LANDING IN CANADA ??? -All You Need To Know.

[Leon]

Please answer the following please :

I got PR visa which will get expired in Jan 2014. Before visa expiry, I want to visit Canada once to continue my PR. My
wife is pregnant and the expected baby delivery date is mid-May, 2014.

As others have said, I hope that is a typo there because if your PR visa expired in Jan 2014, it's too late to land in April.

I will be travelling to Canada in April and apply for PR card and will be back in one week.

If your visa is still valid, you must land before the baby is born. Once the baby is born, the visa of all family members who haven't landed yet become invalid based on change in family composition.

As my wife can't travel now, she will be visiting Canada alone after the birth of baby, in September and apply for her PR card.

No she wont because her visa will be invalid, see above.

After that, when we will move to Canada with PR cards in next year.

After that, we will get sponsor visa for our kid.

If the baby is visa exempt, he or she can come with you to Canada while you apply for sponsorship but will be on visitor status so no health card for your baby. If the baby is not visa exempt, it is possible that a visit visa will be refused based on that your intentions are not for the baby to visit. You can apply for another visa for the baby called a TRP but if you get it, it becomes a sponsorship on H&C grounds and will take much longer. Keep in mind that you may be sponsoring your wife as well if she did not manage to land before the birth of the baby.

1. Is this whole process feasible?

With a few flaws, see above.

2. Is it better for me to land in Canada before baby birth?

If you want to land on the visa that was issued to you, you must land before the baby's birth.

3. Is there any other option for us to continue our PR?

Yes, you could ask the visa office to wait until the baby's birth and then re-issue the visa for all 3 of you. The visa office may say tough luck, we already issued your visas, use them or lose them.

Another option, you land before the baby's birth but your wife doesn't. Her visa will be invalid then. You could request from the visa office that they add your baby to your application and re-issue the visa for your wife. If they say, too bad, your file is closed, we re-issue nothing, you would have the option to sponsor your wife and baby.

Third option, you speed up your move and both travel to Canada now, preferably to a province with first day health care like Alberta and stay there. Have her give birth there and stay in that province for at least 6 months (for health care reasons). Then you are both PR, your child is Canadian and you can do what you want.

4. How much time it takes to bring our kid to Canada through Sponsor Visa?

Depending on the visa office, it can take some months or even longer.

 

[hinakhan]

Hi friends,
GREAT NEWS. First of all I would like to inform you that Alhamdlilla, today, I have received my passport with visa stamp and PR certificate from CHC Islamabad. Still a long journey is waiting for us in Canada… Thank you very much for your guidance and suggestions…

I have received PR certificate 2 copies – one copy for CIC and second for client (presumably for myself). On one copy (for CIC) photograph is glued, on client/my copy photograph is not glued. I have received back one photograph, while I sent them my 2 photographs as per instruction. Have they forgotten unintentionally to glue photograph on my/client PR certificate or they have not glued it intentionally as per requirement? Please share your experience???
Best wishes & Good Luck to all…
Hina

 

[donwin4real]

Thanks donwin4real. Good to know that I dont need US visa to get an administrative refusal. I thought I will have to apply for US visa first before actually trying to land.

One more thing. I dont have a car. Can I just walk and 'flagpole' and land?

Yes...

It doesn't matter if you went there with your Car or walked! As long you're there, you'll receive your letter for administrative refusal so you can conclude your landing formalities @ the Canadian border.

 

[azimrit]

Dear Members,
I got PR VISA.But I feel very scared these days thinking about the life there I have to live and in loosing my job here.The pain turning more and more.
Please motivation needed guys !!!

 

[rizmayo]

Thanks donwin4real. Good to know that I dont need US visa to get an administrative refusal. I thought I will have to apply for US visa first before actually trying to land.

One more thing. I dont have a car. Can I just walk and 'flagpole' and land?

You don't have to flagpole if you don't want too. You can go to a local CIC office to complete your landing. Call 1 888 242-2100 to schedule an appointment.

Regards,

 

[emamabd]

Hi friends,

I have received PR certificate 2 copies – one copy for CIC and second for client (presumably for myself). On one copy (for CIC) photograph is glued, on client/my copy photograph is not glued. I have received back one photograph, while I sent them my 2 photographs as per instruction. Have they forgotten unintentionally to glue photograph on my/client PR certificate or they have not glued it intentionally as per requirement? Please share your experience???
Best wishes & Good Luck to all...
Hina

thats how it works, only the first copy of COPR has a photo. you're fine so nothing to worry about - just keep it in a safe place till you do your landing.

Good luck

 

[nekeol]

Hi friends,
GREAT NEWS. First of all I would like to inform you that Alhamdlilla, today, I have received my passport with visa stamp and PR certificate from CHC Islamabad. Still a long journey is waiting for us in Canada... Thank you very much for your guidance and suggestions...

I have received PR certificate 2 copies – one copy for CIC and second for client (presumably for myself). On one copy (for CIC) photograph is glued, on client/my copy photograph is not glued. I have received back one photograph, while I sent them my 2 photographs as per instruction. Have they forgotten unintentionally to glue photograph on my/client PR certificate or they have not glued it intentionally as per requirement? Please share your experience???
Best wishes & Good Luck to all...
Hina

this is Ok, normal wish u good luck

 

[mute_man]

Hi friends,
GREAT NEWS. First of all I would like to inform you that Alhamdlilla, today, I have received my passport with visa stamp and PR certificate from CHC Islamabad. Still a long journey is waiting for us in Canada... Thank you very much for your guidance and suggestions...

I have received PR certificate 2 copies – one copy for CIC and second for client (presumably for myself). On one copy (for CIC) photograph is glued, on client/my copy photograph is not glued. I have received back one photograph, while I sent them my 2 photographs as per instruction. Have they forgotten unintentionally to glue photograph on my/client PR certificate or they have not glued it intentionally as per requirement? Please share your experience???
Best wishes & Good Luck to all...
Hina

congratz!!

 

[mute_man]

guyz, brace yourselves!!

just got a call from the agent, they are claiming we got our MR & PPR all together.

alhamdulillah

will let u know the rest of the news, later.
I thought I would never say this, but please keep us in your prayers!

okk, I got the letter, it says we have to submit MR+PCR+RPRF+PASSPORTS to vfs within 30 days!! going nuts!!

 

[desirecanada]

Dear Members,
I got PR VISA.But I feel very scared these days thinking about the life there I have to live and in loosing my job here.The pain turning more and more.
Please motivation needed guys !!!

azimrit ,Remember why at the first place u applied for PR ? what was the purpose? Now time has come to serve the purpose and have a better life.

Don't worry everything will be fine.what's life without a little bit of struggle and suspense.

BTW u r in which profession and what is ur experience level ?

 

[KingfisherStrong]

Thanks a lot rizmayo............

you r right visa expiry is in 2015 Jan

 

[KingfisherStrong]

Thank you very much Leon ..

 

[koolpaari]

Yes...

It doesn't matter if you went there with your Car or walked! As long you're there, you'll receive your letter for administrative refusal so you can conclude your landing formalities @ the Canadian border.

Thanks rizmayo and donwin4real for your replies. Much appreciate the help.

 

[rizmayo]

Thanks rizmayo and donwin4real for your replies. Much appreciate the help.

No problem... Share you experience, once you land.

Best of luck

Regards,

 

[donwin4real]

Thanks rizmayo and donwin4real for your replies. Much appreciate the help.

You're welcome!

Glad I could help...

All the best!