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Traveling outside Canada after Landing (AFTER PR)

Cruiser55

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Apr 18, 2013
441
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Category........
Visa Office......
CPP - Ottawa
NOC Code......
0632
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-07-2013
Doc's Request.
21.02.2014 RPRF and BIODATA requested
AOR Received.
27-08-2013
IELTS Request
CELPIP sent with application.
Med's Request
19.02.2014
Med's Done....
28.02.2014
Interview........
waived.
Passport Req..
10.04.2014
VISA ISSUED...
14.04.2014
LANDED..........
17.04.2014
Hello Everyone,
I landed and became a Permanent Resident last week.

Now, I have a VISA for the US which allows me to visit America, the only doubt I have is, will I have any problems re-entering Canada from America.

The PR document that I have says very clearly "NOT A TRAVEL DOCUMENT".

Do I need to apply for some other document in order to re-enter Canada?

Please advice.
 

Maxim1251

Star Member
Sep 17, 2013
125
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GTA
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC-O
NOC Code......
2173
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
2013-07-12
AOR Received.
2013-09-12
IELTS Request
Submitted with package
Med's Request
2014-02-25
Med's Done....
2014-03-04 (received on 2014-03-13)
Passport Req..
2014-04-10
VISA ISSUED...
2014-04-14
LANDED..........
2014-04-17
Cruiser55 said:
Hello Everyone,
I landed and became a Permanent Resident last week.

Now, I have a VISA for the US which allows me to visit America, the only doubt I have is, will I have any problems re-entering Canada from America.

The PR document that I have says very clearly "NOT A TRAVEL DOCUMENT".

Do I need to apply for some other document in order to re-enter Canada?

Please advice.
CoPR is enough to enter Canada from US by land, by car for example
 

Cruiser55

Hero Member
Apr 18, 2013
441
4
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP - Ottawa
NOC Code......
0632
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-07-2013
Doc's Request.
21.02.2014 RPRF and BIODATA requested
AOR Received.
27-08-2013
IELTS Request
CELPIP sent with application.
Med's Request
19.02.2014
Med's Done....
28.02.2014
Interview........
waived.
Passport Req..
10.04.2014
VISA ISSUED...
14.04.2014
LANDED..........
17.04.2014
Maxim1251 said:
CoPR is enough to enter Canada from US by land, by car for example
Are you sure Maxim?

As, it states very clearly on the COPR "NOT A TRAVEL DOCUMENT"
 

form_filler

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May 4, 2013
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From what I understand you can't use the copr by itself to travel you will need to have it stapled to your passport. The passport will be your travel docement not the copr that's why it says "not a travel document". I think when you get your PR card you can use that as a travel document to enter Canada.
 

stalintouch

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Apr 2, 2011
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Here you go Cruiser55 this is straight from CIC website:

If you return in a private vehicle, like your own car

If you return to Canada in a private vehicle, such as your own car, you do not need a permanent resident card. You can use your Record of Landing (IMM 1000) or Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM 5292 or IMM 5688) instead.
Hope that it helps
 

form_filler

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May 4, 2013
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So if one doesn't have a PR card they can not return to Canada by plane? They will be turned away? I think you just have to show passport along with copr. Once you get PR card you won't have to show your passport to get back into Canada.
 

canuck_in_uk

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May 4, 2012
31,558
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Visa Office......
London
App. Filed.......
06/12
form_filler said:
So if one doesn't have a PR card they can not return to Canada by plane? They will be turned away? I think you just have to show passport along with copr. Once you get PR card you won't have to show your passport to get back into Canada.
Commercial carriers (airlines, buses, ferries) must confirm that a person has the right to enter Canada. If they board someone who doesn't have the right to enter Canada, they must pay to return that person to their point of origin; the carrier can also be fined. Their staff are not trained to recognize a COPR as an entry document. A person must have either a visa-exempt passport or an entry visa in a non visa-exempt passport.

Without a PR card, a non visa-exempt person cannot return to Canada by commercial means; they can enter by land through the Canada-US border using non-commercial means (private car or on foot) or they must obtain a PR Travel Document.
 

Cruiser55

Hero Member
Apr 18, 2013
441
4
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP - Ottawa
NOC Code......
0632
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-07-2013
Doc's Request.
21.02.2014 RPRF and BIODATA requested
AOR Received.
27-08-2013
IELTS Request
CELPIP sent with application.
Med's Request
19.02.2014
Med's Done....
28.02.2014
Interview........
waived.
Passport Req..
10.04.2014
VISA ISSUED...
14.04.2014
LANDED..........
17.04.2014
Thank you all for your answers~
 

jsm0085

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Feb 26, 2012
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It depends on which country you are from.

