Is it possible to go to the US and return without a PR card

[nitroxn]

Hi all.

Need your advice on this one. I have a US tourist visa and would like to visit the US for a couple of weeks. I have newly arrived and donot have the permanent resident card yet but have the COPR, temporary drivers license and SIN card. Is it possible to visit US and come back to canada without any unnecessary difficulties. We are planning on going by car to the US and returning by train via Montreal using amtrack. Please advise.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Leon]

If you were returning by car as well, I would say no problem but since you are going on a commercial carrier, you may have problems being allowed to board if you do not have a PR card. If you are visa exempt to Canada, it would not be a problem but if you normally need a visa, they could refuse you to board. Getting into Canada is not the problem, getting on the commercial carrier is.

 

[scylla]

If you were returning by car as well, I would say no problem but since you are going on a commercial carrier, you may have problems being allowed to board if you do not have a PR card. If you are visa exempt to Canada, it would not be a problem but if you normally need a visa, they could refuse you to board. Getting into Canada is not the problem, getting on the commercial carrier is.

100% agree with Leon's advice. Amtrack may not let you board.

 

[nitroxn]

Thanks for the responses guys. Will wait a few days for the PR card to arrive. Thanks again.

 

[nitroxn]

Hi,
Now that I got my PR card, I will be going to US in the near future. So, there is another question. Do I have to do any documentation when re-entering Canada from US via train? And is it considered a continuous stay while going to US and returning back?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Baloo]

Hi,
Now that I got my PR card, I will be going to US in the near future. So, there is another question. Do I have to do any documentation when re-entering Canada from US via train? And is it considered a continuous stay while going to US and returning back?

Thanks in advance.

You need your Permanent resident card and passport - The train is a commercial carrier.