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Quink

Hero Member
Oct 28, 2014
854
139
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11-12-2014
AOR Received.
30-04-2015 (EP and UCI)
Med's Request
07-05-2015
Med's Done....
12-05-2015 (ECAS updated 20-05-2015)
VISA ISSUED...
IP update 26-8-2015, DM 14-9-2015, READY FOR VISA EMAIL 21-9-2015
LANDED..........
30-09-2015 (PR Card received 13-01-2016)
maxy81 said:
Hi All, I am stuck in a dilemma here and would appreciate your help. I have travel plans for Australia late March and as you all know we won't have our PR cards for another 105 days. I am aware of the PRTD document that you can apply from outside of Canada but have decided to use that as my last option to come back to Canada.(It could take 1-3 weeks and I don't want to stress over it when I am at the beach). I am not from a Visa-Exempt Country. Here is an option that I need your advice about: I book my return ticket from Aus to Seattle (I have USA visa) and get a friend to pick me up from Seattle and cross the border by ROAD. Do you guys know what the policy is when returning via road. I couldn't find anything online. The only concern with this option is what if Australian authorities don't let me board the plane because I don't have PRTD. Technically, I will be going to Seattle and have USA visa which allows me to do so. If they ask me where are you from, I have to say Canada but I am planning to say that I am visiting a friend in Seattle and then driving over to Vancouver which should be none of their business as I am going to USA which I am allowed to. Let me know you guys think? Is it possible? Too risky?

Thank you so much
The Australian's are only going to be concerned that you will be allowed to complete the journey to the destination you have booked. If you can show that you are allowed to enter the United States it'll be fine. If they let you on a plane and you are rejected and sent back they can get into trouble, but once you're admitted to the USA (which you will be) you're no longer the concern of the Australian authorities.

You'll be fine. Enjoy your stay in my home country! Watch out for drop bears. :D
 

znarfier

Champion Member
Jul 22, 2012
2,049
77
Category........
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
1215
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
EOI = 30-04-2015 | LAA = 20-05-2015 | Application @ MPNP = 29-05-2015 | File No. Received = 31-05-2015
Doc's Request.
SP P2 = 09-06-2015 | Assessment Pending = 09-11-2015 | Assessment in Process = 17-11-2015 | Assessment Complete = 01-12-2015
Nomination.....
30-11-2015
AOR Received.
Application @ CIC = 05-02-2016 | AOR = 25-03-2016
File Transfer...
30-03-2016
Med's Request
15-04-2016
Med's Done....
30-04-2016 | Med's Received = 08-05-2016
Passport Req..
23-06-2016 | Decision Made = 26-06-16 | Passport Received by ADVO = 27-06-2016
VISA ISSUED...
22-06-2016 | VOH = 21-07-2016 GOD's time !!
LANDED..........
27-03-2017 GOD's perfect time !!
Hello all!

How soon will the visa processing fees be charged to my credit card, is it 1 month after CIC received the application?

Thanks in advance for your feedback.
 

maxy81

Star Member
Dec 11, 2012
97
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Sydeny - Nova Scotia
NOC Code......
0124
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
26/01/2015
Doc's Request.
17/08/2015
Nomination.....
02/01/2015
AOR Received.
25/05/2015
Med's Request
27/05/2015
Med's Done....
06/06/2015
Passport Req..
Feb 1st, 2016 :)
VISA ISSUED...
Waiting
LANDED..........
Waiting
VSw said:
Maxy81,

When you travel by road, you don't need PR card. (I think) you will be good with COPR document. See these links:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?q=064&t=10
http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/travel-voyage/td-dv-eng.html
http://settlement.org/ontario/immigration-citizenship/landing-and-leaving/leaving-canada/i-need-to-leave-canada-but-do-not-have-my-pr-card-yet-what-should-i-do/
For further confirmation, call CIC and ask them for the exact document you need to carry.

