Hi All,
Just a quick update! Our family finally made it to Toronto on June 19. I was sooooo shocked at how easy the process was for us, seeing how our outland application is still in process in Buffalo. We (Canadian hubby, American wifey, and 3 dual citizen children) flew from California to Toronto's Pearson Airport. We went to customs and they referred us to immigration automatically because my husband stated he wanted me to stay with the family while we transitioned to Canada. The nice man said no problem I will have the immigration officer stamp her passport for at least 6 months if not longer. We were also traveling with an extensive amount of money of which no one ever asked to see a source of funds. We were prepare to show everything from sponsorship letter to a whole copy of the application we sent to Mississauga/buffalo. NO ONE ASKED for it! The immigration officer didn't even ask me a question, probably because I was caring for our three kids at the time. Out of the whole process the only little bump in the road was my son's luggage was lost for 24 hours, but it made it to us safely the next day. I don't know what I was expecting to happen if they refused entry at the airport. Hoping for the best but expecting the worst, all that worrying for nothing!!! So now we have been a family in Canada for a little over 2 weeks and so much has happened. Hubby got a job offer, we have just moved into an apartment, opened a bank account, got sin cards/OHIP for kids and dad, drivers license, a car and insurance! OMG Insurance is crazy, even with 8 years of consistent history. This was our biggest issue as we both moved from California. Our shipments made it safely across via UPS, so thankful!!
The only update on our file in buffalo is that Mississauga has confirmed receipt of our RPRF that we sent on 5/27/11 and confirmation was received on 6/28/11. Here's to hoping Buffalo gets their acts together!