Questions for Andrew Miller & other experts
Feb 28th 2003, 12:33 pm
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Questions for Andrew Miller & other experts
Hi!
In my last message, in which I told you that finally I got it and
posted my timeline, I also asked some questions, as nobody answered
here I go again, this time with an extra one.
1) How much money do I have to show at landing, just the minimun for
my family size or all the money that was written in the forms ?
2) What kind of questions are asked at the landing interview ?
3) What happends if some months after landing, somebody in my family
gives me some money as a gift. Would I have to pay income tax on that
?
Thanks a lot.
Marcelo
In my last message, in which I told you that finally I got it and
posted my timeline, I also asked some questions, as nobody answered
here I go again, this time with an extra one.
1) How much money do I have to show at landing, just the minimun for
my family size or all the money that was written in the forms ?
2) What kind of questions are asked at the landing interview ?
3) What happends if some months after landing, somebody in my family
gives me some money as a gift. Would I have to pay income tax on that
?
Thanks a lot.
Marcelo
Feb 28th 2003, 12:47 pm
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Re: Questions for Andrew Miller & other experts
Marcelo wrote:
> 3) What happends if some months after landing, somebody in my family
> gives me some money as a gift. Would I have to pay income tax on that
> ?
I'll leave the answers to your first two questions to others more
knowledgable than me in those areas. (No doubt Aikido will pop some
stupid message in here as a response to that - but he should be ignored
- I don't attempt to answer questions I know little about where he posts
something however meaningliess on just about any topic!)
You do not have to pay taxes on gifts from others in Canada. You only
have to pay taxes on any income from investing that gift of money. Just
ensure that the gift is documented and demonstrably genuine. (Some
folks have attempted to dodge taxation on investment income by gifting
money to and from relatives abroad before finally bringing it to
Canada.)
> 3) What happends if some months after landing, somebody in my family
> gives me some money as a gift. Would I have to pay income tax on that
> ?
I'll leave the answers to your first two questions to others more
knowledgable than me in those areas. (No doubt Aikido will pop some
stupid message in here as a response to that - but he should be ignored
- I don't attempt to answer questions I know little about where he posts
something however meaningliess on just about any topic!)
You do not have to pay taxes on gifts from others in Canada. You only
have to pay taxes on any income from investing that gift of money. Just
ensure that the gift is documented and demonstrably genuine. (Some
folks have attempted to dodge taxation on investment income by gifting
money to and from relatives abroad before finally bringing it to
Canada.)
Feb 28th 2003, 2:50 pm
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Re: Questions for Andrew Miller & other experts
1) You need to have funds (or acceptable proof of) in at least the minimum
required amount. But note that amount you declared in your application was
also a factor in assessing your abilities to establish yourself and your
family in Canada, thus you should have at least good explanation (with solid
evidence) where the rest of money is and when it will be transferred.
2) This is what Immigration Manual says about the landing process:
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12.2 Examination of foreign nationals with permanent resident visas
When an applicant in possession of a permanent resident visa applies for
landing at a port of entry, the role of the immigration officer is to:
- Verify the person's identity;
- Confirm that information on the permanent resident visa is correct;
- Establish that the applicant complies with all requirements of the Act and
Regulations and is not inadmissible;
- Confirm that the applicant's marital, common-law, or family status has not
changed since the issuance of the permanent resident visa;
- Confirm that the applicant and their dependants (whether accompanying or
not) still meet the requirements of the class of immigrants under which the
permanent resident visa was issued;
- impose and explain any appropriate conditions;
- welcome the new permanent resident to Canada and provide information about
programs and services available to assist in integration into Canadian
society.
The Regulations require that a foreign national in possession of a permanent
resident visa who is presenting themselves for landing, must inform an
officer:
- if their marital status has changed since the visa was issued (R51(a)(i));
- of any other facts relevant to the issuance of the visa that have changed
since the visa was issued, or that the foreign national failed to disclose
at the time the permanent resident visa was issued.(R51(a)(ii)).
