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 August 2

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I open the portal

In "Messages about your application"
I have a note called "Other"
It's a PDF (below)

I rush to the nearest Staples office store and get
-2 mailing envelopes and postage
-passport photos as requested
-and fill out the form and mail it with the photos
-color photocopy of passport and mail with photos

The hurry up and wait is stressful

The processing of your application for permanent residence in Canada is almost complete. You must complete the

following steps within 30 days in order to issue your Confirmation of Permanent Residence and, if applicable, permanent

residence visa.

If for any reason you are not able to meet this deadline, you must inform IRCC immediately via the IRCC Web form

with details concerning your situation.

STEP 1: UPDATE YOUR APPLICATION

If any of the following conditions apply, you must inform IRCC immediately via the IRCC Web form:

 Marriage or common-law union, divorce, annulment, legal separation;

 Death of the sponsor, the principal applicant or any accompanying family member;

 Birth or adoption of a child, including grandchildren born to dependent children;

 You, the principal applicant, or any of your family members have been charged or convicted of a criminal offence.

STEP 2: DO YOU NEED A PERMANENT RESIDENCE VISA?

 If you hold passport(s) from countries whose citizens need a visa to travel to Canada, you need your Permanent

Resident Visa and it should be affixed in your passport, even if you already have a valid Canadian temporary

resident visa.

You are required to submit the passport for you and for each accompanying family member. Please ensure that the

passport(s) you are submitting is valid for at least 6 months and have at least two blank pages. If a child is

included on your passport, you must have one blank page per accompanying child.

Please note that you STILL need to submit the passport even if you are a permanent resident of the

U.S.A AND hold passport(s) from countries whose citizens need a visa to travel to Canada.

 If you hold passport(s) from countries whose citizens need an eTA to travel to Canada or hold

passport(s)/travel document(s) issued by the United States, you DO NOT need a Permanent Resident Visa to be

affixed in your passport. Please do not send your original passport(s). You are required to submit one photocopy of

the photo page and any pages containing amendments of the passport for you and for each accompanying family

member. Please ensure that your passport(s) for which you will submit a photocopy is valid for at least 6 months.

***Please note that Confirmation of Permanent Residence and permanent residence visas cannot be issued to holders of

Diplomatic, Official or Military passports. You must submit a regular passport.***

STEP 3: PREPARE THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

1. Passport(s) OR photocopy(ies) of passport(s), as explained in Step 2.

2. Two (2) photos of yourself and of each accompanying family member. See our specifications at

www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/pdf/5445EB-e.pdf

3. One pre-paid return envelope for the return of your passport(s) and Confirmation of Permanent Residence

documents: DO NOT SELECT “Schedule a pickup”; DO NOT put IRCC Phone Number or email address

a. If your documents are being returned to a Canadian mailing address, please submit a Pre-paid Xpresspost

envelope from Canada Post or a pre-paid return envelope from any other courier service.

b. If your documents are being returned to a mailing address in the U.S.A, please submit a self-addressed

shipping label along with its commercial invoice and a returning envelope from FedEx, UPS or Purolator.

4. The completed and signed Annex A attached to this correspondence, listing your current mailing address.

STEP 4: SUBMIT THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

 If you do not have a mailing address in Canada or the U.S.A, or if you are unable to submit the required

documentation for you or your accompanying family members to the addresses below, please advise IRCC via the

IRCC Web form for instructions to submit your documents to the visa office that serves the country where you are.

Please note that our office will not return passports to an address outside North America.

 If you have a mailing address in Canada, please submit by mail in a single package all required documents

{including Passport(s) OR photocopy(ies) of passport(s)}, to the following address:

CPCO – PR VISA

Passports Submission

PO Box 9780

Ottawa ON

K1G 6T2

DO NOT FILL OUT THE ADDRESS SECTION ON YOUR CANADA POST RETURN ENVELOPE.

 If you have a mailing address in the U.S.A., please submit by courier in a single package all required

documents {including Passport(s) OR photocopy(ies) of passport(s)}, to the following address:

CPCO – PR VISA

US Permanent /Temporary Residence VISA/Passports

365 Laurier Av. West

Ottawa ON

K1A 1L1

Regards,

Case Processing Centre – Ottawa

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

Government of Canada
 

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August 10 i get an email

Your application(redacted) has been updated

 

donotreply@cic.gc.ca

Sat, Aug 10, 6:46 PM

to me

 

Your application has been updated. Please sign in to your account and check your application status and messages for more information.

 

This message is intended for the following e-mail address: schwartz.nicole@gmail.com. If this message is not for you, please delete it.

I logged in
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but an update

at the top

Application status

A final decision has been made. Please see the final decision below.

At the status area

Final decisionHelp - Final decision

• August 10, 2019 Your application was approved. Check your messages below for details.

Note "check your messages below for details"
there were 0 messages, so I had no details....
 

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August 21

Next

In the envelope (prepaid) I mailed I was returned a "CoPR" Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR)

4 pages of instructions

I was instructed to DO NOT SIGN until I landed

It had a date I had to land in canada by (Sept 25) and they could not extend this date

I had no idea what to expect or do

I also freaked out because after landing I had to travel more for work and things, and there is a number of days between when you land and when you get your PR (perminant resident) card

My lawyers confirmed that I could leave the country no problem

getting back in had to be by land (car) non-commerical (drive myself) which actually worked out well

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 September 18

Flew into edmonton

when in nexus lane i explained i had certificate of landing and they directed me to a room

i waited a few minutes

then i talked to an officer

i explained i had no kids, and re-answered all the questions, and said where i was going to live and the address to mail the PR card

It was auctually very similar to a normal border entry interview and didn't take very long

he checked and stamped my passport then welcomed me to canada!

I was pretty stressed beause i didn't know what would happen but it was very easy he asked me the questions on the landing CoPR again and the address and really that was it.

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 Still waiting on my PR card

i think i get my SIN after i get my PR card? I think i may need to apply in person, but i don't know

Also running into problems with . my car

apparently i nee to EXPORT it before i import it, and it has to be notified 72 hours in advance?

and still trying to sort out moving my stuff

and then to sort out healthcaree

sigh

having issues getting work contract because no SIN yet