Landing in Canada with PR then returning back home question

[bono1]

hi,

My wife received her COPR and she has a flight booked to arrive in Sept. She will land with her PR Visa. She will be going back home after 2 weeks after that to finalize things in Nairobi. Then return early next year permanently

Question, is what travel document does she need in Canada to state that she will be leaving Canada after landing with PR Visa and then returning a few months later? Are there any important documents to state that she will be leaving and then returning back?

Thanks

 

[truesmile]

No, no document from Canada. Since she will be leaving prior to receiving her PR card, she must take her COPR documents with her and apply for a "PR Travel Document" abroad, see link below:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/English/information/applications/guides/5529ETOC.asp

 

[QuebecOkie]

Since she won't have her PR card, she'll need to apply for a travel document while in Kenya before returning to Canada. Here's a link to more information: http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/kenya/visas/tdpr_apply-demande_tvrp.aspx.

 

[Rob_TO]

Or what's easier, is if her PR card arrives at Canadian address while she is in Nairobi, you can just courier it to her there. Of course this assumes PR card will arrive before she is ready to return. I believe PR card arrival time is around 2 months.

 

[screech339]

Or what's easier, is if her PR card arrives at Canadian address while she is in Nairobi, you can just courier it to her there. Of course this assumes PR card will arrive before she is ready to return. I believe PR card arrival time is around 2 months.

While it is discourage to send government IDs internationally, has there ever been a case of having the PR cards being seized or confiscated by authorities in foreign country?

 

[Rob_TO]

While it is discourage to send government IDs internationally, has there ever been a case of having the PR cards being seized or confiscated by authorities in foreign country?

I've yet to see an actual law or rule written down anywhere, that it's illegal to mail PR cards outside the country. Only official rule I could find is that a PR card can only be initially issued within Canada.

Plus why would a foreign country care about Canada IDs? They will not even know what it is anyways unless they open the package.

 

[bono1]

Thanks all for the feedback. Good to know she can travel by taking her COPR documents or getting her PR card. when I receive the PR card at my home, i will courier it to her so that she can travel with it when she arrives.

for the COPR document does it have an expiry date? I am worried they may give her hassles if she returns with an expired COPR document

 

[bono1]

So just to confirm, if I mail her the PR card, she can travel back to Canada with it ? She does not need any other travel document ?

 

[Rob_TO]

So just to confirm, if I mail her the PR card, she can travel back to Canada with it ? She does not need any other travel document ?

Yes you have only 2 options:
1. Mail her the PR card after it arrives. You don't need COPR in this case.
2. Get a special PR travel document: http://www.cic.gc.ca/English/information/applications/travel.asp . In this case the only reason you may need COPR, is to get the travel document from the visa office in Nairobi. The travel document effectively acts as a replacement PR card.

 

[TeamGO]

I understand this to be correct also.

 

[screech339]

I've yet to see an actual law or rule written down anywhere, that it's illegal to mail PR cards outside the country. Only official rule I could find is that a PR card can only be initially issued within Canada.

Plus why would a foreign country care about Canada IDs? They will not even know what it is anyways unless they open the package.

Trust me, some countries have opened the packages, some randomly, others targeted.
My packages and mail sent to my wife's country have been opened.

To say that they won't care about canada id is naive to say the least. They can tell that the package / mail was coming from Canada. So temptation is there to open it and see what's inside. Once they discover that it is an government issued ID, depending on who opened it, the government or operator may take it or seize it on "suspicion of identity fraud" or use it for fraud purpose of their own. I know it is an extreme view but could it happen, who knows.

Screech339

 

[Rob_TO]

Once they discover that it is an government issued ID, depending on who opened it, the government or operator may take it or seize it on "suspicion of identity fraud" or use it for fraud purpose of their own. I know it is an extreme view but could it happen, who knows.

Yes that's all true, but that would just be a caution against sending any identity documents in general, and nothing to do with Canada having specific rules about mailing PR cards out of the country.

Of course there's always risk when mailing sensitive documents. And an absolute must is to get a good courier service with full tracking.

 

[bono1]

Thanks all for the advice I think its best I just send her the PR card. I may be able to give to someone who will be visiting her at the end of the year. Therefore I know she will receive it.