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espn103 said:
Interview was hardly 5 minutes...checked stamps and ask about work history....that's all....got the oath letter 30 minutes later for next week.....

SWEET! Congrats!

I seriously doubt my interview will be 5 minutes. I have tons of stamps in my passport because of all the travel. But glad to hear yours was short and sweet.
 
Hello All
just received a letter from Immigration to attend a test on Dec 07 (Saturday).they asking me to bring a lot of papers.
Do Mississauga office conduct test on weekends? Any instruction what should I take with me (documents)
 
cool497 said:
Hello All
just received a letter from Immigration to attend a test on Dec 07 (Saturday).they asking me to bring a lot of papers.
Do Mississauga office conduct test on weekends? Any instruction what should I take with me (documents)

I got my test invitation last week for next week test. However, the letter was not asking for any documents other than what was initially required in support of the application such as; photocopies of passport, IDs provided with the application "basically what was in the document checklist".

Did they ask you for anything more than that to bring ?
 
I am asked to bring:
-the letter
-2 pieces of ID that has my photo and signature
-all original documents that was need for my original application
-My original copy of COPR
-PR Card
-All passports and travel documentation I have (old and new)
-Photocopies of all passports and travel documentation
 
Its preety much what they ask from keesio.
i am very confused about how they will check entries.i noticed when ever i entered from usa to canada they only ask for my PR card never stamped.
only time my passport was stamped when i came through air canada.
last week when i came from houston no stamp you just scan your PR card and go.
Any advice?
 
cool497 said:
Its preety much what they ask from keesio.
i am very confused about how they will check entries.i noticed when ever i entered from usa to canada they only ask for my PR card never stamped.
only time my passport was stamped when i came through air canada.
last week when i came from houston no stamp you just scan your PR card and go.
Any advice?

That is why they interview you. Since they don't have all the records at their disposal, they can only go by your word. If they have any reason to suspect something is wrong during the interview, then they may ask for more evidence of your trips. I assume that a bad interview is what can lead to the dreaded RQ. And I guess they can also take the time to try to get all your records from CBSA and maybe even contact US officials (I'm sure they can share info if needed). So it is important to be able to provide that you have been in Canada most of the time and stuff like proving you have a full-time job in Canada is one way I've been told.
 
Thanks i acuttaly camet o canada to work then applied fro PR card.i been working full time since 2008 no gaps .
should i take all T4 with me?
 
cool497 said:
Thanks i acuttaly camet o canada to work then applied fro PR card.i been working full time since 2008 no gaps .
should i take all T4 with me?

It's not mandatory. If you haven't traveled a lot, then it is probably ok.

For me, I have done a LOT of travel. So they will give me a harder time. I am bringing as much proof as I can. T4's. NOA's, I'm even bring a letter from my employer signed by the human resources department that I have been a full time employee at my job in Canada for over 6 years, and invitation letters to speak at conferences, proving that some of my travel is on behalf of my Canadian employer.

Basically I'm bringing EVERYTHING and ANYTHING I feel can help.
 
Guys just carry ur employment letters with IDs of the companies where u have worked in the last 4 years....I have seen in interview they gave some of the guys some pages to write down their employment history with the phone numbers of their employers
 
espn103 said:
Guys just carry ur employment letters with IDs of the companies where u have worked in the last 4 years....I have seen in interview they gave some of the guys some pages to write down their employment history with the phone numbers of their employers

How's one expected to recollect employers' phone numbers for the last 4 years at interview? CIC doesn't ask to bring employment documents to a test. On the other hand, all employment history is in application form on file already.
 
Guys one more question will they conduct interview together with my wife or hers will be separate?
me and my wife applied together
thanks
 
cool497 said:
Guys one more question will they conduct interview together with my wife or hers will be separate?
me and my wife applied together
thanks

They conduct the interview together for families.