PR Card

[gtboy]

Hi all my wife and baby landed in Canada March 1st 2010 and was told that they would receive their PR cards in 30 days or so. I am just wondering why they hav't received it as yet. I try calling CIC call centre but cant seen to get throught. I know is not too long waiting but does anyone knows when i should expect the cards, just incase my wife has to travel for any emergency purpose. Thanks

 

[EgyCan]

1- It can take up to 60days according to my experience

2- Your wife can leave with her passport but she can't return without it, so she can leave, if she must, then you can FEDEX it to here ;D

 

[Rocky636]

No worry they will get .
do she apply for SIN ?

 

[catchvb]

Same here.. Have not received it yet. Dial the number then select 1 listen everything till end then select 2 then listen everything till end then dial for customer service agent/officer..it will say waiting time is 8-10minutes keep holding and then they will ask all the details and will let you know the status.They will not tell you status about your wife. She has to dial.

Key is don't be in hurry and dial the number..listen and then dial the number.

My date of landing is same like you. I have not received it yet.They do not have information. Just waiting and I also have to relocate to another city and then go out of country for 2 weeks.

I do not understand whats the big deal and why these guys are so lazy to print the card and send it.

Hi all my wife and baby landed in Canada March 1st 2010 and was told that they would receive their PR cards in 30 days or so. I am just wondering why they hav't received it as yet. I try calling CIC call centre but cant seen to get throught. I know is not too long waiting but does anyone knows when i should expect the cards, just incase my wife has to travel for any emergency purpose. Thanks

 

[Asta]

i have a question: can u travel without PR card? lets say u just landed and wanna go home see ur family/friends while PR card is being made?

 

[MrsMiller]

I am in the same boat! I was starting to get worried. I would ask immigration about travelling without the card. I have gone back and forth to the states many times without it so far. The immigration officer I had when I landed told me that the visa in my passport was all they needed at customs that I was a permanent resident.

 

[darumal]

Hi, I was sposored by my partner via inland application and granted PR status on Mar 19.

Referred to CIC website, the processing time to get the PR card for the inital apply for existing PR and newly arrive PR are 106 days and 30 days respectively. I am a bit confusing whether I am an existing PR or a newly arrive PR since I have been living in Canada since Dec 2008.

I will back to Hong Kong mid of May while my spouse will join me a month later and then we shall back to Canada together on Jun 26. If I still not yet receive the PR card before my spouse departure. I cannot back to Canada even I'm holding a visa-exempt passport except apply the travel document when I am in HK. Is it correct?

Thanks.

 

[catchvb]

Any update on this? Anyone landed in between 1-15 march received his/her PR card? I am still waiting and have no idea how to contact them?

 

[MrsMiller]

I landed March 3 at the Ambassador Bridge from Detroit to Windsor and still have not recieved my card. Getting a little worried...

 

[steaky]

You can phone the PR card call centre

 

[darumal]

what is phone no. of PR card centre?

Actually, I called CIC and provide my client ID#, they will make an internal call to PR card centre (dept) and ask about the processing time on my behalf. As usual, they only know whether it is in process and have no clues how long it will be completed.

I hope my PR card can be received before my spouse departure. It is quite time-consuming to apply travel doc. in homeland and it costs CAD75!!!

 

[wert]

Hi All,

I wouldn't worry!

Since they introduced the new cards back (Aug. 2009) they have been having production/manufacturing issues.
I know because I had called in and that is what they told me.

I also saw i note on the CIC site some time back that they apologize for this and are working hard to resolve it.

So I won't worry to much!

 

[catchvb]

I don't know what takes them so much time. It is just a card just print and send it and there is no status update online that you can see when it is suppose to get printed and send by mail.
Waiting ......

 

[AlanWales]

It isnt just a card though and a lot of work seems to go into making them, with the photographic images etc, there are a lot of anti fraud measures etc.

 

[catchvb]

Received PR card today.