12.5 Verifying information on the permanent resident visa
The officer should verify the information on the permanent resident visa by
comparing it with the passport to confirm basic data, and then review the
form with the person concerned to ensure that the information they initially
provided has not changed. The officer then completes the fields in the
permanent resident visa relevant to the granting of permanent resident
status.
The examining officer should:
- examine the passport and any other identity documents provided
- use the applicant's passport and other identity documents to confirm that
each name is correctly spelled and that the family and first names are
clearly identified.
- verify the date of birth with the identity documents provided by the
applicant. The day and month are sometimes transposed due to different
international systems for displaying the date.
- correct any typographical errors by placing an asterisk beside the word
and making the correction in the remarks section at the bottom of the [IMM
1000].
- check the information on sex and marital status, particularly when dealing
with common-law relationships and accompanying dependants. If there has been
a change in marital status it may be necessary to amend the permanent
resident visa.
- in cases where there is a sponsor or accompanying dependants, confirm the
familial relationship to the sponsor or head of family.
- confirm that the permanent resident visa is still valid and has not
expired.
- confirm that the applicant has passed medicals and the validity has not
expired.
- confirm that the applicant intends to establish permanent residence in
Canada.
- ensure that a visa officer has signed the permanent resident visa.
- Confirm that the applicant, especially if in the independent category, has
sufficient financial resources to support themselves and those dependant on
them for care and support without the need for Adjustment Assistance Program
(AAP), provincial social assistance benefits and that they do not come
within the meaning of section A39. Persons who have been sponsored or
persons who have been issued visas as government assisted refugees can
generally be accepted as having adequate settlement arrangements that would
not place them within the meaning of section A39 of the Act. Every
principal applicant should have in hand, $10,000 Canadian dollars plus $2000
for each dependant. This includes cash, money orders and travellers
cheques.
- verify the information contained on the permanent resident visa for all
members of the family travelling together before authorizing permanent
residence.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Note that the above is just a portion of several pages of Immigration Manual
dealing with landing process.
3) Gifts (as long as they are genuine and well documented) are tax free.
--
../..
Andrew Miller
Immigration Consultant
Vancouver, British Columbia
email: [email protected]
(delete REMOVE from the above address before sending email)
For confidential phone consultation go here:
http://members.yahoo.liveadvice.com/andrewmiller_canada
________________________________
"Marcelo" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi!
> In my last message, in which I told you that finally I got it and
> posted my timeline, I also asked some questions, as nobody answered
> here I go again, this time with an extra one.
> 1) How much money do I have to show at landing, just the minimun for
> my family size or all the money that was written in the forms ?
> 2) What kind of questions are asked at the landing interview ?
> 3) What happends if some months after landing, somebody in my family
> gives me some money as a gift. Would I have to pay income tax on that
> ?
> Thanks a lot.
> Marcelo
required amount. But note that amount you declared in your application was
also a factor in assessing your abilities to establish yourself and your
family in Canada, thus you should have at least good explanation (with solid
evidence) where the rest of money is and when it will be transferred.
2) This is what Immigration Manual says about the landing process:
----------------------------------------------------------------
12.2 Examination of foreign nationals with permanent resident visas
When an applicant in possession of a permanent resident visa applies for
landing at a port of entry, the role of the immigration officer is to:
- Verify the person's identity;
- Confirm that information on the permanent resident visa is correct;
- Establish that the applicant complies with all requirements of the Act and
Regulations and is not inadmissible;
- Confirm that the applicant's marital, common-law, or family status has not
changed since the issuance of the permanent resident visa;
- Confirm that the applicant and their dependants (whether accompanying or
not) still meet the requirements of the class of immigrants under which the
permanent resident visa was issued;
- impose and explain any appropriate conditions;
- welcome the new permanent resident to Canada and provide information about
programs and services available to assist in integration into Canadian
society.
