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Hi, I recently became a Canadian citizen. I have received my certificate. Coupled to this joyous event is a recent family death, and I wish to travel to my home country to be with my family and to help them in this process. Now, I am thinking of applying for my passport on an urgent (2 business...

Hi, I know I am asking a somewhat tricky question. Please do bear with me. So, I received my oath invitation email with the ceremony scheduled to take place next month in September. One of the bullet points in the oath invitation email states the following: My question is: If I proceed to...

Hang in there! Yours will come before you know it!

I used DHL and I live in Singapore. I did hear people say that it's risky to do this, but I didn't encounter any problems. Obviously, the person shouldn't declare that they are sending an identity document. But even then, I'm not sure it would be problematic. I have no idea what to do with...

I want to update this thread: I received my card today by courier. It arrived at my new Canadian address last Thursday.

Once the card (hopefully) arrives at my forwarding address, I will arrange to have it couriered to me. Yes, I will update this thread when the card actually arrives in my own hands. I am still mad at the fact that the original letter was returned. In my previous post, I wondered whether it was...

So, I called yesterday and was told that the card had just been returned to their card processing office. Apparently, there was something wrong with the address. I have no idea what might have gone wrong. I verified again and again with the agent on the phone, and the address they had was indeed...

Nope. I could not wait any longer. So I called them again yesterday. Guess what I was told! The card was returned to their card processing office because apparently there was something wrong with the address. I was pretty sure that the address was correct (correct in the sense that the address...

Hi all, First it was the SIN number. Unlike 99% of the people, I was not able to get it from Service Canada on the spot, had to file a paper application, and wait for it in the mail (it arrived 4 weeks later). Now, it is the PR Card. CIC told me that they sent the card on Feb 21st. However, it...

I'm sorry – but just how might citizenship application be affected by the way you receive your PR Card? By your own admission, you used UPS to receive your PR Card (which you said is not legal). I see from your signature information that you obtained Canadian citizenship?

Hi, thanks for sharing this info. I think UPS Mailbox is really the best method. I wish I had known. However, a friend had just replied positively to my request to help. Now, I would find it awkward to say "I don't need your help anymore". But thanks for this info.

Hi, I know I have another thread on the issue of Canadian address for receiving our PR Card, but I have a more specific question here. If I am using someone else's address, what style of address should I give to the immigration officer at the airport? Is it: My Name C/O Friend Name Friend...

Hello everyone, Thanks for all your comments. Just a quick follow-up. An acquaintance (option 3 in my original post) agreed to help me. I think I will just use his address. I believe lots of people have used their friends' or relatives' address for receiving (and onward forwarding) of the PR...

What about having the card mailed to a Quebec address when I am a FSW? Is this too much of a risk to even attempt it? Do they care?

I am not a provincial nominee either. However, I am a little concerned with the Quebec address. As FSW, we explicitly declared our intention to live outside Quebec (yes?). So, I am not sure how I can explain this to the officer when I give him a Quebec address. I suppose I can say that this is...

Thank you for your reply and for sharing your thoughts. I saw from your own post that you are also trying to make a decision on Canadian address for the purpose of receiving the PR Card. It is unfortunate that we don't have friends or family in Canada who can help us in this situation (it seems...

Hi, I am flying to Canada in about 1 week to complete the so-called "short-landing" in Vancouver. Of course, it would be much more desirable to land permanently at the first time. However, like many others, it makes sense to accumulate more savings in our existing job before making the...