Goods to Follow...Proof of funds..
Jan 28th 2008, 4:53 am
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Goods to Follow...Proof of funds..
Hi All
I know there have been several questions about 'Goods to follow' 'Proof of funds' so I hope this might help.
I landed in Toronto on 18/01/2008 and signed in as a Permanent Resident..
All that waiting, and in less than 5 minutes paperwork signed and done
I have yet to sell the house, so took with me as proof of funds a recent mortgage statement, and two house valuation. I also have paperwork from the estate agents regarding increase in house prices over last 5/10 years. I was also fully armed with my begging speech as I was aware this might not be good enough. When the question came from the immigration officer I thought about throwing up and running!!! I showed her my statement/valuation, and before I had a chance to beg she just very calmly asked, "OK, so how much roughly" I could have fallen off the chair. She wrote this down on my PR paperwork, and that was me done
Then to customs. I had with me ready prepared goods to follow list. Page one was a form B4 E(05). I ticked the 'Additional list of goods, box B4A' and the Goods to follow box Yes', together with a couple of forms B4A (05).
Again, five minutes of the customer officer ticking a few boxes, adding a file number and handing me a receipt and i was through.
Less than 15 mins start to finish.
Admittedly I took a bit of a chance with the proof of funds but had no choice at the time and it worked for me.
Canadian eh!!!
Cheers
Pete.
I know there have been several questions about 'Goods to follow' 'Proof of funds' so I hope this might help.
I landed in Toronto on 18/01/2008 and signed in as a Permanent Resident..
All that waiting, and in less than 5 minutes paperwork signed and doneI have yet to sell the house, so took with me as proof of funds a recent mortgage statement, and two house valuation. I also have paperwork from the estate agents regarding increase in house prices over last 5/10 years. I was also fully armed with my begging speech as I was aware this might not be good enough. When the question came from the immigration officer I thought about throwing up and running!!! I showed her my statement/valuation, and before I had a chance to beg she just very calmly asked, "OK, so how much roughly" I could have fallen off the chair. She wrote this down on my PR paperwork, and that was me done
Then to customs. I had with me ready prepared goods to follow list. Page one was a form B4 E(05). I ticked the 'Additional list of goods, box B4A' and the Goods to follow box Yes', together with a couple of forms B4A (05).
Again, five minutes of the customer officer ticking a few boxes, adding a file number and handing me a receipt and i was through.
Less than 15 mins start to finish.
Admittedly I took a bit of a chance with the proof of funds but had no choice at the time and it worked for me.
Canadian eh!!!
Cheers
Pete.
Jan 28th 2008, 6:49 am
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Dorfus wafflebutt
Joined: Jan 2004
Location: Ayr, Scotland
Posts: 284
Re: Goods to Follow...Proof of funds..
congratulations!
You havent changed your location yet!
thats the first thing i would do!
good luck selling the house!
Karen
You havent changed your location yet!
thats the first thing i would do!
good luck selling the house!
Karen
Jan 28th 2008, 7:52 pm
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Joined: Oct 2006
Location: Halifax,NS
Posts: 219
Re: Goods to Follow...Proof of funds..
Hi All
I know there have been several questions about 'Goods to follow' 'Proof of funds' so I hope this might help.
I landed in Toronto on 18/01/2008 and signed in as a Permanent Resident.. All that waiting, and in less than 5 minutes paperwork signed and done
I have yet to sell the house, so took with me as proof of funds a recent mortgage statement, and two house valuation. I also have paperwork from the estate agents regarding increase in house prices over last 5/10 years. I was also fully armed with my begging speech as I was aware this might not be good enough. When the question came from the immigration officer I thought about throwing up and running!!! I showed her my statement/valuation, and before I had a chance to beg she just very calmly asked, "OK, so how much roughly" I could have fallen off the chair. She wrote this down on my PR paperwork, and that was me done
Then to customs. I had with me ready prepared goods to follow list. Page one was a form B4 E(05). I ticked the 'Additional list of goods, box B4A' and the Goods to follow box Yes', together with a couple of forms B4A (05).
Again, five minutes of the customer officer ticking a few boxes, adding a file number and handing me a receipt and i was through.
Less than 15 mins start to finish.
Admittedly I took a bit of a chance with the proof of funds but had no choice at the time and it worked for me.
