OMG!!! PR visa's received. Off we go...
Dec 30th 2008, 8:39 pm
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Re: OMG!!! PR visa's received. Off we go...
Congratulations and well done! Have a great flight tomorrow
We got our PR visa's today - issued 15 Dec in London and posted on 17 Dec.
Local immigration office told us there's a 2 month wait to "land" in Halifax and we'd be better off going to an inland border so we're off to NB tomorrow or Thursday to land
We got our PR visa's today - issued 15 Dec in London and posted on 17 Dec.
Local immigration office told us there's a 2 month wait to "land" in Halifax and we'd be better off going to an inland border so we're off to NB tomorrow or Thursday to land
Congratulations on PR
good luck
Dec 30th 2008, 8:49 pm
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Re: OMG!!! PR visa's received. Off we go...
Apparently there's a new rule that says if you're in Canada already under TWP you can "land" at your nearest immigration office without having to leave the country. So when I rang to book an appointment today the immigration officer said he couldn't give us an appointment to "land" in Halifax until March 09, and we'd be better off driving to NB/Maine, walk halfway across the bridge, come back and "land" there. (We already did this to get the TWP back in March so at least we know the way
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So I guess that's what we'll be doing.
Thanks for the congratulations
)So I guess that's what we'll be doing.
Thanks for the congratulations
Dec 30th 2008, 8:51 pm
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Re: OMG!!! PR visa's received. Off we go...
Apparently there's a new rule that says if you're in Canada already under TWP you can "land" at your nearest immigration office without having to leave the country. So when I rang to book an appointment today the immigration officer said he couldn't give us an appointment to "land" in Halifax until March 09, and we'd be better off driving to NB/Maine, walk halfway across the bridge, come back and "land" there. (We already did this to get the TWP back in March so at least we know the way)
So I guess that's what we'll be doing.
Thanks for the congratulations
)So I guess that's what we'll be doing.
Thanks for the congratulations
Great present for the start of 2009, congrats
Dec 30th 2008, 9:19 pm
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Re: OMG!!! PR visa's received. Off we go...
Hi Nikki
Many thanks - yes it's a great start to 2009!
Hang in there - you'll likely get yours in the next couple of weeks.
Lisa
Many thanks - yes it's a great start to 2009!
Hang in there - you'll likely get yours in the next couple of weeks.
Lisa
Dec 30th 2008, 9:24 pm
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Dec 31st 2008, 11:48 am
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Re: OMG!!! PR visa's received. Off we go...
Jan 1st 2009, 2:00 pm
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Re: OMG!!! PR visa's received. Off we go...
Blimey!! we landed only 5 days after getting our visas and thought that was quick!
All the very best for 2009 and your new life in Canada.
All the very best for 2009 and your new life in Canada.
Jan 1st 2009, 2:22 pm
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Re: OMG!!! PR visa's received. Off we go...
HAPPY NEW YEAR MINIMEEZE!!! Hope your first day at work goes well - look forward to hearing all about it and how you're settling in!
All the best,
Adele
P.S. Hope you're getting over the jetlag quickly!
All the best,
Adele
P.S. Hope you're getting over the jetlag quickly!
Jan 3rd 2009, 5:20 pm
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Re: OMG!!! PR visa's received. Off we go...
After what feels like weeks of stalking the postman, the long awaited PR visas plopped through the letterbox this morning
So..... it's all booked and we leave on Weds 31.12.08
Now rushing round like headless chickens trying to get everything into order for when the taxi arrives on Weds morning.
Good luck to the rest of you waiting for news from CHC.
So..... it's all booked and we leave on Weds 31.12.08
Now rushing round like headless chickens trying to get everything into order for when the taxi arrives on Weds morning.Good luck to the rest of you waiting for news from CHC.
Jan 4th 2009, 1:52 am
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Re: OMG!!! PR visa's received. Off we go...
After what feels like weeks of stalking the postman, the long awaited PR visas plopped through the letterbox this morning
So..... it's all booked and we leave on Weds 31.12.08 Now rushing round like headless chickens trying to get everything into order for when the taxi arrives on Weds morning.
Good luck to the rest of you waiting for news from CHC.
So..... it's all booked and we leave on Weds 31.12.08
Now rushing round like headless chickens trying to get everything into order for when the taxi arrives on Weds morning.Good luck to the rest of you waiting for news from CHC.
Jan 7th 2009, 7:27 am
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Re: OMG!!! PR visa's received. Off we go...
wow, only 2 months to get pr after applying? that´s fast!! is that the standard processing time if you apply with the bcpnp nomination certificate??
Jan 7th 2009, 9:19 am
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Re: OMG!!! PR visa's received. Off we go...
PR processing does seems very quick through London at the moment if you are on PNP. I am on NS PNP and are now waiting for passports to be returned after submitting PR application at the end of October
PNP is the way to go
Jan 8th 2009, 4:41 am
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Re: OMG!!! PR visa's received. Off we go...
No not 2 months after applying if you are referring to my message.I applied in about August ,thats when they started processing evrything still very quick,just still waiting for my passports!!!!!
Jan 8th 2009, 5:18 pm
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Re: OMG!!! PR visa's received. Off we go...
Our's was really quick:-
job offer 15/11/07,
PNP applied for 29/11/07, PNP Nom rec 17/12/07,
PR applied for -CHC London 29/1/08,
WP applied for 4/2/08, WP approved 18/2/08,
Med req 23/2/08, Meds taken 29/2/08,
Passports dropped of 3/4/08, Collected on 17/4/08.
Landed 08/05/08 & loving it!
job offer 15/11/07,
PNP applied for 29/11/07, PNP Nom rec 17/12/07,
PR applied for -CHC London 29/1/08,
WP applied for 4/2/08, WP approved 18/2/08,
Med req 23/2/08, Meds taken 29/2/08,
Passports dropped of 3/4/08, Collected on 17/4/08.
Landed 08/05/08 & loving it!
