OINP nominated - softlanding in another province

[MST555]

Hi All,

Thank you so much for sharing your experience. They are very helpful. We are in a unique situation hence creating this thread.

Me and my family (3 of us) have received our CoPR which is expiring in first week of July, so want to complete softlanding as soon as possible. I received my ITA after being nominated through OINP. My landing province and destination as expected is Ontario/Toronto. We live in Seattle and would like to avoid flying to east coast if possible due to COVID so looking at the possibility of doing softlanding in Vancouver, BC.

1. Has anyone who has been nominated by OINP successfully completed softlanding inBritish Columbia or another state other than ON? Will really appreciate a response on this.

2. Me and my spouse have received both doses of vaccine. Should we still carry covid negative test results? Also we have a 4 year old kid. Do we need to do Covid test for her too?

3. We are six months pregnant. Both me and spouse have valid i797 (H1B and H4) with valid i94 (Jan, 2023). Based on what I read we can use AVR. Just want to make sure us being pregnant will not lead to additional questions from CBSA or will not create any issues while returning to US. Anyone having an experience around this, if you can share, it will very helpful.

Thanks in advance.

 

[canuck78]

Hi All,

Thank you so much for sharing your experience. They are very helpful. We are in a unique situation hence creating this thread.

Me and my family (3 of us) have received our CoPR which is expiring in first week of July, so want to complete softlanding as soon as possible. I received my ITA after being nominated through OINP. My landing province and destination as expected is Ontario/Toronto. We live in Seattle and would like to avoid flying to east coast if possible due to COVID so looking at the possibility of doing softlanding in Vancouver, BC.

1. Has anyone who has been nominated by OINP successfully completed softlanding inBritish Columbia or another state other than ON? Will really appreciate a response on this.

2. Me and my spouse have received both doses of vaccine. Should we still carry covid negative test results? Also we have a 4 year old kid. Do we need to do Covid test for her too?

3. We are six months pregnant. Both me and spouse have valid i797 (H1B and H4) with valid i94 (Jan, 2023). Based on what I read we can use AVR. Just want to make sure us being pregnant will not lead to additional questions from CBSA or will not create any issues while returning to US. Anyone having an experience around this, if you can share, it will very helpful.

Thanks in advance.

1. You can be asked for proof that you will be settling in Ontario especially given that you live in Seattle.

2. Yes you must follow all the covid testing regulations. In general, people are usually able to do soft landings and go back to the US although they are not supposed to. There have been some instances where soft landings have been denied. You will need to sponsor your new baby while in Canada. As a visitor the baby may not qualify for healthcare until they get PR plus a waiting period depending on the province.