desolate said:
YAS finally got my passport back from Ottawa.
Passport sent: 19th Nov 2015
Passport received: 23rd November 2015.
Passport with Visa & COPR (myself in Canada): 8th Jan 2015.
Parents with 2 dependent in Pakistan got there passport back on 19th DEC 2015.
I have a question regarding COPR original date of entry in my case they put the wrong date as 2013 Dec but first entry in Canada was Aug 2011.
I'm aware that previous time spent as a resident without PR wont be counted for citizenship under the new law but current government have promised to change that (lets see how much time that takes).
How should i change my original date can i do that at the border while landing?
Don't need to worry about old dates, CIC system has all information, it is not a concern. They will check it all when you apply citizenship later anyway. If you want, it can be corrected by immigration officer at the border when you land. I wouldn't worry about it.
For landing, just need COPR, Passports.
Oh and bring some money(loose change), you may be asked to go over to USA side (get an administrative refusal from them, and bring that paper back to CBSA and then process your landing. It won't affect your USA Visas now or in future, it's just adminstrative to show you left Canada and re-entered). It happened to me when we did ours at rainbow bridge at niagara falls (had to walk on bridge to usa and back, so dress accordingly and you need to enter like 75 cents or something as toll charge for bridge per person).
Ofcourse, write your address/phone number for immigration officer so they can mail the PR Cards to that address. Makes it easier if you write it on a paper for them, or show them a driver's license or something, upto you.