Recent content by podkayne8

You should contact the LA visa office, if that is where your case is. I'd recommend using the case specific enquiry http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/offices/missions/los-angeles.asp I renewed my passport during the application process and sent a copy via the case specific enquiry and no...

It does depend on the Visa office I believe. Just make sure to keep copies of anything you send. My office did return all original documents to me, including pictures, but I know not all the offices do.

I am a US citizen and I came to 'visit' while my PR finished processing. We drove up together in my car, and brought my cat and what items I could fit into my car. We didn't have any problems and I was granted a 6 month visitor record. Visiting implies you are coming to stay with someone else...

Sorry to hijack the thread but if I may ask, what US bank are you using? Do they let you easily transfer money back and forth between your US bank & Canadian bank? I've had a hard time with that. I still have my US account but the only way my Canadian bank (TD) can deposit money to it is a wire...

Congrats! Nice to see another person going to Winnipeg! I immigrated to Winnipeg from Texas and I must say the summers can still get pretty warm in Winnipeg. You will definitely want summer clothes for summer. More importantly you will want a good Winter coat and boots. I'd suggest just buying...

Oh, I hadn't heard that. Definitely comply with whatever they request! I wonder why they would request the actual passport when they don't affix anything to them anymore. *shrug*

I thought it was going to be a heap of hassle to change it during the processing, especially since I was travelling back and forth all the time. I kind of wish I had just done it then, as it does seem to be a heap of hassle now. LOL I don't have to take his last name, I just want to, archaic...

I am landed and kept my maiden name for the time being. I didn't want to deal with switching it until after everything was complete. When I got my SIN card I inquired about the necessary steps to change my name - I was informed that I would first have to request my name change on my PR Card...

They don't actually require the physical passport from US applicants anymore. They specify you can send in copies of it. I only sent them copies of my passport. I would assume it is for ID purposes.

Congrats!! :) And yea, the COPR says not for travel. I think they want to make sure people aren't thinking it is a valid travel document. (ie - passports and such are still necessary). They don't put anything in the passport anymore for US applicants. When you take the COPR to land, they give...

I am not sure as to the answer to this yet. I inquired about using the FBI Channelers back when I applied and no one was certain. The CIC website doesn't mention it specifically so I did it the old fashioned way and mailed in my fingerprints to the FBI and got back a letter saying I had no...

I would say what site specifically you met on as I was asked that a ton. (I met online gaming via facebook but still, I have been asked by border officers specifally what site etc). However other than that I don't think they need to know too many personal details. When I applied I talked about...

Hi everyone, sorry I haven't been around much but just wanted to update I landed today! I am in Winnipeg so I landed at Emerson and here is what happened, if anyone plans to do the same. I wanted to import my vehicle at the same time. I phoned CIC to clarify what I had to do. I had to send a...

Just chiming in - My husband and I have an 11 year age gap. I'm the older one. I know the woman being older raises eyebrows for some people but I think our evidence and photos spoke well for themselves, so we didn't address it in our application.

I don't think there is a set number of pics you should include. My husband and I visited each other monthly so I included a couple of pics from each visit. I tried to be sure to include pics that included our friends and family as well. I didn't include any statements from friends/family but I...