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ag_tou

Star Member
Jun 3, 2009
155
6
Calgary, AB
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo, NY
NOC Code......
2133
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
04-04-2009
Doc's Request.
20-02-2010 (AINP Doc Request)
Nomination.....
08-05-2010
AOR Received.
9 Dec 2010
IELTS Request
N/A
File Transfer...
Never Transferred
Med's Request
9 Dec 2010
Med's Done....
Sometime in the last week of December
Interview........
N/A
Passport Req..
14-04-2011
VISA ISSUED...
April 2011 - Last week
LANDED..........
6th May 2011
Goods to follow. Please confirm it with the Canada Border Services office.
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/contact/general-generaux-eng.html

King80 said:
Hi Guys ,

I have a question. I will be moving to Canada by the end of May, and i will be shipping my stuff with the moving company right around the same date. i hope the stuff will reach 2-3 days after i reach , but u never know.

now my question is , should i put all this stuff on "Goods to Follow" Form , or as the "goods accompanying".

thanks
 

ag_tou

Star Member
Jun 3, 2009
155
6
Calgary, AB
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo, NY
NOC Code......
2133
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
04-04-2009
Doc's Request.
20-02-2010 (AINP Doc Request)
Nomination.....
08-05-2010
AOR Received.
9 Dec 2010
IELTS Request
N/A
File Transfer...
Never Transferred
Med's Request
9 Dec 2010
Med's Done....
Sometime in the last week of December
Interview........
N/A
Passport Req..
14-04-2011
VISA ISSUED...
April 2011 - Last week
LANDED..........
6th May 2011

calgary2010

Star Member
Jan 29, 2010
100
3
LOS ANGELES
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-05-2009
Doc's Request.
NO
Nomination.....
10-12-2009
AOR Received.
15-08-2010
IELTS Request
n/a
File Transfer...
NO
Med's Request
15-08-2010
Med's Done....
18-08-2010
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
08-03-2011
VISA ISSUED...
10-03-2011
LANDED..........
28-04-2011
I would say Go ahead and Do landing, that keeps you safe, calm and confident.
From there you should prove your intent that you would be working in multiple countries as the role demands, and infact that should be a positive for your GC.

lightsinthemist said:
Bibo

If I understand your question correctly , you are asking if you dont do the landing at all ...and just go for stamping in the home country.Will they have an issue with the Immigrant visa stamp in the passport.

1.Since the visa is dated if you go after the date guess there will be no questions asked.
2.If you go before the date it might depend on the US consular officer but still probably will not be perceived as the same case as having landed and possessing the Canadian green card.

However if you dont do the landing...you will have to restart the whole process for the Canadian PR and you will be losing the Canadian PR. I guess your PD must be very close for you to take that decision...

Ultimately the choice is upto you....situation is a little tricky. By law one cannot hold both PR's and one has to be surrendered. Unforunately with 7th YR H1 extensions which get based on you pursuing an US Green card ....the consular officer if alert will notice the Canadian PR and will question the intent.

Either way good luck .Hope you choose wisely and stick with either one. You can browse other US immigration forums where people have posted their experiences.....In most cases they renounce one of them after getting the PR they want. 7th Yr extension cases are tricky usually.


Lights
 

calgary2010

Star Member
Jan 29, 2010
100
3
LOS ANGELES
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-05-2009
Doc's Request.
NO
Nomination.....
10-12-2009
AOR Received.
15-08-2010
IELTS Request
n/a
File Transfer...
NO
Med's Request
15-08-2010
Med's Done....
18-08-2010
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
08-03-2011
VISA ISSUED...
10-03-2011
LANDED..........
28-04-2011
Nothing wrong in procuring both GC & USA, if you are eligible they will give it and let us be honest with our intent. Both countries are pro to each other. So let us not worry and there are bigger people to take care of it. If you are a multi-national manager, they will process your permits much faster under cream quotas. Please Correct me if I am wrong!

Slash said:
Take it in a positive way man! Less employment competition for those who are moving seriously :D
 

calgary2010

Star Member
Jan 29, 2010
100
3
LOS ANGELES
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-05-2009
Doc's Request.
NO
Nomination.....
10-12-2009
AOR Received.
15-08-2010
IELTS Request
n/a
File Transfer...
NO
Med's Request
15-08-2010
Med's Done....
18-08-2010
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
08-03-2011
VISA ISSUED...
10-03-2011
LANDED..........
28-04-2011
We can still stay there with out job, dont have leave immediatly on the day you lost project, got layed off.
We will get all 100/100 not 75/100.
If we are smart we can save our 1/3 of earnings by buying a house instead of paying rent....
people add on to the list.. otherwise we will forget.. LOL


legalcitizen said:
wow..seems like they are keeping track of the ainp pr's.. what kind of visa you have to apply and do you get your PR cards or not..

