Immigration to Canada
Hi Friends,
I recently crossed the border from USA to Canada to make an entry as a permanent resident of Canada. Then I thought of sharing all my experiences of applying for canadian immigration with you.
To start with, I will give a little background of my self.
I am from India and did my bachelors in civil engineering in 1992 from M S University of Baroda, Gujarat,India. I was an officer with Larsen & Toubro Ltd where I worked till 2000.
I came to USA in 2000 to do Masters in Computer Science and after finishing am working in USA on H1B visa.
However, looking at the excessive backlogs in USA for greencard process, I decided to apply for Canadina Immigration in 2004 and voila by April 2006, I already have a Canadian P R Card (Premanent Residency Card) with me.
The exact time line goes at follows...
June 2004 applied for Canada PR.
July 2004 received AOR(Acknowledgement Of Receipt - which lists your file number)
Feb 2005 received interview waiver notice with advise to submit police clearance, medical and financial statements.
March 2005 submitted medical
July 2005 submitted police clearance and financial documents. (it took me a while to collect police clearance for India and USA)
Nov 2005 paid the RPRF (Right of Permanent Residency Fees)
Feb 2006 received letter from embassy to submit passport for visa stamping.
Feb 2006 submitted passports and received them back within 15 days with visa stamped.
April 2006 made an entry to Canada to get my PR Card, SIN Number and Health Insurance Card.
As you can see, I took a long time in submitting the police clearance certificates and also took a while before paying the final RPRF which caused a little delay in the process otherwise, I could have been canadina PR within 18 months.
I will write more about the immigration process within the coming days.
thanks
Nanku
I recently crossed the border from USA to Canada to make an entry as a permanent resident of Canada. Then I thought of sharing all my experiences of applying for canadian immigration with you.
To start with, I will give a little background of my self.
I am from India and did my bachelors in civil engineering in 1992 from M S University of Baroda, Gujarat,India. I was an officer with Larsen & Toubro Ltd where I worked till 2000.
I came to USA in 2000 to do Masters in Computer Science and after finishing am working in USA on H1B visa.
However, looking at the excessive backlogs in USA for greencard process, I decided to apply for Canadina Immigration in 2004 and voila by April 2006, I already have a Canadian P R Card (Premanent Residency Card) with me.
The exact time line goes at follows...
June 2004 applied for Canada PR.
July 2004 received AOR(Acknowledgement Of Receipt - which lists your file number)
Feb 2005 received interview waiver notice with advise to submit police clearance, medical and financial statements.
March 2005 submitted medical
July 2005 submitted police clearance and financial documents. (it took me a while to collect police clearance for India and USA)
Nov 2005 paid the RPRF (Right of Permanent Residency Fees)
Feb 2006 received letter from embassy to submit passport for visa stamping.
Feb 2006 submitted passports and received them back within 15 days with visa stamped.
April 2006 made an entry to Canada to get my PR Card, SIN Number and Health Insurance Card.
As you can see, I took a long time in submitting the police clearance certificates and also took a while before paying the final RPRF which caused a little delay in the process otherwise, I could have been canadina PR within 18 months.
I will write more about the immigration process within the coming days.
thanks
Nanku
posted by nanku71 | 12:53 PM
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TN status is available to citizens of Canada and Mexico who will work in the U.S. in a designated professional capacity for a temporary period. In order to qualify for this status, individuals must be coming to the U.S. in order to work in an occupation that appears on a list of professions designated under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). With minor exceptions, these positions require the TN employee to hold at least a Bachelor’s degree.
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