Entering canada with a travel document wht next ?

[Rob_TO]

Ok i finally entered canada today on my TRAVEL DOCUMENT
but the immigration officer kept saying " that i have lost my status
And i need to do something about that "
Now Can sumone pls explain wht that immigration officer meant and what
Am i suppose to do next ?
She gave a stamp on my passport which simply says canadian border immigration and PR written
On it
All way to CONFUSING pls help !!!

The CBSA officer is completely wrong, and sounds like they just don't understand the rules around PR status. Perhaps they are new on the job. If you got a PR Travel Document based on living with your Canadian spouse overseas, then you most certainly did not lose your PR status. Your PR card is just expired. You are most definitely still a PR though and should apply immediately for PR renewal while in Canada.

Note that you need to give a Canadian address that they will deliver PR card to. And there is no guarantee they will even mail it, sometimes they request you pick it up in person from a CIC office.

If you leave Canada again before you get your PR card and need to return without it, and you do not hold a visa-exempt passport, then you will need to get a brand new PR Travel Document again. Although this should be easy if you are living with your Canadian spouse.

 

[Azeter]

How fast can i get my PR even if i apply on urgent basis ?

 

[ttrajan]

It may take more time if it goes for secondary review.

 

[Azeter]

The CBSA officer is completely wrong, and sounds like they just don't understand the rules around PR status. Perhaps they are new on the job. If you got a PR Travel Document based on living with your Canadian spouse overseas, then you most certainly did not lose your PR status. Your PR card is just expired. You are most definitely still a PR though and should apply immediately for PR renewal while in Canada.

Note that you need to give a Canadian address that they will deliver PR card to. And there is no guarantee they will even mail it, sometimes they request you pick it up in person from a CIC office.

If you leave Canada again before you get your PR card and need to return without it, and you do not hold a visa-exempt passport, then you will need to get a brand new PR Travel Document again. Although this should be easy if you are living with your Canadian spouse.

Exactly and i simply don't understand why couldnt
Dey argue or stop me entering canada from my own country
The law clearly states that if me accompanying my wife overseas
I dont loose my pr status and btw wen they put my file
Number on their system cant dey see
On what basis have i been issued a traveled document
Inspite of asking me so many questions and unnecessarily
Harassing me
Even the pr renewal form is so complex huhhh
I feel lost
Wen my visa category cleary says permanent resident
Still she is asking me whats bring u to canada
Why are u here ..... Frustrating

 

[ttrajan]

Always don,t allow your pr card to expire.

 

[Azeter]

Always don,t allow your pr card to expire.

I know but what confuses me is that visa category says
PERMANENT RESIDENT and on the other hand she kept
Saying that i lost my status huhhh..