Landing experience - Ambassador Bridge

[siroccoon]

I am excited to share the news that I did my landing at Ambassador bridge last weekend. I will add the conversation here which could possibly help some of you guys, if you have a question I would be happy to help as well.

Entered from US by road, stopped at the border. I handed over the passports and the COPR documents.

Officer: Hi, what brings you to Canada?
Me: We are here to do the landing formalities.
Officer: Are you moving here permanently?
Me: No, just to finish off the landing, since the validity of IM-1 visa is about to expire
Officer: how long you will be in Canada?
Me: Two weeks
Officer: Whose vehicle is this?
Me: Its mine, I have the title
Officer: Does it have XX (State) plates?
Me: Yes, will be driving back to the States and I am not importing it right now
Officer: OK please go inside the immigration office

Inside the office,
Officer: Welcome, how can I help you?
Me: We are here to complete the landing
Officer: Can I have your passport, COPR? Do you have the list of goods bringing into Canada?
Me: Its just clothing, but I have goods to follow
Officer: Have you completed the goods to follow form?
Me: No, I do not see one with the COPR. Do i get the form here?
Officer: Of course yes! make sure you list out all the goods otherwise those will be taxable when you move here permanently.
Officer: Do you have a local address here?
Me: Yes I do.
Officer: whose address is that?
Me: my friend's address.
Officer: The PR cards have to be sent to a local address and we dont recommend them going to anyone else. I am not sending you the cards now because you have not moved here permanently now. Once you move your goods you can ask for the cards to be sent out. Also you are not eligible for OHIP coverage till the time you move in here to settle
Me: I can authorize you to send the PR cards there to my friend;s address, rest of the documents like OHIP I dont really need them now because i have full coverage from States
Officer: OK, provide me the address. You will get the cards in 8 weeks time. If not you contact the number on the form [I am not asked to fill up any form during landing other than goods to follow]

We drove into Canada as permanent residents!! 8) ;D

Good luck to all of you who are on the path to PR, this forum really helped my questions earlier and I thank all of you again. I will continue to contribute on this forum.

Cheers.

 

[rks0101]

Hi Siroccoon,

Cheers for the vivid description!!

+1 to you for sharing.

Thx

 

[roberto_hongo]

First of all, congrats on landing!

Just a quick question: Judging from what you described, I'm assuming you are from US, which is a visa exempt country. So, if I'm understanding correctly, if your passport is from one of the visa exempt countries, you can just do the landing, have your PR card sent to a trusted local address while you can stay out of Canada, and come back some time later without your PR card on hand as long as your passport is valid?

 

[siroccoon]

First of all, congrats on landing!

Just a quick question: Judging from what you described, I'm assuming you are from US, which is a visa exempt country. So, if I'm understanding correctly, if your passport is from one of the visa exempt countries, you can just do the landing, have your PR card sent to a trusted local address while you can stay out of Canada, and come back some time later without your PR card on hand as long as your passport is valid?

Roberto - Sending PR card is the same for everyone, they will send it out to a Canadian address only. By the way I am not a US national. Using COPR I can drive back here anytime to collect my PR card or have my friend Fedex it out to me.

 

[roberto_hongo]

siroccoon,

Thanks. So if you have COPR, and valid passport, we can just get out and into Canada while waiting for the PR card?

 

[nov1061]

siroccoon,

Thanks. So if you have COPR, and valid passport, we can just get out and into Canada while waiting for the PR card?

Hi,
you can travel only with the CoPR if you are visa exempt or if you travel to the US by car. Otherwise you need a travel document in order to get back to Canada.

 

[roberto_hongo]

Hi nov1061,

I see. Thanks. That clears up a lot of things I was concerned with. I'm from a visa exempt country, so knowing that I can travel in and out of Canada with COPR is really good for my future plans.

 

[cecpet]

Siroccoon,

I did +1 for you, because you describe your experience very well.

 

[nov1061]

Siroccoon,

I did +1 for you, because you describe your experience very well.

Thanks for that.

 

[siroccoon]

Thanks All.

If you have goods to follow, make sure you prepare a list before you arrive there. I made the list at the office and I missed few things