Chances of keep PR for my parents?

[ilovecanadadry]

Dear

My parents moved to Canada in 2001 and left in 2003 and never came back again due to both of my grandparents had stroke one by one in last 8 years and needed 24 hours nursing..

We have official hospital documents for the cases

And parents are planning to move back to Canada the end of this year since both of my grandparents are gone...

What are the chances for keeping the PR at vancouver air port.. what should we prepare? Will i get to go into the small room with them because they don't speak english

thanks!

 

[Leon]

If they were taking care of their sick parents and can prove it, they have a pretty good chance to keep their PR.

 

[ilovecanadadry]

If they were taking care of their sick parents and can prove it, they have a pretty good chance to keep their PR.

Thank you for your opinion

Normally for case like this, do they need a lawyer or just need to airport and meet the officer?

 

[Leon]

Are they visa exempt to Canada? If they are not, the challenge could be being able to get to Canada without a valid PR card. If they can, they deal with the border. They do not need a lawyer for that. If the border reports them for not meeting the residency requirements, they can appeal for their PR and they can get a lawyer for that but need to act fast because they only have 30 days.

If they are not visa exempt to Canada, they can apply for a PR travel document at the Canadian embassy where they are and then the embassy will decide if they get to keep their PR and not the border. If they do that, they might want to get a lawyer to help them prepare the application for the travel documents. A very important part is that they have been taking care of their sick parents and proving that.

 

[ilovecanadadry]

Are they visa exempt to Canada? If they are not, the challenge could be being able to get to Canada without a valid PR card. If they can, they deal with the border. They do not need a lawyer for that. If the border reports them for not meeting the residency requirements, they can appeal for their PR and they can get a lawyer for that but need to act fast because they only have 30 days.

If they are not visa exempt to Canada, they can apply for a PR travel document at the Canadian embassy where they are and then the embassy will decide if they get to keep their PR and not the border. If they do that, they might want to get a lawyer to help them prepare the application for the travel documents. A very important part is that they have been taking care of their sick parents and proving that.

Thank you very much LEON!! You are very helpful!
My parents are not Visa exempt. So they might need to deal with it immediately at the border. How do they get a lawyer at the border or we need to find one before going to Canada?
thanks again!!!

 

[scylla]

Thank you very much LEON!! You are very helpful!
My parents are not Visa exempt. So they might need to deal with it immediately at the border. How do they get a lawyer at the border or we need to find one before going to Canada?
thanks again!!!

If they are not visa exempt and their PR cards have expired, then they will need to apply for a travel document in order to return to Canada. No airline will let them board a plane with an expired PR card.

 

[Leon]

My parents are not Visa exempt. So they might need to deal with it immediately at the border. How do they get a lawyer at the border or we need to find one before going to Canada?
thanks again!!!

As I said in my reply, if they are not visa exempt, their first problem is getting to Canada. There are two ways to do that for people in that situation, either apply for a PR travel document at the Canadian embassy in their country or get a US visa and enter on the land border in a rented or private car. No airline or bus company will transport a person to Canada if they do not have a PR card, travel document or visa.

 

[ilovecanadadry]

As I said in my reply, if they are not visa exempt, their first problem is getting to Canada. There are two ways to do that for people in that situation, either apply for a PR travel document at the Canadian embassy in their country or get a US visa and enter on the land border in a rented or private car. No airline or bus company will transport a person to Canada if they do not have a PR card, travel document or visa.

yes you are correct
so what happens after go to Vancouver airport? the officer will find out their card is expired long time ago and obligation is not met of course, will they give us an opportunity to explain about grandparents sickness issue immediately at the airport or we need to go into Canada first and find a lawyer and go to court within 30 days?

 

[Leon]

yes you are correct
so what happens after go to Vancouver airport? the officer will find out their card is expired long time ago and obligation is not met of course, will they give us an opportunity to explain about grandparents sickness issue immediately at the airport or we need to go into Canada first and find a lawyer and go to court within 30 days?

They can not fly to Vancouver with no visa and expired PR card. The airline will not let them get on the plane.


They have 2 options.


Option 1. Apply for a PR travel document at the Canadian embassy in their country. Prove that they had to take care of sick grandparents. They can get a lawyer to help them apply.

If they get the travel document, they can fly to Canada, no problem. If they are refused the travel document, they will lose their PR.


Option 2. Get a US visa and go to the US. Drive to Canada in a private or rented car. They will have to explain their situation to the immigration officers at the border.

If the immigration officer decides not to report them for not meeting the requirements, they can enter Canada, stay for 2 years and then apply to renew their PR cards without a problem as they will meet the requirements again.

If the immigration officer decides to report them, they will be allowed to enter Canada but will have 30 days time to appeal for their PR status, proving they were taking care of the sick grandparents.

 

[ilovecanadadry]

They can not fly to Vancouver with no visa and expired PR card. The airline will not let them get on the plane.


They have 2 options.


Option 1. Apply for a PR travel document at the Canadian embassy in their country. Prove that they had to take care of sick grandparents. They can get a lawyer to help them apply.

If they get the travel document, they can fly to Canada, no problem. If they are refused the travel document, they will lose their PR.


Option 2. Get a US visa and go to the US. Drive to Canada in a private or rented car. They will have to explain their situation to the immigration officers at the border.

If the immigration officer decides not to report them for not meeting the requirements, they can enter Canada, stay for 2 years and then apply to renew their PR cards without a problem as they will meet the requirements again.

If the immigration officer decides to report them, they will be allowed to enter Canada but will have 30 days time to appeal for their PR status, proving they were taking care of the sick grandparents.

Thank you so much for the help!!

 

[ilovecanadadry]

They can not fly to Vancouver with no visa and expired PR card. The airline will not let them get on the plane.


They have 2 options.


Option 1. Apply for a PR travel document at the Canadian embassy in their country. Prove that they had to take care of sick grandparents. They can get a lawyer to help them apply.

If they get the travel document, they can fly to Canada, no problem. If they are refused the travel document, they will lose their PR.


Option 2. Get a US visa and go to the US. Drive to Canada in a private or rented car. They will have to explain their situation to the immigration officers at the border.

If the immigration officer decides not to report them for not meeting the requirements, they can enter Canada, stay for 2 years and then apply to renew their PR cards without a problem as they will meet the requirements again.

If the immigration officer decides to report them, they will be allowed to enter Canada but will have 30 days time to appeal for their PR status, proving they were taking care of the sick grandparents.

Sorry Leon i have to borther you again.

So my parents can actually prove they were taking care of sick grandparents at the immigration council in their country? they don't need to go to Canadian airport and do it?

If so, it will be much easier, they don't need to fly to canada!

 

[Leon]

They can apply for a travel document at the Canadian embassy in their country. They will provide all their evidence of taking care of the sick grandparents and now wish to return to Canada. If they get the travel document, it is usually valid for 6 months. They have to fly to Canada before it expires. They will show it at the airport and will have no problems entering. They should preferably stay for 2 years in order to meet the residency requirements again. If they do not use the travel document within the 6 months, it is not so easy to just apply again because immigration may believe that they are not really serious about returning to Canada if they have applied before and not used it.