I am thinking to land in may so its a better idea to make sure I reach calgary in regular hours.. did you come back to US ? ..may be thats the reason they want us to fill the complete information about our address etc..damn this is even worse than H1b..you cannot live/work in other province..lol

Regards..
 

canvan

Full Member
Jul 23, 2010
20
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Seattle
NOC Code......
2171
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Dec 08
Nomination.....
July
AOR Received.
20-07-2010
File Transfer...
nov 17 2010
Med's Request
20-07-2010
Med's Done....
05-08-2010
Interview........
Waived
Hi all, I have been asked for the fresh FBI certs in Feb 2011 from the seattles office as my old ones expired it seems(havent seen anybody getting this except me in the forum), I sent mine 2 weeks back but my wifes got rejected and had to redo again, still waiting on them. My Medicals would expire end of july, keeping fingers crossed to complete everything by then.
 

lightsinthemist

Star Member
Feb 25, 2010
142
20
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
NOC Code......
2133
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-15-2009
Doc's Request.
11-28-2009
Nomination.....
12-07-2009 CIC app 05-15-2010
AOR Received.
08-23-2010
Med's Request
08-23-2010
Med's Done....
09-03-2010
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
04-19-2011
VISA ISSUED...
05-16-2011
Calgary2010

It is not a question of intrepretation .If it were so every multinational manager could file for 150 different PR cards in 150 countries and stay one year in all of them.

USCIS has the following memo and many other Immigration forums have posts,including an user in this thread who posted his landing experience where the CBP officer lets you know you cannot keep both.

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=3f443a4107083210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=3f443a4107083210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD

"Move to another country intending to live there permanently
Remain outside of the United States for more than 1 year without obtaining a reentry permit or returning resident visa. However, in determining whether your status has been abandoned, any length of absence from the United States may be considered, even if less than 1 year"


1.7th Yr extensions when based on pending Labour applications are tied to the Labour application being alive.

2.Possessing the Canandian PR means you intend to live in Canada and if you do not you will anyhow not be meeting the residency requirements for Canada. Any alert officer will notice that and it will put the 7th yr extension and GC appplication in jeopardy. Better to keep the story straight and also the H1 extension papers have questions about Labour filing status and also immigration to other countries.

Anywaz I do not wish to lengthen this topic. Bibo please consult a good lawyer and also look at other forums where people have posted their experiences.


Regards
Lights


calgary2010 said:
I would say Go ahead and Do landing, that keeps you safe, calm and confident.
From there you should prove your intent that you would be working in multiple countries as the role demands, and infact that should be a positive for your GC.
 

Slash

Full Member
Apr 7, 2011
24
0
calgary2010 said:
Nothing wrong in procuring both GC & USA, if you are eligible they will give it and let us be honest with our intent. Both countries are pro to each other. So let us not worry and there are bigger people to take care of it. If you are a multi-national manager, they will process your permits much faster under cream quotas. Please Correct me if I am wrong!
That is exactly what I meant. Each individual has different circumstance and they take the decission based on it. There is nothing right or wrong just matter of personal preference.
 

lightsinthemist

Star Member
Feb 25, 2010
142
20
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
NOC Code......
2133
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-15-2009
Doc's Request.
11-28-2009
Nomination.....
12-07-2009 CIC app 05-15-2010
AOR Received.
08-23-2010
Med's Request
08-23-2010
Med's Done....
09-03-2010
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
04-19-2011
VISA ISSUED...
05-16-2011
:) Finally have some good news to share !!!!!

I just received the Passport and RPRF request by email from Buffalo consulate. Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! Many Many thanks to all the helpful members who had given valuable suggestions along the way. Especially AG, Lettuce, Joseph,Chigirl ,Manny,Ellbee and many others.

I will be posting my passports today itself along with the 980$ fee for both myself and my spouse. I have the pictures ready with timestamp on the back.

May applicants hang in there .You will get it pretty soon.Looks like the wheels are moving.

Also to people caught in the FBI loop .Dont lose heart.I was asked to resubmit FBI after they did not like last year's certs.Just make sure you have updated cert's dated within the past 3/4 months and you should be good to go.
 

Jacaranda

Hero Member
Mar 9, 2009
306
9
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
ah good news lights, congrats!

lightsinthemist said:
:) Finally have some good news to share !!!!!

I just received the Passport and RPRF request by email from Buffalo consulate. Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! Many Many thanks to all the helpful members who had given valuable suggestions along the way. Especially AG, Lettuce, Joseph,Chigirl ,Manny,Ellbee and many others.

I will be posting my passports today itself along with the 980$ fee for both myself and my spouse. I have the pictures ready with timestamp on the back.

May applicants hang in there .You will get it pretty soon.Looks like the wheels are moving.

