Landing - how do I do that? :)

[Lady_Ashka]

Hi all,

so me and my husband are going to drive down to a land border with the US (I already live in Canada as a temporary resident) with my COPR to land.
1. What do I say when I show up at the US land border? That I am here to complete the immigration procedure for Canadian permanent residency?
2. Will they ask me to drive down further into the US than the crossing and then come back, or point to some kind of a lane we can take to turn around to the Canadian side?
3. And what does the CBSA officer ask, exactly?
4. What does he do?
5. I assume the last/first entry dates on my COPR which are not correct will not impede the landing (as all passport and personal details on the COPR are correct)? And when I ask the officer if he can correct those on the basis of my passport it will not make him suspicious/result in him refusing to land me?
6.
7. Do we fill in a form for the PR card with him?
8. Will he ask me to fill in a customs card too? All my stuff has been in Canada since 2014 (when I moved here as a temporary resident) - is that going to be a problem?

Thanks for all the help

 

[rj2301]

Hi all,

so me and my husband are going to drive down to a land border with the US (I already live in Canada as a temporary resident) with my COPR to land.
1. What do I say when I show up at the US land border? That I am here to complete the immigration procedure for Canadian permanent residency?
2. Will they ask me to drive down further into the US than the crossing and then come back, or point to some kind of a lane we can take to turn around to the Canadian side?
3. And what does the CBSA officer ask, exactly?
4. What does he do?
5. I assume the last/first entry dates on my COPR which are not correct will not impede the landing (as all passport and personal details on the COPR are correct)? And when I ask the officer if he can correct those on the basis of my passport it will not make him suspicious/result in him refusing to land me?
6.
7. Do we fill in a form for the PR card with him?
8. Will he ask me to fill in a customs card too? All my stuff has been in Canada since 2014 (when I moved here as a temporary resident) - is that going to be a problem?

Thanks for all the help

Hi,
Here are the answers from my experience of Flagpole.

1. Tell them that you are doing flagpole to complete my COPR.
2. You can just drive to the border services office on US side, they won't ask you to drive any further.
3. CBSA officer will ask you to show him COPR papers and identification, just routine info.
4. He will give you yellow paper to give to CBSA officer at canadian side to finish landing process.
5. I honestly doesn't know about incorrect dates, you might want to call IRCC helpline numbers or someone from here has any input in it.
7. CBSA officer will keep one copy of COPR ro finish landing process, you do not have to fill out any paper for PR card.
8. they did not ask me to fill out any custom cards.

Hope this helps
--RJ

 

[Lady_Ashka]

Hi,
Here are the answers from my experience of Flagpole.

1. Tell them that you are doing flagpole to complete my COPR.
2. You can just drive to the border services office on US side, they won't ask you to drive any further.
3. CBSA officer will ask you to show him COPR papers and identification, just routine info.
4. He will give you yellow paper to give to CBSA officer at canadian side to finish landing process.
5. I honestly doesn't know about incorrect dates, you might want to call IRCC helpline numbers or someone from here has any input in it.
7. CBSA officer will keep one copy of COPR ro finish landing process, you do not have to fill out any paper for PR card.
8. they did not ask me to fill out any custom cards.

Hope this helps
--RJ

Thanks very much for sharing your experience!

Would anyone else feel like confirming this? Just gathering as much info as possible before the big day on Tuesday!

 

[Lady_Ashka]

Also, what do I bring with me? My COPR and passport and work permit (for my current status). Anything else?

 

[canuck_in_uk]

1. What do I say when I show up at the US land border? That I am here to complete the immigration procedure for Canadian permanent residency?
2. Will they ask me to drive down further into the US than the crossing and then come back, or point to some kind of a lane we can take to turn around to the Canadian side?
3. And what does the CBSA officer ask, exactly?
4. What does he do?
5. I assume the last/first entry dates on my COPR which are not correct will not impede the landing (as all passport and personal details on the COPR are correct)? And when I ask the officer if he can correct those on the basis of my passport it will not make him suspicious/result in him refusing to land me?
7. Do we fill in a form for the PR card with him?
8. Will he ask me to fill in a customs card too? All my stuff has been in Canada since 2014 (when I moved here as a temporary resident) - is that going to be a problem?

1. Tell CBP you are flagpoling.

2. No. They will give you an admin refusal slip and turn you around.

3. Exactly? Something along the lines of "Whatcha doin'?"

4. The primary officer will direct you to secondary to land.

5. No suspicion and you will not be refused.

7. You don't fill in anything. The landing officer will request your PR card.

8. No, you will not be asked to fill out a customs card and no, your stuff being in Canada isn't an issue.

Also, what do I bring with me? My COPR and passport and work permit (for my current status). Anything else?

Nothing else.

 

[Lady_Ashka]

1. Tell CBP you are flagpoling.

2. No. They will give you an admin refusal slip and turn you around.

3. Exactly? Something along the lines of "Whatcha doin'?"

4. The primary officer will direct you to secondary to land.

5. No suspicion and you will not be refused.

7. You don't fill in anything. The landing officer will request your PR card.

8. No, you will not be asked to fill out a customs card and no, your stuff being in Canada isn't an issue.


Nothing else.

Thanks Canuck! Ok, I think I am ready now! . Big day tomorrow!

PS the 'admin refusal slip' sounds omnious : what is that?

 

[profiler]

PS the 'admin refusal slip' sounds omnious : what is that?

They are allowing you to leave and to return to Canada (forgot passport, no visa, etc). Not ominous. BTW congrats and go get landed already!

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Thanks Canuck! Ok, I think I am ready now! . Big day tomorrow!

PS the 'admin refusal slip' sounds omnious : what is that?

An admin refusal is nothing, just a piece of paper that CBP gives you to show CBSA that you actually left Canada and therefore can land. It's not a real refusal, doesn't have to be mentioned and will not impact any future travel to the US.

 

[Lady_Ashka]

An admin refusal is nothing, just a piece of paper that CBP gives you to show CBSA that you actually left Canada and therefore can land. It's not a real refusal, doesn't have to be mentioned and will not impact any future travel to the US.

Thanks! That saves me a lot of worry!

 

[cdnrics]

Just one thing I remember when I landed either I suppose to have $10,000 or employer letter. I showed them employer letter and CBSA didn't ask me for $10,000. So I am not sure if its still required or not.

 

[MilesAway]

Just one thing I remember when I landed either I suppose to have $10,000 or employer letter. I showed them employer letter and CBSA didn't ask me for $10,000. So I am not sure if its still required or not.

Did you land as a PR through PNP or FSW? If so, that would explain the proof of funds requirement. That is not required for Family Class.

 

[cdnrics]

FSW..

 

[Lady_Ashka]

FSW..

I think it's unlikely I will need that, seen as how employment was not a prerequisite of my immigration approval (I assume you were a provincial nominee?), but I will bring my work permit, which confirms my status as temporary resident at the time of landing. I'll admit, I never heard of proof of funds being needed when landing through spousal sponsorship (also because the sponsor and the sponsored person sign an undertaking agreement), but I assume that, if they do ask me for proof of funds, then my credit cards and my husband's credit cards should suffice. I am not bringing anything else (and nothing on the IRCC website suggests anything like that is needed, it says to bring COPR, proof of status (my WP in this case) and passport).

 

[MilesAway]

Proof of funds is only a requirement for the economic classes. Family Class does not have that requirement.