Mexico

[Nessa]

The short answer is he would either need to get a travel document at the Canadian Embassy in Mexico before traveling back after landing or travel to a US border town (with a US visa) and drive into Canada.

The rationale is a bit convoluted, so bear with me:

The stamped CoPR is proof of his status so if he could make it to the Canadian border he would be allowed in based on the CoPR. HOWEVER, the CoPR is not a form of travel that the Canadian government authorizes and trains commercial carriers to use/verify to confirm an individuals's admissibility. And, commercial carriers take the responsibility to ensure you have a valid travel document (e.g. visa-exempt passport, visa foil in your passport, PR Card, Canadian Passport) very seriously because if they allow someone who doesn't have a valid document to arrive on Canadian soil and the person isn't allowed in the airline (or carrier) would face a very stiff penalty.

Therefore, the Canadian government allows you to get a travel document to prove your eligibility to travel to the carrier to be able to travel back to Canada.

And, this is also why folks who are visa exempt can travel without a travel document (the airline is covered by having them be eligible to enter as tourists) and why folks in the US who can get to a border crossing themselves (walking, private car, rental car) can enter with their CoPR.

BTW, on mailing PR cards, I know people do it but, FWIW, you aren't supposed to. If Canada Post or the courier find one being mailed abroad, they have instructions to seize it and send it back to CIC. Not a headache I would want to sort out.

Oh ok! thanks OhCanadiana you are always so helpful!

I guess we would have to go to the embassy before going back to Canada and get a travel document from them...any idea on how long it takes for them to give you that?

Hopefully we won´t even have to do this I just want to know about all of our options!!

But hopefully my uni will get their stuff figured out very soon, so we can go to Canada and stay there!!!

 

[mavimolly]

but the kiosks are only if your in mexico city right ?

we are in GDL.
if my husbands friend goes to a kiosk in mexico city can he get it for him with all his information??

apparently it says it will take 30 days to mail it!!! and our pgr is either 30 or 60 days. they never gave us a time limit.

you should be able to get it in gdl. my wife's brother got hers there. i think she assumed that she needed to get it in the state where she was born but i don't know if that's actually the case.

 

[tsjunx]

but the kiosks are only if your in mexico city right ?

we are in GDL.
if my husbands friend goes to a kiosk in mexico city can he get it for him with all his information??

apparently it says it will take 30 days to mail it!!! and our pgr is either 30 or 60 days. they never gave us a time limit.

My wife got hers at a kiosk in Gdl at recaudadora for $50 pesos

Edit: the medical is yearly income they base it on your previous year taxes, I suggest you file your taxes before applying otherwise you'll get a bill from MSP

 

[mc1234]

You can only get the Birth Certificate in the state your husband/wife is born in. I dont know how many of you remember our story but it was a big headache to get them to mail it out from the state my hubby was born it and overall it took like a month when it was suppose to be 5 business days. LeisaP, your best bet is getting someone to get you it in person - if you can!!!

 

[canadiangirl78]

You have to pay for provincial health insurance in Alberta and BC?

 

[TSauretBaxter]

You have to pay for provincial health insurance in Alberta and BC?

You don't in Alberta now.

 

[mavimolly]

We just got our PPR!!! Finally! It was dated yesterday; exactly a month after we submitted the PGR.
Good to see that a lot of you guys are at the PGR stage. Once that's done, it won't be much longer for your PPRs to come too!

 

[mc1234]

We just got our PPR!!! Finally! It was dated yesterday; exactly a month after we submitted the PGR.
Good to see that a lot of you guys are at the PGR stage. Once that's done, it won't be much longer for your PPRs to come too!

Told you!! Congrats So how long after you submitted the PGR/SSR did you get PPR?

 

[TSauretBaxter]

We just got our PPR!!! Finally! It was dated yesterday; exactly a month after we submitted the PGR.
Good to see that a lot of you guys are at the PGR stage. Once that's done, it won't be much longer for your PPRs to come too!

Congratulations!! You must be thrilled!! Time to celebrate!!!

And yes it brings hope to everyone currently in the PGR step!!

 

[mavimolly]

Thanks! It was exactly 1 month between submitting PGR and getting PPR. Hopefully they will start coming even faster now that summer is over.
I got the email as I was getting off night shift. I'm so excited now, I can't get to sleep!

 

[mc1234]

Thanks! It was exactly 1 month between submitting PGR and getting PPR. Hopefully they will start coming even faster now that summer is over.
I got the email as I was getting off night shift. I'm so excited now, I can't get to sleep!

Fantastic!! Congrats again

 

[KJG]

Lots of good happenings in the Mexico thread.....keep it up!!!!! ;D

 

[tsjunx]

You have to pay for provincial health insurance in Alberta and BC?

In BC it depends on your income $30k plus you pay full price. Unless u find a job where they cover it along with the extended health portion.

 

[tsjunx]

We just got our PPR!!! Finally! It was dated yesterday; exactly a month after we submitted the PGR.
Good to see that a lot of you guys are at the PGR stage. Once that's done, it won't be much longer for your PPRs to come too!

Congratulations!!! That is awesome news!!! How exciting!!

 

[LeisaP]

mavimolly and tsjunx!

where did you find this place?

we went to one civil registry in gdl and they told us we had to go to another one where they do documents from all states.
so we went to the big one and they have a specific office for documents for other states and we asked there and they told us we had to order it online.

everyone said we couldnt get it except online...

if you know of the exact address where we can get it the same day or in at least 2-3 days, can you let me know please that would be more than helpful!

thanks!