Recent content by MWEdwards

Hi, lynn_ca, I will probably do as dpenabill last recommended and bring with me to the US a copy of my PR card renewal application as well as any further supporting documents I can locate such as utility receipts, my OHIP card and DL, etc. Then on my way back to Canada I will have it in my...

dpenabill, I forgot to ask: Given all the documentation I may need to pass through the POE on the way back to Canada, would it be better to try to obtain the travel document from either the NYC or LA office? Any insight into whether that's a better option, and how long it might take to obtain...

dpenabill, THANK YOU for this detailed exploration of various scenarios. I can't tell you how much I appreciate it. My partner and I have actually been renting the same apartment the entire time since we both obtained PR status, in June 2010. But we don't have rent receipts or a lease--we've...

OK, so according to what dpenabill says, I do need to worry, because I was out of Canada 1,026 days in the last five years. This is within the allowed limits, but only just. I've been a doctoral student this entire time at a Canadian university, but I left the country to do research for my...

Hi, canuck_in_uk, I see. You are correct. That's a distinction I had not recognized before. But the "official" advice says that you must present your PR card or PR landing documents when you enter Canada even by private vehicle (such as a car), and I assume this is because you still have to...

I just meant that if they say that "a PR card or travel document is required for all permanent residents returning to Canada on a commercial vehicle," the implication is that if you don't have a PR card (a valid one) or travel document to prove your status as a PR, they may not let you in. I...

Thanks, ascouple and canuck_in_uk. Having submitted my PR renewal application for urgent processing last week, today I received two e-mail letters from Permanent-Resident-Card address at CIC. Most disappointingly, they said my application is being sent for secondary review, which will result...

Hi, raymasa, Yes, I did write on the outside of the envelope "Urgent--proof of travel enclosed" (as instructed). Actually, I wrote it several times in different places on the Fedex envelope. But a review of these forums suggests that many people who apply for urgent processing hear nothing for...

Hi, canuck_in_uk, If you are correct, I'll be very happy, obviously. And I hear you about the Call Centre--I've certainly received conflicting information from different agents there. But I'm nervous, because on the government's official Citizenship and Immigration Canada website, they don't...

Ah, really? Maybe I have misunderstood, then. I have been under the impression that I must present a valid PR card to enter Canada, or, if I don't have a valid PR card, I must instead present a Travel Document (Permanent Resident Abroad). (Or, if travelling by private car over a land crossing, a...

Thanks for your reply, canuck_in_uk. But even if I don't tell the airline, I would have to write my Canadian home address on my declaration card and tell the immigration officer that I am a returning resident, right? Surely they will link my U.S. passport to my PR status when they scan it in...

My PR card is expiring on July 15 this year, but for medical care reasons I urgently need to travel to the U.S. from Canada, leaving Canada for northern California in mid July. I already have a paid roundtrip air ticket leaving from and returning to Canada, and I have just applied for a new PR...