Landed last night. Officially a Canadian PR
My landing experience at Prescott: I drove from Ottawa with two of my friends (both Canadian citizens-immigrants) at around 6:30pm, arrived there in about an hour. There was only one car in front of us which was surprising being a Friday night right before the March break in Canada. An officer asked us about the citizenship and passports. Then she asked us to follow another officer who showed me where to park the car and where the office was. We went into the office and asked for the paperwork. He checked them and in about half an hour gave me a refusal letter and described how does that work. In general, neither of US officers was nice and at some point we felt they have been trying giving us a hard time. We drove back to the Canadian side and asked again same questions. Then we went into the office, passed all the papers, and signed on the CoPRs. I have been asked for Passport, CoPRs, work permit, previous expired study permits (which I have not brought them but asked me to destroy them), US refusal letter, and it took them about 20 minutes to come back to us. The guy was very welcoming and explained where should I apply for new SIN, OHIP, driver license and even the new laws for the citizenship.
For me it was a long journey started in 2013 when I could have applied for Ontario nominee. I made some mistakes taking it too easy at the first but I also could have been more lucky at some other parts. I wish everyone here waiting, a smooth journey towards getting Canadian Permanent Residency.
