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First of all, I understand I may need to contact an expert and discuss with the legal department of my company to get further details but wanted to throw out some questions in hopes that someone gone through a similar situation can shed some light and set my expectations. I worked for a US...

Hi all- can anyone share their experience or suggestions with regards to moving personal belongings (mentioned on Goods to Follow) from USA (TX) to Toronto? What companies did you use? Did they handle customs for you? how much did they cost? I landed May 2018 and have now settled in and want...

Hi all, I will be moving to Canada in a few weeks and want to transfer all my life savings to a Canadian bank but would like to do it before moving out of the US. Should I open up a US $ bank account from a bank that is also located in Canada (HSBC/TD/RBC/CIBC, etc..) and when I land, I open a...

Hi all, I will be moving to Canada in a few weeks and want to transfer all my life savings to a Canadian bank but would like to do it before moving out of the US. Should I open up a US $ bank account from a bank that is also located in Canada (HSBC/TD/RBC/CIBC, etc..) and when I land, I open a...

If I enter Canada via land and do a soft landing (from USA to Toronto) stay a couple of days, then take a flight and return home, not the US. Can I use my Visa, as long as it remains valid, to return to Canada via Air without the need of PRTD and without "using" my passport visa? I want to...

Hi all, My wife and I plan to do a short landing for a week in Toronto, we will be listing our friend's address for the PR cards as we have not yet established a permanent residency in Canada. We plan to return to Canada in a month's time, I assume that the cards will not yet arrive (heard it...

Hi all, I sent my passports to CPC Ottawa on Oct 15 for PPR, they were received with signature. Got an update on my account on Nov 3rd showing "approved" and I see both my spouse and my expiration date of the residency as well as residency counterfoil number etc... When I shipped the docs, I...

Hi all, I am in a limbo and need your assistance, here's my story (I reside in USA): 1. Received PPR email on 25th of August to send passports to Ottawa 2. Sent response back to change VO office to Sydney as I was supposed to be travelling longer than 30+ days and needed my passport 3. Received...

Hi all, I recently received PPR to submit my passport to Ottawa, from the U.S.; I am moving to another temporary address within the U.S. but will be staying there for more than 2-3 months until we move to a permanent location. On Annex A., will it be a problem if I provide my temporary address...

so the new bill says "Applicants must be physically present in Canada for three out of five years before applying for citizenship." I understand this will be implemented fall of 2017. Does that mean if I enter Canada and get my PR Dec 2017, live there physically for three years straight...

My spouse, who's a dependent on my application, just received an email yesterday from: IRCC.CPCO-FinalRequest-CTDO-DemandeFinale.IRCC@cic.gc.ca (I did not get an email nor a response in spam/junk). "The processing of your application for permanent residence in Canada is almost complete. You...

Hi, I submitted all the docs for EE PR application, and included LOE explaining that the FBI Certificate that i submitted was from 2015, and showed proof that i submitted a new FBI request in 2017. Now that i received the new FBI PCC, I would like to update my application but don't see a place...

Hi all, for the Express Entry Digital Photo Requirements, I have already taken two photo of size 35mm x 45mm as per the requirements and scanned the front and back of the photo (placed in the middle of a scanner, A4 size, JPEG). When scanned, do I need to cut the A4 page edges and bring it down...

Hello all, I'm in the process of submitting the documents as part of ITA. I've provided a list of all countries I've entered and exited the past 10 years; now i am asked to submit scans of the ports of entry/exit for each of those countries (stamps of passport). My question is, most of the...

Hello everyone, I submitted my EE profile and was selected for ITA. I am arranging to request Employment Reference letters in my designated area which is NOC 0213. I have total of 7+ years of experience, 3 years and 9 months of it related to NOC 0213 directly, rest is 2171. My questions are...

Hi All, I just received my ITA (April 2017) and had a question about Police Certificates. Been living in the USA since 2012 (received FBI Police Certificate Aug 2015) Lived overseas for 4+ years in Country B for my Bachelors degree (received Policy Certificate in 2015) I would like to know...

Hi folks, thanks ahead for always being there to answer and guide us: I am filling up the EE profile and the last section asks for spouse work history. She has some gap in employment and I am confused to how many points we can get. Her experience is as follow: 2015/aug - present 2015/March -...

Hi all, I am filling up my express entry application and stuck on the work history part. After my bachelors degree, i started working full time for 2 years, then went for masters, and during my masters i worked 20hours/week (part time job) for 1.5 years, then after graduation i worked fulltime...

Hi all, I am confused on to which NOC to submit my express entry with? I have over 5+ years experience in Computer (systems + networking) engineering. As I progressed in my jobs (working in multiple countries), I got promoted to IT manager, and when transitioning to new jobs, I was a lead...

Hi all, I am new to this forum and would like to inquire about the Educational Credential Assessment under Federal Skilled Worker Program. 1) When submitting Express Entry profile under FSWP- what qualifications do I need to send out to assess, ensuring that I can get all the points I can? My...