Try soft landing without dependents or wait?

[Shackle]

Hey all,
It is getting to a point where I have to make a decision and was wondering what folks on this forum thought about this situation or if anybody has had experience doing this already.
I have a COPR for myself along with spouse and kid and all three COPRs are expiring in the first week of July. We currently reside in the US and I have an approved H-1B petition that I can use to come back to the US via AVR. However, my spouse’s H-4 petition that was filed last year has been pending forever (due to the large H-4 backlog) and I am not sure now if it will arrive on time before her COPR expires. Our stamped visa I-94s have expired, so we’d need the approved petitions to come back into the US I believe.
Given this scenario, I am wondering what would be the best course of action here.

1. None of us tries soft landing, let the COPR expire and wait (hopefully) for the “Ready to Travel?” email - Not sure if this is still being extended or if it’d still apply in case they open borders after June 21 and it is not clear if this even applies for COPRs issued after March 2020
2. I soft land by myself, let spouse’s and kid’s COPRs expire. Is this allowed? If so, would they get a ready for travel email at some point? or would it be considered abandoned and I have to start some other process to get them a PR from scratch?
3. Kind of a variation of 2, myself and kid (a US citizen) soft lands without spouse. Only concern with this is in case they ask me to go quarantine, I probably won’t be able to handle a toddler by myself for 14 days

Not sure if there’re other options here, may be contact IRCC and ask for extension or anything else I could possibly do, I would absolutely welcome all thoughts and experiences.
Thanks and appreciate the help!

 

[Aparna Vijay]

Hello, I am almost in your boat but with approved H4 and valid i94. ( my spouse is unaccompanying)
My initial plan was to wait till all restrictions are taken off but seems like a huge risk considering the heavy backlog of applications. So I have decided to do a soft landing by walk and return immediately via AVR.

I have some clarifications regarding your 3rd point. I called CBSA agent today and he informed that if I choose to return to the US immediately, then I can break 14 day quarantine rule. So you might not have to quarantine with a toddler.

Have you landed already?

 

[Shackle]

Thanks for clarifying the 3rd point, that helps! Yeah I haven't landed yet, still confused since H-4 is pending and there are no clear guidelines on extensions for post March 2020 COPRs. I have raised a couple of webforms and I am waiting to hear back on that.