Belmingham to Vancouver by Car for PR without PR card

[dublinfunk]

Hi,

I was fortunate enough to land a consultancy job that have headquarters in Denver Colorado USA. The work is for clients in Canada hence my clients will be in Canada while HQ is in Denver.

Now I am planning to land on the last week of April and by the looks of it I am looking at 49 days before PR card is issued. I called HR and they told me that the company has no offices outside of their Denver office. I am guessing that the first week I start work (1st week of May), they will ask me to go to their Denver office.

My question now is the following:

I know that I do not have the PR card and there is a possibility that they ask me to go to Denver. What I was planning was to fly from Vancouver to Denver then on my return trip, fly from Denver back to Belmingham Washington and take a Limo taxi (cost USD 150 or so) back to Vancouver.

I plan to just present my passport (non-visa exempt) and my COPR at the border.

Question 1: Is the rented limo taxi considered as private used vehicle because similar to renting a car, I rented a car with a driver (since I am not familiar with road rules yet)

Question 2: Can someone confirm that presenting the Passport and COPR at the land border is perfectly fine. The links in CIC website is confusing as it always talks about applying for PR.

Thank you very much!

 

[Ponga]

Transportation companies, which would seem to include limo/taxi service, are required to ensure that a person travelling to Canada has the appropriate documentation for that entry. If they don’t, the carrier may deny them boarding since the Federal government can hold them responsible for transporting someone who may be denied entry to Canada.

I suggest you contact the limo company and ask what their policy is for someone in your situation.

 

[spyfy]

Why don't you just get a one-way rental for a car from Bellingham to Vancouver (or, instead, Seattle to Vancouver)? I doubt that it will be more expensive than the limo and since you drive the rental car, it's a private vehicle and you won't need to worry about the limo situation.

 

[Buletruck]

Or you could take a taxi to the border, walk up to the border and do the crossing and arrange to have a taxi/limo waiting on the Canadian side. One way rental from the US to Canada would be a pain and expensive.

 

[dublinfunk]

thanks, isnt hiring a private limo similar to renting a car? I can drive my problem is that it would have been 1 week since I arrive in canada. I am not yet familiar with the road.

Has anyone done this? I know about the contractual obligations of public carriers such as bus. I am not sure about the limo.

 

[Ponga]

thanks, isnt hiring a private limo similar to renting a car? I can drive my problem is that it would have been 1 week since I arrive in canada. I am not yet familiar with the road.

Has anyone done this? I know about the contractual obligations of public carriers such as bus. I am not sure about the limo.

Yes, but a limo may not be seen as a private vehicle, because the driver is being hired to drive you.

Again, I suggest you contact the limo company to see what their policy is...or better yet, take Buletruck's advice.

 

[Buletruck]

Just doing quick calculations, it will cost about $400 CDN to rent a car (Budget) at the airport in Bellingham for a day and return it to the Vancouver airport. A taxi from the Peace Arch to North Van is about $111 CDN. Probably about the same from Bellingham to the peace arch as well.

http://www.numbeo.com/taxi-fare/city_result.jsp?country=Canada&city=Vancouver

 

[dublinfunk]

wow thanks guys! I will do that

 

[dublinfunk]

I have done some researching. So does it mean that when I reach Canadian border, I just need to present to them my Passport (Non-exempt country) and my COPR and they will let me in? I just basically need to get back to the border in order or will they order me to file for the travel document in Los Angeles?

Has someone actually did this?