H'ok, so the first thing I did when I got home yesterday was read and reread the documents they sent me - instructions on what to send back, deadlines, etc. I love how they gave me 60 days "from the date of this letter" to send in my passport, yet there was no date on the letter whatsoever! Only a postmark on the envelope... Good ole' CIC!
It said to return my passport along with a sheet I had to sign and fill out with the address to send my passport back to, the eye color/height sheet, and 4 photos.
We went to Jean Coutu (pharmacy) to get the pics done, since that's where I'd gotten them done the first time around, no problems. This time however, the girl was REALLY snotty with us, and despite me showing her exactly where it said the photos shouldn't be stamped, she flat out refused to leave them blank. Then she forgot I had requested 4 of them, so she got all whiney about printing up the extra copies!
I wrote a cover letter for the VO asking that they return my passport ASAP since I need it to leave the country in exactly 1 month, and explaining that I 'couldn't find a photographer willing to NOT stamp official photos on the back' (truth be told I wasn't about to run all over town and I wanted to get my passport mailed straight away
). I did not include any kind of return envelope since the packet expressly stated that they won't use any kind of courier services unless it comes from a certified business account, which neither I nor my employer have. So it looks like it'll be regular snail mail for getting it back, but on the other hand, it only took 4 business days for their PPR to reach me (versus the 6 days - 2 weeks it takes to receive something from my family in Indiana! lol). I reckon it'll go fairly fast since NYC is relatively close to Montréal.
Anyway...
I did some research last night on what and how I need to prep for landing. When I return to the states, I'll only have a week to tally up everything and get squared away - in the midst of being involved in a wedding, no less! So to those of you that have landed, here's what it sums up to be, as I interpret it. Please guide me and correct me if I'm wrong!
I'll need:
• Pretty much every legal document under the sun that pertains to me (all imm. papers, bank statements, car paperwork, various forms of ID, etc)
• A list of everything I'll bring with me at landing and its value in CAD
• A list of all goods to follow and their value (probably won't apply - my 4x4 is a veritable clown car haha!)
• Papers to export/import the car (recall clearance, title showing I own it, not 100% sure what else but I feel like I'm missing something...)
Does anyone know the page to get back to the car importation part of this thread?
I could use some pointers!
Thanks so much!
