Travelling with a PR Card

[yogitacec]

Hi everyone,

I hope someone will be able to answer my little concern. I became permanent resident in November 2014 and received my PR Card at the end of the year.

I hold a passport from my country of origin (these are the details provided to CIC in my application) and I hold a British passport. I would like to travel to my country of origin at the end of this year.

Question: On re-entry to Canada I just show them my pr card? I not need a visa to re-enter again ?

Question: what if I travel on my British passort and re-enter with that passport and my pr card? Would that be a problem because I di not notify authorities that I have it. Although Canada does allow you to have dual citizenship.

Question: Is it correct that our days prior to becoming a permanent resident are no longer counted for our citizenship.

Hope someone kind will help me.
Thanks

 

[rezafc]

hi,

1/ You don't need a re-entry visa, that's what the PR card is for.

2/ What do you mean you didn't notify the authorities about your British Passport? Do they know you hold two passports or not? Cause if they don't then you have misrepresented the case and that is considered as fraud! (wait for other members for their inputs on this) If they already know you have two passports, you should be fine. Just show them your PR card with whichever passport you have at the border of entry.

3/ No it's not true. The days will count but the rules have changed, read more here: http://citizenshipcounts.ca/citizenship-act-changes

Best of luck,

 

[iCanadaVisa]

3/ No it's not true. The days will count but the rules have changed, read more here: http://citizenshipcounts.ca/citizenship-act-changes

From the given link, one Cannot count time spent as a non-permanent resident (non-PR) toward residence for citizenship

 

[Goku]

hi,

1/ You don't need a re-entry visa, that's what the PR card is for.

2/ What do you mean you didn't notify the authorities about your British Passport? Do they know you hold two passports or not? Cause if they don't then you have misrepresented the case and that is considered as fraud! (wait for other members for their inputs on this) If they already know you have two passports, you should be fine. Just show them your PR card with whichever passport you have at the border of entry.

3/ No it's not true. The days will count but the rules have changed, read more here: http://citizenshipcounts.ca/citizenship-act-changes

Best of luck,

2- If you hide something from them then you better watch out. If they catches you, they will really give you hard time. My intentions is not to scare you but making you aware of the seriousness of the issue.
3- Rules changed on June 11, 2015. Stay prior you became PR wont be counted toward Citizenship.

 

[rezafc]

From the given link, one Cannot count time spent as a non-permanent resident (non-PR) toward residence for citizenship

Ture! I missed the 'prior' word!

 

[CEC_1304]

Hi everyone,

I hope someone will be able to answer my little concern. I became permanent resident in November 2014 and received my PR Card at the end of the year.

I hold a passport from my country of origin (these are the details provided to CIC in my application) and I hold a British passport. I would like to travel to my country of origin at the end of this year.

Question: On re-entry to Canada I just show them my pr card? I not need a visa to re-enter again ?

Question: what if I travel on my British passort and re-enter with that passport and my pr card? Would that be a problem because I di not notify authorities that I have it. Although Canada does allow you to have dual citizenship.

Question: Is it correct that our days prior to becoming a permanent resident are no longer counted for our citizenship.
Correct, it will not count as per new rule

Hope someone kind will help me.
Thanks