CEC Inland application currently residing at Etobicoke office

[lazycrazyboon]

I got my landing email 2 weeks ago. Done with the landing procedure. just wanted to provide an update to fellow group members here.

 

[bn2019]

It seem like 2 weeks

Did you get your landing email yet?

 

[bn2019]

I got my landing email 2 weeks ago. Done with the landing procedure. just wanted to provide an update to fellow group members here.

That's amazing. I'm happy for you.
Did you do the landing at the Visa Office or the border crossing?

 

[lazycrazyboon]

I completed the landing procedure at the visa office. They had scheduled the interview date the time for me ..it was mentioned in the email itself/

 

[bn2019]

I completed the landing procedure at the visa office. They had scheduled the interview date the time for me ..it was mentioned in the email itself/

How was the whole process/experience? Can you please explain if you have time?

 

[lazycrazyboon]

How was the whole process/experience? Can you please explain if you have time?

Yea sure. The landing email caught me by surprise as I was mentally prepared for it to take a whole of 6 months. I had already planned a vacation out of Canada in August. Landing interview was scheduled on 29th July. I told them about my upcoming vacation by replying to the email. They asked me to inform them when I am back and then they will reschedule the interview. I thought about it for a day and then decided to land first and postpone my vacation so I informed them about my cancellation of vacation and asked if I could attend the interview on the originally scheduled date, they said yes. So I got two photos as per the guidelines, print out of the landing interview email and my two passports ( I had renewed my passport after applying for PR) and off I went for the interview. I arrived 15 minutes earlier. The guard asked to show him the email and an ID. An agent was assigned to me. I waited for about 30 minutes before being called to the window. They asked pretty standard questions (like Have you been charged with criminal activity etc. etc.). The only hiccup I had was about the entry date into Canada. Apparently, it is the date of your last entry into Canada after you applied for PR. They had a really old entry on record which was from when I was a student. So we sorted that out and I gave them the date when I returned from my home country after applying for PR. However later I realized that that wasn't the correct date because I traveled to the U.S. after that but I forgot about that trip. The agent was willing to put whatever date I told them so I figure it is not that important. That was that. I was given my COPR and congratulated on becoming a permanent resident and was informed that I can get my SIN after 2 days.