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[Cris1987]

You can just add an address of an apartment your looking into, that’s what I did. Even though you aren’t sure you’ll be staying there. Or if you’ll be staying with friends initially, you can give their address.

Thanks a lot @Alysson !

 

[dxdroid]

They are all about certifications here so definitely do as many as you can (relevant ones of course). AWS and TOGAF are high on the list. He is not a contractor, though we are also looking into the option of registering our own business as well (that's what we've done for the past 15 years or so as IT consultants) but just waiting to understand the terrain first especially the things like tax implications etc...

I agree with that.

 

[alexross]

Hi guys...i have a question regarding soft landing...do you need to maintain minimum deposit of around 3000 to 5000 CAD ..i heard if you dont maintain then you ll be charged 30 CAD per month...any thoughts on this...TIA

Most of the big banks need you to maintain a balance of few thousands to avoid the monthly fee. But cheap accounts (with less features and lower number of free debits per month) are available at most big banks for around $4 per month. You do have some cheaper banks that have accounts where you don't have to maintain a minimum balance and they also don't charge any monthly fee like Tangerine bank. Tangerine bank is the low cost subsidiary of Scotiabank, they cut cost by not maintaining any physical branches. Everything is online, if you want to physically walkin, they do have a few contact centers.

 

[cpr2019]

It's my turn guys.

Finally


My almost 2 years of agony is over.

Thank you to each and every one of you who has been part of this thread, especially during the lull period where there was no "ray of hope". I loved waking up and checking this thread for the discussions.

@tapperb @Hokage @Rkb94 @ImpatientAlligator @dankboi @PRANIT01 @RSub @wonderbly @ImpatientKangaroo @GandiBaat @dxdroid (yes, you too) @Pasha1 @OneStepAtATime @AbsoluteZero (ty for your advice for the medicals) @Vidnomenon @WPGBound


.....I am probably forgetting quite a few names but thank you to everyone who was part of this journey.

Do join the Whatsapp and Telegram FSW Worldwide groups in my signature if you'd like to keep in touch.



You were right, mate <3

Pls provide the link for the whatsapp and telegram group

 

[cpr2019]

Most of the big banks need you to maintain a balance of few thousands to avoid the monthly fee. But cheap accounts (with less features and lower number of free debits per month) are available at most big banks for around $4 per month. You do have some cheaper banks that have accounts where you don't have to maintain a minimum balance and they also don't charge any monthly fee like Tangerine bank. Tangerine bank is the low cost subsidiary of Scotiabank, they cut cost by not maintaining any physical branches. Everything is online, if you want to physically walkin, they do have a few contact centers.

Thanks. I get conflicting info regarding this. A friend said that they dont make any deductions in the first year even if you dont maintain a monthly balance. Not going to hard land so no point in maintaining a minimum balance of few thousands..

 

[wonderbly]

Thanks. I get conflicting info regarding this. A friend said that they dont make any deductions in the first year even if you dont maintain a monthly balance. Not going to hard land so no point in maintaining a minimum balance of few thousands..

I have a student account with a credit card on it. My husband has the regular savings account. Both with Scotiabank. For the first year, we both don't pay monthly charges or any transaction fees (except for intl wire transfers) regardless of balance. My husband's account starts charging minimal monthly fee after the first year (not sure if he can avoid this by maintaining a certain balance) but my student account stats charge-free for as long as I am a registered student.

 

[wonderbly]

No currently I work as self employed, so do you think there is no need to refresh my previous job reference letter( full time 3 years)? And about my current job should I explain what am I doing now, because I will not claim points for this job.

If the letters you have contains everything that IRCC needs as per their requirement, then you don't need to get new ones.

For your current job, no need to provide work info on it since you are not claiming for it. Don't include it in your Work History, only in your Personal History (post ITA).

 

[bosma_pol]

Hi all,
Got my PPR on Tuesday and hope you can answer my question.
I used to think we somehow need to provide our processing office with info on our height and eye color - something like this https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/ircc/migration/ircc/english/pdf/kits/forms/imm5455b.pdf

But it is not mentioned in my PPR email. Any thoughts whether it is still needed?
I thought a PR card has this info on it.

 

[wonderbly]

Hi all,
Got my PPR on Tuesday and hope you can answer my question.
I used to think we somehow need to provide our processing office with info on our height and eye color - something like this https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/ircc/migration/ircc/english/pdf/kits/forms/imm5455b.pdf

But it is not mentioned in my PPR email. Any thoughts whether it is still needed?
I thought a PR card has this info on it.

I wasn't asked either. Yes my PR card does have the info, but I already provided that info in the family information forms that I filled (either for my study permit or my PR application, can't really remember which).

ETA: medicals contain height info as well.

 

[cpr2019]

I have a student account with a credit card on it. My husband has the regular savings account. Both with Scotiabank. For the first year, we both don't pay monthly charges or any transaction fees (except for intl wire transfers) regardless of balance. My husband's account starts charging minimal monthly fee after the first year (not sure if he can avoid this by maintaining a certain balance) but my student account stats charge-free for as long as I am a registered student.

Thanks. For your husband's account, was he able to get a credit card and also were there any limit on the number of debit card transactions he could do..

 

[axmac]

Hey folks, looks like things are finally moving in my account after 15 months.

Yesterday I got two messages in my account - one was a remedical request, and the other was a letter seeking the following:

 Additional Family Information IMM 5406: A separate and newly completed Additional Family
Information form (IMM5406) bearing original signatures
 Funds, proof: Please provide updated evidence of funds which are completely available,
transferrable and unencumbered by debt or other obligations. Evidence of account activity for the
past six months must also be submitted. Please note: Should you provide proof of funds with
considerably large deposits to your account, we will need to have a detailed explanation as to
where the funds came from and proof of their sources. Thank you.
 Schedule A: A separate and newly completed Schedule A Background Declaration form (IMM
5669) bearing an original signature
 Employment Pay Stubs: Please provide a copy of your pay stubs covering the period specified.
 Employment Contract: Please provide Details of your job and conditions of employment

My only doubt is - how much time does it take usually from the time of submission of all these? Are these documents expected or more than what is usually asked at this stage?

 

[Temidayo_]

Hi guyssss. A friend needs to know what to do

“I have a quick question.
I moved to uk last year October and raised a webform to IRCc in November to inform them of the change in address but I didn’t get a reply although I got the acknowledgment mail . I read that PPR letter again and it states that before you send your passport you should inform them of such changes.
Please what do I do?
Do I just send the passport to VFS after raising a second webform or Do I wait for a reply from them?
I’ll appreciate any rapid feedback.
Thank you

 

[PRANIT01]

Got stamped passport

 

[Rkb94]

Got stamped passport

Congrats!

 

[Truecopy20]

Got stamped passport

How much time did it take for you to get your stamped passport back