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    PR card renewal delays -child

    Hi We applied for 1 adult ( parent) 1 child PR card Renewal in July 2022 - Application was sent in 1 envelope and acknowledgment email came for both applications. 1 adult PR card cane in 5 weeks but child PR card is showin “ in process” till January 2023 is there a way we can follow up ...
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    Why are Green card holder parents visiting on and off, being questioned at Canada immigration ?

    My parents are US green card holders and they have a valid eTA ... they visit us often but they have never stayed in continuity for more than a few weeks .... the longest they stayed was 3 months. However the recent observation is that they are questioned at immigration specially if they are...
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    Driving in Ontario - if travelling on and off - No Ontario licence yet

    We got our PR in Oct 2017 - that is when we soft landed and completed some formalities We landed for good in July 2019 , but since then my spouse has been travelling on and off to Canada ....he stays 2-3 weeks at a time We have not bought a car yet - were avoiding 1st winter driving But...
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    Do we file taxes for years that we have not lived in Canada (did short landing for PR)

    We got our PR in Oct 2017... did short landing then (stayed in Canada only for 3 weeks) Now we are back in Canada for good (From July 2019). NOte our PR cards are from Oct 2017. Do we file taxes for year 2017 and 2018 ? Keeping the citizenship application in mind, can someone help guide...
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    Primary PR applicant and child in Canada but Spouse is unable to join - impact on PR?

    Before we put the question thru . here are the timelines Got out PR in Oct 2017 Did soft landing in Oct 2017 and stayed for 2 weeks - applied for PR card etc Returned to Canada for good in July 2019 (still within RO obligation period) - all members of family Wife (Primary Applicant) and...
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    Gap between Soft landing + good to follow formality (2017) and coming for settlement (2019)

    Hi All, We did our soft landing in Oct 2017 and at the same time we finished our "Goods to follow" formalities. We have the Casual Good Accounting document and Personal Effects Accounting document stamped in Oct 2017. We returned to our base country in Nov 2017 Questions : 1) Now we are...
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    Elementary School admission based on a short term rental (Airbnb or similar)

    Hi All, We have done our Short landing in 2017 and we are looking to move for good in Jan 2019. However because we plan to search for jobs after landing , we were wondering if someone could help answer the question below. - We plan to look for short term accommodation initially (3-6 months) to...
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    PR Card photo resent

    Hi All, My photographs (prime applicant) and my daughter's photographs were rejected. We resent them by courier (my friend did it on my behalf) as we are currently outside Canada. The courier was received in 1st week of January. Anyone with latest experience on the processing time of "resent"...
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    PR card photos not asked for at immigration. Anyone with similar experience

    hi all, Thanks for all your support and guidance.. we landed yesterday and process went smooth. However we realised very late that the immigration officials did not ask for photos for PR card. Will they be using the photos pasted on our COPR ? Any experience or recommendations please...
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    Proof of funds documents

    What are the documents we can use as proof of funds We have the latest bank account statement ( Oct 2017) stamped by bank - It shows transactions of last 1 months only - would that be a problem ? Looking for guidance.
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    PR Obligations - principal applicant only or dependents also ?

    Hi All, Just try to get my head around this. Are the PR obligations of physical presence applicable for principle applicant only or is it equally applicable for dependents (spouse and children) Asking from perspective of PR renewal or citizenship. Cheers
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    bsf186-Good form - Importers Address

    Hi All, For the landing we have 2 forms for Goods - bsf186-eng and bsf186a. In the first form, there are Importer details required. The question is more around " Importers Address" - Is this the temporary address where we are staying initially (in my case airbnb accomodation) - Is this the...
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    What happens if we dont apply for PR card during short landing ?

    Hi All, Still in doubts about handling our PR cards during the short landing in Oct 2017. We have reliable friends in Canada but somehow not settling with the fact of couriering PR card... somehow not comfortable taking this risk. So what are our odds : 1) When landing , we tell the IO that we...
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    PR Card form - Current address vs Mailing address

    Hi All, While preparing for the short landing & filling in forms etc, observed that the PR form , had 2 questions Question 12: Your Current Residential Address in Canada Question 13 : Your mailing address (if different from above) Answer 12 : Because we plan to give a friend's address for...
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    TTC prices - dependent on distance or all the same

    All, Factoring in some finances and places to visit during our short landing trip Need help with following queries - TTC prices per route is dependent on distance or are they standard - weekly pass - unlimited ride - can that be bought any day and then they become valid for 7 days ? Cheers...
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    Short Landing - PR Card query

    Hi All, Based on the current plan , we will be doing short landing soonish. Have 2 queries regarding the PR card 1) We have OINP nomination and the landing port is Toronto. For PR card however, can we give address of a friend in Calgary ? I mean does it need to be an Ontario address or can...
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    China Eastern flight feedback -reposted

    Re posting this thread in the "Settlement Issues" Any traveled to Toronto by China Eastern flight ? Would you be able to share your feedback / review please. - Is there in-flight entertainment per seat ? I mean does every seat have TV or screen in the front of the cabin ? - How's the meal -...
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    China Eastern flight feedback

    Any traveled to Toronto by China Eastern flight ? Would you be able to share your feedback / review please. - Is there in-flight entertainment per seat ? I mean does every seat have TV or screen in the front of the cabin ? - How's the meal - specially vegetarian meal ? - any other feedback...
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    Landing date extension request - worth the effort ?

    Hi All, Newbie to this forum & need an urgent help - have read some similar threads but wanted to specifically put forward our case. Our landing date is 15th Nov 2017. Our medical expires on 31st Dec 2017. Would you think its worth the effort to request for extension of date to 20 Dec ? Or is...