The Regulations require that a foreign national in possession of a permanent
resident visa who is presenting themselves for landing, must inform an
officer:
- if their marital status has changed since the visa was issued (R51(a)(i));
- of any other facts relevant to the issuance of the visa that have changed
since the visa was issued, or that the foreign national failed to disclose
at the time the permanent resident visa was issued.(R51(a)(ii)).
12.5 Verifying information on the permanent resident visa
The officer should verify the information on the permanent resident visa by
comparing it with the passport to confirm basic data, and then review the
form with the person concerned to ensure that the information they initially
provided has not changed. The officer then completes the fields in the
permanent resident visa relevant to the granting of permanent resident
status.
The examining officer should:
- examine the passport and any other identity documents provided
- use the applicant's passport and other identity documents to confirm that
each name is correctly spelled and that the family and first names are
clearly identified.
- verify the date of birth with the identity documents provided by the
applicant. The day and month are sometimes transposed due to different
international systems for displaying the date.
- correct any typographical errors by placing an asterisk beside the word
and making the correction in the remarks section at the bottom of the [IMM
1000].
- check the information on sex and marital status, particularly when dealing
with common-law relationships and accompanying dependants. If there has been
a change in marital status it may be necessary to amend the permanent
resident visa.
- in cases where there is a sponsor or accompanying dependants, confirm the
familial relationship to the sponsor or head of family.
- confirm that the permanent resident visa is still valid and has not
expired.
- confirm that the applicant has passed medicals and the validity has not
expired.
- confirm that the applicant intends to establish permanent residence in
Canada.
- ensure that a visa officer has signed the permanent resident visa.
- Confirm that the applicant, especially if in the independent category, has
sufficient financial resources to support themselves and those dependant on
them for care and support without the need for Adjustment Assistance Program
(AAP), provincial social assistance benefits and that they do not come
within the meaning of section A39. Persons who have been sponsored or
persons who have been issued visas as government assisted refugees can
generally be accepted as having adequate settlement arrangements that would
not place them within the meaning of section A39 of the Act. Every
principal applicant should have in hand, $10,000 Canadian dollars plus $2000
for each dependant. This includes cash, money orders and travellers
cheques.
- verify the information contained on the permanent resident visa for all
members of the family travelling together before authorizing permanent
residence.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Note that the above is just a portion of several pages of Immigration Manual
dealing with landing process.
3) Gifts (as long as they are genuine and well documented) are tax free.
--
../..
Andrew Miller
Immigration Consultant
Vancouver, British Columbia
email: [email protected]
(delete REMOVE from the above address before sending email)
For confidential phone consultation go here:
http://members.yahoo.liveadvice.com/andrewmiller_canada
________________________________
"Marcelo" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi!
> In my last message, in which I told you that finally I got it and
> posted my timeline, I also asked some questions, as nobody answered
> here I go again, this time with an extra one.
> 1) How much money do I have to show at landing, just the minimun for
> my family size or all the money that was written in the forms ?
> 2) What kind of questions are asked at the landing interview ?
> 3) What happends if some months after landing, somebody in my family
> gives me some money as a gift. Would I have to pay income tax on that
> ?
> Thanks a lot.
> Marcelo
Mar 1st 2003, 1:37 am
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Re: Questions for Andrew Miller & other experts
Andrew, thank you very much again for your answer, after reading that
I have one more doubt about the following:
>
> - ensure that a visa officer has signed the permanent resident visa.
>
My Confirmation of Permanent Residence is not signed, is it signed at
the port of entry ????
Thanks!
I have one more doubt about the following:
>
> - ensure that a visa officer has signed the permanent resident visa.
>
My Confirmation of Permanent Residence is not signed, is it signed at
the port of entry ????
Thanks!
Mar 1st 2003, 1:59 am
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Re: Questions for Andrew Miller & other experts
What about PR visa affixed in your passport?
--
../..
