Leaving Canada in a week and a half. PR,SIN,BC Card got Stolen/lost Pls. help

[mikosd]

Hi, I'm having 1 week vacation to Mexico in 9days and I already Booked the vacation package like a Month earlier. Last week my wallet got stolen/lost and my PR,SIN, BC card are inside my wallet.


Question, Is it ok to go back from Mexico to U.S. (seattle) then take private car? I have a paper that says (confirmation of permanent residence) IMM5688 but there's a big stamp that says "NOT VALID FOR TRAVEL"

Is there any document that I can show them to prove that I'm a PR?

Pls. help, This vacation is really special for me.

 

[keesio]

If you take a private car from the US to Canada, then a valid passport and COPR should be enough.

 

[mikosd]

If you take a private car from the US to Canada, then a valid passport and COPR should be enough.

Hi, Thanks for your reply. Yes I have the copy of my COPR "Confirmation of permanent residence" that I got when I landed here 4 yrs. ago. I'm just worried that There's a big Stamp that says NOT VALID FOR TRAVEL. Is this should be fine?

 

[Rob_TO]

Hi, Thanks for your reply. Yes I have the copy of my COPR "Confirmation of permanent residence" that I got when I landed here 4 yrs. ago. I'm just worried that There's a big Stamp that says NOT VALID FOR TRAVEL. Is this should be fine?

"Not valid for travel" means you can't use it to board an airplane, bus or commercial transport. If you are driving this is not relevant, and CBSA would just use the COPR to help confirm your PR status.

Alternatively if you hold a visa-exempt passport, you could attempt to travel back to Canada directly from Mexico using just your passport, and use the Seattle method (which I'm sure costs some extra amount) as a last resort.

 

[mikosd]

"Not valid for travel" means you can't use it to board an airplane, bus or commercial transport. If you are driving this is not relevant, and CBSA would just use the COPR to help confirm your PR status.

Alternatively if you hold a visa-exempt passport, you could attempt to travel back to Canada directly from Mexico using just your passport, and use the Seattle method (which I'm sure costs some extra amount) as a last resort.

Yeah, changing flight tickets is so expensive.

Also there should be no problem going out Canada even I don't have a PR right?

 

[Rob_TO]

Yeah, changing flight tickets is so expensive.

Also there should be no problem going out Canada even I don't have a PR right?

Nobody will care about your PR info when leaving Canada, it's only upon returning that it's important.

 

[mikosd]

Nobody will care about your PR info when leaving Canada, it's only upon returning that it's important.

Hi, So when I go to immigration here in canada going to cancun, Should I just said I lost my PR card? and just showed them that I reapply for a new one? What else I can say to them?

 

[Leon]

Nobody at immigration cares to talk to you when you leave. There is nothing they can do for you there. Your problem if you want a direct flight back from Mexico to Canada that you have to be able to board the plane. If your passport is visa exempt to Canada, you may be able to do that. You just don't mention to the airline that you are a PR because otherwise they will want to see your PR card.

When you arrive in Canada, you present yourself to immigration as a PR. Show them a copy of the police report that your card was stolen and show them your COPR. That should suffice.

If your passport is not visa exempt or you prefer to fly to Seattle and enter by land, you can do that. Same routine, you arrive in Canada, present yourself as a PR and show your COPR and a copy of the police report.

 

[mikosd]

Hi, quick question right here, So my parents is planning to pick me up in bellingham instead of Seattle. I'm gonna use bus to go there. Is it OK If I use our private car entering Canada from bellingham?

 

[keesio]

Hi, quick question right here, So my parents is planning to pick me up in bellingham instead of Seattle. I'm gonna use bus to go there. Is it OK If I use our private car entering Canada from bellingham?

Doesn't matter if it is Bellingham or Seattle. You can enter Canada via private vehicle using passport and COPR