Canadian eh!!!
Cheers
Pete.
I know there have been several questions about 'Goods to follow' 'Proof of funds' so I hope this might help.
I landed in Toronto on 18/01/2008 and signed in as a Permanent Resident..
All that waiting, and in less than 5 minutes paperwork signed and doneI have yet to sell the house, so took with me as proof of funds a recent mortgage statement, and two house valuation. I also have paperwork from the estate agents regarding increase in house prices over last 5/10 years. I was also fully armed with my begging speech as I was aware this might not be good enough. When the question came from the immigration officer I thought about throwing up and running!!! I showed her my statement/valuation, and before I had a chance to beg she just very calmly asked, "OK, so how much roughly" I could have fallen off the chair. She wrote this down on my PR paperwork, and that was me done
Then to customs. I had with me ready prepared goods to follow list. Page one was a form B4 E(05). I ticked the 'Additional list of goods, box B4A' and the Goods to follow box Yes', together with a couple of forms B4A (05).
Again, five minutes of the customer officer ticking a few boxes, adding a file number and handing me a receipt and i was through.
Less than 15 mins start to finish.
Admittedly I took a bit of a chance with the proof of funds but had no choice at the time and it worked for me.
Canadian eh!!!
Cheers
Pete.
Eve
Jan 28th 2008, 8:07 pm
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Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 3,020
Re: Goods to Follow...Proof of funds..
Originally Posted by [email protected]
How did you get your Permanant res' on just the value of your house,I am at that point now and they are asking for unencumbered funds 'cash' to complete visa application,its a panic now to find 18 thousand dollars to prove we can support ourselves for 6 months?!We too have a unsold house hoping it will be sold for our move.
Eve
Eve
Jan 29th 2008, 8:55 am
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Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 21
Re: Goods to Follow...Proof of funds..
Hi All
I know there have been several questions about 'Goods to follow' 'Proof of funds' so I hope this might help.
I landed in Toronto on 18/01/2008 and signed in as a Permanent Resident.. All that waiting, and in less than 5 minutes paperwork signed and done
I have yet to sell the house, so took with me as proof of funds a recent mortgage statement, and two house valuation. I also have paperwork from the estate agents regarding increase in house prices over last 5/10 years. I was also fully armed with my begging speech as I was aware this might not be good enough. When the question came from the immigration officer I thought about throwing up and running!!! I showed her my statement/valuation, and before I had a chance to beg she just very calmly asked, "OK, so how much roughly" I could have fallen off the chair. She wrote this down on my PR paperwork, and that was me done
Then to customs. I had with me ready prepared goods to follow list. Page one was a form B4 E(05). I ticked the 'Additional list of goods, box B4A' and the Goods to follow box Yes', together with a couple of forms B4A (05).
Again, five minutes of the customer officer ticking a few boxes, adding a file number and handing me a receipt and i was through.
Less than 15 mins start to finish.
Admittedly I took a bit of a chance with the proof of funds but had no choice at the time and it worked for me.
Canadian eh!!!
Cheers
Pete.
I know there have been several questions about 'Goods to follow' 'Proof of funds' so I hope this might help.
I landed in Toronto on 18/01/2008 and signed in as a Permanent Resident..
All that waiting, and in less than 5 minutes paperwork signed and doneI have yet to sell the house, so took with me as proof of funds a recent mortgage statement, and two house valuation. I also have paperwork from the estate agents regarding increase in house prices over last 5/10 years. I was also fully armed with my begging speech as I was aware this might not be good enough. When the question came from the immigration officer I thought about throwing up and running!!! I showed her my statement/valuation, and before I had a chance to beg she just very calmly asked, "OK, so how much roughly" I could have fallen off the chair. She wrote this down on my PR paperwork, and that was me done
Then to customs. I had with me ready prepared goods to follow list. Page one was a form B4 E(05). I ticked the 'Additional list of goods, box B4A' and the Goods to follow box Yes', together with a couple of forms B4A (05).
Again, five minutes of the customer officer ticking a few boxes, adding a file number and handing me a receipt and i was through.
Less than 15 mins start to finish.
Admittedly I took a bit of a chance with the proof of funds but had no choice at the time and it worked for me.
Canadian eh!!!
Cheers
Pete.
regards barclay
