How long after PR approval do we have to land?

[jnt211]

Hi-

We are going through an Outland sponsorship from the US. We are both living in the US and will until all paperwork goes through. We are just trying to figure out how to plan life since we don’t know how long this process will take. Once everything is approved, how long do we have before we have to move/land in Canada?

Thanks
Julia

 

[kcward7]

Hi-

We are going through an Outland sponsorship from the US. We are both living in the US and will until all paperwork goes through. We are just trying to figure out how to plan life since we don’t know how long this process will take. Once everything is approved, how long do we have before we have to move/land in Canada?

Thanks
Julia

The expiry of your COPR is when you have to land by and it usually coincides with the expiry of your medical. The medical is good for one year.

 

[Hurlabrick]

Hi-

We are going through an Outland sponsorship from the US. We are both living in the US and will until all paperwork goes through. We are just trying to figure out how to plan life since we don’t know how long this process will take. Once everything is approved, how long do we have before we have to move/land in Canada?

Thanks
Julia

You may have two different questions here without realising it!

How long you have to 'land to declare PR' is one question. How long you have to 'land as a settler' is another question! You can do both together OR you can land and declare PR first, then land as settler later.

You must 'land and declare PR / activate your CoPR' before the expiry date shown on your CoPR. You can then turn around and go back to the US and finish selling up. You can then land at a later date (i.e. months or a year later) and 'land as settler' when you must have your 'goods accompanying / goods to follow' sheets stamped by CBSA.

 

[shirleyfeng1985]

The expiry of your COPR is when you have to land by and it usually coincides with the expiry of your medical. The medical is good for one year.

Would RICC ask me to get medical done again if my processing time is more than one year?

 

[kcward7]

Would RICC ask me to get medical done again if my processing time is more than one year?

Yes, they will either ask you to redo it or accept it as is depending on the officer and where you're at with the process.

 

[Hurlabrick]

Would RICC ask me to get medical done again if my processing time is more than one year?

What is critical here is the expiry date on the CoPR.

Yes, they NORMALLY make this 1 year from the date of the medical, but in a number of cases the expiry date given is more than 1 year from that date. The date given is entirely at the discretion of CIC. AIUI, if you land within the expiry date of the CoPR, then they won't ask for a new medical (assuming they have already have issued the CoPR).

If you do not land by the date on the CoPR you will have to reapply and start again from scratch. I am not sure if it is possible to ask for an extended expiry date on the CoPR (I have never heard of this).