COPR and coronavirus
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August last I suppose as our passports are stucked at vfs,, and what’s the expiry date of your copr.
Hi Hammad, congrats on your arrival! I believe PHAC is going to call you during quarantine. How many times did they call you and when did they call?
US to Canada Drive for PR Landing - Long Post:
I drove from Ohio to Toronto on 19th June. I received my PR in Feb with COPR expiring in July , so I was sure I'm exempt from traveling restrictions. Even then to be on safe side, I called IRCC agent explained my situation. Agent confirmed that I can travel and also sent me an email stating that I am exempt from traveling restrictions. That email was a generic email stating all PR's issued before March 18th are eligible to travel and self quarantine details. This email was backup proof just in case if CBSA agents question my travel. A day before travel I called CBSA Windsor and explained my travel plan. She also agreed that I can travel and confirmed there will be no issues. I had to do all this because last month when I called CBSA there was a different information shared with me regarding the Quarantine Act, Border closure and they overruled IRCC travel exemption and confirmed that I can't travel.
Documents I carried: COPR copies of Family, Passports, Appartment lease confirmation copy with address, goods carrying list, my US bank statement.
After crossing tunnel,at the entry point CBSA agent asked about reason for travel, verified COPR, Passports and lease proof copy. Asked statutory questions about weapons, cash and drugs. Then he showed a building and asked to stop in parking. Another Agent came to car, asked us to stay in car, collected all the documents asked about Appartment, Car import(it was rental car, so I told no car import process), good carrying list, asked about any goods to follow(I said no since I don't have anything) and told that another agent will come to get signatures.
After 5mins another agent came, asked 2 statutory questions and showed us places where to sign. I had to sign for my child also. She showed all stamps that were put on COPR copies and handed us one set, stroked off visa in passport, asked whether to staple copr copy to passport for which I said no so handed us separately, quickly explained about 14 day self quarantine, told that PR cards will be delivered in a month and told "Welcome to Canada and you are now PR". No one asked about PoF or my Canada employment letter. I have no intentions to go back to US, so its this is not applicable for people who want to do soft landing.
It took 15mins for the entire immigration process and we were in our Car all this time. Currently I'm in self quarantine, managing with friends delivering stuff at door.
Let me know if you have any questions.
I drove from Ohio to Toronto on 19th June. I received my PR in Feb with COPR expiring in July , so I was sure I'm exempt from traveling restrictions. Even then to be on safe side, I called IRCC agent explained my situation. Agent confirmed that I can travel and also sent me an email stating that I am exempt from traveling restrictions. That email was a generic email stating all PR's issued before March 18th are eligible to travel and self quarantine details. This email was backup proof just in case if CBSA agents question my travel. A day before travel I called CBSA Windsor and explained my travel plan. She also agreed that I can travel and confirmed there will be no issues. I had to do all this because last month when I called CBSA there was a different information shared with me regarding the Quarantine Act, Border closure and they overruled IRCC travel exemption and confirmed that I can't travel.
Documents I carried: COPR copies of Family, Passports, Appartment lease confirmation copy with address, goods carrying list, my US bank statement.
After crossing tunnel,at the entry point CBSA agent asked about reason for travel, verified COPR, Passports and lease proof copy. Asked statutory questions about weapons, cash and drugs. Then he showed a building and asked to stop in parking. Another Agent came to car, asked us to stay in car, collected all the documents asked about Appartment, Car import(it was rental car, so I told no car import process), good carrying list, asked about any goods to follow(I said no since I don't have anything) and told that another agent will come to get signatures.
After 5mins another agent came, asked 2 statutory questions and showed us places where to sign. I had to sign for my child also. She showed all stamps that were put on COPR copies and handed us one set, stroked off visa in passport, asked whether to staple copr copy to passport for which I said no so handed us separately, quickly explained about 14 day self quarantine, told that PR cards will be delivered in a month and told "Welcome to Canada and you are now PR". No one asked about PoF or my Canada employment letter. I have no intentions to go back to US, so its this is not applicable for people who want to do soft landing.
It took 15mins for the entire immigration process and we were in our Car all this time. Currently I'm in self quarantine, managing with friends delivering stuff at door.
Let me know if you have any questions.
I am not sure about extra baggage policy for Air India.
For domestic flight (Vistara), they said I will not be allowed to check-in an extra 23 kg bag even if I purchase it online ( along with one 23kg which is currently allowed in domestic). So i just dropped my plans to take an additional bag. It was confusing since they were still allowing to purchase excess baggage online. Better to call domestic airline and confirm.
Hello there!
Thanks a lot!
I didn't receive any calls; but i did get multiple emails stating that they may call and it reminded me of the COVID19 protocols etc.
Can anyone please help me on this, I have to raise webform so would be helpful for me to modify the content if someone out here can clarify... Thanks in advance
Oh that's strange. No call at all during quarantine? Earlier posters said they got called (https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/missed-call-from-canadian-authorities-during-self-isolation.688209/)
Well, congrats on surviving quarantine too!
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