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After landing before the PR card arrives can we travel?

cazrypr

Star Member
May 15, 2012
113
6
Hello,

I tried searching but couldnt find much on this topic, please share if you know about this topic.
After I landed, still waiting for my PR card to arrive in mail, need to travel urgently and belong to a non-exempt country, can I travel back to Canada on my open work permit and visa which are valid? Thanks in advance.
 

zardoz

VIP Member
Feb 2, 2013
13,304
2,166
Canada
Category........
FAM
Visa Office......
London
App. Filed.......
16-02-2013
VISA ISSUED...
31-07-2013
LANDED..........
09-11-2013
In theory, both your work permit and visa are now void. They became so at the moment you "landed" as a PR.
However, if your visa hasn't been actually marked in your passport as "cancelled without prejudice", you could probably manage to board an aircraft with it. Your should NOT tell the airline staff that you are a PR, as they will probably refuse even an uncancelled visa.

You are supposed to get a PR Travel Document...
 

HY325

Hero Member
Jan 9, 2013
306
10
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-O
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
14-01-2013
AOR Received.
20-02-2013
VISA ISSUED...
08-01-2014
LANDED..........
18-01-2014
cazrypr said:
Hello,

I tried searching but couldnt find much on this topic, please share if you know about this topic.
After I landed, still waiting for my PR card to arrive in mail, need to travel urgently and belong to a non-exempt country, can I travel back to Canada on my open work permit and visa which are valid? Thanks in advance.

no, your work permit and visa are no longer valid.
you can use CoPR if you are travelling to states by car but if not, you must have your PR card or apply for travel document