COPR wording questions

[jmomcc]

I'm reading my COPR again today and some questions came to mind.

1: They call it a permanent resident visa. Is this synonymous with COPR? I still don't become an actual permanent resident until i land, right?

2: I'm supposed to tell them of any change to my family situation immediately and before I land. I applied common law. We got married very late in the process. I sent a case specific enquiry informing them of that but it seems to have been ignored/too late as my COPR lists us as common law.
To be clear. We got married before the application was finished being processed.

Do I have to inform them now or is at the border, ok? Do I need any documentation to prove this?

I have some other info that will change - like address and city of destination. Can I tell them that at the border?

3: It mentions - we strongly advise that you carry your personal papers with you when you come to canada - what exactly does that mean?

 

[canuck_in_uk]

1. A permanent resident visa is a one-time use visa counterfoil placed in the passport of non visa-exempt people so they can travel to Canada to land as a PR. The COPR, meaning Confirmation of Permanent Residence, is the official document confirming that a person has met the requirements and been approved to become a PR. You are not a PR until officially land.

2. That can be corrected at landing. I would take a copy of the marriage certificate. The CBSA officer will ask what address you want the PR card to go to anyways. City of destination doesn't matter.

3. Generic sentence, don't read too much into it. Bring your COPR and, if importing stuff, your B4 forms.

 

[jmomcc]

1. A permanent resident visa is a one-time use visa counterfoil placed in the passport of non visa-exempt people so they can travel to Canada to land as a PR. The COPR, meaning Confirmation of Permanent Residence, is the official document confirming that a person has met the requirements and been approved to become a PR. You are not a PR until officially land.

2. That can be corrected at landing. I would take a copy of the marriage certificate. The CBSA officer will ask what address you want the PR card to go to anyways. City of destination doesn't matter.

3. Generic sentence, don't read too much into it. Bring your COPR and, if importing stuff, your B4 forms.

For number 2: Are you sure about that? You understand that we got married before the application process was complete. I still did a re-medical after that.

Sorry for the badgering! it just worries me greatly that I could be stopped at the border/delayed.

I don't have a copy of the marriage certificate. I have a scanned copy of solemnization cert they give you at the time. Would that do? I could get my wife to apply for the cert (i think we have waited enough time/the guy said twelve weeks) and dhl it to me? Would that be necessary?

Thanks a million for answering these questions.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Yes, I'm sure. Others in the same situation have landed without issue. The change from common-law to married is not something that affects the app, so it's not a big deal.

The solemnization certificate should be perfectly fine. If your wife does apply for the marriage certificate, simply have her scan and email you a copy; there's no need to mail the official one.

 

[jmomcc]

Yes, I'm sure. Others in the same situation have landed without issue. The change from common-law to married is not something that affects the app, so it's not a big deal.

The solemnization certificate should be perfectly fine. If your wife does apply for the marriage certificate, simply have her scan and email you a copy; there's no need to mail the official one.

Thanks for the info! That puts my mind to rest greatly.