Traveling outside Canada after Landing (AFTER PR)

[Cruiser55]

Hello Everyone,
I landed and became a Permanent Resident last week.

Now, I have a VISA for the US which allows me to visit America, the only doubt I have is, will I have any problems re-entering Canada from America.

The PR document that I have says very clearly "NOT A TRAVEL DOCUMENT".

Do I need to apply for some other document in order to re-enter Canada?

Please advice.

 

[Maxim1251]

Hello Everyone,
I landed and became a Permanent Resident last week.

Now, I have a VISA for the US which allows me to visit America, the only doubt I have is, will I have any problems re-entering Canada from America.

The PR document that I have says very clearly "NOT A TRAVEL DOCUMENT".

Do I need to apply for some other document in order to re-enter Canada?

Please advice.

CoPR is enough to enter Canada from US by land, by car for example

 

[Cruiser55]

CoPR is enough to enter Canada from US by land, by car for example

Are you sure Maxim?

As, it states very clearly on the COPR "NOT A TRAVEL DOCUMENT"

 

[form_filler]

From what I understand you can't use the copr by itself to travel you will need to have it stapled to your passport. The passport will be your travel docement not the copr that's why it says "not a travel document". I think when you get your PR card you can use that as a travel document to enter Canada.

 

[stalintouch]

Here you go Cruiser55 this is straight from CIC website:

If you return in a private vehicle, like your own car

If you return to Canada in a private vehicle, such as your own car, you do not need a permanent resident card. You can use your Record of Landing (IMM 1000) or Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM 5292 or IMM 5688) instead.
Hope that it helps

 

[form_filler]

So if one doesn't have a PR card they can not return to Canada by plane? They will be turned away? I think you just have to show passport along with copr. Once you get PR card you won't have to show your passport to get back into Canada.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

So if one doesn't have a PR card they can not return to Canada by plane? They will be turned away? I think you just have to show passport along with copr. Once you get PR card you won't have to show your passport to get back into Canada.

Commercial carriers (airlines, buses, ferries) must confirm that a person has the right to enter Canada. If they board someone who doesn't have the right to enter Canada, they must pay to return that person to their point of origin; the carrier can also be fined. Their staff are not trained to recognize a COPR as an entry document. A person must have either a visa-exempt passport or an entry visa in a non visa-exempt passport.

Without a PR card, a non visa-exempt person cannot return to Canada by commercial means; they can enter by land through the Canada-US border using non-commercial means (private car or on foot) or they must obtain a PR Travel Document.

 

[Cruiser55]

Thank you all for your answers~

 

[jsm0085]

It depends on which country you are from.

I'm from the UK which is visa exempt in relation to Canada. So, I was able to leave and return to Canada without the PR Card. While the CPR isn't for travel, it was enough to prove my status when I got back to the border.

The issue is if you are from a non visa exempt country, the airline may not let you board without the PR card. When you get to the Canadian border, the CPR is enough to get back in. The question is, do you have status to get on a plane.

 

[kushari]

Commercial carriers (airlines, buses, ferries) must confirm that a person has the right to enter Canada. If they board someone who doesn't have the right to enter Canada, they must pay to return that person to their point of origin; the carrier can also be fined. Their staff are not trained to recognize a COPR as an entry document. A person must have either a visa-exempt passport or an entry visa in a non visa-exempt passport.

Without a PR card, a non visa-exempt person cannot return to Canada by commercial means; they can enter by land through the Canada-US border using non-commercial means (private car or on foot) or they must obtain a PR Travel Document.

Exactly correct. Very nice explanation. The Officer that processed my landing told me the same thing. He was like "Why do airlines not let PRs on a Plane without their PR card when they are permanent residents, where as they allow many people that claim refugee status and should get fined for."

 

[Cruiser55]

Does any know how much time does it take to have the travel document issued?

 

[Cruiser55]

I will be traveling to the US and back from the US into Canada in a commercial bus! And it clearly says that I need the travel document - any advice.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Website says it's a minimum of 30 days for a PRTD. http://can-am.gc.ca/visas/processing-traitement.aspx?lang=eng

 

[WY]

It depends on which country you are from.

I'm from the UK which is visa exempt in relation to Canada. So, I was able to leave and return to Canada without the PR Card. While the CPR isn't for travel, it was enough to prove my status when I got back to the border.

The issue is if you are from a non visa exempt country, the airline may not let you board without the PR card. When you get to the Canadian border, the CPR is enough to get back in. The question is, do you have status to get on a plane.

Hi there, my case is a bit different, I am from a non visa exempt country I have got the PR status but not the P R card yet, but I have to travel out for work and my friend will send my PR card to me. Can I return Canada with the PR card? Or I have to apply PRTD even I have received my PR by post. Please kindly advise.

WY

 

[cinderella]

Hi,
The CoPR is a document as a proof of status in Canada while waiting for the PR Card, however it is not valid for International travel.
The PR card, which is the best form of proof of status in Canada and MUST be available for inspection when returning from trips outside Canada.