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[MrBank]

A friend of mine did just that , so you can land , get your SIN card and they will send your PR card to the Canadian address you gave them when you landed. You will only be able to get into Canada with the PR card though after you land.

Question to all - We are planning to go to Canada for a day and get our PR activated. However we are leaving Canada the same day and will settle / return to Canada in about 8 months time. My question is - Can I still apply for the PR card and have it shipped to my friends address and then have him hand deliver it to me?

The concern I have is - I want to return to Canada and without the PR card the only ways to return to Canada are:

1) If I apply for a travel certificate (not sure how long this takes to get approved)
2) Travel by my own vehicle from US to Canada and in that case I can present my PP and COPR documents.

To avoid all of this I was thinking I will have the PR card shipped to my friend and then have him deliver it to me.

Any thoughts?

 

[vinaj]

A friend of mine did just that , so you can land , get your SIN card and they will send your PR card to the Canadian address you gave them when you landed. You will only be able to get into Canada with the PR card though after you land.

How long does it take to get the SIN card

I had the same question... How long we might have to stay in Canada to finish landing and getting SIN card and/or travel document to leave Canada

 

[MrBank]

He spent less than 4days in all . I think you get you SIN card the same day . Will have to ask him

How long does it take to get the SIN card

I had the same question... How long we might have to stay in Canada to finish landing and getting SIN card and/or travel document to leave Canada

 

[vinaj]

He spent less than 4days in all . I think you get you SIN card the same day . Will have to ask him

That sounds okay... I was thinking of atleast a week...

Thanks for the info
+1

 

[SKguy]

You can get your SIN as soon as you have your COPR and finish your landing process you don't need your PR card. Your PR card usually arrives after 6-8 weeks. Don't leave Canada before you have it

How long does it take to get the SIN card

I had the same question... How long we might have to stay in Canada to finish landing and getting SIN card and/or travel document to leave Canada

 

[vinaj]

You can get your SIN as soon as you have your COPR and finish your landing process you don't need your PR card. Your PR card usually arrives after 6-8 weeks. Don't leave Canada before you have it

Why shouldn't I leave Canada before I get it?

Many people get the travel document and leave Canada. And friends mail the PR card when it arrives.

 

[maryjane]

Congrats, how many days from the time passport arrived at CIC to get it back?

Thank you!
It arrived at cic april 22. It got stamped april 23. Then I got the passport yesterday afternoon, may 5. It had the copr, passport, and some instructions about landing its actually weird bec I yesterday morning, before I received my passport, i got an email from cic asking for my postal address here in Canada. I called cic and agent said not to reply yet. If i dont get my passport til today I can call them back and see if I should reply to their email. But i got it yesterday anyway so i didnt bother replying

 

[SKguy]

Legally the card is sent to your address in Canada so mailing outside Canada is technically not permitted. However i know people still do it. PR card gives you the right to enter Canada so it's not recommended to leave without having it. It's up to you after all that's just my two cent on the topic

Why shouldn't I leave Canada before I get it?

Many people get the travel document and leave Canada. And friends mail the PR card when it arrives.

 

[vinaj]

Legally the card is sent to your address in Canada so mailing outside Canada is technically not permitted. However i know people still do it. PR card gives you the right to enter Canada so it's not recommended to leave without having it. It's up to you after all that's just my two cent on the topic

Thanks

CIC website says if we want to re-enter Canada (only if by road, car) we can do it just using the COPR if we don't have PR card yet

My friend visited me last year and he didn't have PR card so i will check with him (I am pretty sure he said he had travel document which is required to re enter Canada)

Also, they say they cannot mail PR card outside Canada (but our friend can mail it to us)

 

[MrBank]

You can leave without it , You just have to make sure whoever address you use in Canada gets the PR card and mail it to you because you cant bet back into Canada without it .

Thanks

CIC website says if we want to re-enter Canada (only if by road, car) we can do it just using the COPR if we don't have PR card yet

My friend visited me last year and he didn't have PR card so i will check with him (I am pretty sure he said he had travel document which is required to re enter Canada)

Also, they say they cannot mail PR card outside Canada (but our friend can mail it to us)

 

[jithesh69]

Thank you!
It arrived at cic april 22. It got stamped april 23. Then I got the passport yesterday afternoon, may 5. It had the copr, passport, and some instructions about landing its actually weird bec I yesterday morning, before I received my passport, i got an email from cic asking for my postal address here in Canada. I called cic and agent said not to reply yet. If i dont get my passport til today I can call them back and see if I should reply to their email. But i got it yesterday anyway so i didnt bother replying

Cool, mine reached on 4th May...waiting now with return Xpress Post Tracking in hand...+1 to you and congrats once again!!!

 

[vinaj]

You can leave without it , You just have to make sure whoever address you use in Canada gets the PR card and mail it to you because you cant bet back into Canada without it .

I am not too sure if that is true

check this
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?q=064&t=10

 

[Grace1978]

I am not too sure if that is true

check this
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?q=064&t=10

Thanks for the link, now I am sure if I will land in Canada I will wait for PR and than plan Vacation
+1 for you

 

[waitingforfsw]

A friend of mine did just that , so you can land , get your SIN card and they will send your PR card to the Canadian address you gave them when you landed. You will only be able to get into Canada with the PR card though after you land.

Can i also apply for health care card along with sin and pr card when i land and give my friends address?? So what i am asking is say i go to canada for 2 weeks.I fill PR form at landing , and then apply for sin and health card and give my firends address for all of this??Is this OK?

 

[vinaj]

Thanks for the link, now I am sure if I will land in Canada I will wait for PR and than plan Vacation
+1 for you

Grace thanks for +1 but I am not sure what you interpreted from it..

What i understood from it is you don't need to have PR card for leaving and/or coming back to Canada

You can apply for travel document and leave and come back