Today (12/28/2009), we received our Canadian PR cards in hand. It was mailed from Calgary on December 23, 2009 via UPS Express, but the package got delayed due to "Export Hold", whatever that is. This was made possible by my good friend, P. S. in New York and his relative, R. D., in Alberta. I would like to thank both of you from the bottom of my heart for doing this for me (if you are reading this message).
The PR cards and other documents (SIN, Health, Bank) arrived to my friend's relatives address in Calgary without any issues even though there was a small error on the zip code (one alphabet was typed wrong, should have been T, but was written P). He mailed everything together to me in the U.S.
We landed on Nov 15 and PR cards for the wife and kids arrived to Calgary on Dec 14 and mine arrived to Calgary on Dec 21. My card was mailed by the office a week later than rest of the family, but I have no idea why. The cards were mailed from Sydney, NS. It feels great to have the cards in our hands. I feel very fortunate and free. Now, I need to start looking for a job in Alberta.
Happy New Year 2010 to all of you!
I came through canadavisa forum to your blog.very well written... must say with all information.As I am also planning ( ..nervous as well as excited)to go for landing so thought to ask Q...can you apply for health card immediately?I read somewhere that you need to pay taxes to apply for it.Please clarify !!Also as I too will be coming back to US after landing do you think they might say you can apply for card after you come here or will they be ok with friend's address?
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In Alberta, you can apply for health card right away. But some other provinces have different rules. I heard Ontario has 3 months waiting period. I applied the day after I got to Alberta and I did not have any tax info.
ReplyDeleteI have heard that some people were asked to apply for PR card once they moved to Canada permanently, but some are successful providing friend's address for PR card, including me. I was asked to give an address to mail PR card and I gave my friend's address and nothing was asked after that. Good luck to you.
Nix, Am i going to loose my PR status if i can not provide my Canadian address to CIC with in 180 days of landing ?
ReplyDeletehow were the conditions of the roads/highways on canada side and usa side for driving?....i planning to drive from milwaukee,wisconsin to edmonton, ab in february and would appreciate
ReplyDeleteur input on the driving experience .....how doable is it ?
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ReplyDeleteGreat blog...please keep it going. I have also applied for the AINP and just received my file number. I am curious though to find out how life is across the border. It would be great to know what the employment scenario looks like across the border.