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When I came through customs in January I had a list of goods to follow ready, and the customs woman kept asking me if that was everything because I could be charged duty for whatever is not on the list. I think you do have to make "a long-arse list", whether you're a returning resident or a new...

In case the topic continues to be of interest: we rented furnished from Toronto Suites, at Yonge/St. Clair because it's right on the subway line and they accept pets. It's quite nice. There is also Cozy Suites on Victoria Park but they don't accept pets.

Thanks. Great relief. Do they require any proof like a lease or is it ok just to tell them?

Our address has changed from the one on the Confirmation of Permanent Residence and I'm anxious about my husband's PR card getting to us correctly after he lands. He can't use ECAS because he's not in process any longer, but he won't be landing until January. Any suggestions? Can he just...

I realize we have to fill out the B4 form. What I would like to confirm is that household goods from Mexico, including washing machine/dryer, air conditioner, TV, which were bought and used in Mexico, plus older things originally from Canada (like a large musical instrument) can enter...

Thank you both, very helpful to have it clarified. I'm going to post another thread about goods to follow.

Now I'm confused about the documents my husband needs in hand when he enters Canada. He has the foil visa in his passport saying permanent resident and two copies of COPR (Confirmation of Permanent Residence). One paper has a photo, the other does not, and he received 4 of his photos loose in a...

Does the arrival of the new resident have to be at the place of landing specified in the document or could it be in another Canadian city?

Just reporting that 2 weeks ago my husband received his residency. He flew to Mexico City to have the visa affixed to his passport and is now ready to land in Canada. This application took 11 months. We're grateful to have it over with. Question: do new residents have to land at the city...

Our ECAS hasn't been updated from "documents received" for months. Does anyone know of any other way to get information from a web site? Is this usual? It hasn't changed since July, even though we received AOR in June. If it's true that calling them or having our MPs contact them causes slower...

Regarding the medical: it should be sent with your application, from the start. They may ask you to redo it later. The police certificate: there are two in Mexico - the state one, which should be sent with your original application. The national one (Constancia de antecedentes registrales) they...

We received our AOR in June along with a request for the police certificate and a bit more address information. So if you only sent your information a month ago, you will likely have to wait longer.

We have had two lawyers and honestly I can't say that they have been very useful. If someone had guidance from successful applicants, and paid close attention to the CIC instructions, they would likely do a lot better, for less, than with a lawyer. That said, I'm interested in knowing from any...

....how broken, and how little anyone in the government has done to fix it! I guess processing the rest of Latin America in Mexico City and making the ordeal even slower is what he means by "fixing".

Re: Tired of waiting? I have an idea...but we have to do it together! http://www.change.org/en-CA/petitions/citizenship-and-immigration-canada-process-family-class-permanent-residency-applications-in-a-timely-manner-2 That's one. Or you can start your own and try to get others to sign it...

The newest thing is the union's condolences for the death of a 29 year-old PAFSO worker who was sadly in the cross-fire at the mall in Nairobi. I don't see any condolences from the government or any notice in the newspaper yet, which is pretty nasty.

Frida, sorry to hear about the interview request and best of luck. We received our AOR in June, dated June 3. Not exactly recently. Hence the question - are they using the original date as the order for looking at files or are they going by the date of the AOR? Does anyone know?

We know now that a few PR visas are slowly being finished - do we know if they go by the earliest application dates (mostly in 2012) or by the AOR dates? I can't tell from the comments because not everyone puts in their details.

I didn't even know about this airline, but checking it looking for flights I keep getting a message that they can't find anything for my criteria. I've changed the criteria several times just to test it. Any suggestions? Do they go directly to Toronto and from which Mexican cities? I hate going...

Calling the concern racist is going too far, and the suggestion is belied by the fact you point out, that some of us are married to Mexican nationals. Therefore, it is not racism that provokes the comment as we are clearly showing that we love our spouses by being with them throughout this...