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Walking across the border from US without PR Card

Denster

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Feb 26, 2022
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We got our PR in 2017 and did our landing then as well. I couldn't stay in Canada for too long due to my mother's serious health condition (and I never got my PR Card due to an issue with my Photo). However, my wife has been in Canada since 2019. I also purchased a house last year in Canada, along with my wife.

I travelled to Canada from US last year by using PRTD which I got on humanitarian grounds, since I haven't been able to fulfill residency obligation. During my stay in Canada, I took part in various job interviews and also applied for PR Card. However, I had to travel to US and India last month due to urgent business requirements and to also urgently wrap up my business assets here. Now, I have a secured job offer from a Canadian business with a joining date in 1st week of April'22 (roughly 6 weeks from now).

So what are my options given that I have to be Canada by 1st week of April? First opinion would be that my PR Card comes by Mar'22 and my wife can then hand it over to me. But given current processing times, that seems unlikely. Second option is PRTD. But PRTD took more than 6 months to come last year, so I think that option is ruled out. Third option is that I cross over via US border which I know will be complicated as well since the border official will ask me about my residency obligation.

I guess the best option would be to try the border route and I will carry all supporting documents with me. And for additional backup, I will ask my wife also to reach border in case it goes into a discussion.

I don't think the border officer should turn me back, given the following facts:

1) IRCC granted me PRTD last year valid till Apr-22, though I have used it once since. But it effectively means that IRCC has revalidated my PR status.
2) I have a house in Canada with a mortgage in my name
3) My wife is there
4) I had legitimate reasons to be away from Canada due to my mum being bed ridden for multiple months
5) I have a job offer in hand
6) I will also carry evidence of all the urgent business and financial transactions I had to carry out in US and India over past two months.