Leave before PR card is received

[javisam376]

I got PPR and already got my passport back with my Visa, which expires on early June 2018, however I want to settle in Canada by August 2018 since I am planning on doing a Masters to increase my chances of getting a job in my field, but I need to keep working and saving until the last minute I can in my home country and I will apply to start studying in September 2018 (deadlines for earlier semesters are already due).

So I am planning on entering Canada for a couple of weeks to get my PR card process started and then try to get it send to my home country. I do have a sister in Canada however she lives in Montreal, and I believe I cannot declare that I am going to be anywhere in Quebec since I got my PR visa trough express entry and not the Quebec process.

So my question is if one of the following options sounds like a plan, and if anyone can think of any other options:

1) Enter Canada trough Ontario airport, declare a random address in Ontario and then change it to my sister address in Montreal so she can mail it to me in to my home country, as long as it would not raise any problems.

2) Enter Canada, get a PO BOX with Canada Post and declare it as my address, then pay for my mail to be forwarded to my sister address so she can send it to my home country.

3) Try to hire an immigration lawyer to see if I can declare their address and then pay them to provide a service to either send it to my home country or my sister address (no idea if this is possible, I would have to start contacting lawyer services to see if it can be done).


Thanks in advance for any help or ideas.

 

[spousalsponsee]

By far the easiest would just be option (0). Arrive in Canada in June, and stay there. It's only a few weeks before you plan on arriving anyway, it'll save you two expensive return flights, and it'll mean you don't need to worry about PR Card faffing about, or PR Travel Documents.

 

[Bs65]

Given you want to enroll as a domestic student for your masters starting September 2018 maybe take into account the timing on enrollment given until you land you are not a PR as far as domestic fees are concerned.

Have no idea if leaving a landing to last minute , June 2018, might be late in the enrollment process for a September start, just saying is something to check out. Maybe you would be able to retrospectively flip to domestic student after initial enrollment if you enroll before becoming a PR , that I guess would depend on the institution how that might work.

 

[javisam376]

By far the easiest would just be option (0). Arrive in Canada in June, and stay there. It's only a few weeks before you plan on arriving anyway, it'll save you two expensive return flights, and it'll mean you don't need to worry about PR Card faffing about, or PR Travel Documents.

Thanks, but actually it will be almost two months. I have enough miles to get a couple of flights to Canada so I was not factoring the cost of the tickets since it will be almost free.

There is also the matter in below post that I might need to travel earlier, so this will affect my saving plans hugely.

 

[javisam376]

Given you want to enroll as a domestic student for your masters starting September 2018 maybe take into account the timing on enrollment given until you land you are not a PR as far as domestic fees are concerned.

Have no idea if leaving a landing to last minute , June 2018, might be late in the enrollment process for a September start, just saying is something to check out. Maybe you would be able to retrospectively flip to domestic student after initial enrollment if you enroll before becoming a PR , that I guess would depend on the institution how that might work.

Yes, I am starting to explore colleges and then I'll contact them to see how that affects my timeline. If they need the card as part of the admission process, it will mean I'll have to travel before the end of November maybe (seems to be the common deadline for Fall semester is January and it takes a couple of months for PR card to arrive after landing), which will put me in a very complicated position regarding my PR card and my current work and money-saving plans.

I'll have no problems traveling in the incoming weeks for a few days if necessary, as long as I can return to my home country.

 

[SabrinaKim]

Yes, I am starting to explore colleges and then I'll contact them to see how that affects my timeline. If they need the card as part of the admission process, it will mean I'll have to travel before the end of November maybe (seems to be the common deadline for Fall semester is January and it takes a couple of months for PR card to arrive after landing), which will put me in a very complicated position regarding my PR card and my current work and money-saving plans.

I'll have no problems traveling in the incoming weeks for a few days if necessary, as long as I can return to my home country.

Could you kindly share the finding if colleges would require a PR card to be present on an application process in order to pay as a domestic student?

 

[javisam376]

Could you kindly share the finding if colleges would require a PR card to be present on an application process in order to pay as a domestic student?

Sure, it might be a few weeks since I am dealing with the academic stuff right now (eg getting un touch with my undergrad teachers to get reference letters, getting my transcripts, etc), but as soon as I get some info I will share it.

 

[javisam376]

Could you kindly share the finding if colleges would require a PR card to be present on an application process in order to pay as a domestic student?

Maybe this interest you:
"Who Pays Domestic Tuition Fees?
....
4.1.2. Permanent Residents

A permanent resident within the meaning of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act:

a) a person who has been granted "permanent resident" status and has not had that status revoked; or

b) a person who has been approved “in-principle” for permanent resident status in Canada. Evidence of this is a letter which confirms that Citizenship and Immigration Canada has determined that he/she is eligible for immigration to Canada or meets the eligibility requirements to apply for permanent resident status in Canada. Such letters must be dated prior to the enrolment count date and presented prior to the enrolment report due date. Please see Appendix 5 for examples of accepted letters.
"
From:
http://www.registrar.uwo.ca/student_finances/fees_refunds/who_pays_canadian_tuition_fees.html