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raycrawford
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Posted: 29 Apr 2010 at 1:25pm |
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Can anyone share their experience on the landing interview? Is it necessary for the sponsor to travel with their spouse?How long does it take? What information is required?
Any information would be much appreciated.
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Raymond.
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dpenabill
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The process is a simple formality. No, it is not necessary for the sponsor (spouse) to accompany the landing PR.
A sponsoring spouse may, of course, accompany their immigrating spouse, and for non-English, non-French speakers this may be a larger factor in terms of providing comfort and support even though, again, it is not necessary. Most reports suggest that at an airport POE the landing immigrant is on one side of things, in a secure area, and that non-accompanying spouses are not generally allowed to enter that area. This policy may have changed recently, or may be subject to particular exceptions in some circumstances (saw recent report of this being allowed for example). You might be able to phone CBSA and ask about the particular airport (assuming your spouse will be arriving by air). It only takes a few minutes to go through the formal process itself. How long one is occupied, however, will vary depending on the queue at the particular POE where the immigrant is landing. Reports of waits a typical airport POE (Halifax, Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa) vary up to an hour or so, though occasionally longer waits are reported. If the langing PR speaks French or English fluently, it probably goes easier; otherwise an interpreter is necessary. The questions are few, mostly to confirm the information on the Confirmation of Permanent Residence, including Canadian address (which is important since that is where the PR card will be mailed), to confirm no criminal charges or convictions, confirm no changes in marital status. Sign and go. The CIC information is accurate and helpful: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/guide/section-02.asp
The above site also lists additional documents a person may want to be sure to be carrying. The admonition to not pack documents in suitcases but rather to have them at hand needs emphasis. Also see info about the day of arrival in particular: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/guide/section-03.asp
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Bureaucracy is what bureaucracy does, or When in doubt, follow the instructions. Otherwise, follow the instructions.
BTW: Not an expert, not a Can. lawyer, never worked in immigration |
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tanushree.tiku
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There is another thread on this forum for landing interview. However it wud be nice if we cud see more people sharing their personal experiences.
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dpenabill
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The "experience" itself, however, for almost all partner sponsored PRs, is not remarkable. It is, as most have suggested in the various threads including in the prior rendition of this forum as well as in other forums, a brief, formal, simple process.
Mine, for example, was very much what others had reported and what the CIC site suggests is likely. A bit of a queue, but then it was all done in maybe ten to fifteen minutes, much of which was also "waiting time" (I assume the CBSA officer handling mine was running computer checks during that five to seven minute period) . . . in my case the officer forgot to ask those few questions until he had done all the paperwork and as he was stamping things and just about to separate the different colored forms he was . . . ohhh yeah, "no criminal charges right? no change in marital status?" and I smiled, nodded, maybe uttered "yes" or "right" and he handed my part of the paperwork to me and he said, "Congratulations, you are now a Canadian." At the time I thought he was wrong . . . that I was not "a Canadian" as yet, just a PR . . . but I subsequently read the definitions in the IRPA and learned, yeah, yeah, I am now a Canadian, no longer a "FN" but a Canadian. Then there was a visit to the "customs" side of Secondary, but that too was a brief, simple, formal process . . . though I was, at the time, importing a vehicle into Canada, which requires a little extra paperwork. They never did really look at my "goods" or even inspect my vehicle . . . but it was almost 40 below that evening there (at which point Celsius and Fahrenheit are equal), the wind ripping a mean-spirited chill, and that POE's inspection area is exposed to the elements. |
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Bureaucracy is what bureaucracy does, or When in doubt, follow the instructions. Otherwise, follow the instructions.
BTW: Not an expert, not a Can. lawyer, never worked in immigration |
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