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Thursday, February 2, 2017

How to apply Canada visitor visa? PART II

How to apply Canada visitor visa? PART II

Continued form PART I Blog


 




 


 


 



 


 


Above account will control your Canada Visa Processing. Continue to upload your required information till you get upload documents page.

STEP 2 Upload Documents



STEP 3

You will be asked to pay the Visa fees.



STEP 4

Within few weeks you will receive email for sending passport. Make sure to keep checking all your spam, inbox emails. There is no other communication to confirm about your approval and sending passport. You can track status of your Visa online too.



STEP 5

Ship your passport to given address of Canadian Embassy. Use shipping service acknowledgement to track status of your shipment. Better to keep overnight shipping to ship and get it back earliest.

 




Tuesday, January 10, 2017

How to get Rebates on Electronic appliances? How to submit rebate form?

If you buy any electronic Item especially household item please ask during billing if item has rebate. Or check online for same store if Item has rebate available. If yes then do not forget to take rebate form at billing counter.


Rebate is online -
Whichever product you have brought they will have rebate site associated. Just go online search or Google it and you will find rebate site. Mostly all major appliances likes Refrigerator, dishwashers etc. rebates can be applied online. E.g. for Kitchen-aid use following link to apply online rebate for product. Once you connect select major appliances and follow the instructions.


https://kitchenaid.rewardpromo.com/


Rebate through mail -
If rebate is not online then it is written in rebate form to mail the UPC ( Universal Product Code ).
Along with that it will ask to send Original receipts of purchase and rebate form.
Keep all 3 papers in envelop and send the USPS first class mail to address given in rebate form.
UPC is barcode on product box which give price of product. To be sure you are cutting UPC from box , use the scanner from cellphone store app. Make sure you cut the UPC correctly and scan it post cutting. It should show price of product after scanning.


Tips for mail rebates
1. Take photos of UPC, Rebate form, Purchase receipt. Probably scan the UPC. Sometime photo can't be used to scan the UPC.
2. Do not club multiple rebate forms in one mail. Send separate mails.
3. Do not spend much mailing rebate forms, receipt and UPC. Keep is lowest price USPS mail options. You will be charged for mailing the papers by USPS.
4. Make sure on envelop top left corner your name address present and bottom right corner rebate center address.


Once you mail , all you need to wait. First you will get email notification once your mail is received with tracking id. All you need to wait now for it to get approved.


I am attaching my approved rebate online tracking photos. It will be similar for you as well.


Kitchen Aid Mailed on  - 1/18 and received on - 1/26 through USPS.
Once Rebate received by Kohls and Kitchen aid , it got approved in a week.
Check you Kohls rebate status here -> https://rebatetrack.com/quick/track/kohls








Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Bank Of America Cash rewards credit card benefits and limitation

Those who are planning to get Bank Of America Cash rewards card which has  1% cash back on every purchase, 2% at grocery stores and now at wholesale clubs and 3% on gas for the first $2,500 in combined grocery/wholesale club/gas purchases each quarter.


Following are unsaid facts which bank official will not tell
1. This card has $100 bonus if you apply online. Bank official will not tell you about it. So always apply it online.
2. The cash back can be redeemed to your saving / checking account, credit card account or through check. Check takes 14 days to reach your address. Now unsaid fact which might be written in terms and conditions somewhere is redeem can be done when cash back amount reaches $25 So basically you have to use credit card to spend minimum $2500 monthly to get $25.


All the best.

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

New Credit card and banking account bonuses - How to check them and how to redeem it

Every account or new credit card you open there will be always bonus offer on it. Earlier it used to referral bonuses but have not seen that happening nowadays.
If you apply to get credit card online or open new checking or saving account through bank site which has offer listed. Usually it works out if you qualify to spend mentioned amounts in particular time period. Usually Bank of America it's 90 days to satisfy all conditions.
I have missed to apply it online and went through bank for all new account's opening because of which I lose around $500 different type of bonuses. So here are thumb rules to follow for opening new accounts.


  • Always apply online from banking site which has bonuses mentioned
  • If you apply from bank then tell bank official to apply the bonus code or show the online offer
  • Always research for bonus before applying and plan accordingly
  • If bank official unable to you bonus which you see online then don't apply from bank. Go online and apply it.
  • Follow up with bank for redeeming or cashing the bonus after conditional period.
All the best. Share your experiences.