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hopefully a place called kimberley in bc....trying to save like mad at the mo though so i can go over and have some chill out time first but not sure whether thatll work out. defo staying till the end of Jan/feb so i can say hello to my new niece when she arrives before i set out ![Star Smile](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/star_smile.gif)
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Well we officially landed in Canada yesterday. We did the flagpoling at Lansdowne, 1000 Island crossing. We went and shopped at watertown. The whole process was very easy and the Canadian Immigration Officer was fantastic and made the process easy and pleasurable. I had packed a copy of our application, a letter confirming my husbands employment, a wage slip etc. He didn't ask to see any of it, just our COPR and passports. It was a great day and we are happy to be able to rest easy knowing we are now PR of Canada.
Good luck to you all still waiting! Hope you all have the same news soon
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Well we got our COPR
and went to the US for the day and came back to do the landing part
(very easy).
As I travel for business a lot I asked about re entry whilst waiting for the PR card, the border agent Saunders that this was not possible as the COPR was not for travel purposes..... It seems that if I travel now while waiting I may be denied boarding at the airport.
Has any one had this same experience?? Also to every one else make sure you do not need to travel for 6 weeks after landing!
Why do CIC not put this in the information they send??
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As I travel for business a lot I asked about re entry whilst waiting for the PR card, the border agent Saunders that this was not possible as the COPR was not for travel purposes..... It seems that if I travel now while waiting I may be denied boarding at the airport.
Has any one had this same experience?? Also to every one else make sure you do not need to travel for 6 weeks after landing!
Why do CIC not put this in the information they send??
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All the best for 2013 then and your move over....Let me know as soon as you receive your COPR because looking at your previous posts although we received passport requests the same day, your status showed 'decision made' two days before us. I know it will be a little different because ours has to be posted to us here in Canada instead of UK, but it will give me some indication. ![Thumbs Up](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
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Hurray! - we just received our passport requests. So many emotions -relief, excitement, shock.
Our timeline has been - application receive 7th Dec 2011. PER 14th feb 2012, In process 18th June, Med requests 28th Aug, Meds returned 4th Sept, Passport requests today.
Our timeline has been - application receive 7th Dec 2011. PER 14th feb 2012, In process 18th June, Med requests 28th Aug, Meds returned 4th Sept, Passport requests today.
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Brill congrats Aljay
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Woohoo! Fantastic news Aljay. Glad to see there is at least a bit of movement on this thread!
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Great news Aljay
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I've pretty much given up hope that we'll hear anything this side of Christmas...
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Congrats Aljay!
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Brilliant to hear that theres still movement going on x
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[QUOTE=angelic applicant;10384541]Wahey!!!!! ![Thumbs Up](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
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Wooohooooo Brilliant
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YEEEEHAAAAAAAAA!
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