Corona Virus threat to Travel , COPR expires on 24th April 2020

[bellaluna]

This was updated just yesterday:

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/coronavirus-special-measures.html

If you’ve been approved for permanent residence Latest update: March 15, 2020
If your permanent residence application has been approved, but you can't travel to Canada before your documents expire, use the web form to tell us why you can’t travel.

Once it’s possible for you to travel, use the web form to let us know. We’ll then give you more detailed instructions regarding restarting the processing of your permanent residence application.

If your confirmation of permanent residence has already expired
Use the web form to explain why you couldn’t travel.

Once it’s possible for you to travel, use the web form to let us know. We’ll then give you more detailed instructions regarding restarting the processing of your permanent residence application.

 

[CanImmigrant_sa]

This was updated just yesterday:

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/coronavirus-special-measures.html

If you’ve been approved for permanent residence Latest update: March 15, 2020
If your permanent residence application has been approved, but you can't travel to Canada before your documents expire, use the web form to tell us why you can’t travel.

Once it’s possible for you to travel, use the web form to let us know. We’ll then give you more detailed instructions regarding restarting the processing of your permanent residence application.

If your confirmation of permanent residence has already expired
Use the web form to explain why you couldn’t travel.

Once it’s possible for you to travel, use the web form to let us know. We’ll then give you more detailed instructions regarding restarting the processing of your permanent residence application.

Approved permanent residence applications (COPR and PRV)
Permanent residence applicants who are in possession of a confirmation of permanent residence (COPR) and permanent resident visa (PRV) and inform us, by submitting a web form to IRCC, that they are unable to travel within the validity of their documentation should be processed as follows:

• Valid COPR and PRV: In an effort to reduce the number of cancelled COPRs and PRVs, a note should be placed in the file explaining that the applicant is unable to travel, and the file should be brought forward to the expiration date of the COPR and PRV. If the applicant informs IRCC that they can travel prior to the COPR and PRV expiration, they are encouraged to use their existing COPR and PRV to land.

 

[CanImmigrant_sa]

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/service-delivery/coronavirus/permanent-residence.html#Approved_permanent_residence

 

[Huda_suddiqui]

Wrong. Until you actually land as a PR, you are a foreign national with no rights to enter Canada.

But you are not landing

Just spoke to a CBSA officer, she told me that people with approved COPR cannot come in to Canada and do their landing right now. Would next step be filling the webform for an extension or wait for further announcements? Mine expires this June 2020.
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Just spoke to a CBSA officer, she told me that people with approved COPR cannot come in to Canada and do their landing right now. Would next step be filling the webform for an extension or wait for further announcements? Mine expires this June 2020.

what does she mean by right now? Is here any time limit? Like Monday night or Tuesday?

 

[Huda_suddiqui]

please ignore my last msgs; my phone is playing up

 

[Huda_suddiqui]

Just spoke to a CBSA officer, she told me that people with approved COPR cannot come in to Canada and do their landing right now. Would next step be filling the webform for an extension or wait for further announcements? Mine expires this June 2020.

I just wanted to ask what does she meant by right now. I am flying tomorrow so panicking a little.

 

[Paramvir22rana]

Hello guys
Can someone share steps they are following on this situation. I have a flight on 21st.
what should we do? Whom should we contact?
any updates

 

[musicengg]

https://www.canada.ca/en/transport-canada/news/2020/03/new-measures-for-covid-19-response.html

Banning entry of foreign nationals by air travel from all countries except the U.S.
Under the Aeronautics Act, the Minister of Transport will require air carriers on flights to Canada to deny boarding to any passenger who is not a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, and has resided in any country other than the U.S. in the last 14 days.

For practical purposes, the denial of boarding would apply to:

• all foreign nationals on flights to Canada other than trans-border flights, and
• any foreign national on a trans-border flight who has resided outside the US and Canada in the last 14 days.

In simple terms, you cannot board a plane to Canada if you have been outside of Canada or the United States in the last 14 days, unless you are a Canadian Citizen, Canadian Permanent Resident or in transit to a 3rd country.

The measure will come into force on Wednesday, March 18, at 12:00 p.m. (noon) EDT. It would not apply to air crews, travelers arriving in Canada in transit to a third country, Canadian Permanent Residents, diplomats, or immediate family members of Canadian citizens.

 

[Tam_anna]

https://www.canada.ca/en/transport-canada/news/2020/03/new-measures-for-covid-19-response.html

Banning entry of foreign nationals by air travel from all countries except the U.S.
Under the Aeronautics Act, the Minister of Transport will require air carriers on flights to Canada to deny boarding to any passenger who is not a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, and has resided in any country other than the U.S. in the last 14 days.

For practical purposes, the denial of boarding would apply to:

• all foreign nationals on flights to Canada other than trans-border flights, and
• any foreign national on a trans-border flight who has resided outside the US and Canada in the last 14 days.

In simple terms, you cannot board a plane to Canada if you have been outside of Canada or the United States in the last 14 days, unless you are a Canadian Citizen, Canadian Permanent Resident or in transit to a 3rd country.

The measure will come into force on Wednesday, March 18, at 12:00 p.m. (noon) EDT. It would not apply to air crews, travelers arriving in Canada in transit to a third country, Canadian Permanent Residents, diplomats, or immediate family members of Canadian citizens.

Thanks for the information

 

[Calig1rl]

I just wanted to ask what does she meant by right now. I am flying tomorrow so panicking a little.

I know the ban is effective March 18 but the lady at the CBSA just flat out said no not right now, even if I didn't say I was planning to land today or within the next 2 days. It's all a bit confusing right now so I'm just waiting for more a detailed announcement in the coming days. Good luck to you, let us know about your experience!

 

[Ronnieramir]

Hello expert.
Im a permanent resident of canada Id holder. I go back here in the Philippines to take a vacation and bring my family to canada but they only got COPR. Out flight schedule to go back is smon March 19. Are we still allowed to enter canada even if they closed the boarders? Does my wife and kids consider as Permanent resident even they only got COPR?

 

[Ronnieramir]

Hello. Thus the canada still allowe us to enter on march 19th even we only got COPR?

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Hello expert.
Im a permanent resident of canada Id holder. I go back here in the Philippines to take a vacation and bring my family to canada but they only got COPR. Out flight schedule to go back is smon March 19. Are we still allowed to enter canada even if they closed the boarders? Does my wife and kids consider as Permanent resident even they only got COPR?

No, they are not PRs. They are foreign nationals and right now, the exemption to travel only specifies immediate family of Canadian citizens, so it remains to be seen if it includes family members of PRs.

 

[Huda_suddiqui]

Thanks for the information

Is this self isolation mandatory like Australia and New Zealand or they are merely asking as a preventive measure? We have a return flight of Thursday night.

 

[sudheer_thota]

I don't need to check with anyone. People who have not landed as PRs are NOT residents; they are foreign nationals.

It's upto you if you want to check or not. I don't really care.
Point here is not about being citizens or foreign nationals. It's about if you can travel with COPR or not. You can stay back if you don't want to travel.

For others on the Forum, you may refer to the below link and decide.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/service-delivery/coronavirus/permanent-residence.html#Approved_permanent_residence