Re-enter Canada without PR Card

[johnnybulldog]

I will be doing my landing process tomorrow. After that I guess it will take up to 2 months to receive my PR Card.

Happens that I will need to do some work travels in mean time. Currently I have a 2 years valid work visa. Will I be able to re-enter Canada using only my work visa? Or once I become a PR it's mandatory to me to use my PR card to re-enter? Thanks.

 

[Andre_Smol]

a work permit alone is not enough to enter canada, but I do believe it is possible to do so from the US.

See here:

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/visa-expired-but-have-valid-work-permit-can-i-reenter-canada-after-visiting-us-t99415.0.html

You can simply request to get a PR travel document, while you are abroad. That will allow you to enter Canada.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/travel-document/

 

[johnnybulldog]

Ok, thanks.

I've re-entered in Canada quite a few times in the last months (from us and europe) using only my work visa. So that means my work visa will be invalidated, right?

Do you know if this travel document is something that is issued fast? (Like for a 1 week travel)

Thanks a lot

 

[Andre_Smol]

Processing time depends a lot on your local VO.

I would contact the one where you would apply when you are home and ask them about how long it takes on average.

 

[Doda]

I will be doing my landing process tomorrow. After that I guess it will take up to 2 months to receive my PR Card.

Happens that I will need to do some work travels in mean time. Currently I have a 2 years valid work visa. Will I be able to re-enter Canada using only my work visa? Or once I become a PR it's mandatory to me to use my PR card to re-enter? Thanks.

Once you land your work permit becomes obsolete and can't use it again. To re-enter without a pr card you either apply for a PRTD from abroad or re-enter with ypur CoPR using a private vehicle across a US-Canada land border.

 

[johnnybulldog]

If you could able to board a flight with your your work permit visa then you can manage with COPR in Canada airport.

Have you ever done this before? or know who did?

 

[bellaluna]

Wouldn't it be possible to delay your landing and just do it after you're done with your travels, assuming there's enough time for the COPR expiry? Use your TRV/work permit before you activate PR...as Doda said, those are invalidated after you become a PR.

 

[Andre_Smol]

Have you ever done this before? or know who did?

I have seen others on here who did the same thing. Boarded the flight as a tourist and then used COPR at POE. However, I wouldnt recommend it, as you always run the risk of having issues.

Much easier to just get the travel document or only land later to make suer there wont be any issues.