Hi everyone!
My study permit application just got approved yesterday and I got my Correspondence Letter.
I am now getting a bit stressed out because my journey will will be from the Paris airport to Calgary and from Calgary to Vancouver.
I heard that I will need to present my Correspondence Letter, passport and documents to the immigration officer, but I have no idea if this will be in Calgary or only at Vancouver as it is my final destination. Does anyone know if I have to go through immigration in-between my connecting flights or is this only in Vancouver? I also heard that some people need to get their passport stamped before entering Canada. I am a Belgian citizen and I have not been asked by the IRCC to send my passport to them to stamp it. Is this a problem or do I not need to worry about this?
Another question I have is about the Covid-19 testing. I have been fully vaccinated for 14+ days already with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and will be arriving in Canada in the beginning of September. This means that I can skip the 14-day quarantine and that I also do not need a test on day 8. I need to do a pre-arrival test, but I also have to do a Covid-19 test once I arrive in Canada. Because I have a connecting flight, would this be in Calgary or only in Vancouver as it is my final destination? I have around 2 hours between my connected flights so would this be enough if I had to go through both immigration to get my study permit and the Covid-19 test if these were both in Calgary?
You can probably imagine that I am getting very nervous about this, so I hope someone knows the answer to my questions.
Thank you very much for your time!
My study permit application just got approved yesterday and I got my Correspondence Letter.
I am now getting a bit stressed out because my journey will will be from the Paris airport to Calgary and from Calgary to Vancouver.
I heard that I will need to present my Correspondence Letter, passport and documents to the immigration officer, but I have no idea if this will be in Calgary or only at Vancouver as it is my final destination. Does anyone know if I have to go through immigration in-between my connecting flights or is this only in Vancouver? I also heard that some people need to get their passport stamped before entering Canada. I am a Belgian citizen and I have not been asked by the IRCC to send my passport to them to stamp it. Is this a problem or do I not need to worry about this?
Another question I have is about the Covid-19 testing. I have been fully vaccinated for 14+ days already with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and will be arriving in Canada in the beginning of September. This means that I can skip the 14-day quarantine and that I also do not need a test on day 8. I need to do a pre-arrival test, but I also have to do a Covid-19 test once I arrive in Canada. Because I have a connecting flight, would this be in Calgary or only in Vancouver as it is my final destination? I have around 2 hours between my connected flights so would this be enough if I had to go through both immigration to get my study permit and the Covid-19 test if these were both in Calgary?
You can probably imagine that I am getting very nervous about this, so I hope someone knows the answer to my questions.
Thank you very much for your time!