Thanks a lot for the heads up - I should also expect the background check status change again prior to DM/PPR. Best of luck with your application!
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My wife got plane ticket to enter canada at the end of august , but she is now wondering if she can enter or not because she received her copr and visa after march 18 2020 her cousin told her she may not be able to enter since she read a new rule posted on a website on 2020/7/24
Hi, will you post the website link here? I have checked IRCC official website, there is no news or no update mentioned that immediate family members will be excluded from the exemption restriction group since July 24, 2020.
While this webpage was lastly updated on July 24th I don't believe the travel exemption rule for immediate family members has changed: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/coronavirus-covid19/travel-restrictions-exemptions.html
well it shows that immediate family can travel to Canada and this is has not change,
Foreign nationals who are eligible to travel to Canada
To be eligible to travel to Canada as a foreign national, you must meet the requirements for either
You must also have a quarantine plan that shows how you’ll quarantine for 14 days when you arrive in Canada. This plan is mandatory.
Foreign nationals who are eligible to travel to Canada
To be eligible to travel to Canada as a foreign national, you must meet the requirements for either
You must also have a quarantine plan that shows how you’ll quarantine for 14 days when you arrive in Canada. This plan is mandatory.
From My cousin wife the information about it where on IRCC website , as you guy's I went to their website to see if something had change but nothing, maybe she read the part for NON-resident... somehow if you find something new let me know ! I will do the same if I get new information thank's for your answer's !
Similarly my background check status has been updated again to "We are processing your background check. We will send you a message if we need more information" as of this morning.
Information I got is :
Canada prohibits non-essential travel
Except in the following cases:
• Canadian citizens, permanent residents and their immediate family members returning to Canada;
• Essential workers
• Transit passengers
so mean if you never enter canada before you cannot enter ?? because said immediate family who's returning canada ??
the source is :https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/g0Lb2hBQNcHrZ7MVZhPd9Q
translate into english from chinese language !
Canada prohibits non-essential travel
Except in the following cases:
• Canadian citizens, permanent residents and their immediate family members returning to Canada;
• Essential workers
• Transit passengers
so mean if you never enter canada before you cannot enter ?? because said immediate family who's returning canada ??
the source is :https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/g0Lb2hBQNcHrZ7MVZhPd9Q
translate into english from chinese language !
Great! Actually after I compared with GCMS notes and my application timeline, I found out when the background check status is changed to 'Your application is in progress.', it means the background check is paused by the VO. Because my background check was changed to 'Your application is in progress' on Jan 2, 2020, GCMS notes was marked the interview request made on Dec 30, 2019.Similarly my background check status has been updated again to "We are processing your background check. We will send you a message if we need more information" as of this morning.
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I saw this pose in Wechat as well before you shared. I think it's the travel restrictions for Canadian, not applicable for family reunion.
Travel restrictions
To limit the spread of COVID-19, the Government of Canada advises Canadians to avoid all discretionary travel outside of Canada until further notice. Non-discretionarytravel means travelling for reasons that are essential or non-optional.
The Governments of Canada and the United States have temporarily suspended discretionary travel across the Canada-US border. These restrictions remain in place.
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Hi all,
Received a medial surveillance undertaking document today. Just want to understand if my understanding is correct, upon landing and within 30 days my spouse will need to bring this letter to a health authority and have them update her medical condition is that the purpose of this letter?
Thank you very much, cheers to all and stay safe.!
Received a medial surveillance undertaking document today. Just want to understand if my understanding is correct, upon landing and within 30 days my spouse will need to bring this letter to a health authority and have them update her medical condition is that the purpose of this letter?
Thank you very much, cheers to all and stay safe.!
If you got your CoPR, but haven’t landed
If we sent you a CoPR, but you haven’t been able to go to one of our offices in Canada to validate it, we’ll contact you to tell you what to do.
You should not travel to a port of entry to validate your CoPR. This is not considered essential travel and you won’t be able to validate it this way.
Due to COVID-19, we have a new process to confirm permanent resident status. We don’t need a CoPR for this new process if you applied from within Canada.
If we sent you a CoPR, but you haven’t been able to go to one of our offices in Canada to validate it, we’ll contact you to tell you what to do.
You should not travel to a port of entry to validate your CoPR. This is not considered essential travel and you won’t be able to validate it this way.
Due to COVID-19, we have a new process to confirm permanent resident status. We don’t need a CoPR for this new process if you applied from within Canada.
Travelling from any country other than the US
If we issued your confirmation of permanent residence (CoPR) on or before March 18, 2020, you
Check the issue date in the Application Details section of your CoPR to see if this applies to you.
it<s a bit mixed up on this website geez !!
If we issued your confirmation of permanent residence (CoPR) on or before March 18, 2020, you
- are exempt from the travel restrictions and
- can travel to Canada with your CoPR to settle and live in Canada as a permanent resident
Check the issue date in the Application Details section of your CoPR to see if this applies to you.
it<s a bit mixed up on this website geez !!
