CoPR - PR processing border & visiting Canada just for PR and will leave

[hereicomecanada]

Hello

I reside in California, USA and received CoPR valid for 6 months, until end of August 2016. I want to visit Canada, may be 3 days, and apply for PR with a friend's address and leave for US. I have couple of questions:

1. Can I visit Canada for 3 days just to apply PR and leave the country?
2. Can I provide my friend's address for CIC to mail my PR card?
3. Is there a border office that processes immigration near Vancouver or Niagra Falls where I can apply for PR?

I appreciate your time.

Thank you

 

[ckshah1498]

I have same planning also having same questions..i hope some one answer our questions

Thanks

 

[Asivad Anac]

Hello

I reside in California, USA and received CoPR valid for 6 months, until end of August 2016. I want to visit Canada, may be 3 days, and apply for PR with a friend's address and leave for US. I have couple of questions:

1. Can I visit Canada for 3 days just to apply PR and leave the country?
2. Can I provide my friend's address for CIC to mail my PR card?
3. Is there a border office that processes immigration near Vancouver or Niagra Falls where I can apply for PR?

I appreciate your time.

Thank you

Yes, Yes and Yes. Search the forum for 'flagpoling' to understand the process at land borders - all of it wouldn't apply to you but some of it would give you insights on what to expect when you reach the border.

 

[ckshah1498]

HI all any one guide us

i am in DC,USA

1. Can I visit Canada for 3 days just to apply PR and leave the country?
2. Can I provide my friend's address for CIC to mail my PR card?
3. Is there a border office that processes immigration nearNiagra Falls where I can apply for PR?

i dont want to go for flag poling option

 

[Asivad Anac]

HI all any one guide us

i am in DC,USA

1. Can I visit Canada for 3 days just to apply PR and leave the country?
2. Can I provide my friend's address for CIC to mail my PR card?
3. Is there a border office that processes immigration nearNiagra Falls where I can apply for PR?

i dont want to go for flag poling option

Show up at any of these places.

 

[yogigal]

Show up at any of these places.

Hello @Asivad Anac

I have a similar question.

Here are the details / questions
1. I just received my passport and my visa is stamped from 5th March 2016 to 23rd July 2016 for first entry. Is it fairly common for the first entry visa duration to be so short? I was under the assumption that I would get atleast a year to make my first landing , which gives one enough time to plan a move to a new country. Was this assumption false? OR has there been a recent change in rules?

2. Due to professional circumstances, I won't be able to leave my home country in a span of 4 months. Is it possible for me to make a short trip to Canada and apply for a PR and then return to my home country while awaiting the PR card? What sort of problems can I run into , in this scenario?

3. Can I provide a friend's address in Canada for the PR to be mailed? Alternatively , can I be honest and provide my address in home country for the PR to be mailed?

4. If my friend receives my PR and mails it to me , what sort of problems can i encounter on my 2nd entry into Canada , assuming that the 2nd time around I will be arriving in the country fully prepared to settle?

5. Does a PR card become invalid if I leave the country when it is issued? For instance , do they match the dates of travel on my passport and then check that this person wasn't in Canada when the PR card was received? What should I watch out for , in this case?

Please help me. Thanks a bunch. As usual , you have helped me immensely through my entire application process.

 

[Asivad Anac]

Hello @Asivad Anac

I have a similar question.

Here are the details / questions
1. I just received my passport and my visa is stamped from 5th March 2016 to 23rd July 2016 for first entry. Is it fairly common for the first entry visa duration to be so short? I was under the assumption that I would get atleast a year to make my first landing , which gives one enough time to plan a move to a new country. Was this assumption false? OR has there been a recent change in rules?

COPR validity is 1 year from date of medicals or passport expiry, whichever is earlier. So the assumption was false.

2. Due to professional circumstances, I won't be able to leave my home country in a span of 4 months. Is it possible for me to make a short trip to Canada and apply for a PR and then return to my home country while awaiting the PR card? What sort of problems can I run into , in this scenario?

Yes. No problems at all. Make a short trip, stay for a couple of days, get your SIN and open a bank account while you're in Canada.

3. Can I provide a friend's address in Canada for the PR to be mailed? Alternatively , can I be honest and provide my address in home country for the PR to be mailed?

IRCC will only send it to addresses in Canada. So it isn't about honesty. People routinely provide their friend/relative's address.

4. If my friend receives my PR and mails it to me , what sort of problems can i encounter on my 2nd entry into Canada , assuming that the 2nd time around I will be arriving in the country fully prepared to settle?

No problem at all provided your friend is able to securely send the PR card to you in India. Next time you land, you come in as a PR so just wave your card and you're good to go.

5. Does a PR card become invalid if I leave the country when it is issued? For instance , do they match the dates of travel on my passport and then check that this person wasn't in Canada when the PR card was received? What should I watch out for , in this case?

No such problems.

Please help me. Thanks a bunch. As usual , you have helped me immensely through my entire application process.

 

[nskatcv]

Although making a short first trip for landing, and coming back later for permanent settlement is quite common, but it is not entirely an accepted way of affairs. Similar is the case with providing friend's address for receiving your PR card.

