machsaik
Star Member
- May 12, 2015
- 7
- Category........
- Visa Office......
- New Delhi
- NOC Code......
- 0111
- Job Offer........
- Pre-Assessed..
- App. Filed.......
- 06-08-2014
- Doc's Request.
- 14-05-2015
- Med's Request
- 03-02-2015
- Med's Done....
- 28-02-2015
- Interview........
- Hope waived
- Passport Req..
- 12-06-2015
- VISA ISSUED...
- PP Sent 18-06-2015, VISA ISSUED: 26-06-2015
- LANDED..........
- sreeji krupa....planning Mid Sept or Mid Oct
some useful things after landing shared over phone by one of my friend....landed mid June 2015....
don't criticize, don't deny...just take what is necessary for u and let the points remain as they are.....
1. COPR and passports and personal documents if you need.
2. Even INR statement is valid as POF. Did not ask for any thing to show at airport. Only questioned on how much cash is being carried personally.
3. Better to take Cash, DD and TC. Card is cumbersome and difficult to encash.
4. SIN if possible take it at airport. SIN form can be pre-filled and taken with us.
5. For all practical purposes you need SIN number. If you have not taken at airport though it is difficult try to get it on the same day when you land. All applicants have to go to Service Canada office to obtain SIN cards in their respective names (including kids).
6. Try and utilise maximum baggage that is allowed by airlines.
7. Try and book initial accommodation with kitchen if possible since getting hotel to eat is difficult especially if you have kids. Even if you get it may be far from where you stay.
8. Take as many kitchen utensils as possible. Also items like rice, aata, dal etc...required for cooking and eating for at least 15 days. Grocery stores are not so many that you can get it easily without knowing where to go. Even after finding them where they are, they could be far from where you stay. Until you figure out have your food stuff to eat.
9. Take medicines for cough, cold, fever kinds which you use regularly at least for 2 months. Normally there is no checking done at the airport. If possible get a prescription and keep it with medicines.
10. Try to find house which is near to subway station or at least one bus stop to station. This will help reduce transport times.
11. Most of the houses have smoke alarms fixed. So be careful.
12. You can take pooja items too. Avoid taking agarbatti’s as they will emit smoke until you figure out that it is ok to light them.
13. Houses have electric stoves and not gas stoves or induction stoves. So most of the utensils that we have here are good to use there.
14. Check for house listings on website easy way to do rather than going through agents. This way you are sure about your budgets.
15. Apartment – is managed by third party. They are similar to what we have here. However, there are many apartments like 100, 200 houses in one locality and they call them apartments. These are generally unfurnished. Most of these have Electric Stove and Fridge inside and nothing else. Houses are centrally heated so we do not have to worry about winter season. These places are affordable.
16. Condos – are like furnished apartments. Little expensive than apartments.
17. Be careful about choosing basement apartments. Check the condition thoroughly and then rent it if required.
18. Normally, they have Base rent and Hydro(heating) included in the total rent that we pay. Electricity charges for other usage at home have to be paid extra.
19. Washing is common for all. Generally the washing machines are quite big. And it may cost approximately 4 CAD per wash and dry. So advice is to keep the washing activity once a week so that we can get value for money.
20. Clothes – our winter clothes are not useful. So do not try and buy more and take it. Whatever you have pack them for just initial use. Mostly half sleeve shirts are used and in winters tend to wear full hand shirts. Try and take some of the both. We can buy them there too. Not so expensive. Try not to spend too much here.
21. Ladies – if working try and take pant and shirts. Kurta’s are not normally used as formal wears. Other wise it is personal choice. But generally outside is pant-shirt wear.
22. Kids – please take as many as possible because they tend to get dirty soon.
23. Silly but....carry as many undergarments as possible.
24. Carry Umbrella as it can rain any time. Monkey caps too.
25. All above on clothing, please keep in mind the washing facilities and carry as required.
26. Check if we can open NRO/NRE account in India. Looks like Kotak helps in opening before you leave so that we can transact online with Kotak.
don't criticize, don't deny...just take what is necessary for u and let the points remain as they are.....
1. COPR and passports and personal documents if you need.
2. Even INR statement is valid as POF. Did not ask for any thing to show at airport. Only questioned on how much cash is being carried personally.
3. Better to take Cash, DD and TC. Card is cumbersome and difficult to encash.
4. SIN if possible take it at airport. SIN form can be pre-filled and taken with us.
5. For all practical purposes you need SIN number. If you have not taken at airport though it is difficult try to get it on the same day when you land. All applicants have to go to Service Canada office to obtain SIN cards in their respective names (including kids).
6. Try and utilise maximum baggage that is allowed by airlines.
7. Try and book initial accommodation with kitchen if possible since getting hotel to eat is difficult especially if you have kids. Even if you get it may be far from where you stay.
8. Take as many kitchen utensils as possible. Also items like rice, aata, dal etc...required for cooking and eating for at least 15 days. Grocery stores are not so many that you can get it easily without knowing where to go. Even after finding them where they are, they could be far from where you stay. Until you figure out have your food stuff to eat.
9. Take medicines for cough, cold, fever kinds which you use regularly at least for 2 months. Normally there is no checking done at the airport. If possible get a prescription and keep it with medicines.
10. Try to find house which is near to subway station or at least one bus stop to station. This will help reduce transport times.
11. Most of the houses have smoke alarms fixed. So be careful.
12. You can take pooja items too. Avoid taking agarbatti’s as they will emit smoke until you figure out that it is ok to light them.
13. Houses have electric stoves and not gas stoves or induction stoves. So most of the utensils that we have here are good to use there.
14. Check for house listings on website easy way to do rather than going through agents. This way you are sure about your budgets.
15. Apartment – is managed by third party. They are similar to what we have here. However, there are many apartments like 100, 200 houses in one locality and they call them apartments. These are generally unfurnished. Most of these have Electric Stove and Fridge inside and nothing else. Houses are centrally heated so we do not have to worry about winter season. These places are affordable.
16. Condos – are like furnished apartments. Little expensive than apartments.
17. Be careful about choosing basement apartments. Check the condition thoroughly and then rent it if required.
18. Normally, they have Base rent and Hydro(heating) included in the total rent that we pay. Electricity charges for other usage at home have to be paid extra.
19. Washing is common for all. Generally the washing machines are quite big. And it may cost approximately 4 CAD per wash and dry. So advice is to keep the washing activity once a week so that we can get value for money.
20. Clothes – our winter clothes are not useful. So do not try and buy more and take it. Whatever you have pack them for just initial use. Mostly half sleeve shirts are used and in winters tend to wear full hand shirts. Try and take some of the both. We can buy them there too. Not so expensive. Try not to spend too much here.
21. Ladies – if working try and take pant and shirts. Kurta’s are not normally used as formal wears. Other wise it is personal choice. But generally outside is pant-shirt wear.
22. Kids – please take as many as possible because they tend to get dirty soon.
23. Silly but....carry as many undergarments as possible.
24. Carry Umbrella as it can rain any time. Monkey caps too.
25. All above on clothing, please keep in mind the washing facilities and carry as required.
26. Check if we can open NRO/NRE account in India. Looks like Kotak helps in opening before you leave so that we can transact online with Kotak.
