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soft landing by air?

gvrt88

Full Member
Oct 11, 2020
43
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I recently completed my soft landing in Calgary. I took a flight to Calgary and returned to the US using AVR as I had an expired visa. The overall landing process was smooth barring a long waiting time in the queue for SIN walk-in (I didn't book any appointments earlier).

Checklist:
1. COPR
2. Passport with single-entry PR visa
3. COVID vaccination certificate
4. ArriveCan receipt
5. GTC and GTF lists

Key points:
  • Neither Canada nor the US requires COVID test results for air travel any longer
  • Keep at least a buffer day in your itinerary for SIN. It took me ~4 hours to get my SIN at the Service Canada center in Calgary Downtown since it was a walk-in. Please note that most Service Canada centers don't allow walk-in for SIN. Call the SIN helpline # beforehand to understand which centers in your city provide walk-in services
  • Upon arrival, your COPR document will be stamped indicating your PR status activation date. They will also put an entry stamp on the passport and mark the single-entry PR visa as cancelled
  • The CBSA officer at Calgary airport asked me an address for sending the PR card and I gave my friend's address which is from a different province. I didn't explicitly mention that it's my friend address though. The officer told me that the PR card will be mailed within 2-3 months. I used the same address for my GTC/GTF lists as well as SIN
  • The CBSA officer advised me that I'm free to return to the US (it seemed he was quite familiar with the soft landing practice :p). He also told me that I can travel to Canada through land borders using the stamped COPR document before I receive the PR card
All the best for your soft landing and PR journey! :)
Hello, did you get any email from IRCC after your landing asking you to create a PR Card account to upload your photos and address?
 

FeelTheBern

Star Member
Nov 15, 2020
76
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USA
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
Ottawa
NOC Code......
0125
AOR Received.
21-12-2020
Med's Request
22-03-2022
Med's Done....
01-04-2022
Passport Req..
14-04-2022
VISA ISSUED...
12-05-2022
Hello, did you get any email from IRCC after your landing asking you to create a PR Card account to upload your photos and address?
No, I haven't. I am not being able to find my PR card application for myself and spouse while trying to link it to my account. I found the PR card application only for my daughter. Did you receive any email from IRCC or were you able to find your PR card application?
 

gvrt88

Full Member
Oct 11, 2020
43
21
I did find my application and linked it but it just says 'Submitted' and no information. Someone in this forum mentioned that they usually send a link to the PR portal with temporary credentials to upload pics for PR card production. I never got that email either