Hi friends and seniors,
Good day. For my Landing Experience, I already completed my landing smoothly at Vancouver and see below for my experience.
1) When reach immigration counter, I just tell officer that we (me, my wife and my baby) are new comers. So he direct me to go another counter for new comers. At that counter, officer ask me to show our COPRs and Passports with Visa, and he told me our PR cards will arrive 6 to 8 weeks to local address that he filled local address behalf of me. Then he keep our COPRs with photo page and sign and stamp on another COPR without photo one give it back to me. They dont care about GOOD ACCOMPANYING and GOOD TO FOLLOW forms (B4 and B4A). I declear over 10k plus cash at the other counter. officer told me that Must Keep that COPRs without phone one (stamp on it) in my hand for your whole life stay in Canada. Welcome to Canada.
2) Next day go to Service Canada, show our Passports and COPRs, can get SIN straight away within 15 mins for our family. At service Canada, you can photocopy, scan, print out, use internet for FOC.
3) Pre prepare MSP (Medical Service Plan) forms, dont forget to put photocopy of COPRs (one of my friend forget to put COPR, the form will return to him and ask him to put photocopy of COPR) and mail to the address on that form. I went to Canadapost and pay CAD 13 for register mail with tracking number. Already delivered on next day to the address.
4) For Driving license class 5 knowledge test, you need Passport, COPR and your country driving license more than 2 years experience, can take CLass 5 knowledge test at the computer terminal (test screen). Must study http://practicetest.icbc.com/#/ many time for full test and sign test before you take exam and also need to read the full book also. http://issuu.com/insurancecorporationofbc/docs/learntodrivesmart
I fail first time with 78%. need to get 80% to pass . one time take exam have to pay CAD 15. i will take another time when i permenantly back to there around FEB,2016. After Pass, need to book for road test.
Things for me to do
1) As I have SIN, Prepare to look for jobs from Singapore (I have time 5 months) before I go back to Vancouver Permanently for Electrical Engineers. I guess in order to get job in canada not so easy. must prepare as much as you can before you go.
2) To be registered or license engineer, start processing with BC P.Eng board. Already completed Academic assessment and still need to complete for Experience Assessment, Professional Practice Examination (PPE), and Law and Ethics Seminars. After reach canada, need to have 1 year canada experience. Anybody have jobs for Electrical and Instruments engineer (NOC 2133), please let me know.
3) Need to get driving license.
Anything else, I miss out to prepare please let me know and give me some advice. Thanks.
hope this helpful.
Best Regards,
Myat