Andrew Miller
Immigration Consultant
Vancouver, British Columbia
email: [email protected]
(delete REMOVE from the above address before sending email)
For confidential phone consultation go here:
http://members.yahoo.liveadvice.com/andrewmiller_canada
________________________________
"Marcelo" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Andrew, thank you very much again for your answer, after reading that
> I have one more doubt about the following:
> >
> > - ensure that a visa officer has signed the permanent resident visa.
> >
> My Confirmation of Permanent Residence is not signed, is it signed at
> the port of entry ????
> Thanks!
--
../..
Andrew Miller
Immigration Consultant
Vancouver, British Columbia
email: [email protected]
(delete REMOVE from the above address before sending email)
For confidential phone consultation go here:
http://members.yahoo.liveadvice.com/andrewmiller_canada
________________________________
"Marcelo" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Andrew, thank you very much again for your answer, after reading that
> I have one more doubt about the following:
> >
> > - ensure that a visa officer has signed the permanent resident visa.
> >
> My Confirmation of Permanent Residence is not signed, is it signed at
> the port of entry ????
> Thanks!
Mar 1st 2003, 1:46 pm
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Re: Questions for Andrew Miller & other experts
"Andrew Miller" wrote in message news:...
> What about PR visa affixed in your passport?
>
The immigrant visa in my passport doesn't have a place to be signed,
so it isn't signed. I received a letter that explains all the things
that I have to check and it doesn't say anything about signatures, it
just says that I have to sign the papers when I arrive and not before.
Best regards,
Marcelo
> What about PR visa affixed in your passport?
>
The immigrant visa in my passport doesn't have a place to be signed,
so it isn't signed. I received a letter that explains all the things
that I have to check and it doesn't say anything about signatures, it
just says that I have to sign the papers when I arrive and not before.
Best regards,
Marcelo
Mar 1st 2003, 2:36 pm
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Re: Questions for Andrew Miller & other experts
Don't worry and follow instruction from the letter.
--
../..
Andrew Miller
Immigration Consultant
Vancouver, British Columbia
email: [email protected]
(delete REMOVE from the above address before sending email)
For confidential phone consultation go here:
http://members.yahoo.liveadvice.com/andrewmiller_canada
________________________________
"Marcelo" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "Andrew Miller" wrote in message
news:...
> > What about PR visa affixed in your passport?
> >
> The immigrant visa in my passport doesn't have a place to be signed,
> so it isn't signed. I received a letter that explains all the things
> that I have to check and it doesn't say anything about signatures, it
> just says that I have to sign the papers when I arrive and not before.
> Best regards,
> Marcelo
--
../..
Andrew Miller
Immigration Consultant
Vancouver, British Columbia
email: [email protected]
(delete REMOVE from the above address before sending email)
For confidential phone consultation go here:
http://members.yahoo.liveadvice.com/andrewmiller_canada
________________________________
"Marcelo" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "Andrew Miller" wrote in message
news:...
> > What about PR visa affixed in your passport?
> >
> The immigrant visa in my passport doesn't have a place to be signed,
> so it isn't signed. I received a letter that explains all the things
> that I have to check and it doesn't say anything about signatures, it
> just says that I have to sign the papers when I arrive and not before.
> Best regards,
> Marcelo
Mar 2nd 2003, 7:38 pm
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Re: Questions for Andrew Miller & other experts
Thanks again Andrew.
I was beginning to feel worried, it's nice to feel that everything is
OK and that I'll fly to Canada in some months and everything will be
ok.
Best regards,
Marcelo
"Andrew Miller" wrote in message news:...
> Don't worry and follow instruction from the letter.
>
> --
>
> ../..
>
> Andrew Miller
I was beginning to feel worried, it's nice to feel that everything is
OK and that I'll fly to Canada in some months and everything will be
ok.
Best regards,
Marcelo
"Andrew Miller" wrote in message news:...
> Don't worry and follow instruction from the letter.
>
> --
>
> ../..
>
> Andrew Miller
