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Acquiring ID Cards and Proof of Status

Earth2Mars

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Mar 13, 2017
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Hi.

I'm have a PR status in Canada but under appeal due to RO.
I came into the country through US land border into BC.

I have my IMM1000, Receipt of Appeal Notice Letter from IAD, my SIN Confirmation letter from Service Canada, my passport with border stamp, and I applied for a PR Card a week ago.

I need to get my BC ID, BC Services, and Driver license to have a form of ID on me.
ICBC desk told me that I needed a primary ID to prove my status.

The bank requires proof of status and proof of address as well. The bank also said a confirmation of PR Card application with PR number and barcode can be enough for now.

So, how is it possible to get something that proves my PR status while I wait on the PR Card (appeal letter should prove that I still have PR status but they aren't going to be discussing that I guess).

How do I get BCID and BC Services card ?
Are these two the same, and Health card, or different cards,?
 
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steaky

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You should be fine if you have IMM 1000. Didn't you show that to ICBC?
 

Earth2Mars

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Mar 13, 2017
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You should be fine if you have IMM 1000. Didn't you show that to ICBC?
She wouldn't even look at it.
I didn't persist on it but I guess I will do that again.

Is there a way to produce another document that has some sort of details for PR status?
 

Earth2Mars

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I went again and presented my IMM1000, Service Canada letter confirming my SIN Number of a PR (starts with 1), and my appeal letter acknowledging my PR status due to appeal case.

They didn't accept those.

Is there a way to get some sort of a PR confirmation from the government to use?
 

Earth2Mars

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Is it possible for IRCC to produce a letter confirming that I indeed submitted an application for a PR Card with my PR ID Number / bar code? I was told by ICBC that I could use that to proceed. They need some sort of a confirmation that I am indeed PR.