Recent content by PrincessButtercup

Hi--so I dug up my OHIP Registration form to check to see what I put when I applied. If you're referring to the first question on form 0265-82, under Section B, I put my last U.S. address (even though I had been living in Canada for a hot minute before I got Inland PR). Hope this helps!

In case anyone has encountered this issue themselves, I wanted to close the loop and say that a cheque was cut to me for the full application fee on January 5th. To say that I was both surprised and delighted is an understatement.

I submitted my PR and OWP applications in October 2019. In September 2020 I received PR. Never received an OWP (a whole different story). After I received PR I tried to cancel my OWP application in GC Key, and ideally receive a refund (one would think) for those application fees. Never really...

Not sure if you've figured this out yet, but look up "Norbert's Gambit." Takes a little bit of legwork on your end, but it's the best way to avoid a nasty exchange rate, BY FAR. I've been using this method for about a year now to covert my USD salary into CAD. Good luck! Edit to add...

Not sure if you've figured this out yet or not, but you do not need a SSN or ITIN number for her in order to file your US taxes as "Married, Filing Separately." I went through this with my 2019 taxes and figured out how to do it one way, but for 2020's taxes I took a different route (still...

Question for all US citizens residing and working in Canada: You obviously still file US federal taxes. But, do you file state taxes? My situation: US citizen; Canadian PR Started work for a US-based company in 2020 I work as a 1099 contractor for said US-based company I have a mailing address...

Strange, it was a while ago that I received AIP -- but still during COVID-19 times -- and I was able to print out what I was sent via email and present that for my OHIP application. On that letter there should be the IRCC logo w/ Canadian flag and address at the top; even if printed in black and...

Unfortunately there's no way to tell if they received it, but you could always send a Webform if a bunch of time has passed by with no card. My card took exactly 2 months to receive, but we are talking about the timeframe of late-September to late-November last year. Things could be moving...

@Alex1985 The progress bar will hit 100% when 1) your application is completed/decision is made in under 12 months, or 2) the12-month mark passes, regardless of the actual status of your application. Unfortunately when it hits 100% because of the latter reason, it doesn't reset itself based the...

I have a question about using Norbert's gambit for exchanging my USD to CAD. I understand the process but my question is: Can I buy the stock in USD from my US bank account (Wells Fargo) and then have my "earnings" paid out to my Canadian bank account (TD chequing account), or do I need to...

Thant's great news in time for the holiday! Congratulations!

I thought that the PR card app can only be linked once IRCC has received your photo and entered it into their system. It doesn't take a long time, but I'd give it at least a week. Once you get the birth city figured out though, it's worth a try at any time!

PR received 9/28, PR card photo and letter mailed in on either 9/28 or 9/29 (I received my COPR kind of early on 9/28, so I might have gotten my new picture taken in and mailed that same day). I'm not 100% sure of the date they were received, but let's say 9/30. After they receive the photo...

I was having the same issue. I had to go back and look at my PR application paperwork to see what I put down as my city of birth there (it has a strange spelling and is a place I hardly ever reference, which is why I didn't know if off the top of my head). Once I found that and entered it online...

It was about a day after I mailed it, which was a day after receiving PR. I mailed it to Ottawa, and I live in the NCR, so it got there very quickly. I was able to link on GC Key very shortly thereafter,