maxy81 said:
Hi All, I am stuck in a dilemma here and would appreciate your help. I have travel plans for Australia late March and as you all know we won't have our PR cards for another 105 days. I am aware of the PRTD document that you can apply from outside of Canada but have decided to use that as my last option to come back to Canada.(It could take 1-3 weeks and I don't want to stress over it when I am at the beach). I am not from a Visa-Exempt Country. Here is an option that I need your advice about: I book my return ticket from Aus to Seattle (I have USA visa) and get a friend to pick me up from Seattle and cross the border by ROAD. Do you guys know what the policy is when returning via road. I couldn't find anything online. The only concern with this option is what if Australian authorities don't let me board the plane because I don't have PRTD. Technically, I will be going to Seattle and have USA visa which allows me to do so. If they ask me where are you from, I have to say Canada but I am planning to say that I am visiting a friend in Seattle and then driving over to Vancouver which should be none of their business as I am going to USA which I am allowed to. Let me know you guys think? Is it possible? Too risky?
Thank you so much
Maxy81,
When you travel by road, you don't need PR card. (I think) you will be good with COPR document. See these links:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?q=064&t=10
http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/travel-voyage/td-dv-eng.html
http://settlement.org/ontario/immigration-citizenship/landing-and-leaving/leaving-canada/i-need-to-leave-canada-but-do-not-have-my-pr-card-yet-what-should-i-do/
For further confirmation, call CIC and ask them for the exact document you need to carry.
If you are going to US from Australia, why would Australian authorities be concerned about your Canada plans? Why do you need to tell them? I think your plan is fool proof and you can go with it. Good luck