I agree that people do go for a couple of days to complete landing process before the expiration of single-entry visa, and give their friend's address (which is assumed by the border officers to be YOUR place of residence also, and not just A CANADIAN ADDRESS). They expect you to be physically present there to accept the card, although experience tells us that many a people do leave Canada and let their friends send the PR card over by courier etc. Also, this exercise of sending an immigration document (PR Card) across borders is a frowned upon thing, perhaps illegal too.

I can say this from my personal experience. I recently did a short landing and told the border officers that I am going to be here for a couple of days, and here is my relative's address where you may send the PR card. The officers told me this is a FRAUD to give someone else's address when you are not going to be there. I told them I will be moving to that address after some time, but not now. They said then you will have to secure a new visa/documents for re-entry to go to that address and pick up the PR card yourself, because one must be physically present to receive this. (Although people get the PR cards in regular mail all the time, but this is what the officers said to me). The officer even went as far as saying that if you are not there to receive, and the packet goes to the post office, you must go there yourself and sign to get it released.

Anyhow, given that perhaps more than 95% people who opt for short landing do receive their PR cards in their friend's/relative's mail box without hassle, I am sharing my experience. And interestingly, it's been 12 weeks now (as against the promised 6-8 weeks) and my PR card hasn't arrived yet.

Just thought that I shall share this with you guys to help you make an informed decision.

Regards

 

[yogigal]

Although making a short first trip for landing, and coming back later for permanent settlement is quite common, but it is not entirely an accepted way of affairs. Similar is the case with providing friend's address for receiving your PR card.

I agree that people do go for a couple of days to complete landing process before the expiration of single-entry visa, and give their friend's address (which is assumed by the border officers to be YOUR place of residence also, and not just A CANADIAN ADDRESS). They expect you to be physically present there to accept the card, although experience tells us that many a people do leave Canada and let their friends send the PR card over by courier etc. Also, this exercise of sending an immigration document (PR Card) across borders is a frowned upon thing, perhaps illegal too.

I can say this from my personal experience. I recently did a short landing and told the border officers that I am going to be here for a couple of days, and here is my relative's address where you may send the PR card. The officers told me this is a FRAUD to give someone else's address when you are not going to be there. I told them I will be moving to that address after some time, but not now. They said then you will have to secure a new visa/documents for re-entry to go to that address and pick up the PR card yourself, because one must be physically present to receive this. (Although people get the PR cards in regular mail all the time, but this is what the officers said to me). The officer even went as far as saying that if you are not there to receive, and the packet goes to the post office, you must go there yourself and sign to get it released.

Anyhow, given that perhaps more than 95% people who opt for short landing do receive their PR cards in their friend's/relative's mail box without hassle, I am sharing my experience. And interestingly, it's been 12 weeks now (as against the promised 6-8 weeks) and my PR card hasn't arrived yet.

Just thought that I shall share this with you guys to help you make an informed decision.

Regards

Thanks for this ! I am still debating whether I should go the short landing route but in the short span of time that I have at hand, I have no option. The other option would be to let the visa expire .

Are there more people with experiences such as yours?

 

[canvis2006]

there is absolutely no need to tell them you're here for couple of days. Just tell them you've come, and that xxxxxxxxxxxx is the address of PR Card delivery. That's it.

When you deal with Govt, only tell what's asked/required.
Do NOT volunteer additional or unnecessary information because of excitement and it would be ok.

 

[Asivad Anac]

there is absolutely no need to tell them you're here for couple of days. Just tell them you've come, and that xxxxxxxxxxxx is the address of PR Card delivery. That's it.

When you deal with Govt, only tell what's asked/required.
Do NOT volunteer additional or unnecessary information because of excitement and it would be ok.

This.

 

[yogigal]

This.

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Thank you !!!

 

[nskatcv]

there is absolutely no need to tell them you're here for couple of days. Just tell them you've come, and that xxxxxxxxxxxx is the address of PR Card delivery. That's it.

When you deal with Govt, only tell what's asked/required.
Do NOT volunteer additional or unnecessary information because of excitement and it would be ok.

What do you do when the first question the border officers ask is 'How long are you going to stay in Canada?'

and then second question: what's your address going to be (which could actually be just a hotel near the border and not your friend's address way up into the state or {even out-of-state} that you want as the address for the PR card).

Regards

PS: Incidentally, I received (after I had posted my first post here) a response from CIC web portal that they need 2 photos with newer specifications. I am surprised that I didn't get such a request directly from CIC during, or immediately after landing, but now only after I had put up a Case Specific Query after 2 months passed and no PR card arrived. What a waste of time!

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

there is absolutely no need to tell them you're here for couple of days. Just tell them you've come, and that xxxxxxxxxxxx is the address of PR Card delivery. That's it.

When you deal with Govt, only tell what's asked/required.
Do NOT volunteer additional or unnecessary information because of excitement and it would be ok.

On the other hand, you can always say that you do not have an address right now and you'll update them later when you find a place to live. I believe we would have to update the address in the myCIC account, isn't it?

 

[ckshah1498]

hi

can any one guide me i am going for first time landing by car via peace bridge
i have plan for short stay

1. What do you do when the first question the border officers ask is 'How long are you going to stay in Canada?'
2. i have COPR letter on which photos already attached so its required to take new CIC specification photos?

guide me asap