Damaged card abroad

[Laurahd]

Hello

My husband traveled few days ago due to a funeral. We are supposed to join him. His pr card is broken in two but readable. All the stories I read are of people who didn't have their pr card with them and they were stranded. I am curious if anyone was able to board a flight with a damaged card. The person at the consulate told him to apply for a one-way visa/authorization to enter (I guess he was talking about the PTRD) or say that his card broke on the way to the airport.

I know about the PTRD but just want to find out if anyone was able to travel in this case, especially if you were traveling with young kids.

 

[Ponga]

Hello

My husband traveled few days ago due to a funeral. We are supposed to join him. His pr card is broken in two but readable. All the stories I read are of people who didn't have their pr card with them and they were stranded. I am curious if anyone was able to board a flight with a damaged card. The person at the consulate told him to apply for a one-way visa/authorization to enter (I guess he was talking about the PTRD) or say that his card broke on the way to the airport.

I know about the PTRD but just want to find out if anyone was able to travel in this case, especially if you were traveling with young kids.

Yikes! I don't recall ever seeing a post like this. How did the card `break'?

So...when you say that it's `readable', that must be visually readable and NOT readable by a kiosk, or machine at the airport, right? If the `strip' is intact, it may (marginally) make the situation a bit less dire, but I can't say for certain.

If your husband is a U.S. citizen, he wouldn't even need the PR Card to return to Canada via a commercial carrier, but I'll guess that he is not a U.S. citizen. He should report the card as being damaged to IRCC and apply for a PRTD ASAP.

Good luck!

 

[canuck78]

Hello

My husband traveled few days ago due to a funeral. We are supposed to join him. His pr card is broken in two but readable. All the stories I read are of people who didn't have their pr card with them and they were stranded. I am curious if anyone was able to board a flight with a damaged card. The person at the consulate told him to apply for a one-way visa/authorization to enter (I guess he was talking about the PTRD) or say that his card broke on the way to the airport.

I know about the PTRD but just want to find out if anyone was able to travel in this case, especially if you were traveling with young kids.

Apply for a PRTD and ask for it to be expedited and submit proof or your return travel ticket. Without the PRTD they will not be able to fly into Canada unless they are a US citizen. Also report thar the card is damaged to IRCC and ask for a replacement to be sent to your home in Canada. I would take a picture of the damaged PR card and keep it for the time being.