TORONTO BOUND Immigrant

[virgiemaricel]

How is everyone doing?

 

[niwrrehs]

How is everyone doing?

doin fine..
hows your preparation?

 

[virgiemaricel]

Had a few email exchanges with Carol of Safehomestay and she told me our family will stay in a private room with bathroom and other amenities and will not be shared with anyone. Shared kitchen and laundry areas though. Free to bring sterilizer also (for my baby's feeding bottle).

My kumare naman (Toronto-based) told me ihahanap daw nya ako ng ibang place. North York daw is far from Toronto. Ok lang daw ba kung room lang. I'm not sure though if the room has other amenities being offered by Safehomestay. If none, lagot. We are not ready to buy furniture and the likes. Mahirap kasi pag may baby tapos kulang-kulang ang gamit.

What airline are you booked? I'm considering Cathay Pacific. Booked until January 31. If I won't buy the tickets, baka tumaas pa ulit. Last month kasi, mababa ng 3K each adult ticket.

 

[niwrrehs]

wow nice to hear about safehome. about the ticket, we already booked (JAL connect AirCanada) but try korenAir or ethihad airways its cheaper. I choose JAL & Aircan because of some booking problems, coz our initial destination is winnipeg. thats the only available for rescheduled flyt before.

 

[niwrrehs]

4 weeks before landing.... whats the best mobile network in toronto?? anyone knows?

 

[niwrrehs]

Got the G1 Drivers Licence... G2 is coming soon!

 

[virgiemaricel]

Congrats! Did you have difficulty getting the license? What mobile network did you get? Will land in Toronto in 2 1/2 weeks time!

 

[m2canada]

Got the G1 Drivers Licence... G2 is coming soon!

hi sherwin! nice to hear that! pls share the requirements for the g1.thanks!

kmusta kau jan?im still waiting for our passports

 

[ANCHE]

hi! we're landing on march 26, 2011 in brampton via cathay pacific. we got the tickets from a local travel agent @ $927 inclusive of tax. travel time is about 18 hrs. cebu-hk-toronto.

anyway, i have a question: i need to bring about $17,000. i will bring 8,000 in cash(CAD $) and 9,000 in bank draft. can the bank draft be in US dollars?

Thanks!

hi rizela! im also from cebu.planning to land in toronto this june.
i just wanna ask abt the show money. in ur case u brought $17,000. u have to declare that ur carryng $10,000 or more ryt? after declaring do we have to pay something or wala ra?

 

[mimi0713]

Congrats! Did you have difficulty getting the license? What mobile network did you get? Will land in Toronto in 2 1/2 weeks time!

hello virgiemaricel! Happy Easter!!!!!!!!!! a few days more and u will be in a country everyone of us here have been dreaming of for a long time. u have room reservation with safehomestay, right? which particular location and napili mo? I sent them an e-mail but to date wla pang reply. mind if i ask you to post ur feedback on the place pag andun na kayo?

 

[niwrrehs]

Virgiemaricel
M2canada

Hi... need ng certification dyan from our LTO... the yung previous license natin..no need to get internatonal drivers lic..
Need to have ontario drivers handbook coz nandun lahat yung questions sa exam..
Take the 40 items exam and have at least 32 correct answers. thats it may license na agad

 

[m2canada]

Virgiemaricel
M2canada

Hi... need ng certification dyan from our LTO... the yung previous license natin..no need to get internatonal drivers lic..
Need to have ontario drivers handbook coz nandun lahat yung questions sa exam..
Take the 40 items exam and have at least 32 correct answers. thats it may license na agad

valuable info. thank you so much!!! kmusta ang job hunting?

 

[niwrrehs]

So far its ok got interviews and hoping for their call this coming week... If possible you have relative to stay with while looking for a new home, and to fetch you up in the airport.coz its really difficult if no one will fetch you up...

 

[m2canada]

So far its ok got interviews and hoping for their call this coming week... If possible you have relative to stay with while looking for a new home, and to fetch you up in the airport.coz its really difficult if no one will fetch you up...

good to hear that!may relatives kame in parkdale and dun muna kame titira when we land. thank u!

 

[virgiemaricel]

hi rizela! im also from cebu.planning to land in toronto this june.
i just wanna ask abt the show money. in ur case u brought $17,000. u have to declare that ur carryng $10,000 or more ryt? after declaring do we have to pay something or wala ra?

If I may butt in, expected naman ng immigration officer that we will bring in more than 10K dollars in case more than 2 ang family members na pa-land sa Canada. Sabi sa PDOS, we won't pay anything naman by declaring the truth. Wary lang sila sa "money laundering" activities. We should prepare our latest ITR daw as proof lang na may pinagkunan tayo ng money natin. ;D