ONLY - Who submitted CIC-AINP(SRS-U.S. Visa Holder Category) application

[DILSE]

Hello Jag123

We are planing the same.We are in LA.
Planing to take flight in march. use AVR come back.where are you located ?send me personal email if u want we can plan together.

Thanks.

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Friends,

I am planing to land in canada in march by flight. Can you please suggest some hotel that is good and affordable. I am planning to use AVR. i am on h1b visa stamped on my passport but for my wife and kid it's a previous company h4 visa stamped and they are having I-797 of my current company.Can we all use AVR. Can somone please help me on this.

Thanks
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[NewHome_Alberta]

Hi NewHome Alberta,
I fly from boston to Las vegas then to LA, i also took my wife and kid, which seems not necessary, as the security person at consulate explained us. But because it was not written anywhere on the letter. so i thought why take risk. so i bought them too with me.
We reached around 9pm in LA, at night downtown is scarry, lot of homeless people, so you can be cautious.

Next day morning we reached there bit early around 7.30 am, There was no big crowed, only may be 5-10 people. and only two were for immigration (one myself) while other were for different category. We submited Photos, Cashiers check for fee and passport. and printout of the letter with hight and eye color dob etc for all family members.
The person at counter verified and told us to come back at 2.30. we went back and collected pp.
They stamp immigrant visa on PP, and also give a COPR (certificate of permanent residency) for each family member, which will be used while landing.

Make sure the photos are 45MM X 35 MM in size, as one lady got some different size, but i think they gave her too.

It was painless experience, very simple, and was happy to see immigrant visa on my passport 8)
Also now i can quite my job and do what i like this is the best part

Good luck all

Hi cooldeepforyou,

Thanks a lot for posting your experience. Good luck to your upcoming journey to Canada.

 

[Surprised]

Friends,

I am planing to land in canada in march by flight. Can you please suggest some hotel that is good and affordable. I am planning to use AVR. i am on h1b visa stamped on my passport but for my wife and kid it's a previous company h4 visa stamped and they are having I-797 of my current company.Can we all use AVR. Can somone please help me on this.

Thanks

Yes, you all should be. Your new I-797's should have the updated I-94. Be sure to carry it along and DO NOT hand it over when exiting the country. On your way back, you can use those I-94's to come back. It was painless for my family but feel free send me a message if you need any advise. Regards

 

[Surprised]

Hi NewHome Alberta,
I fly from boston to Las vegas then to LA, i also took my wife and kid, which seems not necessary, as the security person at consulate explained us. But because it was not written anywhere on the letter. so i thought why take risk. so i bought them too with me.
We reached around 9pm in LA, at night downtown is scarry, lot of homeless people, so you can be cautious.

Next day morning we reached there bit early around 7.30 am, There was no big crowed, only may be 5-10 people. and only two were for immigration (one myself) while other were for different category. We submited Photos, Cashiers check for fee and passport. and printout of the letter with hight and eye color dob etc for all family members.
The person at counter verified and told us to come back at 2.30. we went back and collected pp.
They stamp immigrant visa on PP, and also give a COPR (certificate of permanent residency) for each family member, which will be used while landing.

Make sure the photos are 45MM X 35 MM in size, as one lady got some different size, but i think they gave her too.

It was painless experience, very simple, and was happy to see immigrant visa on my passport 8)
Also now i can quite my job and do what i like this is the best part

Good luck all

Congratulations and good luck for your endeavours in Canada!!!

 

[jag123]

i sent my passport on 30th dec 2010 to LA office and until today i did not get it back . it was written in LA E-mail that it will take only 2 week .how long it will take ?can somone please suggest.

Thanks

 

[jag123]

Hello Jag123

We are planing the same.We are in LA.
Planing to take flight in march. use AVR come back.where are you located ?send me personal email if u want we can plan together.

Thanks.

quote author=jag123 link=topic=15729.msg568625#msg568625 date=1295447726]


Friends,

I am planing to land in canada in march by flight. Can you please suggest some hotel that is good and affordable. I am planning to use AVR. i am on h1b visa stamped on my passport but for my wife and kid it's a previous company h4 visa stamped and they are having I-797 of my current company.Can we all use AVR. Can somone please help me on this.

