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    Montreal - DM to Oath? Anyone have up-to-date timeline?

    this is my timeline as well. took my test on Oct 23 in Montreal, and i'm still waiting for the oath invite. please update us if you get any new information. thank you!
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    Selling Car After Landing

    i would call the CBSA and ask: 1-800-461-9999, then select 1 then 0 to talk to an agent.
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    My Car Import Experience & Helpful Tips I Have Learned (US ---> Can)

    i checked my car myself for the french labels and it had them. i took my car to the Canadian Tire, everything was fine. i'm now waiting to get the RIV sticker in mail. thanks for your help.
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    auto insurance in Quebec - moving from US

    1) get your complete driving record from your DMV before your move to Canada 2) get a paper from your car dealership saying that there are no recalls for your car; you'd need that to register your car in Canada. 3) call your US insurance company and tell them you're going to be in Canada for a...
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    car: export from US / import into Canada

    just saw my old post... 1) you don't need to export your car from the US and import it into Canada if you're going to live in Canada temporarily, but the insurance issue will definitely will be difficult to handle. that's the reason i did the import/export and got a Canadian license plate and...
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    My Car Import Experience & Helpful Tips I Have Learned (US ---> Can)

    thanks for sharing your experience. i just become a PR in Canada, and before that, I was on a work permit. when i moved to Canada from the US, i exported my car (2006 Volvo) from the US and imported into Canada temporarily (because i was on a work permit, i was allowed to do a temporary import...
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    What do I need to once I get a new SIN

    reviving a dead thread: i'd also like to know whether i have to notify Revenu Quebec about the new permanent SIN or not?
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    flagpole procedure (NOT visa-exempt)

    i just received my CoPR and immigrant visa and am planning to land as a PR in Canada very soon. i currently do live in Canada and would like to land by driving to the US border and reentering Canada. however, i am not from a visa-exempt country, and if i want to enter the US, i'd generally have...
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    Waiting for PR Card after landing - add your case here

    bump! anybody knows this? people who have called CIC and talked to an agent?
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    Waiting for PR Card after landing - add your case here

    what questions does a CIC call center agent ask to confirm your identity? i need to call to ask about my mother's PR card. my parents landed together on Oct 6, 2015, and my dad has received his PR card last week but my mom is still waiting for hers. i'd like to call and ask about this...
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    Waiting for PR Card after landing - add your case here

    my parents landed on Oct 6. my mother told me that the officer who did their landing paperwork did not update their address on file; instead, she gave my mom a piece of paper with the following URL on it (http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/change-address.asp#canada) and asked my mom to use...
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    visa in old passport

    sent you a PM, but will reply so others see it as well. i was able to enter back into Canada with my two passports. there was absolutely no problem at the border.
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    What happens when you need a new passport to get the full 3yrs PGWP

    hey "theoptimist", did you happen to do what you were describing in this thread? what happened to your TRV? could you use it even though it was in your old passport?
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    visa in old passport

    i know what the word "expired" means. i'm asking whether my old passport (which was valid until 2017) but which i cannot use anymore to travel (because i was issued a new one) is now considered "expired" or whether it is now considered "invalid". according to the ENF04 document, a valid visa in...
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    visa in old passport

    thanks for trying to help, but sorry, that doesn't make any sense.
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    visa in old passport

    hey guys, sorry for bumping the post...but i really am confused about this. i know i have to take both passports IF i go...BUT: my old passport, when i renewed it, was not going to expire anytime soon (it was going to expire in 2017; see the OP for the reason for renewing it). the ENF04...
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    work permit validity after renewing passport

    hi all, i had to renew my passport. my current work permit is valid though (until september 2015), but i got it when i had my old passport. do i have to renew my work permit because i have a new passport OR the work permit is valid until the expiry date on it regardless of the passport? thanks.
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    visa in old passport

    anybody? fyi, i know i should take both passports when traveling. my question is regarding the date of validity of my old passport (which has the TRV) at the time of renewing/getting a new passport.
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    visa in old passport

    thanks for your reply. i know that i have to carry both and hand them over to the officer. but concern was actually the second paragraph of my original post. my question was whether it matters that my old passport was still valid for two years when i renewed it and whether now it would still...