Want to share this great experience for clarifying the situation like this.
I am a PR of Canada with PR Card expired in 2015. Had researched a lot how to enter CANADA and found that until a Citizenship judge revoke your PR you remain a PR even after expiry of the Card.
On 17 August 2017 I gave a try through the land border with USA. I can not ride a commercial vehicle with an expired card. Hence I took a taxi from Buffallow Niagara Airport to the US Boarder post at Rainbow bridge and walked towards 'to Canada' sign. I entered Canada with two bags in my hand through rainbow bridge by walk.
The attending officer ( a gentle lady) asked very nominal questions and filled out the yellow slip and called an officer for secondary interview.
Then I was taken to the sideby office. The officer behaved very gently and offered me a sit.
Then three/four of them conducted extensive search ( God knows what they were discussing as the law is very clear in this regard) for almost two hours with my papers without having a single dialogue with me. Only the officer who took me to the office with him just asked about my present position. I readily told him that yes I have breached the RO and I am under an appeal with IAD and the appeal has not yet heard or decided.
After two hours of my patient sitting one officer called me and tried to tell me the impact and consequence of RO breach and it took around 3 minutes and he let me enter Canada.
I took a taxi from outside the CBSA office and proceeded towards TORONTO. The bothersome part was the waiting doing nothing.
I think it is the only punishment they could give to the RO breached people.
As per the act a PR can not be denied entry if he has no other inadmissability reason like criminal record or health issue.
While I was planning this I consulted a lawyer who demanded CAN $ 4900 for the purpose. They offered me that they will accompany me to the CBSA office and argue on behalf of me.
If I engaged them they would have robbed off the money doing nothing as they do not require to do nothing.
I have shared my personal experience.
Finally, the CBSA officers were all very gentle and well behaved.
I am a PR of Canada with PR Card expired in 2015. Had researched a lot how to enter CANADA and found that until a Citizenship judge revoke your PR you remain a PR even after expiry of the Card.
On 17 August 2017 I gave a try through the land border with USA. I can not ride a commercial vehicle with an expired card. Hence I took a taxi from Buffallow Niagara Airport to the US Boarder post at Rainbow bridge and walked towards 'to Canada' sign. I entered Canada with two bags in my hand through rainbow bridge by walk.
The attending officer ( a gentle lady) asked very nominal questions and filled out the yellow slip and called an officer for secondary interview.
Then I was taken to the sideby office. The officer behaved very gently and offered me a sit.
Then three/four of them conducted extensive search ( God knows what they were discussing as the law is very clear in this regard) for almost two hours with my papers without having a single dialogue with me. Only the officer who took me to the office with him just asked about my present position. I readily told him that yes I have breached the RO and I am under an appeal with IAD and the appeal has not yet heard or decided.
After two hours of my patient sitting one officer called me and tried to tell me the impact and consequence of RO breach and it took around 3 minutes and he let me enter Canada.
I took a taxi from outside the CBSA office and proceeded towards TORONTO. The bothersome part was the waiting doing nothing.
I think it is the only punishment they could give to the RO breached people.
As per the act a PR can not be denied entry if he has no other inadmissability reason like criminal record or health issue.
While I was planning this I consulted a lawyer who demanded CAN $ 4900 for the purpose. They offered me that they will accompany me to the CBSA office and argue on behalf of me.
If I engaged them they would have robbed off the money doing nothing as they do not require to do nothing.
I have shared my personal experience.
Finally, the CBSA officers were all very gentle and well behaved.
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