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Hey guys, quick question. Waiting for my ECOPR and work permit extension. Need to leave the country urgently for a family matter. If I receive my ECOPR, not my work permit first, can I return with electronic visa and ECOPR, or should I apply for a travel document? Anyone have answers? I'm lost and no one seems to know. I know the travel documents take time and I carry NZ passport.
 
Hey guys, quick question. Waiting for my ECOPR and work permit extension. Need to leave the country urgently for a family matter. If I receive my ECOPR, not my work permit first, can I return with electronic visa and ECOPR, or should I apply for a travel document? Anyone have answers? I'm lost and no one seems to know. I know the travel documents take time and I carry NZ passport.

If you get the eCOPR, all temporary resident documents become invalid and you have to enter as a PR. You have two options:
  1. Apply for a PRTD while outside Canada, then you can return by air or any way you like
  2. Travel to the US and cross the US-Canada land border in a private vehicle (can be on foot too) showing your eCOPR and passport at the border
Note that you cannot receive the eCOPR while outside Canada. You'd have to receive it before you travel.

I have been waiting since 31 aug for ecopr.

I'm waiting since Aug 28, VO Montreal.
 
CEC inland

Submit: 30 May
AOR: 30 May
Medical pass : 22 Aug
Background status changed to in progress: Sep 13
Eligibility pass: 21 Sep
Background pass: 22 Sep
Everything completed on tracker: Sep 22
First email: Sep 26
Second email: October 4
Photo submitted: October 5
Office: Etobicoke
Medical expiry: May 2, 2024

ECoPr: November 10
 
CEC inland

Submit: 30 May
AOR: 30 May
Medical pass : 22 Aug
Background status changed to in progress: Sep 13
Eligibility pass: 21 Sep
Background pass: 22 Sep
Everything completed on tracker: Sep 22
First email: Sep 26
Second email: October 4
Photo submitted: October 5
Office: Etobicoke
Medical expiry: May 2, 2024

ECoPr: November 10


Congrats.....this is becoming frustrating with Montreal office...... Sending mails is not evening changing things.
 
If you get the eCOPR, all temporary resident documents become invalid and you have to enter as a PR. You have two options:
  1. Apply for a PRTD while outside Canada, then you can return by air or any way you like
  2. Travel to the US and cross the US-Canada land border in a private vehicle (can be on foot too) showing your eCOPR and passport at the border
Note that you cannot receive the eCOPR while outside Canada. You'd have to receive it before you travel.



I'm waiting since Aug 28, VO Montreal.


Hey Andres, got my work permit after canceling my flight. Considering leaving before receiving the physical work permit, notifying authorities about leaving the country so they don't issue eCOPR, and try to return without excising work permit in 3 weeks. Unsure what to do—facing stress and relationship challenges. Any advice?
 
Hey Andres, got my work permit after canceling my flight. Considering leaving before receiving the physical work permit, notifying authorities about leaving the country so they don't issue eCOPR, and try to return without excising work permit in 3 weeks. Unsure what to do—facing stress and relationship challenges. Any advice?

Congrats! I'd wait for the work permit to arrive, shouldn't be long now, just mailing time, a week or two. You can try to re-enter as a visitor too, but it might be easier to get through CBSA with the work permit. And yeah, you should reply to the portal 1 email again or send a webform and notify them of the dates you'll be outside Canada so they pause your eCOPR.

When did you apply for the work permit? I applied back in July and still waiting.
 
Congrats! I'd wait for the work permit to arrive, shouldn't be long now, just mailing time, a week or two. You can try to re-enter as a visitor too, but it might be easier to get through CBSA with the work permit. And yeah, you should reply to the portal 1 email again or send a webform and notify them of the dates you'll be outside Canada so they pause your eCOPR.

When did you apply for the work permit? I applied back in July and still waiting.
Applied in July 6th. Thanks mate. Hope you get it soon as well. Thanks for the advice!
 
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In my case, my dependant who is outside Canada, got the PPR one month before I got the PR confirmation email. I am in Canada all along. In fact, my dependant got the passport request, got it stamped along with the COPR - all before I received my first PR confirmation email from Calgary . Right now I am still waiting for my e-COPR . So in my case I can see that they are not interdependent in any way.
Hi , Can you please confirm if PPR had primary applicant name and UCI or dependents. We are yet to receive portal email for primary applicant (inland) but got Passport request addressed to primary applicant so confused it is for primary (inland) or dependent (outland)
 
Hi , Can you please confirm if PPR had primary applicant name and UCI or dependents. We are yet to receive portal email for primary applicant (inland) but got Passport request addressed to primary applicant so confused it is for primary (inland) or dependent (outland)
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Mine was address to primary applicant and not the dependant, and that what they used to summit their passport.
 
Hi , Can you please confirm if PPR had primary applicant name and UCI or dependents. We are yet to receive portal email for primary applicant (inland) but got Passport request addressed to primary applicant so confused it is for primary (inland) or dependent (outland)
Mine was address to the primary applicant and not the dependant, that's what they used to summit their passport.