Leaving after doing landing formalities but before getting PR card ?

[reddevil666]

Hello all

I recently received my COPR docs and I am planning to land soon to complete landing formalities. The PR card will be mailed to the Canadian address of my relative and it will take 90 days for it to come. In the meanwhile, I want to come back to USA to continue my job and explore the possibility of working remotely and then moving to Canada. My question is:

1. Can the PR card be mailed to me by my relative ? (I checked the forum and it looks fine. Only issue is PR getting lost in the mail)

2. Does CIC create any hassles during re-entry some months later (provided I have my PR card) if I leave soon after doing landing formalities ? Can they ask as to how did I get my PR card when I was outside Canada ?

Thanks

 

[rajanvnv]

Hello all

I recently received my COPR docs and I am planning to land soon to complete landing formalities. The PR card will be mailed to the Canadian address of my relative and it will take 90 days for it to come. In the meanwhile, I want to come back to USA to continue my job and explore the possibility of working remotely and then moving to Canada. My question is:

1. Can the PR card be mailed to me by my relative ? (I checked the forum and it looks fine. Only issue is PR getting lost in the mail)

2. Does CIC create any hassles during re-entry some months later (provided I have my PR card) if I leave soon after doing landing formalities ? Can they ask as to how did I get my PR card when I was outside Canada ?

Thanks

1) Yes, PR card can be mailed to you by your relative as long as it is safely sent along with proper tracking.
2) They will not create any issues as long as you have your PR card (if you travel back thru an airline). If you travel into Canada thru land, then your COPR paper (signed after initial landing) should suffice to re-enter canada. There is no rule that is preventing mailing of PR card to mailed to international locations.

I believe in case of an emergency travel outside (while waiting for PR CARD) , there is also an option to get an Travel Document. But you might need to check the procedure and that would also have a waiting time (not sure if it will be issued immediatly)

 

[reddevil666]

Thanks for the info rajanvnv.

 

[kimi_pat]

Thanks for the info rajanvnv.

Thanks for the info rajanvnv.

Hi @reddevil666

Can I please ask if you have re-enetered with your PR card even though you exited Canada before receiving your PR card? I am thinking to do the same. Please advise. Please see below my situation:

I am a CEC inland applicant and my AOR is May 21st. I am in NA2 stage at the moment. I am hoping I will get PPR in mid to late September looking at the current progress in CEC category.

I am planning to go to India for a few months once I get my passport back with PR visa stamp. My medical expires in May 2018 so hopefully PR visa will be valid till May, 2018 as well. I want to travel to few countries in Asia and then come back to Canada. And I am a bit confused in landing procedure and PR card arrival. Please see below two options and advise which one is best:

Option – 1

Once I get PR visa stamp in my passport, I can do the landing procedure at one of many Port of Entries ( Niagara Falls ) and then leave to India in a week or two. I can give my friend’s address for PR card to be mailed to. He is also going to India in Dec so he can bring my PR card with him. I can then come back to Canada. My return date is flexible so I can wait a bit longer till I get PR card in my hand in India. So while returning to Canada, will border officials ask me how come I left the country just after landing and without receiving PR card myself? Will it create any issue? In this case, I can come back any time since I will have PR card in my hand. There will not be any limit or expiry date to enter Canada. Please confirm this if someone can.

Option – 2

Once I get PR visa stamp in my passport, I can fly to India in a week without landing. I can then stay in India and visit few countries for few months and then come back to Canada and finish landing procedure before May, 2018. In this case, will it create any issues if I would have visited few countries in Asia and have those additional visa stamps from those countries?

Option – 3

For some reason, if I don’t get my PR card while I am in India after landing, I can apply for PR Travel document and use it to enter in Canada without PR card. How difficult is the process for applying PRTD? Will border officers ask me any questions?

Option-4

While coming back to Canada, I can then fly to USA and cross the border by rental car using my COPR which is legal as I found in previous threads. In this case, will border officers ask me any questions?


Please give your input. Any advice or help would be highly appreciated. Thank you.