt, so I hope that means I just get advised to show up at the border with the letter.

It would be great if it happens before the end of August. It would be great to move in the summer to Manitoba.

 

[cindyzhou]

Hey Cindy did you get PPR ?

Nope. Still no email yet!!!!!

 

[janmaypandya]

Any OCT Applicant Received DM yet?

 

[Danny81]

You're not a permanent resident until you "land" as one. What this means is that you need to arrive in Canada with your documentation, and they will declare you a permanent resident when you enter the country. If however you're already IN Canada, you need to leave and return in order for this to happen (either by properly going away for a period of time, or by "flagpolling" which is going to the border, crossing briefly, and turning around and re-entering Canada).

You need to be able to legally get back into Canada though. If you hold a passport that is visa exempt then you're all good and they mail you a COPR (confirmation of permanent residency). You take this letter and your passport when you do your crossing. On the other hand, if you hold a passport that is NOT visa exempt, you need to have a special visa stamped in your passport rather than just a letter. So in this case, you need to mail them your passport so they can stamp the visa into it, and then they mail it back to you.

After you do the crossing, you will be a permanent resident and will be given a "record of landing" to prove this. At this stage you apply for a PR card (they do this for you), and it will be mailed to you a couple of months later.

Hope that clears up the confusion!

Yes!! Thank you for that detailed response, I understand the procedure now.
Just one more question, how do we know if we are visa exempt?

 

[Quink]

Yes!! Thank you for that detailed response, I understand the procedure now.
Just one more question, how do we know if we are visa exempt?

Here's a list: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas-all.asp