Will my PR status be revoked and will I be denied entry into Canada?

[benedictqlong22]

Hope everyone is safe and many thanks in advance for any advice here. I can't find any answers from CIC for my unique situation:

1. I got my Canadian PR as a Chinese citizen in early 2015;
2. Left Canada at the end of 2015 and moved to the US and subsequently naturalized as an American citizen ( my name is also completely changed)
3. My Canadian PR card expired in Apr 2020 and I only returned to Canada once during the past 5 years before the expiration and only stayed there for 4 days

I wanted to renounce my Canadian PR by filling IMM5782 but I couldn't find a photograph place for photos that can satisfy the specifications in Appendix A (2 inches wide x 2 3/4 inches long; in the US the photo size is 2x2 inches only).

So my questions are:

1) If I just want to travel to Canada as an American visitor for couple of days (obviously after the pandemic), will I be denied entry because of my pending Canadian PR status?
2) Will the officer at the Canadian boarder control be kind enough to quickly revoke my PR status and allow me in as an American tourist?

Much appreciated!

 

[Cassiano]

Hope everyone is safe and many thanks in advance for any advice here. I can't find any answers from CIC for my unique situation:

1. I got my Canadian PR as a Chinese citizen in early 2015;
2. Left Canada at the end of 2015 and moved to the US and subsequently naturalized as an American citizen ( my name is also completely changed)
3. My Canadian PR card expired in Apr 2020 and I only returned to Canada once during the past 5 years before the expiration and only stayed there for 4 days

I wanted to renounce my Canadian PR by filling IMM5782 but I couldn't find a photograph place for photos that can satisfy the specifications in Appendix A (2 inches wide x 2 3/4 inches long; in the US the photo size is 2x2 inches only).

So my questions are:

1) If I just want to travel to Canada as an American visitor for couple of days (obviously after the pandemic), will I be denied entry because of my pending Canadian PR status?
2) Will the officer at the Canadian boarder control be kind enough to quickly revoke my PR status and allow me in as an American tourist?

Much appreciated!

you will be not denied to enter to Canada.
maybe, your PR Status will be revoke (revoke without prejudice), the officer will tell you or not. or the officer will ask you about your last status in Canada and what are you going to do in Canada.
stay safe.

 

[lossada]

Hope everyone is safe and many thanks in advance for any advice here. I can't find any answers from CIC for my unique situation:

1. I got my Canadian PR as a Chinese citizen in early 2015;
2. Left Canada at the end of 2015 and moved to the US and subsequently naturalized as an American citizen ( my name is also completely changed)
3. My Canadian PR card expired in Apr 2020 and I only returned to Canada once during the past 5 years before the expiration and only stayed there for 4 days

I wanted to renounce my Canadian PR by filling IMM5782 but I couldn't find a photograph place for photos that can satisfy the specifications in Appendix A (2 inches wide x 2 3/4 inches long; in the US the photo size is 2x2 inches only).

So my questions are:

1) If I just want to travel to Canada as an American visitor for couple of days (obviously after the pandemic), will I be denied entry because of my pending Canadian PR status?
2) Will the officer at the Canadian boarder control be kind enough to quickly revoke my PR status and allow me in as an American tourist?

Much appreciated!

maybe if you have a secondary inspection
now, entry service is in automatic kiosk in most port of entry
by land, it would be different, it could be like @Cassiano said
maybe, nothing,,, have a good trip

 

[benedictqlong22]

you will be not denied to enter to Canada.
maybe, your PR Status will be revoke (revoke without prejudice), the officer will tell you or not. or the officer will ask you about your last status in Canada and what are you going to do in Canada.
stay safe.

thanks a lot! I just don't want to fly there and be denied and have to fly back, spending extra unnecessary money

 

[canuck78]

thanks a lot! I just don't want to fly there and be denied and have to fly back, spending extra unnecessary money

Flying is a different issue. You will need a valid PR card to fly. You can withdraw your PR status easily.

 

[dpenabill]

I just don't want to fly there and be denied and have to fly back, spending extra unnecessary money

As an American citizen, once Covid-19 border restrictions are lifted you should be allowed to board a flight to Canada. (@canuck78 appears to have overlooked the fact you are a U.S. citizen, or overlooked that U.S. citizens with Canadian PR status do not need to present a PR card to board a flight to Canada.)

Upon arrival, given the extent to which you have not complied with the PR Residency Obligation and the plan is to visit Canada, it would be prudent to positively declare you are a Canadian PR (without being asked), and that you would like to renounce your PR status, and seek entry into Canada as a visitor/tourist. This would necessarily involve a visit to Secondary and a longer PoE examination than is routine, but it will resolve all outstanding status issues. And it should be quite easy.

Once you have renounced Canadian PR status, technically you will be subject to screening like any other Foreign National, pursuant to which the border officials have very wide discretion to deny entry. As a practical matter, however, unless you have a criminal history, the odds are there will be no problem at all.

It is possible that upon presenting your American passport the border officials might not even be aware you are a Canadian PR and accordingly waive you through (you might, for example, be allowed into Canada per kiosk, as noted by others). NOT RECOMMENDED. Far better to upfront declare that you are a Canadian PR and deal with that straight-up, avoiding any chance Canadian officials might suspect you of concealing your Canadian status.

