What checks do new immigrants in Canada have to go through?

# Canadian Immigrants # Introduction How should new immigrants prepare to enter Canada? I believe everyone will be nervous when they immigrate for the first time. What checks do new immigrants in Canada have to go through? Come and study together.

1. luggage preparation

Try not to choose a hard-shell suitcase! It will be easier to deform! The checked suitcase is equipped with a TSA lock (with a small red sign). If it is not equipped with a TSA lock but locks itself, Canadian Customs has the right to forcibly open your suitcase.

Everyone can take 1 10,000 Canadian dollars with them. If the quantity exceeds, you need to declare it to the customs. I suggest you take less cash.

The voltage in Canada is 1 10V/60Hz, so you can bring a universal adapter in advance when you use household appliances in Canada. Most chargers for mobile phones and computers are compatible with Canadian 1 10V voltage, but the interfaces are different ~ Don't buy a transformer!

Boarding preparation

On international flights, especially the first flight to Canada, everyone should arrive at the airport at least three hours in advance.

After entering the airport, look for the counter on the TV wall where you can check your flight and change your boarding pass. Find the counter and get the boarding pass. When checking in, please note that if you buy a connecting ticket, your luggage can be hung directly, and you don't need to take it out for inspection when you transfer, thus reducing the waste of precious transfer time.

After check-in, you can take your carry-on luggage and boarding pass to the border inspection. Fill in the exit registration card outside the border inspection channel, pay attention to the passport number, not the ID number ~

Then you can queue up at the border crossing. During the border inspection, the public security personnel will ask you a few simple questions, then put a stamp on your passport, and you can go to the security inspection. After the security check, you can go to the boarding gate, check your passport and boarding pass, and check the boarding pass number according to the number on the suitcase.

2. Import guide plate

People usually enter from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and Vancouver International Airport (YVR).

Vancouver International Airport (YVR)

Before arriving at Vancouver or Toronto airport, the flight attendant will give you a Canadian entry registration card (customs declaration card), which has two sides, one in English and the other in French, and fill it out on the plane (only the English side), so you don't have to fill it out at the Canadian border inspection site.

The ID number on the card is the passport number, not the ID number. The following is a sample entry registration card. Students who are afraid of problems can get familiar with it in advance. International students should be able to read the English on the card, but they really can't. The flight attendant may have instructions in Chinese, or ask the passengers nearby (according to my experience, most passengers are from China).

After getting off the plane, line up according to the prompts to reach the entry area. The immigration officer will check your customs declaration card, passport and visa here, and check with the actual items according to the contents of the declaration form.

Immigration officials will also ask you some questions, such as the purpose of your visit, where you are going, what you brought, and so on. Remember to answer truthfully and translate if necessary.

After the immigration officer stamps, you can pick up the checked baggage.

After you get your luggage, you will pass the second Canadian Border Services Agency checkpoint, which is mainly aimed at your luggage to see if there is anything to declare and anything prohibited from entering the country. So if you bring any gifts, it is not recommended to wrap them, and they may be opened.

After completing the above operations, you may be asked to make a second inspection. Don't panic, just check the information about your entry.

You may ask some more in-depth questions, or you may check your luggage, or pay customs duties, or record and declare the financial bills of 10000 Canadian dollars or its equivalent that you carry with you, and complete some written materials for your smooth entry.

Prepare the competition materials

When you get off the plane, follow the instructions to the customs entry hall and ask the Canadian Immigration Bureau for a study permit.

Prepare your passport, visa, customs declaration form (already filled out on the plane), the original admission notice and the visa letter from the Canadian Embassy in China (if it is the first time to enter China) in advance.

Then when it's your turn to go to the immigration officer's counter, give the materials to the immigration officer. The immigration officer will also ask you some questions in English, such as which university to stay in Tacova and when to go home.

You must answer in English, and then he will take back your landing paper, issue you a study permit and put it directly on your passport. The immigration staff will also stamp your passport and customs application form.

skill

When foreign students enter the country for the first time, please queue up for the study permit, and don't rush to get their luggage.

Because the Canadian immigration law stipulates that the immigration officer at the landing point has the right to refuse entry to anyone, and the immigration officer has the right to refuse entry to you if he is not satisfied with your answer. A study permit is very important. It shows the school and course you are attending, and the validity period of your visa.

Then you can get your luggage! Follow the "exit" sign, take the customs declaration form in your hand and give it to the customs officer at the door. At this time, you may be randomly checked for luggage. If you don't need to transfer, you can walk out of the airport according to the signs at the airport exit, arrive at the airport pick-up hall, and return the baggage car.

If you need to transfer in Canada, you must check your luggage again. Go to the "domestic check-in" counter, where you can get your boarding pass and deliver your checked baggage.

Next, just look for the boarding gate according to the boarding pass number. It is suggested that the transit time is about 3 hours, so as to have enough time to handle the transfer.

Common English signs of Canadian airports

Domestic departure terminal

flight number

International terminal, international departure terminal

boarding gate

Domestic flight registration domestic boarding

customs

Immigration Canada

Postentry guide

When entry or transit is blocked at the airport with a valid passport and visa, first of all, you should truthfully explain the reasons for entry or transit to the competent authorities, and at the same time understand the reasons for the blockage (you have the right to ask the other party to provide translation services).

If the request is not responded by the relevant departments, you can ask to contact the Chinese Embassy in Canada (6 13-7893434) for help.

If there is enough transit time, you can call your family to report your safety. There is a pay phone at the airport. Remember to add 0086 and area code before the phone number, for example, to call Beijing: 0086 (country area code)+10 (Beijing area code)+(phone number).

Of course, it may be more convenient to report peace to your family through WeChat now. Canadian airports basically have free wifi and do not need mobile phone verification. You can also handle international roaming of mobile phones in advance or open traffic that can be used abroad.

In case of emergency around the world, please contact:

Global Consular Protection and Service Emergency Call Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (24 hours): 12308