PPR Process for people from Visa Exempt countries

[s_w_u]

Hey guys,

I am also from a visa exempt country (France), does that mean I can travel outside Canada before getting my PR card ?
Based on the timelines, I'm hoping to receive COPR in the next 2 weeks, if I do the landing right away, can I travel outside Canada without the card.
I'm supposed to leave the country August 2nd, and I don't thing I will receive the card in time.
Thanks for your help.

Hi, I don't know if anybody has answered your question already but the answer is positive - you can travel outside Canada without the PR card given you are holding a visa exempted passport. Just make sure the CoPR letter is stapled in the passport.

 

[PAULPAYA]

Hey guys,

I am also from a visa exempt country (France), does that mean I can travel outside Canada before getting my PR card ?
Based on the timelines, I'm hoping to receive COPR in the next 2 weeks, if I do the landing right away, can I travel outside Canada without the card.
I'm supposed to leave the country August 2nd, and I don't thing I will receive the card in time.
Thanks for your help.

I've asked the same questions to my consultant, and below answer is what is recommended, for your reference.
If you're landed but waiting for PR card to arrive:

As for traveling while you wait for your PR card, it is definitely better to travel after you receive it.
Though in any event you need to travel, you can apply for a travel document for you to re-enter Canada.

The processing time is usually 2 weeks: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/5445ETOC.asp#appendixB

If you haven't landed, you will need to provide immigration the legal/valid document (i.e. work permit, study permit) to proof your status in Canada when you re-enter.

 

[lilac_yun]

Does anyone know or have experience that if you are visa exempt but still required to send in passport, do they stamp it or they just need to see your passport?

 

[PAULPAYA]

Does anyone know or have experience that if you are visa exempt but still required to send in passport, do they stamp it or they just need to see your passport?

It actually depends on the PPR instruction and/or by the VO.
In my case, when my CoPR was lost in mail system, Ottawa asked to resend "copies of passport" page, not the actual passport through Expresspost.

 

[2_of_5]

Does anyone know or have experience that if you are visa exempt but still required to send in passport, do they stamp it or they just need to see your passport?

Just got my passport and COPR back a few minutes ago. No, they do not attach a visa counterfoil if you are visa-exempt, which I am.

 

[pititdragon]

My ecas got updated to "decision made" but no PPR or COPR yet

 

[mlahero]

Yeah I got Decision Made as well all the way back in March and did the rprf, biodata and passport scans about 6 weeks ago. Still waiting for CoPR which we've been assured will happen "shortly". Never had such a frustrating wait in my whole life!

 

[hotrod950]

Hi mlahero,

Did you receive your passports back from CIC Ottawa?

If so, how long it took.

I sent my passports approximatelly 34 days ago, and I haven't heard anything from them.

Thank you for sharing your timeline.

 

[mlahero]

Hotrod,

We didn't need to send our passports to Ottawa as we're from visa exempt countries. We just needed to email them RPRF receipts, biodata and passport scans.

We sent them those various bits approximately 10 weeks ago. We contacted ott-pilot 4 weeks ago for an update and they said the CoPR would be sent to us "shortly" and that they had received all the documents required, we then emailed them 2 weeks ago for an update but we haven't heard back since.

We got "Decision Made" in March. It's taking a very long time to go from that to the RPRF, biodata, passport scan phase and it's still dragging even after that.

Very frustrated!

 

[octskapp]

Hi,

My app status on ecas changed to decision made last week and sent RPRF receipt, biodata already but i haven't got PPR.
I was wondering if i will ever be asked for passport copies.
I have observed that some are asked for copies and some are not even asked for copies and they get COPR right after medical.
Does anyone here know why it's the case??