PR card expired 2006-PR from 1991-2006-How to enter Canada? eTA?

[Sommerweizen]

I immigrated to Canada in 1991. Lived and worked in Canada (Yukon) until 2005. Moved back to Germany in 2005 to take care of my parents. Been back once to Canada (Yukon) in 2007 on a Tourist visa/status issued by airport customs with my german passboard to sell my house. They never asked about my PR Card when I showed them my german passboard and the return ticket. My german passbaord has been renewed after this.I am thinking of moving back to Canada. I am not sure if it would be possible to reactivate my PR Card/Status. Should I enter Canada (Yukon) with a eTA (Electronic Travel Authorization that I would have to apply for in advance) and with my german passboard and then go see the immigration Office to state my case? What would be the best way to handle this? My former employer would hire me again in the Yukon. I worked for this employer for 8 years. Obviously, I do not meet the 2/5 years requirement. Or should I apply for a PRTD after all this time. I am worried, that if I would try entering Canada from the US, canadian customs won't let me cross the border showing them my expired PR Card and my german passboard without any other document like a eTA (Electronic Travel Authorization). Also, boarding a plane in Germany to fly to Canada ist probably a problem without eTA (Electronic Travel Authorization). Would it be an Option to enter the US via plane with a Travel Visa, then enter Canada at the land border showing my german passboard only? Or is my PR status definitely gone and will be revoked in any case?

 

[Rob_TO]

You are a PR, so you don't qualify for an eTA. So after March 15, you can't fly to Canada directly since airline will demand to see a valid PR card.

In this case you would need to apply for a PR Travel Document. However since it doesn't sound like you have any H&C reasons to not meet the RO, most likely applying for a PR TD would result in your PR status being revoked.

Yes you can try to fly to USA and drive across the border into Canada. However you should not pretend you're a tourist to CBSA, you should tell them you're a PR. If you tell them you're just a tourist and you go to secondary inspection, they will eventually find out you're a PR. They may or may not report you for not meeting the RO. If they do report you, you're still allowed into Canada in order to appeal the decision to CIC. Again though with no real H&C reasons, PR will probably end up being revoked.

If you make it into Canada without being reported, then you'll need to stay in Canada 2 straight years before you can apply for your PR card renewal. Each time you left Canada during this time, you would face your PR card being revoked upon returning.

 

[spyfy]

You are a PR, so you don't qualify for an eTA. So after March 15, you can't fly to Canada directly since airline will demand to see a valid PR card.

In this case you would need to apply for a PR Travel Document. However since it doesn't sound like you have any H&C reasons to not meet the RO, most likely applying for a PR TD would result in your PR status being revoked.

Yes you can try to fly to USA and drive across the border into Canada. However you should not pretend you're a tourist to CBSA, you should tell them you're a PR. If you tell them you're just a tourist and you go to secondary inspection, they will eventually find out you're a PR. They may or may not report you for not meeting the RO. If they do report you, you're still allowed into Canada in order to appeal the decision to CIC. Again though with no real H&C reasons, PR will probably end up being revoked.

If you make it into Canada without being reported, then you'll need to stay in Canada 2 straight years before you can apply for your PR card renewal. Each time you left Canada during this time, you would face your PR card being revoked upon returning.

I want to second this opinion. I'm a German citizen/Canadian PR myself and every time I board a plane to Canada from Germany, both the Checkin assistant and the immigration pre-check at the gate are very vigilant regarding your status. "Immigration pre-check" means that before boarding the plane to Canada, a Canadian employee (not an immigration officer, but someone who knows Canadian immigration rules) will look at your documents (at a separate checkpoint about 15m from the actual gate) and "sign" your boarding pass. Without that signature, you can't board. They always asked about my details and checked that I have a study permit (back then) or a PR card (today). In the future they will definitely check for an eTA (which you can't obtain since you technically are still a PR, although in breach of your residency obligation).