Help with understanding 'short' landing

[nin_ja]

Hello,

I am planning to make a 'short landing' at Toronto airport soon (and return in about a week) and would greatly appreciate any help with some of the concerns that I have.

1) Because of my employment, I have no immediate plan to move permanently to Canada and might take a year or two to make the move. Will conveying this information cause any problem during the landing process OR in getting the PR card. I am planning to give my relative's residence address for the PR card. Again, will this be a problem?

2) Regarding the form B4 for declaring accompanied items / items to follow: I would be carrying a laptop, phone etc. on this trip. I would taking all these items back with me when I leave in a weeks' time. Do I need to declare these items? Also, since I have no idea what I might be bringing in future, what can I possibly do for this?

3) Do I need to get the SIN at this point in time?

4) I am planning to ask my relative to send the PR card (when it arrives at their residence) via courier. Will that be a problem?

Again, your help and time is very much appreciated!

Thank you very much!

 

[Leon]

1) If they ask you whether you will be in Canada when the PR card arrives and you say no, they might decide to refuse your relatives address and withhold your PR card until you are back. If they do, you can try calling their office, saying that you landed and did not have an address and try to give your relatives address again. For some people it's worked.

2) You don't need to bring a form for items you are taking with you again. You should have a list of goods to follow that you will be bringing later but if you have no idea what you will be bringing, that list would be hard to make. You risk that you might be taxed on those items later if you don't provide a list.

3) Yes, you should definitely get a SIN at this time. The reason is, if you don't get a PR card at this time for some reason or it gets lost or something happens to it before you return, you can no longer get a SIN with your COPR once your COPR turns one year old. Hence you would be stuck in Canada without a SIN while waiting to get a PR card issued and no SIN means you can't work. You should however not apply for health care because you are not eligible if you are not staying.

4) No, that shouldn't be a problem.

 

[nin_ja]

Thanks so much for the detailed response Leon!

1) If they ask you whether you will be in Canada when the PR card arrives and you say no, they might decide to refuse your relatives address and withhold your PR card until you are back. If they do, you can try calling their office, saying that you landed and did not have an address and try to give your relatives address again. For some people it's worked.

2) You don't need to bring a form for items you are taking with you again. You should have a list of goods to follow that you will be bringing later but if you have no idea what you will be bringing, that list would be hard to make. You risk that you might be taxed on those items later if you don't provide a list.

3) Yes, you should definitely get a SIN at this time. The reason is, if you don't get a PR card at this time for some reason or it gets lost or something happens to it before you return, you can no longer get a SIN with your COPR once your COPR turns one year old. Hence you would be stuck in Canada without a SIN while waiting to get a PR card issued and no SIN means you can't work. You should however not apply for health care because you are not eligible if you are not staying.

4) No, that shouldn't be a problem.