If you are going to US from Australia, why would Australian authorities be concerned about your Canada plans? Why do you need to tell them? I think your plan is fool proof and you can go with it. Good luck :)
Thank you for the reply. None of the links here actually have information about what document you need to travel via road. I did try to find it but couldn't find anything about it. I called CIC today and they said all you need is COPR and passport when coming back from US.
 

maxy81

Star Member
Dec 11, 2012
97
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Sydeny - Nova Scotia
NOC Code......
0124
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
26/01/2015
Doc's Request.
17/08/2015
Nomination.....
02/01/2015
AOR Received.
25/05/2015
Med's Request
27/05/2015
Med's Done....
06/06/2015
Passport Req..
Feb 1st, 2016 :)
VISA ISSUED...
Waiting
LANDED..........
Waiting
Quink said:
The Australian's are only going to be concerned that you will be allowed to complete the journey to the destination you have booked. If you can show that you are allowed to enter the United States it'll be fine. If they let you on a plane and you are rejected and sent back they can get into trouble, but once you're admitted to the USA (which you will be) you're no longer the concern of the Australian authorities.

You'll be fine. Enjoy your stay in my home country! Watch out for drop bears. :D
Thank you for replying mate. I phoned CIC and they told me I will be fine coming through a land border with COPR and Passport. It would be great if I don't come across any drop bears. I am excited to see Kangaroos though.
 

kaladhar

Hero Member
May 25, 2014
547
83
Winnipeg, MB
Category........
LANDED..........
Feb 3, 2016
My PR Landing Experience ;D

Hi everyone, how is it going? I did my PR landing today (Feb 3, 2016) at the Emerson-US border (Emerson is one hour away from Winnipeg and is the closest one there is). I started from my place at 10:20am (A close friend gave me a ride and made the journey all the more enjoyable) and reached the border at around 11:30am. We drove straight to the US border first and stopped in front of the window. The lady officer was very pleasant and asked us how we are doing and the reason for entering the States to which we answered good and I told her that I was there for PR landing. Seeing my upbeat answers and smiling face, she even started smiling and said and I quote "someone is happy today". lol. She asked my friend to park the car and asked me to come inside the building. I did as instructed and when I entered inside the building and towards the counter, the male officer asked me in a gruff voice what I am here for? I explained that I am here for PR landing and he went inside to get my passport from the female officer. 2 minutes later, he came back and asked me to wait for 5 minutes while he prepared me the rejection letter. So i sat in one of the many chairs and noticed that the actual building is huge with a high raised ceiling. The floors were made of marble and polished. The entire office was grand, like really top notch and well-kept. So after 5-6 minutes later, the officer came out, called my name (and was smiling and much more communicative than before). He asked me to verify the document if everything was typed correctly and free from typos. I never thought I would say it but "My rejection letter was perfect". lol. Then he escorted me out of the building and opened the gates to go to the Canadian side of the border for the next step. While he was accompanying me out to the Car, we were chatting about the weather, greeted each other "Happy New Year" and he congratulated me for becoming a Canadian PR. So we waved him goodbye and drove to the Canadian side.

The Male officer at the window had a pout on his face and gave me an impression that he just attended a funeral. He asked my friend a bunch of questions about bringing firearms/furniture/goods into the country to which he has replied "NO". Then he asked me for my passport, the rejection letter that I have received from the US border officials, and gave them back to me along with a yellow sheet (rectangular shaped) on which he wrote something related to COPR. Anyway, my friend parked his car outside and waited in the car while I marched forward into the office. The office is just one floor, very depressing to look at, totally opposite to the US border office. Like literally. There were three male officers (one in his mid 50's, two in their mid 30's) and one female officer (late 30's). The guy called me forward and asked me why I was there to which I replied, PR landing. The next question he asked was "Why didn't your friend come inside?" to which I replied that the officer at the window said that he can stay in the car if he so desires and he said Ok. He then asked for my COPR, Passport, all previous Study/Work permits (to shred) and I politely gave them all to him. He asked me the couple of questions - Was I ever convicted before and if I have any dependents - to which I wrote NO next to each of the questions and signed my initials. Then he asked me to sign my COPR as well, which I did. He then gave me a sheet to read which has all the "rights of a new Canadian PR" and asked me to wait in the seating area (which had 5 chairs) and that he will call me as soon as he's ready for me. One other Asian family were waiting before me (and working with a different officer). I waited for like 10 minutes and then I was called. He stapled my letter to the passport, told me that it's important to keep the document safe (in case if I ever lose my PR card, this document is needed to re-apply), read my rights and responsibilities, told me that I had to wait for at least 8 Weeks for my PR card to arrive by mail and to update my SIN after I receive my card, gave me a Canadian flag and Congratulated me. He warmed up a little to me during the second part of our interaction. So I waved him goodbye and walked out feeling much happier that this "feeling of waiting forever" nightmare has finally come to an end.

