We are set to travel in December but are unsure if he'll get his PR card by then. What are our options here? Can we enter by land? Do we for sure need a PRTD? We do have an urgent reason to go in December which is to settle a family inheritance by trial which was scheduled thinking they'd have processed our applications by then. Not sure if that's a valid enough reason to get a PRTD though. So frustrated!
We have a US Visa so we'll try that if we don't get the PR Card in time.
I am posting to reassure you that the initial response by
@armoured covered what you need to know (based on information in your posts).
Which is here:
You can apply for a PRTD and return by air, or enter by land with eg expired PR card or other to show you are a PR - in both cases as long as you are in compliance iwth the residency obligation.
And since it appears you have been settled in Canada since at least 2016, there does not appear any reason for concern about the Residency Obligation.
Which is to say, if the PR card does not arrive in time for your trip abroad, but you can return via the U.S., to cross the Canada/U.S. border using private transportation, and when you reach the border present a home country passport, there should be no problem. Presenting an expired PR card or a copy of the CoPR might make it easier, but frankly it should go fairly easily anyway.
In particular, assuming you are traveling with Mexico passports there should be no problem establishing identity and status at the Port-of-Entry.
You can ignore the other NOISE.
pitheantrhopoidprovocateurabsurdum said:
OP: don't listen to arrogant people who resort to insults and personal attacks, they are usually the least informed of all and have a complex of inferiority, which they try to compensate by obnoxious behavior. Heeding to advises coming from such individuals can be costly. So, do your best by researching the subject and , if necessary, seek legal consultation.
There are several forum participants who have made a concerted effort to do the homework, research the official sources, keep abreast of formal government information, including but not limited to the unofficial sources you cite (and recognizing that the official sources are primary and controlling), and take into consideration anecdotal reporting which many, including
@armoured,
@canuck78, and others who have not commented in this particular thread, and myself, have been following closely for YEARS. In addition to the statutory provisions and regulations, the official sources include many actual cases recounted in IAD decisions, Federal Court decisions.
For Canadians, which includes Canadian PRs (even those who . . . well, not going there), no particular documentation is necessary to be allowed entry into Canada. Proof of authorization to enter Canada that meets regulations governing who commercial carriers can allow to board their transportation (such as a commercial airline) is different. The government's general information about Canadians returning to Canada does not make precise distinctions because those tend to be more confusing than helpful. Which, frankly, is what your posts here do, tending to make things more confusing than helpful. The OP and marital partner have been PRs since 2016, and appear to have been living here during this time. They are currently IN Canada. They are making a brief trip abroad and got anxious because one of them did not get a new PR card in the mail like the other. But as long as they can travel via the U.S., as
@armoured promptly and accurately responded to their inquiry, they are almost certain to have NO problems being allowed into Canada when they arrive at a PoE on the Canada/U.S. border.
No need to complicate things here. Their situation is very simple.
By the way, for a Canadian it does not matter if the passport they carry, from another country, is visa-exempt or not. Neither will get the Canadian (citizen or PR) on a plane. To get on a plane a Canadian must show a valid Canadian status card (passport for citizens; PR card for PRs) or a Canadian issued Travel Document. If the Canadian travels via the U.S., to arrive at a PoE on the Canada/U.S. border, no particular documentation is necessary. Again, it does not matter if the passport they carry, from another country, is visa-exempt or not.
I have cited and quoted and linked the statutory provisions and regulations prescribing this, as well as unofficial government sources like the respective Operational Manuals for PoE examinations, many times in many threads here. Do a little homework and you can easily find the links . . . or do the research.
No arrogance necessary, just some homework.
