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Has anyone shipped their car from Canada to US? I wanted to know the process and suggestion for movers? I moved from US and at that time also shipped my car to Canada from US. Now I am looking to move back to US and considering if I should ship my car or sell it here? I cannot drive my car to my...

I am filling my Canadian citizenship application online. I have a gap of 38 days between the expiry date of my previous passport and the issue date of my current passport. There is a box in the application asking me to explain this gap. Is it okay to say "I was waiting for the passport to be...

Hi, My kids (minors) are US nationals by birth. I am starting my Canadian citizenship application. My question is what happens to my kids' US citizenship after they become Canadian citizens. I want them to retain their US citizenship - is there something that I should keep in mind. I tried...

I became a PR in 2018 and was in the US before then on work visa. But I am a citizen of India. After completing my landing in 2018, I went back to the US and then finally moved for good in 2020. I am now planning to apply for my citizenship. I realize that I have lived in the US for more than...

I was on H1B in the US for around 9 years and had an approved I140. My question is that while in US and during I140 approval I was an Indian citizen. I will soon be becoming a Canadian citizen and renouncing my Indian citizenship. Does my approved I140 still hold valid for me to be cap exempt...

Hi all, I know similar questions have been asked multiple times in this forum but I am unable to find the answer to my exact query by searching. I want to transfer funds from my HDFC NRE account in India to my Canadian checking account and HDFC is not letting me initiate the transfer through...

Hello guys how is the Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville neighborhood )area for raising a family with elementary school going kids. From our initial research, it seems the area is diverse and not yet fully developed but has the potential of developing in coming years. Also, any comments...

Hi members, I have a question regarding elementary schooling in Ontario. My kids are 3 years and a few days apart but their birthdays fall on the opposite sides of the school cutoff date of 31st Dec. Based on their age, I want to keep them 3 grades apart but so far it seems that it may not be...

Hi, Has anyone preserved their US phone numbers after moving to Canada? We are planning on getting new cell phone plans in Canada but would still want to keep our US numbers. We have seen suggestions of using VoIP services to port US phone number - any recommendations? Has anyone used Google...

Hi members, Has anyone shipped non perishable food items along with their belongings as part of their move to Canada from US? Can we ship unopened, non-perishable, dry food items such as pasta boxes, flour, crackers, lentils, spices, rice, etc. How about self-sealed stuff (putting it in...

Hi members, It seems that the common wisdom is to import car from US instead of disposing it off and buying again in Canada (assuming that we need to have a car in Canada). I wanted to understand if the advice to move car works in case a huge shipping cost is associated? I am in the west coast...

Hi members, I am on an H1B visa in the US with a Canadian PR. I am planning to leave my job and relocate to Canada in June. It is my understanding that after the last day of my job, I am no longer an H1B and my status is not legal. I have heard/read quite a bit about 10 (or sometimes 60) days...

Hi members, Has anyone recently moved to Canada as a PR? How has the experience been so far with respect to travel from the US? Did you fly or drive? How has the 14-day quarantine panned out? Anything that you did that really helped/hurt? Anything that you would do differently? Anyone moved...

Hi all, Sorry for the long question. We (my spouse and 2 kids - 6 years and 3 years old) have completed our “soft-landing” in 2018 and are now planning to move to GTA from the US west coast in the middle of June. We understand that the economy would be challenging to find a job right away. We...

Hi members, Our current situation: We (me, my husband and 2 children) are currently living in USA and did a soft landing (2 days) in Toronto in Aug 2018 to become PRs. We had given our friend's address for our PR cards. Unfortunately, our friend lost my husband's PR card (the rest of us were...

Reposting- as I had posted in wrong forum earlier We currently staying in the US and plan to immigrate to Canada early next year. We flew into Toronto and did a soft landing there in Sept 2018. At that time, we only stayed in Canada for 3 days. We got our PR cards delivered to a friend place...