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Hi all.. Type: Online Application Location: Vancouver Physical Presence Days: 1113 Application: Family Application sent: May 16, 2021 Application filed: July 16, 2021 AOR: Sep 9, 2021

I am in the same boat as well. I will be studying at UBC starting Jan but I could not get college accommodation. I will need a decent accommodation for the first two weeks I am in Vancouver searching for a place. Any ideas anyone ?Renting a hotel room might be too expensive unfortunately....

Horrendous! From what I have read so far, on national dailies, couples in Toronto and Vancouver are forced to participate in highly competitive bidding war even for renting! They literally have to audition to the home owners. Damn! Anyway, I guess this is usually the case in any major city...

As per thread title. Apologies if this has been asked before. Kindly point to the the thread and I will request closure of this thread. I have an apartment back in India. I recently completed my short landing process and I am back. I asked the customs officer, while he was stamping my B4 forms...

Some discussion here: http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/the-best-canadian-bank-for-new-comers-t431130.0.html

I was asked how much money I had but they did not ask for proof. My advise to you is carry this cash in pre-paid cards. Safer. What I did was I took signed bank statements from my bank here showing I had more than enough funds for the purpose. I am not sure if this was satisfactory cause like I...

Dude...I feel for you. This will unnecessarily drag you down if you do not play it right. If it was me, my first strategy would be to talk to my wife and remind her that I lover her a lot. And then tell her that it will be good for me, for her and for our kids to have a Canadian lifestyle. I...

So I finished my soft landing process...nothing out of the ordinary. The regular. I decided to open my account with TD and chose their all inclusive option. I will keep a 5k balance to avoid monthly fees. The best part was that the y have an offer currently that gives you either a 28" or 40" TV...

Well...I should not be complaining as a 3 bedroom condo here in Singapore costs upward of a million! Still, I would have thought half a million would get you a landed family home in a nice suburb. I guess it is all about accepting what the new normal is why you love to a new country... Thanks...

Cool..that will be helpful! I also find this article which might be of use: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/personal-finance/household-finances/free-banking-options-are-there/article18045437/

Good job OP!

How are the housing prices treating you in Vancouver? From what I have read, it seems like housing is a nightmare in Vancouver. You mainly have million dollar homes...buying one would mean you have a ball and chain for a long period of your life...

Does anyone know whether forex cards will work? I plan to take forex cards loaded with the minimum amount required for PoF...

So PC financials and Coast Capital seem to be banking for the new era. What is the street sentiment on these banks? Are they popular? Widespread ATM networks, good offers on their credit cards and such...For e.g., Standard Chartered cards here in Singapore offer really good deals when it comes...

We should catch up then :-) Send me a PM. Let me have a look at Scotia One and TD chequing account. If it means I have to maintain a hefty minimum balance to get the same service as we get in Singapore....so be it.

Hi folks, I will be landing in Toronto this August and will stay there for a week before moving permanently next year. Quick couple of questions. Much obliged if anyone could take a shot at it. I will need a checking and a savings account from what I have read. In Singapore, I just have a...

Thanks Nicolas...There must be some catch me thinks. I found out about this and CIBC earlier but I suppose thee guys give out loans at higher interest rates cause of our lack of credit history?

That is unfortunate. Well, at least, within the respective organisations, you will have a credit history and that is not a bad thing. I will see if Citibank in Singapore provides the same facility. If it does, then at least you have two organisations that can lend to you in Canada at good...

I am based in Singapore. I was wondering if anyone tried to transfer credit history from Singapore to Canada ? How does it work? Does it mean our credit scores will be shared with Canada's credit rating agencies? For e.g., I know HSBC provides such services but they require a minimum balance of...

Thanks rumel...yeah...When I got the PF letter I thought it was game over...but then I thought I was being tested by God. So I again pursued my employers...with a mountain of patience and with a feeling that this is not the end of the world...life will still go on even without a Canadian PR....:-)