We drove to a nice restaurant in that little town and I gave my friend a big treat for being there for me when I needed him. That was my way of saying thanks for his time and support. I asked the waitress (her name is Frances) if there are any nice thrift stores around (I am a big sucker for lost treasures) to which she drew me a map. lol. After lunch, we drove to the MCC thrift store (literally on the next parallel street) and I got a beautiful ceramic ladybug plate for $1.25. That was my treat for being a good man and waiting patiently for the past two years. Sometimes we just have to splurge you know? lol. Then we drove back home to Winnipeg and reached around 2:15pm.

It was a good experience and a great day, overall. At the Emerson border, I found out that the US officers were sweet and polite while the Canadian officers were a bit dead inside (I could imagine why, working in a depressing office like that) but I think they are entitled to display a tougher image to everyone. Since this was one of the most happier days of my life, my spirits were soaring high and I smoothly bypassed the attitude of the officers as if I was swatting a fly :p.. If you have any questions, feel free to let me know..

Drinking to all our PR's.. :-*


Cheers
KB
 

Quink

Hero Member
Oct 28, 2014
854
139
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11-12-2014
AOR Received.
30-04-2015 (EP and UCI)
Med's Request
07-05-2015
Med's Done....
12-05-2015 (ECAS updated 20-05-2015)
VISA ISSUED...
IP update 26-8-2015, DM 14-9-2015, READY FOR VISA EMAIL 21-9-2015
LANDED..........
30-09-2015 (PR Card received 13-01-2016)
WOOO HOOO! Awesome! Thanks for sharing your story, and congratulations! :D :D :D

One thing I noticed in your story though...
kaladhar said:
...and to update my SIN after I receive my card...
You can update your SIN with just the CoPR, you don't need to wait for the card. Just go to Services Canada and they'll sort it out straight away.
 

znarfier

Champion Member
Jul 22, 2012
2,049
77
Category........
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
1215
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
EOI = 30-04-2015 | LAA = 20-05-2015 | Application @ MPNP = 29-05-2015 | File No. Received = 31-05-2015
Doc's Request.
SP P2 = 09-06-2015 | Assessment Pending = 09-11-2015 | Assessment in Process = 17-11-2015 | Assessment Complete = 01-12-2015
Nomination.....
30-11-2015
AOR Received.
Application @ CIC = 05-02-2016 | AOR = 25-03-2016
File Transfer...
30-03-2016
Med's Request
15-04-2016
Med's Done....
30-04-2016 | Med's Received = 08-05-2016
Passport Req..
23-06-2016 | Decision Made = 26-06-16 | Passport Received by ADVO = 27-06-2016
VISA ISSUED...
22-06-2016 | VOH = 21-07-2016 GOD's time !!
LANDED..........
27-03-2017 GOD's perfect time !!
kaladhar best wishes on your new Status in Canada!

Thanks for the beautiful Story you just shared to us all here! It's awe-inspiring to me as being one who has a dream in becoming a PR of Ca!

GOD bless us all!
 

kaladhar

Hero Member
May 25, 2014
547
83
Winnipeg, MB
Category........
LANDED..........
Feb 3, 2016
Quink said:
WOOO HOOO! Awesome! Thanks for sharing your story, and congratulations! :D :D :D

One thing I noticed in your story though...
You can update your SIN with just the CoPR, you don't need to wait for the card. Just go to Services Canada and they'll sort it out straight away.
Thanks Quink ;D Well that's what the officer said but I already knew that we can update our SIN/Health Cards with our COPR. Thanks for confirming nevertheless :)

Cheers
KB
 

kaladhar

Hero Member
May 25, 2014
547
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Winnipeg, MB
Category........
LANDED..........
Feb 3, 2016
znarfier said:
kaladhar best wishes on your new Status in Canada!

