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Traveling to the u.s. Before getting the pr card

Sh1234567890

Star Member
Oct 27, 2016
144
74
Hi,
So I just sent my passport in after receiving the email for the ppr. I am an inland applicant and I live in Vancouver. I plan on visiting the us as soon as I get my passport back. However, I would be gone to Europe from there and then back to the us for a month. That's why I wanted to do a simple border crossing before for my landing and then leave on my vacation. However my pr card would not have arrived in a month ( my friend would post it to me)....can I enter Canada after being to the us n Europe just using my landing papers ???? Is there any chance even the slightest that if I try to drive n cross the border they refuse up let me in?
Thanks
 

mpsqra

Champion Member
Jul 6, 2017
1,106
281
Category........
QSW
Visa Office......
CPC Ottawa
Hi,
So I just sent my passport in after receiving the email for the ppr. I am an inland applicant and I live in Vancouver. I plan on visiting the us as soon as I get my passport back. However, I would be gone to Europe from there and then back to the us for a month. That's why I wanted to do a simple border crossing before for my landing and then leave on my vacation. However my pr card would not have arrived in a month ( my friend would post it to me)....can I enter Canada after being to the us n Europe just using my landing papers ???? Is there any chance even the slightest that if I try to drive n cross the border they refuse up let me in?
Thanks
I understand that we can cross the border with the passport and CoPR.
I will land soon, I will ask to the Canadian Border Officer
 

canuck_in_uk

VIP Member
May 4, 2012
31,553
7,207
Visa Office......
London
App. Filed.......
06/12
Hi,
So I just sent my passport in after receiving the email for the ppr. I am an inland applicant and I live in Vancouver. I plan on visiting the us as soon as I get my passport back. However, I would be gone to Europe from there and then back to the us for a month. That's why I wanted to do a simple border crossing before for my landing and then leave on my vacation. However my pr card would not have arrived in a month ( my friend would post it to me)....can I enter Canada after being to the us n Europe just using my landing papers ???? Is there any chance even the slightest that if I try to drive n cross the border they refuse up let me in?
Thanks
Hi

You can enter Canada at a land border on foot or in a private car without your PR card. You will not be refused entry.

Or you can delay your landing until you return from your vacation.
 

mgnlky

Champion Member
Jan 22, 2016
1,558
277
Vancouver
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
Ottawa
NOC Code......
1122
Pre-Assessed..
Yes
App. Filed.......
22-12-2016
AOR Received.
22-12-2016
Med's Done....
04-11-2016
Passport Req..
22-3-2017
LANDED..........
04-09-2017
When you land, the border agent will stamp the immigration visa in your passport & will staple your CoPR to it. You can cross into Canada via land with that.