Questions regarding soft landing.

[bmansi]

I am planning to fly from California to Vancouver airport to complete the landing facilities for my PR and then planning to fly to India on the same day at night.

- I was reading that I need IM-1 visa to fly to Canada. How to get IM-1 or where do I apply for that visa?

Edit: My passport got the IM-1 stamp. Didn't realize that's the visa for entry. But still have the below questions.

- Since I am catching another flight from Vancouver airport, will I need some sort of transit visa too? I am not going to enter into the city, but will spend entire day on the airport.

- Also, if you don't know anyone in Canada i.e. don't have a Canada address, how to get the PR card mailed to US?

 

[harirajmohan]

I am planning to fly from California to Vancouver airport to complete the landing facilities for my PR and then planning to fly to India on the same day at night.

- I was reading that I need IM-1 visa to fly to Canada. How to get IM-1 or where do I apply for that visa?

Edit: My passport got the IM-1 stamp. Didn't realize that's the visa for entry. But still have the below questions.

- Since I am catching another flight from Vancouver airport, will I need some sort of transit visa too? I am not going to enter into the city, but will spend entire day on the airport.

- Also, if you don't know anyone in Canada i.e. don't have a Canada address, how to get the PR card mailed to US?

https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/first-landing-in-canada-after-pr-queries.515982/

 

[Bs65]

Note that IRCC will not mail a PR card outside of Canada even to the US. You either need a Candian address of a friend/relative or wait until you setlle in Canada and apply for one then.

Once you are a PR then without a PR card you will need a PRTD to fly back into Canada as you will not be able to baord a plane without.

You do not need a transit visa but suggest you check how your luggage will be handled whether it will be checked all the way through (more than likely) so you do not need to collect and drop at connections desk . In theory when you do a PR landing you should pass through customs and declare your goods to follow not sure how that works with an international transit having not done that.

 

[lampbreaker]

I am planning to fly from California to Vancouver airport to complete the landing facilities for my PR and then planning to fly to India on the same day at night.

- I was reading that I need IM-1 visa to fly to Canada. How to get IM-1 or where do I apply for that visa?

Edit: My passport got the IM-1 stamp. Didn't realize that's the visa for entry. But still have the below questions.

- Since I am catching another flight from Vancouver airport, will I need some sort of transit visa too? I am not going to enter into the city, but will spend entire day on the airport.
Once you land as a PR. You become a permanent resident. You are not really 'transiting'. So you don't need any Visa.

- Also, if you don't know anyone in Canada i.e. don't have a Canada address, how to get the PR card mailed to US?
You do need a Canadian address to receive PR card. If you don't have it immediately, you have up to 6 months to provide it. In the meanwhile if you want to travel to Canada by a commercial carrier such as airline, you will need to apply for PRTD at a Canadian consulate/visa office abroad. If you travel to Canada via US land border, you don't need PR card or PRTD.

See above.