Thanks for the beautiful Story you just shared to us all here! It's awe-inspiring to me as being one who has a dream in becoming a PR of Ca!

GOD bless us all!
Thank you, znarfier :)
You are welcome.. Someday soon, you will be as well.

Good luck and God bless you as well..

Cheers
KB
 

znarfier

Champion Member
Jul 22, 2012
2,049
77
Category........
Visa Office......
London
NOC Code......
1215
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
EOI = 30-04-2015 | LAA = 20-05-2015 | Application @ MPNP = 29-05-2015 | File No. Received = 31-05-2015
Doc's Request.
SP P2 = 09-06-2015 | Assessment Pending = 09-11-2015 | Assessment in Process = 17-11-2015 | Assessment Complete = 01-12-2015
Nomination.....
30-11-2015
AOR Received.
Application @ CIC = 05-02-2016 | AOR = 25-03-2016
File Transfer...
30-03-2016
Med's Request
15-04-2016
Med's Done....
30-04-2016 | Med's Received = 08-05-2016
Passport Req..
23-06-2016 | Decision Made = 26-06-16 | Passport Received by ADVO = 27-06-2016
VISA ISSUED...
22-06-2016 | VOH = 21-07-2016 GOD's time !!
LANDED..........
27-03-2017 GOD's perfect time !!
kaladhar said:
Thank you, znarfier :)
You are welcome.. Someday soon, you will be as well.

Good luck and God bless you as well..

Cheers
KB
Thank you bro kaladhar !
 

VSw

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Jul 18, 2014
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kaladhar said:
My PR Landing Experience ;D

Drinking to all our PR's.. :-*


Cheers
KB
Ha ha ha... I hope you are out of the hangover by now!!

One of the most detailed account so far. Thanks for posting it and congratulations for the last step.. Its over for a good period of time. Enjoy now :)

I have received my passport back with immigrant stamp on it :) Will travel to Coutts next weekend. I am planning to drive to US. Anyone know if it changes any doc requirement, of course I have the US visa.
 

Reidy

Newbie
Jan 4, 2013
8
0
VSw said:
Good that you mentioned it. I live in Calgary and prefer it any day over big cities for the luxury it offers in terms of commute time primarily and cost of living.

Where do you live? And I hope by now you are used to the cold as well.
Oh boy the Winter is brutal. I live in the far north in Thompson, Manitoba. That's 8 hrs drive from Winnipeg. Extremely cold...-35 to -40 is just a regular temperature here. Our city has about 13,000 persons...and a Nickel mine....Vale.
 

shannen

Full Member
Dec 27, 2010
44
9
Additional Correspondence (updated Schedule A) sent Jan 11
Got PPR on Feb 2
Got DM on Feb 4
PPR sent Feb 4
Waiting for COPR, stamped PP and then PR landing.

Thanks God for the great news! December 22, 2014 Applicant here.
 

shannen

Full Member
Dec 27, 2010
44
9
I have received my passport back with immigrant stamp on it :) Will travel to Coutts next weekend. I am planning to drive to US. Anyone know if it changes any doc requirement, of course I have the US visa.
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Let us know your travel experience going to Coutts as I am planning to do the landing there as well, update us the road condition and the story of your PR landing. Thanks in advance!
 

Jiss

Hero Member
May 1, 2015
259
57
Category........
Visa Office......
sydney
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
April 13,2015
Doc's Request.
Nov 9,2015
AOR Received.
July 8,2015
Med's Request
Received
Med's Done....
April 20, 2015
Passport Req..
Jan 29,2016
shannen said:
I have received my passport back with immigrant stamp on it :) Will travel to Coutts next weekend. I am planning to drive to US. Anyone know if it changes any doc requirement, of course I have the US visa.


Let us know your travel experience going to Coutts as I am planning to do the landing there as well, update us the road condition and the story of your PR landing. Thanks in advance!
when did ur passport reach ottawa?