Also to people caught in the FBI loop .Dont lose heart.I was asked to resubmit FBI after they did not like last year's certs.Just make sure you have updated cert's dated within the past 3/4 months and you should be good to go.
 

lightsinthemist

Star Member
Feb 25, 2010
142
20
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
NOC Code......
2133
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-15-2009
Doc's Request.
11-28-2009
Nomination.....
12-07-2009 CIC app 05-15-2010
AOR Received.
08-23-2010
Med's Request
08-23-2010
Med's Done....
09-03-2010
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
04-19-2011
VISA ISSUED...
05-16-2011
Canvan

I had posted originally too and you might have missed my post.I got asked by Buffalo to resubmit my FBI certs for the third time after they rejected two earlier ones dated March 2010 and July 2010.In March 2011 they accepted my FBI certs dated Dec 2010 .Just hang in there you will get it as well.

Also you might have noticed the FBI processing time has reduced to 6 weeks on their website.People are getting it soon enough.

Today got my passport request , you will get it as well.

Good luck

Lights

canvan said:
Hi all, I have been asked for the fresh FBI certs in Feb 2011 from the seattles office as my old ones expired it seems(havent seen anybody getting this except me in the forum), I sent mine 2 weeks back but my wifes got rejected and had to redo again, still waiting on them. My Medicals would expire end of july, keeping fingers crossed to complete everything by then.
 

lightsinthemist

Star Member
Feb 25, 2010
142
20
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
NOC Code......
2133
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-15-2009
Doc's Request.
11-28-2009
Nomination.....
12-07-2009 CIC app 05-15-2010
AOR Received.
08-23-2010
Med's Request
08-23-2010
Med's Done....
09-03-2010
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
04-19-2011
VISA ISSUED...
05-16-2011
Thanks for the wishes buddy.Hope you get it soon too.

Lights

Jacaranda said:
ah good news lights, congrats!
 

lettuce_tomatoes

Star Member
Jun 23, 2010
158
20
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
Lights my friend,

After a long long time i logged in to this forum today, and what a pleasant piece of news from you. Many Many congratulation, patience has reaped you the fruits and i am so happy for a friend who i have never met.

Best wishes for a bright future and many prayers for a life of peace and accomplishments.

Lettuce.

Joesepgdadreamer: its part time for our friend has got his PPR.

lightsinthemist said:
:) Finally have some good news to share !!!!!

I just received the Passport and RPRF request by email from Buffalo consulate. Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! Many Many thanks to all the helpful members who had given valuable suggestions along the way. Especially AG, Lettuce, Joseph,Chigirl ,Manny,Ellbee and many others.

I will be posting my passports today itself along with the 980$ fee for both myself and my spouse. I have the pictures ready with timestamp on the back.

May applicants hang in there .You will get it pretty soon.Looks like the wheels are moving.

Also to people caught in the FBI loop .Dont lose heart.I was asked to resubmit FBI after they did not like last year's certs.Just make sure you have updated cert's dated within the past 3/4 months and you should be good to go.
 

lightsinthemist

Star Member
Feb 25, 2010
142
20
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
NOC Code......
2133
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-15-2009
Doc's Request.
11-28-2009
Nomination.....
12-07-2009 CIC app 05-15-2010
AOR Received.
08-23-2010
Med's Request
08-23-2010
Med's Done....
09-03-2010
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
04-19-2011
VISA ISSUED...
05-16-2011
Lettuce

Buddy I pray pray and pray you get it soon soon enough. Journey has just started.I would love to meet both you and Joseph across the border .Both you were of immense help during the process

:) If everything goes well we should all hang out there in Alberta sometime in July/August itself.

Regards
Lights

lettuce_tomatoes said:
Lights my friend,

After a long long time i logged in to this forum today, and what a pleasant piece of new from you. Mant Mant congratulation, patience has reaped you the fruits and i am so happy for a friend who i have never met.

Best wishes for a bright future and many prayers for a life of peace and accomplishments.

Lettuce.

Joesepgdadreamer: its part time for our friend has got his PPR.
 

josephdadreamer

Hero Member
Nov 24, 2008
375
19
@lightsinthemist , Congratulations Bro!
@Lettuce, Hope to hear from them soon.




lightsinthemist said:
:) Finally have some good news to share !!!!!

I just received the Passport and RPRF request by email from Buffalo consulate. Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! Many Many thanks to all the helpful members who had given valuable suggestions along the way. Especially AG, Lettuce, Joseph,Chigirl ,Manny,Ellbee and many others.

I will be posting my passports today itself along with the 980$ fee for both myself and my spouse. I have the pictures ready with timestamp on the back.

May applicants hang in there .You will get it pretty soon.Looks like the wheels are moving.

Also to people caught in the FBI loop .Dont lose heart.I was asked to resubmit FBI after they did not like last year's certs.Just make sure you have updated cert's dated within the past 3/4 months and you should be good to go.