Traveling on PR cards with error on Nationality

[SamanCh]

We recieved our PR cards within 2 weeks of eCOPR. My husband and I are naturalized citizen of a country (home country- HM) other than our country of birth (COB). Our 3 kids are born nationals of the HC hence their Nationality and COB is same.
The PR cards of 2 kids are correct but the 3 kid, our daughter has error in the card. They put the Nationality same as us parents' COB.
Similarly, my husband's and mine COB is correct but Nationality is erroneously written same as our COB.
My question is that if we can travel abroad on these PR cards and re enter Canada? My husband and I do have our old expired passports of our COB but my daughter only has the origin card of that country.
We need to travel to our COB to see my ailing mother and correction and reissuance of PR cards take 2+ months. Kindly advise.

 

[armoured]

We recieved our PR cards within 2 weeks of eCOPR. My husband and I are naturalized citizen of a country (home country- HM) other than our country of birth (COB). Our 3 kids are born nationals of the HC hence their Nationality and COB is same.
The PR cards of 2 kids are correct but the 3 kid, our daughter has error in the card. They put the Nationality same as us parents' COB.
Similarly, my husband's and mine COB is correct but Nationality is erroneously written same as our COB.
My question is that if we can travel abroad on these PR cards and re enter Canada? My husband and I do have our old expired passports of our COB but my daughter only has the origin card of that country.
We need to travel to our COB to see my ailing mother and correction and reissuance of PR cards take 2+ months. Kindly advise.

Canada will let you in on the basis of the PR cards - the nationality reference in the PR card is not used for those purposes. (I believe it is mostly there for identification purposes and if you have the expired passports of your COB you should be fine). Peopel here have supported changing nationality after becoming PRs with no issues.

One small wrinkle: I cannot guarantee that airline staff will understand this. Mind, I'd say the risk of having some difficulty is pretty low (given that you have the supporting ID), and they should be able to confirm it, etc. I think the likelihood of issue is lower for airlines that have direct flights to Canada and/or partnerships with the major international airlines servicing Canada (eg the big European airlines). Possibly higher risk of issues if leaving from smaller secondary airports/airlines. YMMV.

 

[keywest4]

Were you able to travel with the PR cards? Mine has the incorrect COB. But everything else is correct

 

[ariesliyh]

Were you able to travel with the PR cards? Mine has the incorrect COB. But everything else is correct

Hi, may I know have you requested IRCC to amend the COB on COPR and your PR card? Thanks

 

[SamanCh]

Were you able to travel with the PR cards? Mine has the incorrect COB. But everything else is correct

Sorry for the late reply. Yes we were able to travel but we chose to travel through US so no one will raise a question on our way back as we all have US visas. While entering Canada, no question was raised as they only see the valid PR cards.

 

[SamanCh]

Hi, may I know have you requested IRCC to amend the COB on COPR and your PR card? Thanks

Hi
No, not yet and we have already travelled and entered back in Canada on the same PR cards without any problem so I am still thinking if those errors would have any bearing in the longer run.

 

[SamanCh]

Canada will let you in on the basis of the PR cards - the nationality reference in the PR card is not used for those purposes. (I believe it is mostly there for identification purposes and if you have the expired passports of your COB you should be fine). Peopel here have supported changing nationality after becoming PRs with no issues.

One small wrinkle: I cannot guarantee that airline staff will understand this. Mind, I'd say the risk of having some difficulty is pretty low (given that you have the supporting ID), and they should be able to confirm it, etc. I think the likelihood of issue is lower for airlines that have direct flights to Canada and/or partnerships with the major international airlines servicing Canada (eg the big European airlines). Possibly higher risk of issues if leaving from smaller secondary airports/airlines. YMMV.

hi
Your comment about the little wrinkle really clicked. That was my main concern too. So, we travelled through US and no questions were raised while returning, due to US visas and at the Canadian border, the entry was smooth.

 

[keywest4]

Hi, may I know have you requested IRCC to amend the COB on COPR and your PR card? Thanks

I requested to amend my COPR about 2 months ago and still waiting for a response. You have to wait for the COPR amendment to be approved before you can do the PR card

 

[keywest4]

Sorry for the late reply. Yes we were able to travel but we chose to travel through US so no one will raise a question on our way back as we all have US visas. While entering Canada, no question was raised as they only see the valid PR cards.

Thanks! I ended up travelling internationally and returned to Canada with no issues. Yes they only check validity of the PR cards