Thanks

I am in Dallas.

 

[lettuce_tomatoes]

Hello Cooldeep,

Congratulations on getting the visa stamped. We wish a pleasant life for you and your loved ones in the new land, Alberta, Canada.

you mentioned:
Make sure the photos are 45MM X 35 MM in size

Can you please advice, which store you went to for taking the pics?

Kind regards,
Lettuce

Hi NewHome Alberta,
I fly from boston to Las vegas then to LA, i also took my wife and kid, which seems not necessary, as the security person at consulate explained us. But because it was not written anywhere on the letter. so i thought why take risk. so i bought them too with me.
We reached around 9pm in LA, at night downtown is scarry, lot of homeless people, so you can be cautious.

Next day morning we reached there bit early around 7.30 am, There was no big crowed, only may be 5-10 people. and only two were for immigration (one myself) while other were for different category. We submited Photos, Cashiers check for fee and passport. and printout of the letter with hight and eye color dob etc for all family members.
The person at counter verified and told us to come back at 2.30. we went back and collected pp.
They stamp immigrant visa on PP, and also give a COPR (certificate of permanent residency) for each family member, which will be used while landing.

Make sure the photos are 45MM X 35 MM in size, as one lady got some different size, but i think they gave her too.

It was painless experience, very simple, and was happy to see immigrant visa on my passport 8)
Also now i can quite my job and do what i like this is the best part

Good luck all

 

[cooldeepforyou]

Hi
I went to
http://www.matildesphoto.com/Matildes_Photo_Framing,_Inc./WELCOME.html
in boston.

Thanks

Hello Cooldeep,

Congratulations on getting the visa stamped. We wish a pleasant life for you and your loved ones in the new land, Alberta, Canada.

you mentioned:
Make sure the photos are 45MM X 35 MM in size

Can you please advice, which store you went to for taking the pics?

Kind regards,
Lettuce

 

[Ell.Bee]

Hi
I went to
http://www.matildesphoto.com/Matildes_Photo_Framing,_Inc./WELCOME.html
in boston.

Thanks

Hi,


I have used epassportphoto.com for CIC process and it was accepted.


Thanks,

L.B

 

[cchabert]

Hello Cooldeep,

Congratulations on getting the visa stamped. We wish a pleasant life for you and your loved ones in the new land, Alberta, Canada.

you mentioned:
Make sure the photos are 45MM X 35 MM in size

Can you please advice, which store you went to for taking the pics?

Kind regards,
Lettuce

I went to Costco and then I cut them myself :-D

 

[rabzee]

we took our photo at home and use the epassport.com and then went to cvs to take out the prints. very easy and super cheap.

 

[josephdadreamer]

Lettuce,

Thanks for the info. Eagerly awaiting for some developments.....

Joe,

They started processing my application on Aug 24.

Going by the development on Wendy's application, we woudl have to wait a few more weeks to see some substantial action on our files (me, Joe, EllBee, Lightsinthemist) as our timelines are quite close to each others.

Hope we hear from CIC sooner than we anticipate.

Lettuce

 

[AINPGang]

May I know how did you find out that they started your application processing on Aug 24?

 

[lettuce_tomatoes]

applicants who have submitted their files to CIC can view the status of their files using the Client Application Status ststem of ECAS.

This is the direct URL: https://services3.cic.gc.ca/ecas/?app=ecas&lang=en

Using the file number (starting with B******) you can see the statis of your application through this status tracking system.

To view your statis on this system, You will need the fillowing:

1. Ideentification Type: Immigration File Number (select this one from the dropdown menu)
2. Identification number: (this is ur immigration file numebr)
3. your last name/family name
4. DOB
5. country of birth.

This is how i learnt that CIC started processing my case on so and so date. Hope this info is helpful.

Please feel free to msg me if you have more Qs.


Lettuce.

May I know how did you find out that they started your application processing on Aug 24?

 

[chigirl]

After the landing formalities have been completed, does anybody know how much time one has to relocate?

Thanks.