I was just approved to be a permanent resident last week. I am an American and my wife (sponser) is Canadian. I applied outland to make it faster (sent in February 2015), but am currently in Canada with my wife as a visitor. I have the CoPR in my possession. My question is...should I return to the USA and cross back over the border to officially use my CoPR or should I call the CIC to schedule an appointment from within Canada. The approval notice I received states "if you are already residing in Canada as a temporary resident you can call CIC to schedule an appointment at an office near your place of residence."
I guess I don't know if they would consider me a temporary resident right now and let me go to a nearby office, or if I should just leave the country and return.
I tried to call CIC today with the question but due to heavy call volumes they couldn't connect me to someone, not even put me on hold.
Any thoughts?
I guess I don't know if they would consider me a temporary resident right now and let me go to a nearby office, or if I should just leave the country and return.
I tried to call CIC today with the question but due to heavy call volumes they couldn't connect me to someone, not even put me on hold.
Any thoughts?