Soft Landing/Moving to Canada

[futureCanadian2021]

Hi guys,

My COPR will be expiring as of July 8th and I was informed to move to Canada before that date. I'm currently in the US on H1B. If anyone can help with the below set of questions, that will be helpful

Scenario: My USA visa(F1) expired almost 3 years ago and I do not have a stamp in my passport for H1.

1. Can I do a soft landing at a border and return back to US?
2. Will I require a US visa if I do a soft landing?
3. Has anyone got their H1B stamping done in Canada recently?

 

[sowsiv]

hi, i am trying to do soft landing and wanted to know what you mean by 'I was informed to move to Canada before that date' like who informed you and such?

 

[starlordavuthu]

Hi guys,

My COPR will be expiring as of July 8th and I was informed to move to Canada before that date. I'm currently in the US on H1B. If anyone can help with the below set of questions, that will be helpful

Scenario: My USA visa(F1) expired almost 3 years ago and I do not have a stamp in my passport for H1.

1. Can I do a soft landing at a border and return back to US?
2. Will I require a US visa if I do a soft landing?
3. Has anyone got their H1B stamping done in Canada recently?

As long as you have valid I797 and I94 you can use AVR to travel back to US
Not required, see above point
Not recently, all appointments have been canceled till this point and no hope that you can schedule a new appoinment in next few months

 

[starlordavuthu]

hi, i am trying to do soft landing and wanted to know what you mean by 'I was informed to move to Canada before that date' like who informed you and such?

Your COPR has a time limit, you should move permanently or at least do a soft landing before your COPR expires, IRCC Is not going to extend COPR's anymore.

 

[futureCanadian2021]

hi, i am trying to do soft landing and wanted to know what you mean by 'I was informed to move to Canada before that date' like who informed you and such?

IRCC mentioned that my COPR will expire and they will not provide an extension again. If i do not move to canada now, I will need to start a new application again

 

[futureCanadian2021]

As long as you have valid I797 and I94 you can use AVR to travel back to US
Not required, see above point
Not recently, all appointments have been canceled till this point and no hope that you can schedule a new appoinment in next few months

Thanks for showing a ray of hope.
Another question, if Canada border does not allow soft landing, can I quarantine in Canada for 14 days and user AVR to return back?

 

[starlordavuthu]

Thanks for showing a ray of hope.
Another question, if Canada border does not allow soft landing, can I quarantine in Canada for 14 days and user AVR to return back?

Sure, you can do that. I believe you can ask to take a u-turn.

 

[gvrt88]

Hello, sorry for hijacking the thread. I'm on the same boat, planning to soft land sometime this month. If they do allow us to return back to the US, is a Covid-19 test required to enter into the US(assuming the Visa is valid)? US Govt website only says negative covid-19 test is required for air travel and is not required for land travel. Is this true?

 

[futureCanadian2021]

Hello, sorry for hijacking the thread. I'm on the same boat, planning to soft land sometime this month. If they do allow us to return back to the US, is a Covid-19 test required to enter into the US(assuming the Visa is valid)? US Govt website only says negative covid-19 test is required for air travel and is not required for land travel. Is this true?

Not really sure. Also do you know if soft landing is allowed these days?

 

[sowsiv]

IRCC mentioned that my COPR will expire and they will not provide an extension again. If i do not move to canada now, I will need to start a new application again

ohh this is new to know thank you. I am going to try soft landing this week and will definitely update here. Hopefully they will let us take a uturn and come back. My copr would expire next week.

Did you get this info via webform or calling them, because restarting a whole new application again is a troublesome process

 

[futureCanadian2021]

ohh this is new to know thank you. I am going to try soft landing this week and will definitely update here. Hopefully they will let us take a uturn and come back. My copr would expire next week.

Did you get this info via webform or calling them, because restarting a whole new application again is a troublesome process

I did put in a webform request, but haven't heard back yet
Do keep this thread updated. Which border are you trying to cross By the way?

 

[sowsiv]

I did put in a webform request, but haven't heard back yet
Do keep this thread updated. Which border are you trying to cross By the way?

detroit-windsor ambassador bridge. but i am still nervous about the outcome.

 

[swan0206]

Hello, sorry for hijacking the thread. I'm on the same boat, planning to soft land sometime this month. If they do allow us to return back to the US, is a Covid-19 test required to enter into the US(assuming the Visa is valid)? US Govt website only says negative covid-19 test is required for air travel and is not required for land travel. Is this true?

Yes, no need for a test report for land travellers to enter US.

 

[gvrt88]

Yes, no need for a test report for land travellers to enter US.

Thank you!

 

[sowsiv]

Hi all can someone please list down the checklist you used while attempting soft landing? I am going to attempt in 2 days

for cbsa:
Bank statements, passports, copr, marriage ceritificates
for cbp:
i797, i94, visa documents what else?

My wife's current h4 visa stamp expires in september so is her i94, but that visa stamp is of my previous employer. my new employer is yet to file h4 extension for her. I think it should be fine, please share your thoughts. TIA