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New PR card in process but have a valid visitor visa. Can I return to Canada?

infinityBoi

Newbie
Mar 24, 2023
1
0
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Category........
PNP
Job Offer........
Yes
Hi there. I was recently issued an eCoPR in February but I haven’t received my PR card yet. I already have a valid multiple-entry visitor visa back from when I was here on a work permit. If I were to travel outside Canada on March 31st and return on May 5th, can I return to Canada (as a Permanent Resident) using my existing valid visitor visa that expires in 2025? Or do I necessarily need a PRTD to re-enter Canada?
 

scylla

VIP Member
Jun 8, 2010
92,541
20,360
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-05-2010
AOR Received.
19-08-2010
File Transfer...
28-06-2010
Passport Req..
01-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
05-10-2010
LANDED..........
05-10-2010
Hi there. I was recently issued an eCoPR in February but I haven’t received my PR card yet. I already have a valid multiple-entry visitor visa back from when I was here on a work permit. If I were to travel outside Canada on March 31st and return on May 5th, can I return to Canada (as a Permanent Resident) using my existing valid visitor visa that expires in 2025? Or do I necessarily need a PRTD to re-enter Canada?
Assume it will not be possible to return using the TRV. They are canceled once someone becomes a PR.