+1(514) 937-9445 or Toll-free (Canada & US) +1 (888) 947-9445

COPR and coronavirus

Gurmeet87

Member
Mar 25, 2016
17
21
Category........
PNP
App. Filed.......
11-07-2016
AOR Received.
28-10-2016
Med's Request
11-10-2016
I booked the delhi -toronto (Air India) flight for May 20
My parents COPR going to expire on May 26,2020. I am travelling with them too
 

Canaspirant xyz

Hero Member
Aug 21, 2018
963
487
Not yet, It was an acknowledgment.
I am positive I will get an extension. File will be reopened if I send another web form stating my ability to travel and that would be handled by the VAC since they have forwarded my file.
Its morally and legally bonding upon them to give us extension.We have invested a lot of money.It can not go in vain becoz of covid which was out of our control.If we would have known we would have done the soft landing in January . Atleast we would have got pr status now .I am really regretting not doing that.Also ircc must give a longer time to land in general.2 month time to land is very less aa in some cases.They should see that if time period between approval and medical is less they should give more time.Atleast 4 months.We have to make so many arrangements give notice in jobs etc.
 

Hope_92

Member
Mar 17, 2020
11
2
I booked the delhi -toronto (Air India) flight for May 20
My parents COPR going to expire on May 26,2020. I am travelling with them too
I was also trying to book yesterday as my COPR is going to expire on 20th of May however the all tickets sold out quickly :(
 

nashcp72000

Newbie
May 14, 2020
4
0
I am in CANADA and still unable to validate my CoPR due to the current situation. But my wife and son is traveling into Canada on June 2, 2020. Our CoPR & Immigrant Visa expires on July 2, 2020. I hope and pray that, that wouldn't be an issue for the immigration to validate their CoPR prior to mine as their Principal sponsor. I would greatly appreciate if someone could convey to me any brighter idea if that step we're going to do acceptable.
 

psh

Full Member
Feb 18, 2020
35
3
I have the same question. What if the situation is settled and you decide to travel before your COPR Expiry date. Do we need to inform again?
I read somewhere in the forum that when your CoPR expires we will be receiving instructions post that. I am not clear on the next steps after receiving this email. Do we just wait and inform when we can travel and then get a new visa (since travel will definitely be post expiration of CoPR). Will each case be considered for approval or rejection of extension. If they had given a clear answer atleast we could decide whether to travel or not.
 

Bikram67

Full Member
Jul 18, 2018
29
4
I am in CANADA and still unable to validate my CoPR due to the current situation. But my wife and son is traveling into Canada on June 2, 2020. Our CoPR & Immigrant Visa expires on July 2, 2020. I hope and pray that, that wouldn't be an issue for the immigration to validate their CoPR prior to mine as their Principal sponsor. I would greatly appreciate if someone could convey to me any brighter idea if that step we're going to do acceptable.
Principal applicant has to validate his or her pr first. Only then dependents can enter Canada.
Do let us know if they manage to land before your pr formalities are done
 

aurelero

Star Member
Jan 18, 2019
144
47
France
You need to call the airline. If you aren’t Canadian you may only be allowed to check in at the airport since they will need to confirm if you are elegible to travel to Canada.
So I went through the check-in at the airport (Paris CDG) instead of using the app. They were aware of COPR being exempted. The annoying part was that we had to justify our exemption before the checking while queueing (they actually called the authorities in Canada), we had to justify it also during the check-in, same thing at the customs and again right before boarding.
 

raxx.cater

Star Member
Sep 21, 2019
127
66
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
Montreal
NOC Code......
2173
App. Filed.......
30-05-2019
Doc's Request.
08-01-2020
AOR Received.
30-05-2019
Med's Done....
24-05-2019
Passport Req..
04-02-2020
VISA ISSUED...
07-02-2020
LANDED..........
14-05-2020
Just an update,
Landed yesterday from US (JFK to YYZ).

