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4 more years still to go before we can call ourselves Canadian ;D. Happy Canada day anyway :)

Thanks for the response. I'm eligible due to the driving experience letter from Pakistan and already booked my test. I've taken 2 driving lessons as well and the instructor said my driving is alright and I could pass but he recommended G2 as its easier to pass. Thanks for the suggestions.

Hi Friends, I landed in Canada in Feb and have pretty much settled down in London ON. The only major items remaining on my checklist is the driving license :(. I got G1 license as soon as I arrived here and have been practicing with my relatives occasionally (once/twice a week). Now I've...

If you are leaving family behind to collect your PR card and it can be delivered to you in UAE, the plan may work out. However, I hope there is support structure in the form of relatives/friends in Canada who can help your family out while you are away. Best of luck.

Great, thanks for the help.

Hi ALRIVAS, I'm looking for something under 1,500. I checked out viewit.ca but will check out the other two. Had some additional questions and would appreciate help in this regard: I've been eying Milton as a prospective place to live however apartments seem to be pretty expensive there...

Hello all, We're arriving in Canada as PR next month (2 kids: 3 and 5 yrs old) and looking for rent out a 2 BR apartment either in London or one of the Toronto's suburbs (Milton, Oakville, any other). Would appreciate if anyone can share available apartment options in these areas with rent and...

Salam Alekum everyone, Looks like this forum has gone silent for few days now. I am landing at end of February IA and just booked my flights with PIA (dont want to go thru airport transfer hassle on first journey and tickets cheaper too). I will initially live in London, ON for first week as my...

Congrats on PPR2. I submitted my passports via TCS and got them back on the 5th day :). I think choice of courier does not matter and its upto the Islamabad embassy. Good luck.

Hello. What email address does the CIIP invitation come from. I want to whitelist it so it doesnt go to spam. Thanks.

Re: Renting Apartment vs a house/basement I also underwent remeds on May 1st, nothing changed on Ecas (just start processing appeared before it). They only ask for remeds after background checks are completed and remeds are the only remaining roadblock. My visas were stamped in beginning of...

I think this is most likely an administrative issue at CIC's end and could be as simple as mixing the Ontario FSW Pilot files with those of the Masters or some other stream (who I think have been asked the same). It looks very unlikely that they would change selection criteria at this stage...

Re: Renting Apartment vs a house/basement When Passports are submitted to Islamabad VO for visa stamping (assuming you are based in Pakistan), they send the passports back via TCS (Cash on Delivery). Those are the only charges I know of.

Re: Renting Apartment vs a house/basement PPR = Passport Request. This is the logical next step after Medicals, unless London VO asks for updated forms or Police Certificates. For applicants based in Pakistan, this stage is broken into 2 step. PPR1 where you send passport copies and a form to...

Re: Renting Apartment vs a house/basement 1. Am not too sure as I've yet to land there. However, people recommend prebooking a place at one of these or similar short stay accomodations: http://www.safehomestay.com/ http://www.staystudio6.com/ 2. Once email is received from LVO about step 2...

Sorry, that's very unfortunate. Did you courier it to the exact address? [VPU Processing (LDN), .... Immigration Section]? I'm asking coz it looks to be more of an administrative mistake either from LVO or Islamabad VO. Also, did you send a print out of the PPR-2 email as well? Only LVO can shed...

Re: Renting Apartment vs a house/basement Good advice, I faced the same problems when rented rooms in London (UK) from desi landlords >:(

Salam Alekum everyone, Alhamdolillah, TCS just delivered stamped passports to us :). Looks like Islamabad VO is on steroids, I sent my passport on Monday and received them back today :o. Debate on landing in November vs. March will intensify at home now :). Wish everyone else good luck. -Fahad

Here are few URLs of what I was referring to: http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/ontario-fsw-pilot-t99261.0.html;msg2922926#msg2922926 http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/ontario-fsw-pilot-t99261.0.html;msg2831159#msg2831159 Hope this helps.

I have seen multiple people mention the same situation earlier here. They said that their respective VOs replied that MR for OWP and PR applications are different so they needed to undergo medicals again (I do remember someone else who said their VO accepted OWP medicals too). I'm not sure about...