Immigration Forum / Canada / November 2003

One of my friends told me that you can apply for permanent residence
only being outside Canada and that your application will be rejected
if you already work in Canada. I have failed so far to find
confirmation of this statement. Should I conclude that my friend did

I'm a Student/Visitor in Canada and my status is expiring in few weeks
from today. I have applied for Imm to Canada under business
class-Entrepreneur category sometime in April 2003, I retained an Imm
Attorney based out of Ontario CANADA to help me out in this case.

I received my AIP/Decision Made letter in the 2nd week of October and I
am now waiting for a landing interview invitation from CIC Vancouver.
Has anyone recently landed in Vancouver and if so, how long did you have
to wait between the time you received your AIP/Decision Made letters ...

Beware of Miah Immigration

I will be opening a bank account soon in Calgary.  Any suggestions? The
main thing I am looking for is an excellent online service, where I can
pay all my bills online.  Also, I am looking for a good method, without
a lot of fees to send money every month from a Canadian bank in ...

I am on a work permit in Canada and have brought with me my
inadmissible car from the US. I should be getting my landing papers
some time next year. I will use our other car that we bought in Canada
to drive out of the country and drive back in to land. What will

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I have today checked my e-client appplication status and there is  a
message; Medicals Receiebed.
Decision Made
What does this mean.Positive or negative?

My wife will be immigrating soon, and landing at Vancouver airport. Please share any knowledge or experience on how long customs and
immigration checks out a new immigrant, assuming she has the visa and proper documentation and goods with and to goods to follow
list. She has to ...

Dear Experts,
Would appreciate a reply and suggestion -
My wife who is working in the US (on H1B Visa), is visiting me in
Canada. I am planning to apply for her Spousal Sponsorship sometime in

Do you need to provide an address for Canada Immigration to send your
Permanent Residence card to when you land or even if you are already in
Canada?  If so, then I can help.  Just send me a private email thru
this service.

Does anybody know a cheap car insurance for new immigrants? Thanks!
Al

I am a new immigrant based in Vaughan, Toronto. My 20 years "no
accident" history from my home country Greece is not accepted here.
The rate for a Mazda 1996 was $300 a months which I didn't accept. Do
you know a car insurace

Dear Mr. Miller,
I am planning to land on 3rd week of Decemeber. I have "one time
entry" stamp on my passport expring in April 2004. My passport expires
on May 2004. Do I need to have my passport  valid for a year from the

How does the visa officer consider the overall band score as compared
to individual band scores in sub categories(speaking, reading,
listening,writing)? What if the over score is 7.5 but score in one of
the language ability is 6.5?