@wick_sran What question do they ask specifically when they ask if you are ready to travel? what timeline do they give? if the expiry of medicals is too close can you ask them to extend medicals and re issue copr so you can travel later than 2 months? I ask cause I cannot leave my job short notice.
COPR and coronavirus
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Just landed in Canada few hours back.
Primary things focussed are arriveCan, covid reports. No ask of AL during boarding. (Post 18 march copr with valid PRV and with extended family AL)
AL was asked for during Landing immigration. Verbal ask about supporting funds.
Covid report checked again.
Then stamped for landing on CoPRs. Address for PR card asked for and finally a warm 'Welcome to Canada' greeting.
Total landing process took 10-15mins max.
Currently quarantining in hotel for 3 days.
Primary things focussed are arriveCan, covid reports. No ask of AL during boarding. (Post 18 march copr with valid PRV and with extended family AL)
AL was asked for during Landing immigration. Verbal ask about supporting funds.
Covid report checked again.
Then stamped for landing on CoPRs. Address for PR card asked for and finally a warm 'Welcome to Canada' greeting.
Total landing process took 10-15mins max.
Currently quarantining in hotel for 3 days.
Congrats mate.
I have observed a large decrease in number of posts in this thread. I guess people are frustrated. So am I. All this keeping us at the door is so annoying. Im wondering when the borders will be open for post March COPRs.
Stay safe
Hi there,
Sorry this doesnt address your query, but could you please let us know how long it took to receive your pr card starting from the day of landing?
Congrats! Please what is IRCC's number
My friend, the most depressing part is that NO process is being followed. Who gets an AL and when they get it is ALL RANDOM.
Our new COPRs are useless.
I've been waiting for 7 months now with an expired COPR and received a new PPR request on Friday, and most likely it will be accompanied by a letter saying that I cannot travel because of travel restrictions.
It seems like the logic of Canada is that COPR holders who don't have any family in Canada, worked hard to earn points on their own, and do not reside in the US are the most contagious people in the world who must not be allowed into Canada.
Ik would really like to know what is the difference between pre/post 18 March CoPR holders...
And what is the difference between an US/European/Asian post 18 March CoPR holder.
If an US CoPR holder isn't a danger... Why would another one be a danger?
Hey brother,
I feel so sorry for you. I know what you feel and this feeling simply sucks. My AOR comes from Dec 2018. It's been over 2 years right now then. Although my application has been approved a few months ago, my passport has been stuck at the consulate and they are not going to stamp it with COPR until the travel restrictions are lifted.
Nothing else but to wait and deal with frustration.
I would say stay strong. But to hell with it. How long can we all wait? A year of our life has been wasted.
take care
Proactively' means did medical without waiting for medical request.
(On 2 Dec after replying to 2 Oct email, I received an email refusing to process the application. The refusal letter mentioned my request cannot be processed due to expired medical exams. So I went to certified medical centre and re-did medical exams and uploaded proof via webform. ')
For those didn't reply to 7 point email, or replied 'not ready to travel', here is my update:
I replied to the 7 point email as 'Not ready' in January and just received a reply. I have been given 2 options:
- travel in April, and they will provide the AL. If I select this option and fail to travel by the provided date, I will need to submit a new application I want to settle in Canada later.
- or, re-do medical. They will review and re-issue a COPR.
I chose to re-do my medical exam, given I just accepted a job, and it won't be long before I can get my vaccine done in the UK. So it makes sense for me to wait a little longer. I really appreciated the options I have been given and how considerate they are with the situation.
I had an update on my account on Friday last week, with my status changed to in process. Then this Monday I received the email. It looks like they are really speeding up. I know a lot of you are frustrated and wanting to move asap, I hope you get what you want from Canadian government soon.
I replied to the 7 point email as 'Not ready' in January and just received a reply. I have been given 2 options:
- travel in April, and they will provide the AL. If I select this option and fail to travel by the provided date, I will need to submit a new application I want to settle in Canada later.
- or, re-do medical. They will review and re-issue a COPR.
I chose to re-do my medical exam, given I just accepted a job, and it won't be long before I can get my vaccine done in the UK. So it makes sense for me to wait a little longer. I really appreciated the options I have been given and how considerate they are with the situation.
I had an update on my account on Friday last week, with my status changed to in process. Then this Monday I received the email. It looks like they are really speeding up. I know a lot of you are frustrated and wanting to move asap, I hope you get what you want from Canadian government soon.
@guocamole Hi dear, can you update on what happens next. I am pretty much in the same boat, great job I just started, my copr hasnt expired yet but I would be willing to wait a bit longer before travelling. so wondering if the extension option is viable...
Best.
Hi there
Could you please elaborate on the first option? Do they mean you will have to restart your application from scratch? If you could quote their exact words it would be helpful.
In my case I didnt reply to the 7 pt email but still ended up receiving the AL. The AL clearly mentions that if I'm unable to travel before AL expiry date then I will undergo COPR and PRV re-issuance process again.
I just replied today. I expect they will send me a medical request (within 90 days according to the email, but certainly hope it's going to be quicker than that) and I will need to re-do it. My COPR expired in May 2020 though, so I am not sure if you can reference this. I will update once I have any progress anyway.