Hi,
My name is Claudiu and few months back I’ve received my *Confirmation of Permanent Residence* for Canada, in which it’s mentioned that my destination in Canada is Calgary, Alberta. Along with it I have received also a onetime entry visa for Canada that expires in July 2010 which means that I have to enter Canada before that date. Presently I work and reside in Europe and have no intention of moving permanently to Canada within the next months or maybe not even before the end of the year. My intention is to get into Canada, stay for few weeks (depending on how many I can take off from my job) and after that get back to my present residence in Europe.
From my understanding, after one has landed in Canada and intends to leave (travel outside) Canada (like my case) first must obtain a permanent resident card (PRC) that will allow him/her to go out and come back into Canada without any worries. I have looked on the internet and found out that the process of obtaining such a card can last from 30 days to more than 6 weeks in some cases, time that I believe I might not have at my disposal.
Based on the above I would like to ask some question hoping that someone could give me answers that could help me taking decisions
Is it mandatory to land in your destination city (in my case Calgary) or could one land and settle (at least at the beginning) in a different city and obtain his/her PRC in this new location? The reason I’m asking is that I have friends in a different city that could help me out at the beginning.
If my time would not allow me to stay in Canada until I personally receive a PRC, it would be possible to leave Canada, later obtain my PRC on my friends address and have my friends mail my PRC to me in Europe so that I could use it next time I intend to get into Canada?
Does anyone have any knowledge about the PRC processing time, if it is different from what I mentioned above or if there is any way to obtain a PRC in a much shorter time?
Thank you very much
Claudiu
My name is Claudiu and few months back I’ve received my *Confirmation of Permanent Residence* for Canada, in which it’s mentioned that my destination in Canada is Calgary, Alberta. Along with it I have received also a onetime entry visa for Canada that expires in July 2010 which means that I have to enter Canada before that date. Presently I work and reside in Europe and have no intention of moving permanently to Canada within the next months or maybe not even before the end of the year. My intention is to get into Canada, stay for few weeks (depending on how many I can take off from my job) and after that get back to my present residence in Europe.
From my understanding, after one has landed in Canada and intends to leave (travel outside) Canada (like my case) first must obtain a permanent resident card (PRC) that will allow him/her to go out and come back into Canada without any worries. I have looked on the internet and found out that the process of obtaining such a card can last from 30 days to more than 6 weeks in some cases, time that I believe I might not have at my disposal.
Based on the above I would like to ask some question hoping that someone could give me answers that could help me taking decisions
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