Alternatively, you do not need to renounce your PR status. Border officials should not ask you to renounce your PR (but it happens), and they most definitely are not supposed to push a PR to renounce status. If you do not renounce your PR status the worst they can do is issue you a decision terminating your PR status (a 44(1) Report plus Departure Order) that does NOT take effect for at least 30 days. Once they have issued that decision, they must allow you to enter Canada. There does not appear to be anything for you to gain in taking this approach. Again, as a U.S. citizen, unless you have a criminal history the odds of being allowed entry as a visitor are overwhelmingly good.

Flying is a different issue. You will need a valid PR card to fly. You can withdraw your PR status easily.

Flying is not a different issue for U.S. citizens. No need to present PR card.

 

[canuck78]

As an American citizen, once Covid-19 border restrictions are lifted you should be allowed to board a flight to Canada. (@canuck78 appears to have overlooked the fact you are a U.S. citizen, or overlooked that U.S. citizens with Canadian PR status do not need to present a PR card to board a flight to Canada.)

Upon arrival, given the extent to which you have not complied with the PR Residency Obligation and the plan is to visit Canada, it would be prudent to positively declare you are a Canadian PR (without being asked), and that you would like to renounce your PR status, and seek entry into Canada as a visitor/tourist. This would necessarily involve a visit to Secondary and a longer PoE examination than is routine, but it will resolve all outstanding status issues. And it should be quite easy.

Once you have renounced Canadian PR status, technically you will be subject to screening like any other Foreign National, pursuant to which the border officials have very wide discretion to deny entry. As a practical matter, however, unless you have a criminal history, the odds are there will be no problem at all.

It is possible that upon presenting your American passport the border officials might not even be aware you are a Canadian PR and accordingly waive you through (you might, for example, be allowed into Canada per kiosk, as noted by others). NOT RECOMMENDED. Far better to upfront declare that you are a Canadian PR and deal with that straight-up, avoiding any chance Canadian officials might suspect you of concealing your Canadian status.

Alternatively, you do not need to renounce your PR status. Border officials should not ask you to renounce your PR (but it happens), and they most definitely are not supposed to push a PR to renounce status. If you do not renounce your PR status the worst they can do is issue you a decision terminating your PR status (a 44(1) Report plus Departure Order) that does NOT take effect for at least 30 days. Once they have issued that decision, they must allow you to enter Canada. There does not appear to be anything for you to gain in taking this approach. Again, as a U.S. citizen, unless you have a criminal history the odds of being allowed entry as a visitor are overwhelmingly good.



Flying is not a different issue for U.S. citizens. No need to present PR card.

Yes sorry missed that he had become a US citizen. If OP has no desire to live in Canada he should consider renouncing, Everytime he enters Canada he must declare his PR status which will likely lead to discussions about not meeting RO and eventually reporting that they haven't met RO. As a US citizen without PR he is likely to be waived through.

 

[benedictqlong22]

Flying is a different issue. You will need a valid PR card to fly. You can withdraw your PR status easily.

Can I fly there just using my American passport without giving them my PR card info?

 

[benedictqlong22]

As an American citizen, once Covid-19 border restrictions are lifted you should be allowed to board a flight to Canada. (@canuck78 appears to have overlooked the fact you are a U.S. citizen, or overlooked that U.S. citizens with Canadian PR status do not need to present a PR card to board a flight to Canada.)

Upon arrival, given the extent to which you have not complied with the PR Residency Obligation and the plan is to visit Canada, it would be prudent to positively declare you are a Canadian PR (without being asked), and that you would like to renounce your PR status, and seek entry into Canada as a visitor/tourist. This would necessarily involve a visit to Secondary and a longer PoE examination than is routine, but it will resolve all outstanding status issues. And it should be quite easy.

Once you have renounced Canadian PR status, technically you will be subject to screening like any other Foreign National, pursuant to which the border officials have very wide discretion to deny entry. As a practical matter, however, unless you have a criminal history, the odds are there will be no problem at all.

It is possible that upon presenting your American passport the border officials might not even be aware you are a Canadian PR and accordingly waive you through (you might, for example, be allowed into Canada per kiosk, as noted by others). NOT RECOMMENDED. Far better to upfront declare that you are a Canadian PR and deal with that straight-up, avoiding any chance Canadian officials might suspect you of concealing your Canadian status.

Alternatively, you do not need to renounce your PR status. Border officials should not ask you to renounce your PR (but it happens), and they most definitely are not supposed to push a PR to renounce status. If you do not renounce your PR status the worst they can do is issue you a decision terminating your PR status (a 44(1) Report plus Departure Order) that does NOT take effect for at least 30 days. Once they have issued that decision, they must allow you to enter Canada. There does not appear to be anything for you to gain in taking this approach. Again, as a U.S. citizen, unless you have a criminal history the odds of being allowed entry as a visitor are overwhelmingly good.



Flying is not a different issue for U.S. citizens. No need to present PR card.

OMG your reply is so professional! Thanks so much!

 

[benedictqlong22]

Yes sorry missed that he had become a US citizen. If OP has no desire to live in Canada he should consider renouncing, Everytime he enters Canada he must declare his PR status which will likely lead to discussions about not meeting RO and eventually reporting that they haven't met RO. As a US citizen without PR he is likely to be waived through.

Thanks a lot!