US outland applicants' thread :)

[NYC2CANADA]

The Country Specific instruction does not say about where to send it. any help?

 

[Yaak]

The Country Specific instruction does not say about where to send it. any help?

Sorry, I referenced the wrong set of instructions. The mailing instructions are here:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/3900ETOC.asp#3900E6

Note that there are separate addresses for sending by mail or sending by courier.

 

[kittyandpipit]

My file must just be sitting in a pile in LA collecting dust!

 

[Roni07]

IMM1344E - fORM. Have you previously been married (or in common law relationship) FROM (Start Date from previous marriage) - TO (End date of previous marriage). The marriage ended when we Legally Separated. or do I put the Divorce Date ?

 

[chala]

My file must just be sitting in a pile in LA collecting dust!

Unfortunately for me, my file sat in LA for 6 months collecting dust before they even looked at it, although a few other applicants had a shorter wait. Try to hang in there, but follow up with email enquiries

 

[adirai]

Unfortunately for me, my file sat in LA for 6 months collecting dust before they even looked at it, although a few other applicants had a shorter wait. Try to hang in there, but follow up with email enquiries

Majority of the people usually have their files sit in LA for longer time before having looked at....I guess I got lucky. ..It was ine month. However I also noticed....for in land applicants it is longer than outland. In my case we are outland...perhaps thats why it was faster? I was shocked that I got interview date also in one month also having the meds expiring in november...could be why they sped up? I am hoping these are all good signs

 

[kittyandpipit]

My husbands medical expires in a week and they've never contacted us to request anything ever.

 

[michellestella]

I wouldn't worry about it kitty, our medical was extended without a peep from CIC, and that's the sense I get from people on here that have had their meds extended.

 

[kittyandpipit]

Ok thank you Michelle

 

[crawf307]

Landing story and additional post-landing bureaucracy:

So I packed up my few worldly possessions, counted, inventoried and filled out my B-4 forms. I rented a car for the journey, as I was going from Connecticut to Toronto and we don't have a vehicle. I had more stuff than I wanted to ship or check for a flight.

I crossed at the Rainbow bridge at about 5 pm on Saturday, August 30 and it was very busy. I got up to the first border guard, happily said, I'm moving here and gave him my COPR and passport. He grumpily directed me to an area to park and go inside. The first guard took my passport and COPR and made me wait in another room for about 5 minutes. I was then called up for processing, which took about 2 minutes. I had to sign my COPR and she stamped my passport and wrote my immigration number in there.

Then they passed me on to customs to examine my B-4 forms. The first person did not know how to process a landing and I was shuffled to two other people. The guy looked at my forms, asked if I had a car, to which I replied "no" and then handed my forms back to me. I asked "should you stamp them or something?" and he said "well I trust that everything in that rental is what you have on this list and I'm not going to go out there and search through it all." and he told me I could go.

That was that. Very painless and so much more anti-climactic than I thought it would be.

Since then I've gone to Service Ontario to apply for my OHIP. There was no line at all and they required my proof of address (lease), my COPR and my passport. They snapped my photo and told me it should come in the mail in a few weeks, but I can't use it for 3 months.

Today, I went to Service Canada to get my SIN. The wait was about 30 minutes and all they needed was my COPR, passport and some personal information. Also, the weirdest question ever "were you a single child or a twin?" not sure how that data is relevant for my SIN, but oh well!

I've now got my SIN, so I plan to get put on my husband's bank account and open a secured credit card to start building my Canadian credit.

Last stop will be Service Ontario again for sorting out a driver's license. I don't really want to give up my Connecticut driver's license, but the website implies that I will have to surrender it.

 

[Alurra71]

Landing story and additional post-landing bureaucracy:

So I packed up my few worldly possessions, counted, inventoried and filled out my B-4 forms. I rented a car for the journey, as I was going from Connecticut to Toronto and we don't have a vehicle. I had more stuff than I wanted to ship or check for a flight.

I crossed at the Rainbow bridge at about 5 pm on Saturday, August 30 and it was very busy. I got up to the first border guard, happily said, I'm moving here and gave him my COPR and passport. He grumpily directed me to an area to park and go inside. The first guard took my passport and COPR and made me wait in another room for about 5 minutes. I was then called up for processing, which took about 2 minutes. I had to sign my COPR and she stamped my passport and wrote my immigration number in there.

Then they passed me on to customs to examine my B-4 forms. The first person did not know how to process a landing and I was shuffled to two other people. The guy looked at my forms, asked if I had a car, to which I replied "no" and then handed my forms back to me. I asked "should you stamp them or something?" and he said "well I trust that everything in that rental is what you have on this list and I'm not going to go out there and search through it all." and he told me I could go.

That was that. Very painless and so much more anti-climactic than I thought it would be.

Since then I've gone to Service Ontario to apply for my OHIP. There was no line at all and they required my proof of address (lease), my COPR and my passport. They snapped my photo and told me it should come in the mail in a few weeks, but I can't use it for 3 months.

Today, I went to Service Canada to get my SIN. The wait was about 30 minutes and all they needed was my COPR, passport and some personal information. Also, the weirdest question ever "were you a single child or a twin?" not sure how that data is relevant for my SIN, but oh well!

I've now got my SIN, so I plan to get put on my husband's bank account and open a secured credit card to start building my Canadian credit.

Last stop will be Service Ontario again for sorting out a driver's license. I don't really want to give up my Connecticut driver's license, but the website implies that I will have to surrender it.

If you want a full drivers license, then you will have to surrender it. I suggest you take the time to get your drivers abstract for your years you've been licensed. This will aid you in getting a full license without an extended delay.

Welcome to Canada

 

[Mariac819]

If you want a full drivers license, then you will have to surrender it. I suggest you take the time to get your drivers abstract for your years you've been licensed. This will aid you in getting a full license without an extended delay.

Welcome to Canada

Wouldn't they know just by looking at the Driver's license? For example I have had my license for 12 years (NYS license). I don't see how they would have an issue giving me a full license.

thank you in advance for your time in answering this

 

[kittyandpipit]

Yeah my husband just basically traded in his Hawaii state license for a nova Scotia one...he just needed three pieces of id

 

[MizAngel]

It depends when you last renewed your license. My husband just renewed his a year ago, and Alberta Motor Vehicles told us that they would only take into account that one year of driving for his Alberta driver's license unless we got his driving history from Pennsylvania. That would mean he would have to go into the graduated licensing program here, which obviously we don't want. I'm not sure if it's the same in other provinces, but I assume it's something similar.

 

[Mariac819]

It depends when you last renewed your license. My husband just renewed his a year ago, and Alberta Motor Vehicles told us that they would only take into account that one year of driving for his Alberta driver's license unless we got his driving history from Pennsylvania. That would mean he would have to go into the graduated licensing program here, which obviously we don't want. I'm not sure if it's the same in other provinces, but I assume it's something similar.

Wow that is crazy but good to know!!! Thank you so much