Travel document before having received PR card for the first time

[PoleStar]

Hi All,

We (husband and wife) are from india but working in US. We have a newly approved PR application and wish to make our permanent move from US to Canada in April, 2011. However, we would like to just stay there for note more than 15 days (to complete the car import) and then take a really long vacation of about 2 months to India and then travel to Canada directly from India. Since when we travel we would not have our PR cards in hand, where and when do we apply for a travel document? Can we do it from US and still use it to travel from India? Can we do it now even before having landed in Canada?
I read in some posting people having been rejected a travel document for not staying 2/5 yrs. I guess it won't be applicable to us, what do you people think, can we be assured of receiving one?
The other option would be to have the PR card mailed out to us in India. My question is, If we have a PR card, then we don't need anything else to enter from outside Canada?
Would there be any problems for taking a long vacation of 2 months immediately after first landing?

Thanks in advance.

 

[PMM]

Hi

Hi All,

We (husband and wife) are from india but working in US. We have a newly approved PR application and wish to make our permanent move from US to Canada in April, 2011. However, we would like to just stay there for note more than 15 days (to complete the car import) and then take a really long vacation of about 2 months to India and then travel to Canada directly from India. Since when we travel we would not have our PR cards in hand, where and when do we apply for a travel document? Can we do it from US and still use it to travel from India? Can we do it now even before having landed in Canada?
I read in some posting people having been rejected a travel document for not staying 2/5 yrs. I guess it won't be applicable to us, what do you people think, can we be assured of receiving one?
The other option would be to have the PR card mailed out to us in India. My question is, If we have a PR card, then we don't need anything else to enter from outside Canada?
Would there be any problems for taking a long vacation of 2 months immediately after first landing?

Thanks in advance.

1. You can't apply until you are a PR.
2. So either mailed from Canada to India or get a TD in New Delhi.
3. No, vacations are not an issue.

 

[PoleStar]

Thanks....

 

[PoleStar]

One more question...

Is it better to tell the immigration officer upon first arrival that we plan to take a 2 month vacation after 15 days? Would he hold on to the PR card until next entry? If yes, would they give us something so we can enter next time, or we still need the TD? If we tell them our intentions clearly do we stand a better chance to get a TD. I read somewhere the TD had been rejected for someone (not having met the 2 year obligation) that's why a little worried.
Thanks again.

 

[PMM]

Hi

One more question...

Is it better to tell the immigration officer upon first arrival that we plan to take a 2 month vacation after 15 days? Would he hold on to the PR card until next entry? If yes, would they give us something so we can enter next time, or we still need the TD? If we tell them our intentions clearly do we stand a better chance to get a TD. I read somewhere the TD had been rejected for someone (not having met the 2 year obligation) that's why a little worried.
Thanks again.

No, just give him/her the address for mailing the PR card. Don't complicate things. If you are only going for a 2 month vacation after landing, you don't lose your PR.

 

[PoleStar]

Great! Thanks. That's what we'll do.

 

[maram_we_master]

Re: Travel document before having received PR card for the first time please hel

Me was landed to Canada at 16 July with my family (my husband and my child) , Then I went back; together with my family; to Saudi Arabia for the work of my husband

The First problem that i didn't receive any information regarding the PR cards of me and my child. What i should do now??

But I can't travel and live in Canada this period with my child to re issue the PR card because my work and my husband work as a doctor in Saudi Arabia and we Plan to travel through the next three years

In this case what can I do ??

The second problem iam asq about the risk of my case and my child if I hold the travel to canada (re enter ) two years with no PR card and when will we travel we will obtain the travel document If this possible ??

my husband and he obtained his PRcard by mail box for us in Canada in 15 october in 2010 can we get the travel document to re enter to Canada me and my child with my husband when he travel to Canada may be after two years

finally How long can I spend out side Canada with no pr card ?? is that risk

the Third question
- if the allowed period to apply for a travel document maximum one year after landing is that true?
please can any one answer meeeee?? please
can i apply for a travel document when iam ready to go and settle in Canada ANY TIME means that I can not stay outside Canada more than total (3 years) in my first 5 years
IN THIS CASE MY PERIOD IS MORE THAN ONE YEAR AFTER LANDING
CAN I APPLY FOR ATRAVEL DOCUMENT AFTER 3 YEARS? ??
OR MAXIMUM ONE YEAR AFTER LANDING?
PLEASE HELP MEE

 

[Leon]

As long as you are still able to meet the residency requirements, you should be able to get a travel document. That is, you can not be outside Canada for more than 3 years total You should not cut it close, apply for the travel document in good time so you can still arrive in Canada with enough time to meet the residency requirements.