First PR Card

[russ6970]

After MHA got involved my card application was approved magically a week later. Also got an email from the processing office apologizing for the delay and citing some internal technical issues as the reason. Getting MHA involved seems to have worked. Nobody should ever need to resort to this though. Good news at last

 

[armoured]

After MHA got involved my card application was approved magically a week later. Also got an email from the processing office apologizing for the delay and citing some internal technical issues as the reason. Getting MHA involved seems to have worked. Nobody should ever need to resort to this though. Good news at last

Just because I'm not certain, what's an mha?

 

[russ6970]

Just because I'm not certain, what's an mha?

I think it means member of house of assembly. Basically they are MP's/politicians

 

[armoured]

I think it means member of house of assembly. Basically they are MP's/politicians

Ah, Newfoundland & Labrador! Blushing, I did not know provincial deputies there called MHA. Thanks.

 

[russ6970]

The MHA that contacted IRCC was Federal not provincial. Immigration is a Federal issue. I only got the Provincial one involved, as it was affecting my Healthcare.

 

[armoured]

The MHA that contacted IRCC was Federal not provincial. Immigration is a Federal issue. I only got the Provincial one involved, as it was affecting my Healthcare.

Federal are called MPs regardless of province (member of capital P Parliament.) Provincial are members of whatever-the-legislature-is-called, eg MPP MLA mha etc.

 

[russ6970]

Got PR card today! Phew, that was a slog

 

[MsBeat]

HI,

I'm in Canada and getting increasingly frustrated and worried about getting my first PR card. I received my COPR document on the 31st of December 2020. Applied for my first card early January of this year. Since then, nothing. I see my COPR document has an expiry date on it. Have tried contracting IRCC several times through phone and webform, but just get the generic reply saying they are processing applications from Afghanistan first and on the phone they say hang up if you are not in that category.

My question is, what happens if COPR expires. I'm sure I seen somewhere that I was automatically landed, due to Covid and I was already in Canada. I would like to travel next year at some point, but you either can't without a PR card or need to get a PRTD document.

Has anyone managed to get in contact with them recently?

Thanks

Hi, do you mean that you have entered Canada as visitor before getting the COPR and then you use your online PR Portal to confirm the PR status? I have a similar situation now and would like to know once you confirm your PR status using the online portal, how long have you waited for the PR card? I would like to travel after getting the PR card.

 

[russ6970]

Hi, do you mean that you have entered Canada as visitor before getting the COPR and then you use your online PR Portal to confirm the PR status? I have a similar situation now and would like to know once you confirm your PR status using the online portal, how long have you waited for the PR card? I would like to travel after getting the PR card.

I am in Canada and was landed virtually. I've been here since 2015. I have never left since getting COPR. I applied for my card in paper application and I just received it last week. So it took 13 months