After flying to Canada to claim residency

[CandyCane]

We're from the U.S. and my husband claimed his residency in Canada and flew back to the U.S. Does he need a travel document for when we drive to Canada to move?

 

[CDNPR2014]

i'm assuming you mean he landed as a permanent resident and you are asking if he needs the PR travel document when crossing by land? if that is correct, then no, he does not need a PR travel document to cross by land. he will need his passport and COPR, if he does not have his pr card yet. if he has his pr card, then he only needs to use that.

 

[Ponga]

If he hasn't received his PR card, he should travel with his COPR document. This will prove that he has landed as a PR of Canada.

 

[CandyCane]

i'm assuming you mean he landed as a permanent resident and you are asking if he needs the PR travel document when crossing by land? if that is correct, then no, he does not need a PR travel document to cross by land. he will need his passport and COPR, if he does not have his pr card yet. if he has his pr card, then he only needs to use that.

Yes that's right. So If we flew he would need a travel document?

 

[Ponga]

No, since U.S. citizens are exempt from the eTA requirement.

 

[CandyCane]

If he hasn't received his PR card, he should travel with his COPR document. This will prove that he has landed as a PR of Canada.

What if we flew by air? I guess then he would need a travel document.

 

[CandyCane]

Ok thanks so much, I got an email the other day and it was saying something about if you are outside Canada, you need a travel document. Thanks again!

 

[CDNPR2014]

What if we flew by air? I guess then he would need a travel document.

he can get on a plane with his passport, and he can use his copr at immigration to enter canada.

 

[Bcboundboy]

We're from the U.S. and my husband claimed his residency in Canada and flew back to the U.S. Does he need a travel document for when we drive to Canada to move?

When you drive to Canada, you need nothing more than you already have. The certificate of permanent residency proves he's a PR, and can be used at the land border.

If you fly to Canada, unusually, you need nothing more than you already have. US citizens can fly to Canada on a US passport with no eTA, and the COPR then proves he's a PR and will allow him in at the border.

Other nationalities would need additional paperwork to fly in, because they need an eTA to board the plane, and PRs cannot get an eTA. This means the only way for them to get on the plane is a PR card (the COPR is not adequate proof). So you might see advice that that is needed, but because you're an American/Canadian couple, it doesn't apply to you.

 

[CandyCane]

Thanks everyone for the helpful information.