tim maguire said:
I have a question about landing.
The landing date is typically 1 year from the date of the medicals, but the process can easily take more than a year. I had my medicals in September 2011 and if Buffalo takes its full 11 months, I will receive my visa in October 2012--13 months after my medicals.
Is it possible that my landing date could be as little as a week or two from my visa award date? And if so, is it possible to fulfill the landing requirement without actually moving to Canada? (As in, given that I only have to live in Canada for 2 years in any 5 year period, could I go thorough the landing process while only visiting, before I've wound up my affairs at home?)
That is exactly the situation we find ourselves in. We received my husband's passport back with COPR, but he has until May 1st to land! (We got it yesterday). I have been all over trying to figure this out, because the PR can take a LONG time to arrive. Some people have waited over a year for the card. In a perfect world (not the immigration world) it should take about 35 business days. However it has to be mailed to a Canadian address, and not a PO box. Because we have a house to sell, jobs to leave and jobs to find, that is a very short time frame. We're planning to drive to the border in a couple of weeks with our list of goods to follow, and then return to MA. We have to head back to Canada mid-June, and worry we won't have hubby's PR card. Because we not good gamblers, we will have to pay $50.00 for "travel documents" for him to be able to get back into Canada. As we have no Canadian address yet, we will put a family friend's address and have them mail it to us when it arrives (the PR card). After waiting so long, it's kind of ridiculous this is what it comes down too. We're in the US. I'm guessing he hasn't come down with any communicative disease in the past year that his own doctor here wouldn't have been treating! They slightly extended his medical papers to May 1st because I know they were done in April.
How detailed do the "goods to follow" papers need to be? Other than our personal cars, and assorted furniture, curtains, photos, clothes etc, we're going pretty light. Do you "one line" bedroom sets? or separate each bureau, headboard etc? Things like sporting equipment (skis, skates...) is that "personal effects", "sports equipment" or "skis" ?? We're moving 30 years of marriage, 3 kids worth of photos, trophies etc.
Final question...the money requirement they mention - is that just for skilled worker class? Family class says if spouse IN Canada - but I live in the US with husband as a resident alien. Until the house is sold, we're not going to meet any liquid cash levels! (which will not be the next couple of weekends). Arggg I thought the wait was the hard part. This is nerve wracking! (sorry...venting)
