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[ImpatientAlligator]

I landed a day before yesterday at Vancouver, BC. Immigration was quick, they didn't check proof of funds just asked questions on CoPR letter.
Got my SIN, opened a bank account and got a new number yesterday.

Quick question: I provided an address for PR card delivery at the time of immigration, but now I want to change the address. What are my options?

Welcome to Canada!

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/new-immigrants/pr-card/canadian-address.html

 

[cansha]

If you are specifically looking for no FX fee credit cards, there are a few of them offered by other financial institutions:

Brim Mastercard
Hometrust Visa Credit Card

Yeah I know about these. Hometrust visa has terrible reviews online. Their customer service is shit.

I have US cards for no foreign fee for now. I'm exploring Brim and Scotia for Canada.

 

[cansha]

Yeah, it is weird why they dont have more options on this front and why they're all paid (I looked at Scotiabank and HSBC). I'm keeping my Chase Amazon card from the USA which is free and has no transaction fees. Even the Amazon cards in Canada suck compared to the USA.

Yeah Amazon card in Canada is shit. I also have the Chase Amazon from USA. It is sad that Chase exited the credit card market in Canada.

 

[Deleted member 994371]

Your likelihood of approval depends on a few things: your job/salary, other credit cards, relationship with the bank, annual fee, credit score, etc. You can check your credit score on the Scotiabank app. If you don't get it approved, I wouldn't recommend applying for another one for the next 6 months.

And, welcome to Canada!

Thank you for welcoming me.


Oh, I have already been approved for the card. The FA at the bank told me I should receive one at my address in 7-10 days. The only reason I want to apply for another is that I've been told it's really easy to get your credit card blocked. I would be stuck with no way for paying for utilities if that happens.

 

[bluehorse]

Yeah I know about these. Hometrust visa has terrible reviews online. Their customer service is shit.

I have US cards for no foreign fee for now. I'm exploring Brim and Scotia for Canada.

Please do share your experience of how it goes ...

 

[bluehorse]

Can I apply for two credit cards in succession? Just landed a couple of days ago and I have already applied for no-annual fees credit card from Scotia as part of their newcomer's program and got a 1000 CAD limit. Now I am thinking of applying for a credit card through CIBC as signup with them as part of newcomer account from them, once I have received the one from Scotia.


Will I be rejected if I apply in like 15 days of receiving a credit card?

Most likely it would be rejected ...

 

[ImpatientAlligator]

Thank you for welcoming me.


Oh, I have already been approved for the card. The FA at the bank told me I should receive one at my address in 7-10 days. The only reason I want to apply for another is that I've been told it's really easy to get your credit card blocked. I would be stuck with no way for paying for utilities if that happens.

I meant for the second one. You can try applying applying. But if it is not approved, don't apply again for any credit for the next 6 months.
Getting your credit card blocked is a non-issue. It doesn't happen unless it's stolen/compromised or if you don't payoff your bill for a looooong time. Besides, you'll always have you debit card.

 

[cef09]

Lol 1000 what a joke (canadian banks). That's what my limit was as an unemployed student.

And still is since I'm not a PR lol

If you have at least a year of credit history, you should be able to get more unsecured credit. I have $40k+ credit and I'm not PR lol

 

[dxdroid]

I presume it is better to get a secured CC at the begining if you do not have any job. After you will get a job then you should be able to get unsecured one - maybe it will not have a huge limit at the begining but after few months they will increase.

 

[cef09]

Either way, it's the same thing. The credit bureaus don't report it as secured/unsecured anyway, so it's best if you can get an unsecured one so that you don't have to park money on a cc. (Might as well park that in money on a HISA).

 

[Rkb94]

Welcome to Canada!

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/new-immigrants/pr-card/canadian-address.html

Thanks bro!

 

[CNP]

Thanks bro!

Best luck, hope this link works for you

 

[Impatient Dankaroo]

Can I apply for two credit cards in succession? Just landed a couple of days ago and I have already applied for no-annual fees credit card from Scotia as part of their newcomer's program and got a 1000 CAD limit. Now I am thinking of applying for a credit card through CIBC as signup with them as part of newcomer account from them, once I have received the one from Scotia.


Will I be rejected if I apply in like 15 days of receiving a credit card?

You can apply for as many as you want

 

[Impatient Dankaroo]

If you have at least a year of credit history, you should be able to get more unsecured credit. I have $40k+ credit and I'm not PR lol

Wtf, how you get 40K? You a Saudi Prince or something? What's your income?

Yeah I haven't tried to increase it yet, probably will soon

 

[navinball]

Wtf, how you get 40K? You a Saudi Prince or something? What's your income?

Yeah I haven't tried to increase it yet, probably will soon

Probably multiple cards. Td gave me a 25k and cibc 20k
Don't trust TD though. My card got rejected when I tried to post bail for one of my friends who was booked under suspicion for issuing fake degrees.
Can't trust banks these days.