CEC inland landing query

[kimi_pat]

Hello everyone,

First of all, I would like to thank everyone for their continuous support & assistance in this forum. I have been following this forum for a while and it has been really helpful to get help in any subjects regarding Canadian immigration.

I am a CEC inland applicant and my AOR is May 21st. I am in NA2 stage at the moment. I am hoping I will get PPR in mid to late September looking at the current progress in CEC category.

I am planning to go to India for a few months once I get my passport back with PR visa stamp. My medical expires in May 2018 so hopefully PR visa will be valid till May, 2018 as well. I want to travel to few countries in Asia and then come back to Canada. And I am a bit confused in landing procedure and PR card arrival. Please see below two options and advise which one is best:

Option – 1

Once I get PR visa stamp in my passport, I can do the landing procedure at one of many Port of Entries ( Niagara Falls ) and then leave to India in a week or two. I can give my friend’s address for PR card to be mailed to. He is also going to India in Dec so he can bring my PR card with him. I can then come back to Canada. My return date is flexible so I can wait a bit longer till I get PR card in my hand in India. So while returning to Canada, will border officials ask me how come I left the country just after landing and without receiving PR card myself? Will it create any issue? In this case, I can come back any time since I will have PR card in my hand. There will not be any limit or expiry date to enter Canada. Please confirm this if someone can.

Option – 2

Once I get PR visa stamp in my passport, I can fly to India in a week without landing. I can then stay in India and visit few countries for few months and then come back to Canada and finish landing procedure before May, 2018. In this case, will it create any issues if I would have visited few countries in Asia and have those additional visa stamps from those countries?

Option – 3

For some reason, if I don’t get my PR card while I am in India after landing, I can apply for PR Travel document and use it to enter in Canada without PR card. How difficult is the process for applying PRTD? Will border officers ask me any questions?

Option-4

While coming back to Canada, I can then fly to USA and cross the border by rental car using my COPR which is legal as I found in previous threads. In this case, will border officers ask me any questions?


Please give your input. Any advice or help would be highly appreciated. Thank you.

 

[pak25300]

I saw many threads regarding this matter.

You need to keep in mind followings:

- You will become PR as you finish your landing.
- You have a freedom to travel.
- In order to take flight back to Canada, you will need travel document.
- Unless you are severe threats to Canada, not complying the requirement of PR, committing crimes in and outside of Canada
or expelled from Canada, your PR status will be valid.

It is not important which choice you make, but rational is important.

And, don't mail PR Card. Especially for the international mail.

 

[kimi_pat]

I saw many threads regarding this matter.

You need to keep in mind followings:

- You will become PR as you finish your landing.
- You have a freedom to travel.
- In order to take flight back to Canada, you will need travel document.
- Unless you are severe threats to Canada, not complying the requirement of PR, committing crimes in and outside of Canada
or expelled from Canada, your PR status will be valid.

It is not important which choice you make, but rational is important.

And, don't mail PR Card. Especially for the international mail.

Hi @pak25300,

Thanks for your reply. How about if my friend brings my PR card with him while flying to India? And if for some reason he cannot then I can apply for PR Travel Document. I totally agree with not to mail PR card in a courier.

Please advise if you can. Thank you.

Cheers!