Question in title. I am a US citizen/passport holder, Canadian PR as of Aug 2021, but have not yet received my first PR card. I recently traveled to the States for 2 weeks and upon return to Canada through YYC, I gained entry at a self-service kiosk by scanning my US passport, since I do not have a PR card. I knew something was a little off, as the kiosk asked how many days I would be staying in Canada as if I were a visitor, but when I explained my situation to the customer service rep who was standing nearby, he told me to just put in a random number of days for the declaration and then explain my situation in person to the border officer.
I thought this made sense, so I followed those instructions. However, after the machine printed my declaration, I was directed straight through to my connecting flight without having any chance to talk to a border agent. (Unrelated, but since we did not go through the regular border crossing agents, no one checked our ArriveCan, negative COVID test results, proof of vaccination, etc either, which I found very strange and off-putting, considering what a big deal was made about the necessity of having all those documents in hand when crossing the border...)
I'm wondering if the fact that I technically entered Canada as a "visitor" this time will cause any issues down the line, since I am also Canadian PR and probably should have entered the country under that status? Any steps I should take to fix this? Thanks in advance to anyone who may have some insight!!
I thought this made sense, so I followed those instructions. However, after the machine printed my declaration, I was directed straight through to my connecting flight without having any chance to talk to a border agent. (Unrelated, but since we did not go through the regular border crossing agents, no one checked our ArriveCan, negative COVID test results, proof of vaccination, etc either, which I found very strange and off-putting, considering what a big deal was made about the necessity of having all those documents in hand when crossing the border...)
I'm wondering if the fact that I technically entered Canada as a "visitor" this time will cause any issues down the line, since I am also Canadian PR and probably should have entered the country under that status? Any steps I should take to fix this? Thanks in advance to anyone who may have some insight!!
