September 2012: FSW Arranged Employment applicants join here

[Jayson]

Hello Everyone,

First I would like to thank each and every one on this forum for their immense help and knowledge sharing.

Finally yesterday i.e. March 17, I landed as PR in Canada. Here I would like to Share my Landing experience with everyone so that people reading this can benefit from this.

As shared by seniors and member in this forum I went around 9 PM towards Peace Bridge, Fort Erie. After 2 hours' drive when I reached Peace Bridge and took U-Turn towards Canada, CBSA office handed me yellow slip and asked to go into adjacent stone building.

After entering the building , officer gave unfortunate news that they can only do the landing formalities for the immigrant who are seeking entry into Canada, Since I was already in Canada and was not seeking entry , he refused to complete my formalities and asked me either you have to seek entry in Canada or call CIC to do inland Landing. I asked him that people used to do U-turn and complete there formalities and he told me that yes people used to do that But that is STOPPED NOW. So I would recommend everybody to be prepared for this.

It was disappointing for us. Luckily we both (me and my wife) already had US Visa. At 11:30 in night I drove to Rainbow Bridge (as I didn't wanted to go back to Peace Bridge enter US and come back and face same officer)

At Rainbow bridge I enter US and face whole lot of question as this was my first trip there (real pain and dreadful). Finally they allowed us to enter US and after couple of minutes we returned back to Canada.

Officer again gave us Yellow slip and asked to go to adjacent building. Immigration officer was nice and asked me for my Employment Letter, Bank Statement (anything having address on it), our older Work permits, passports and COPR. He told us to wait for 10 min and after that he called us and gave 15 second speech and congratulated us on becoming PR.

So this was my landing experience. I would be hanging around and would be happy to help and answer questions.

---Mani

Congrats.

 

[suchnaju]

Hi Guys,

I want to know what CBSA officer wrote on my file and want to know if they will do any furthur verifications for my PR Card. Since I already landed as PR, should I order GCMS notes for "Immigration file: permanent residence" or "Application for Permanent Resident Card" ?

I just ordered GCMS notes for "Immigration file: permanent residence". I would like to see what CBSA officer wrote on my file(if any).

 

[suchnaju]

Hello Everyone,

First I would like to thank each and every one on this forum for their immense help and knowledge sharing.

Finally yesterday i.e. March 17, I landed as PR in Canada. Here I would like to Share my Landing experience with everyone so that people reading this can benefit from this.

As shared by seniors and member in this forum I went around 9 PM towards Peace Bridge, Fort Erie. After 2 hours' drive when I reached Peace Bridge and took U-Turn towards Canada, CBSA office handed me yellow slip and asked to go into adjacent stone building.

After entering the building , officer gave unfortunate news that they can only do the landing formalities for the immigrant who are seeking entry into Canada, Since I was already in Canada and was not seeking entry , he refused to complete my formalities and asked me either you have to seek entry in Canada or call CIC to do inland Landing. I asked him that people used to do U-turn and complete there formalities and he told me that yes people used to do that But that is STOPPED NOW. So I would recommend everybody to be prepared for this.

It was disappointing for us. Luckily we both (me and my wife) already had US Visa. At 11:30 in night I drove to Rainbow Bridge (as I didn't wanted to go back to Peace Bridge enter US and come back and face same officer)

At Rainbow bridge I enter US and face whole lot of question as this was my first trip there (real pain and dreadful). Finally they allowed us to enter US and after couple of minutes we returned back to Canada.

Officer again gave us Yellow slip and asked to go to adjacent building. Immigration officer was nice and asked me for my Employment Letter, Bank Statement (anything having address on it), our older Work permits, passports and COPR. He told us to wait for 10 min and after that he called us and gave 15 second speech and congratulated us on becoming PR.

So this was my landing experience. I would be hanging around and would be happy to help and answer questions.

---Mani

Congras. Yes the U-turn landing at peace bridge has been stopped. However you can still do the flag-pole landing at peace bridge.

 

[suchnaju]

It is more than 4 months since I completed my medicals and more than 3 months since NDVO received that. I am still waiting for final decision. I am little worried now. Don't know what they are doing with my file.

Order GCMS notes and see what's going on.

 

[meena1208]

Received passport request email today...Going to send passports ASAP!

 

[keypad]

Order GCMS notes and see what's going on.

I applied through a consultant. Can I sill order GCMS on my own? If so, will they reply to my email address or the consultant's?

 

[suchnaju]

I applied through a consultant. Can I sill order GCMS on my own? If so, will they reply to my email address or the consultant's?

Order GCMS has nothing to do with your consultant so yes you can order GCMS on your own and reply to your email address.

If you are in Canada you can do it by yourself else ask your friend in Canada to help you or get it from here: http://www.visafile.info/

 

[SolarMS]

Same with me

same here........i did follow the advice on this forum and went to the local mp office....they were very nice....they followed up for me with Ottawa....and they said my application is "in queue for final review".....and said just hang tight and i should hear back in a month or two....
i know its very annoying and frustrating when you see people who applied after you get the PR, but i guess thats how the system works.....in the grand scheme of things does it matter if u get ur perm residence today or a month later.....just hang in there......it will come soon.....

 

[suchnaju]

same here........i did follow the advice on this forum and went to the local mp office....they were very nice....they followed up for me with Ottawa....and they said my application is "in queue for final review".....and said just hang tight and i should hear back in a month or two....
i know its very annoying and frustrating when you see people who applied after you get the PR, but i guess thats how the system works.....in the grand scheme of things does it matter if u get ur perm residence today or a month later.....just hang in there......it will come soon.....

Did you order GCMS notes?

 

[sparklite]

??? ??? :'( :'( waitingggg,,, pls send me PPR please.... as well for my fellow forumities

 

[ghatot201]

??? ??? :'( :'( waitingggg,,, pls send me PPR please.... as well for my fellow forumities

You are very optimistic. The normal processing time for most people on this thread is 1 year for PPR.

 

[dbss]

You are very optimistic. The normal processing time for most people on this thread is 1 year for PPR.

for some even 1.5 to 2 years.

 

[sparklite]

You are very optimistic. The normal processing time for most people on this thread is 1 year for PPR.

hahaha have to be optimistic, ghalot..

good news is received PPR request last night. hope all will get there positive response from VO's... ;D

 

[gfairc]

Decision made..... :-\

How long before they call me to pick up passport?

 

[gfairc]

Decision made..... :-\

How long before they call me to pick up passport?

Collected passport yesterday!!!

giving thanks as always...these 2 years have been up and down.... I will make a post on my landing