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Kindly elaborate what would be the formalities and which all documents to keep handy.
Birth certificate is something that I don't have.
Instead in India We have aadhaar .10th marks card and passport to prove your birth date. Is this mandatory ?
Also what questions to expect at the immigration check.
Important info and documents to have are in bold.
When you land, you get in the visitor line at immigration. You hand in your
Declaration Card and passport (given in the plan), and tell the immigration officer that you're here as a new Permanent Resident, and he/she will direct you to another office.
Once you're called, you'll hand in your
Passport and your two copies of
Confirmation of Permanent Resident (One is labeled IRCC COPY, other one labeled CLIENT COPY). You'll be asked to sign and date both copies, and you'll be given your CLIENT COPY. Make sure to keep it safe, as it will be your only tangible proof of status until delivery of permanent resident card. You'll also be asked for a
Canadian address for the delivery of your first PR Card. You can provide a friend's address. If you don't have an address by then, you can provide it online once you have it. But processing of PR card won't start until you do.
Pick up your luggage, and you'll arrive at customs. Have both form
B186 and
B186A filled and signed. The first one is for the goods imported at that time (i.e in your possession at time of landing), and the second one goods that will be imported at a later time. Items in this second list can be imported later free of tax. Any item imported that is not in the list will be subject to tax.
If you land on a weekday during working hours, you can stop by a
Service Canada office at the airport to get your Social Insurance Number (SIN). If not, that's okay, you can go to
Service Canada office in the city.
And off you go.
***Common questions***
-Have you been convicted of any crime before your landing?
-Is the information in this Confirmation of Permanent Resident true and accurate?
-Are you carrying more than 10 000CA$?