So I landed today!
It was the easiest, easiest encounter of my life with CIC, it took exactly 3 minutes. We went in, the IO read my rights as a PR and when I can apply for citizenship, verified my information, sign here, sign there, done- welcome to Canada! I expected that I was going to jump around or something, but it was so quick that we went out and I was still processing what just happened. Truth is, we drove all night from Fort McMurray to Edmonton with my hubby and did not sleep a minute,so I guess my reaction time was way slower than normal anyway. We dressed very nicely, because we thought that it is something formal and ended up waiting in the line among people all dressed very causally. My husband was wearing a suit, ties and started joking that we looked like we were supposed to go to see a fancy opera and ended up on a cheap musical and like he could say at least once in his life, that he was the best dressed person in the whole building lol.
I have to wait for my PR card to get a permanent SIN, such like Love_Young, and I very dislike it too. I don`t know why we can`t get it right away, it adds another 6-8 weeks on top.
Oh yes, my son was in such a good mood during the landing that he rolled his little truck all over the papers that I had to sign and was talking to the IO in his baby blabber. I was tense, because I developed some panic attack like reactions throughout the years dealing with any immigration stuff. Then the IO told me: isn`t it so nice to see these happy little fellas, they are the future of this country? and I felt that this was the fist human reaction I ever got from any government agent, it almost made me cry.
Well, I`m going to sleep well for sure and try to talk to the local Service Canada once I get back home whether there is anything that can be done to speed up getting the SIN number.
Sorry for the rant, I haven`t slept for more that 30 hours.