Boarding - it was smooth, airlines agent did not even checked my PRTD or COPR, just checked my ID page of paper and issues boarding passes.

@ Toronto - landing was smooth. I was the only one in immigration office. Immigration competed in 10 minutes. Customs took time (around 25 mins) to process goods to follow list due to some system issue.
Service Canada is closed, so no SIN at airport or outside.
Rented a car, went straight to hotel with a stop for online grocery pickup at Walmart.
 

jefferson12

Full Member
Apr 5, 2020
32
27
Just an update,
Landed yesterday from US (JFK to YYZ).

Boarding - it was smooth, airlines agent did not even checked my PRTD or COPR, just checked my ID page of paper and issues boarding passes.

@ Toronto - landing was smooth. I was the only one in immigration office. Immigration competed in 10 minutes. Customs took time (around 25 mins) to process goods to follow list due to some system issue.
Service Canada is closed, so no SIN at airport or outside.
Rented a car, went straight to hotel with a stop for online grocery pickup at Walmart.
Cool. Can you tell us more about this online grocery pickup?
 

Farahnaz11

Champion Member
Mar 29, 2019
1,484
380
29
App. Filed.......
March 08 2019
AOR Received.
April 10 2019
Med's Request
May 1 2019
Med's Done....
May 6 2019
Just an update,
Landed yesterday from US (JFK to YYZ).

Boarding - it was smooth, airlines agent did not even checked my PRTD or COPR, just checked my ID page of paper and issues boarding passes.

@ Toronto - landing was smooth. I was the only one in immigration office. Immigration competed in 10 minutes. Customs took time (around 25 mins) to process goods to follow list due to some system issue.
Service Canada is closed, so no SIN at airport or outside.
Rented a car, went straight to hotel with a stop for online grocery pickup at Walmart.
Congrats that’s nice .... do they check if u got visa before March 18 or a immediate family member like spouse could come no matter what the copr date is ? My friends husband came and he got visa on March 25/2020 not March 18
 

pavan23

Hero Member
Nov 18, 2014
535
133
Isn’t it fair to be with ur spouse in this situation? I understand job wise but having my husband overseas is more stressful for me than the coronavirus or job Prblem !!!
I can completely understand you. My spouse is stuck in US and we arent able to travel either way becoz of border closure and also quarantine rules.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Farahnaz11

raxx.cater

Star Member
Sep 21, 2019
127
66
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
Montreal
NOC Code......
2173
App. Filed.......
30-05-2019
Doc's Request.
08-01-2020
AOR Received.
30-05-2019
Med's Done....
24-05-2019
Passport Req..
04-02-2020
VISA ISSUED...
07-02-2020
LANDED..........
14-05-2020
Cool. Can you tell us more about this online grocery pickup?
You can use Walmart app to request for grocery pickup. Choose a Walmart location on the way to your Quarantine place.
 

raxx.cater

Star Member
Sep 21, 2019
127
66
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
Montreal
NOC Code......
2173
App. Filed.......
30-05-2019
Doc's Request.
08-01-2020
AOR Received.
30-05-2019
Med's Done....
24-05-2019
Passport Req..
04-02-2020
VISA ISSUED...
07-02-2020
LANDED..........
14-05-2020
Congrats that’s nice .... do they check if u got visa before March 18 or a immediate family member like spouse could come no matter what the copr date is ? My friends husband came and he got visa on March 25/2020 not March 18
Airlines: For me, airline staff did not even checked my Visa or COPR, just scanned my passport and gave me boarding pass.

Immigration (Landing, Toronto): Not sure of they checked COPR issued dates as they take the documents and ask us to wait at seating area while they process everything.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Farahnaz11

Dia89

Full Member
Mar 16, 2020
43
30
People with expired CoPRs in India, should we raise webform that we can fly? Vandebharat mission flights are allowing CoPRs to board and normal International flights are not going to resume atleast till July. Any suggestions, if we should raise webform now or not. IRCC will also take time for extension.