How to validate your PR status

[mnmkyng]

Hello everyone,

I have just applied for CEC few days ago and have been waiting for it to be processed.
I checked IRCC website and it says that currently, due to COVID-19, all the IRCC offices for the interview are closed and we cannot validate our visa at the boarder(flagpoling).
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/coronavirus-covid19/immigration-applicants.html#approved
It only says that they will contact us to tell us what to do but I would like to know beforehand how I can validate my status and get my get PR card so that I can plan my trip back to my country to flagpole if necessary.
For all the people here who got PR during the pandemic, how did you activate your PR status?

Thanks!

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

Hello everyone,

I have just applied for CEC few days ago and have been waiting for it to be processed.
I checked IRCC website and it says that currently, due to COVID-19, all the IRCC offices for the interview are closed and we cannot validate our visa at the boarder(flagpoling).
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/coronavirus-covid19/immigration-applicants.html#approved
It only says that they will contact us to tell us what to do but I would like to know beforehand how I can validate my status and get my get PR card so that I can plan my trip back to my country to flagpole if necessary.
For all the people here who got PR during the pandemic, how did you activate your PR status?

Thanks!

I hear people talking about "Virtual Landing".

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/coronavirus-covid19/immigration-applicants.html#approved

If you got your COPR, but haven’t landed
If we sent you a COPR, but you haven’t been able to go to one of our offices in Canada to validate it, we’ll contact you to tell you what to do. Use the web form if you need to update your contact information.

You should not travel to a port of entry to validate your COPR. This is not considered essential travel and you won’t be able to validate it this way.

Due to COVID-19, we have a new process to confirm permanent resident status. We don’t need a COPR for this new process if you are in Canada.

Once your application is approved, you'll be contacted by IRCC to do a "virtual landing" process that confirms your "landed" status in Canada. You'll become a Permanent Resident on the day you land.

 

[mnmkyng]

I hear people talking about "Virtual Landing".

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/coronavirus-covid19/immigration-applicants.html#approved



Once your application is approved, you'll be contacted by IRCC to do a "virtual landing" process that confirms your "landed" status in Canada. You'll become a Permanent Resident on the day you land.

Thanks for your prompt reply！