Travel document - when do I need that

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Is PR visa stamp on passport for single entry only?
If PR card is not received, do I need travel document to enter Canada for second time

Thanks

[Leon]

Yes, the PR visa is for a single entry only.

If you leave Canada before you get your PR card, you may need a travel document in order to return.

If you are not visa exempt to Canada and do not have your PR card, you will need a landing document if you want to travel do Canada with a commercial carrier like a plane or a bus.  Otherwise they will not let you board.

If you are however visa exempt to Canada, you can board a commercial carrier just with your passport and do not need a travel document  or if you are not visa exempt but are travelling by private car.

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Thanks Leon. I will be travelling by Car. Is there any reference in published material by CIC with regard to exemption for car. Thanks.

[Leon]

Yes, here in OP10, the manual for permanent residency status determination at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/manuals/op/op10-eng.pdf

8.4.
No Canadian immigration document proving residency status
Persons who are outside Canada, and who lack Canadian immigration documentation to
substantiate their claim to residency status, may apply at a visa office to obtain a prescribed
document to enable them to be carried by a transportation company back to Canada [A148(1)]. In
most cases, these persons will have to apply at a visa office for a travel document in order to
return to Canada (except for persons in these circumstances who can reach a Canadian port of
entry overland via the United States).

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Great. Thanks a lot.

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Leon, this is from CIC Manual. Does it mean that this rule applies only if Canadian Citizen spouse is working with the public service or province or armed forces??. It does not apply to anyone else?.

Thanks.

Spouse of Canadian living abroad
Sub-section 5(1.1) was proclaimed in 1988. It treats residence for an applicant, as described in
that provision, as if the person were in Canada.
1.7.1 Specific periods count as residence
The Citizenship Act was amended in 1988 to allow the spouse of a Canadian citizen residing
outside Canada with that person to count certain specific periods as residence in Canada.
"Spouse" refers to a married person.
Section 5(1.1) applies only where the Canadian citizen spouse is working with the public service
of Canada or a province or for the Canadian armed forces.
Any day of residence outside Canada, before lawful admission to Canada, is equivalent to onehalf day of residence in Canada.
Any day of residence outside Canada, after lawful admission to Canada, is equivalent to one day
of residence in Canada.

[Leon]

Leon, this is from CIC Manual. Does it mean that this rule applies only if Canadian Citizen spouse is working with the public service or province or armed forces??. It does not apply to anyone else?.

Thanks.

Spouse of Canadian living abroad
Sub-section 5(1.1) was proclaimed in 1988. It treats residence for an applicant, as described in
that provision, as if the person were in Canada.
1.7.1 Specific periods count as residence
The Citizenship Act was amended in 1988 to allow the spouse of a Canadian citizen residing
outside Canada with that person to count certain specific periods as residence in Canada.
"Spouse" refers to a married person.
Section 5(1.1) applies only where the Canadian citizen spouse is working with the public service
of Canada or a province or for the Canadian armed forces.
Any day of residence outside Canada, before lawful admission to Canada, is equivalent to onehalf day of residence in Canada.
Any day of residence outside Canada, after lawful admission to Canada, is equivalent to one day
of residence in Canada.

Yes, just like it says.  If your spouse is a Canadian and is staying with you in another country but does not meet the requirements of the above, then you can only use their presence to keep your PR, not to apply for citizenship.