I'm from the UK which is visa exempt in relation to Canada. So, I was able to leave and return to Canada without the PR Card. While the CPR isn't for travel, it was enough to prove my status when I got back to the border.

The issue is if you are from a non visa exempt country, the airline may not let you board without the PR card. When you get to the Canadian border, the CPR is enough to get back in. The question is, do you have status to get on a plane.
 

kushari

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Oct 3, 2012
801
86
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-Ottawa
NOC Code......
6221
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
09-10-2012
AOR Received.
30-11-2012
IELTS Request
22-06-2012
Med's Request
12-12-2013
Med's Done....
18-12-2013
Passport Req..
19-03-2014
VISA ISSUED...
24/03/2014
LANDED..........
27/03/2014
canuck_in_uk said:
Commercial carriers (airlines, buses, ferries) must confirm that a person has the right to enter Canada. If they board someone who doesn't have the right to enter Canada, they must pay to return that person to their point of origin; the carrier can also be fined. Their staff are not trained to recognize a COPR as an entry document. A person must have either a visa-exempt passport or an entry visa in a non visa-exempt passport.

Without a PR card, a non visa-exempt person cannot return to Canada by commercial means; they can enter by land through the Canada-US border using non-commercial means (private car or on foot) or they must obtain a PR Travel Document.
Exactly correct. Very nice explanation. The Officer that processed my landing told me the same thing. He was like "Why do airlines not let PRs on a Plane without their PR card when they are permanent residents, where as they allow many people that claim refugee status and should get fined for."
 

Cruiser55

Hero Member
Apr 18, 2013
441
4
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP - Ottawa
NOC Code......
0632
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-07-2013
Doc's Request.
21.02.2014 RPRF and BIODATA requested
AOR Received.
27-08-2013
IELTS Request
CELPIP sent with application.
Med's Request
19.02.2014
Med's Done....
28.02.2014
Interview........
waived.
Passport Req..
10.04.2014
VISA ISSUED...
14.04.2014
LANDED..........
17.04.2014
Does any know how much time does it take to have the travel document issued?
 

Cruiser55

Hero Member
Apr 18, 2013
441
4
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP - Ottawa
NOC Code......
0632
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-07-2013
Doc's Request.
21.02.2014 RPRF and BIODATA requested
AOR Received.
27-08-2013
IELTS Request
CELPIP sent with application.
Med's Request
19.02.2014
Med's Done....
28.02.2014
Interview........
waived.
Passport Req..
10.04.2014
VISA ISSUED...
14.04.2014
LANDED..........
17.04.2014
I will be traveling to the US and back from the US into Canada in a commercial bus! And it clearly says that I need the travel document - any advice.
 

canuck_in_uk

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May 4, 2012
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App. Filed.......
06/12
Website says it's a minimum of 30 days for a PRTD. http://can-am.gc.ca/visas/processing-traitement.aspx?lang=eng
 

WY

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Jul 26, 2013
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jsm0085 said:
It depends on which country you are from.

I'm from the UK which is visa exempt in relation to Canada. So, I was able to leave and return to Canada without the PR Card. While the CPR isn't for travel, it was enough to prove my status when I got back to the border.

The issue is if you are from a non visa exempt country, the airline may not let you board without the PR card. When you get to the Canadian border, the CPR is enough to get back in. The question is, do you have status to get on a plane.
Hi there, my case is a bit different, I am from a non visa exempt country I have got the PR status but not the P R card yet, but I have to travel out for work and my friend will send my PR card to me. Can I return Canada with the PR card? Or I have to apply PRTD even I have received my PR by post. Please kindly advise.

WY
 

cinderella

Star Member
Apr 22, 2011
106
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Sydney,NS
NOC Code......
6331
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
03-09-2013
AOR Received.
15-10-2013
Med's Request
24-03-2014
Med's Done....
10-04-2014
Passport Req..
15-04-2014
VISA ISSUED...
05-05-2014
LANDED..........
05-05-2014
Hi,
The CoPR is a document as a proof of status in Canada while waiting for the PR Card, however it is not valid for International travel.
The PR card, which is the best form of proof of status in Canada and MUST be available for inspection when returning from trips outside Canada.