I am an inland applicant, and today was my interview to allegedly
'finalise my permanent residency'.
Appointment @ 14.30. Arrived at 14.20 - was eventually 'interviewed' at
15.10. A few simple questions (any dependents? criminal record? ever
been kicked out of a country before? etc). Now she looks at my photos -
"perfect", she says. (I made them myself - all you need is a digital
camera, photo printer, a good graphics package and some 135GSM matte paper).
Now told that PR card will be sent to me in about 6-8 weeks and that I
cannot leave the country until it has arrived (so much for
finalisation?). I am also told that I am now a full permanent resident
(wahoo?), but cannot get a SIN until PR card arrives.. great - I can
work, but cannot get paid (no such thing as emergency income tax in Canada).
It feels the same as it did before, PR didn't give me the 'magical
feeling' that I was hoping for. I was expecting to be able to go on
holidays out of the country this month but now my plans are in the hands
of Canada Post and the PR card factory in Nova Scotia.
Oh well ! .. see how things go I guess. I will say one thing though -
the whole inland system feels like driving down a long road with many
traffic lights that stay red for a long time. If I had to do it again,
I wouldn't bother ...
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