Dear all,
I sent an email this year to IRCC for traveling to Canada. Due to pandemic , we are not able to travel.
Anyone had any experience after entering Canada after expritaion of PR visa. ?
Please advise
From IRCC Website:
If we already approved your permanent resident application
If you’re outside Canada
Note: If your confirmation of permanent residence (COPR) is expired,
follow these steps.
You won’t be allowed to enter Canada right now if you’re coming to validate your COPR and become a permanent resident,
unless you are exempt from the
travel restrictions.
You are
exempt from the current travel restrictions and can come to Canada
if you have a valid COPR, and
- the COPR was issued on or before March 18, 2020, or
- the COPR was issued after March 18, 2020 and you are an immediate family member sponsored by a Canadian citizen or permanent resident (note that grandparents are not considered immediate family members and cannot come to Canada at this time), or
- you’re currently living in the U.S. and will be coming to Canada directly (transiting through the U.S. to Canada doesn’t apply)
To meet the travel restriction exemptions, you must also
- be coming to Canada to settle permanently (you cannot come to Canada and leave to go live in another country, even if it’s temporary)
- show you’re able to quarantine for 14 days
If you’re travelling by air, you need to pass a health check conducted by the airline before boarding a flight. If you show symptoms of COVID-19, you won’t be allowed to board.
If you’re already living in Canada: in-person landing appointments cancelled
We cancelled all in-person permanent resident landing appointments at our offices in Canada until further notice.
If you haven’t gotten your COPR yet
Currently, we’re finalizing applications based on the documents you submitted with your application. In some cases, we may need to contact you before we can finalize your application.
We’ll contact you if we need more information. Use the
web form if you need to update your contact information. Finalizing applications may take longer than usual during this time.
When we finalize your application, we’ll send you an official letter. While you wait for your permanent resident card, you can use this letter to
- prove you’re a permanent resident of Canada and
- apply for benefits and services you’re eligible for
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.
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/coronavirus-covid19/immigration-applicants.html
