Travel to Canada with ETA from India - Direct COPR and applied for PRTD

[sumitkamboj88]

Hello Everyone,

I starting this thread to share the experience if someone has received the direct COPR recently, stuck in India and have applied for PRTD. As VAC are closed in India IRCC giving the option to obtain the ETA to travel urgently once PRTD application is approved. Please share your experience if you have travelled to Canada from India with ETA.


Thanks
Sumit

 

[primaprime]

Unless I'm missing something, why would you apply for an eTA?

 

[sumitkamboj88]

Unless I'm missing something, why would you apply for an eTA?

Because I am a permanent resident and don't have a PR card yet. IRCC giving an option to obtain an ETA if you need to travel urgently as VAC in India are closed. I know usually, Indians are not eligible for an ETA but a lot has changed because of COVID. Now, IRCC is giving an option to obtain ETA to Indians if you are a PR and stuck in Canada because of COVID.

 

[Copingwithlife]

Because I am a permanent resident and don't have a PR card yet. IRCC giving an option to obtain an ETA if you need to travel urgently as VAC in India are closed. I know usually, Indians are not eligible for an ETA but a lot has changed because of COVID. Now, IRCC is giving an option to obtain ETA to Indians if you are a PR and stuck in Canada because of COVID.

Could you please give the official IRCC link
For this change ?

 

[canuck78]

Because I am a permanent resident and don't have a PR card yet. IRCC giving an option to obtain an ETA if you need to travel urgently as VAC in India are closed. I know usually, Indians are not eligible for an ETA but a lot has changed because of COVID. Now, IRCC is giving an option to obtain ETA to Indians if you are a PR and stuck in Canada because of COVID.

Why isn't PRTD the option over an ETA?

 

[sumitkamboj88]

Why isn't PRTD the option over an ETA?

Option to apply for ETA is given to me after PRTD application approval as there is no way to get a stamp on the passport as VAC are closed in India.

 

[Nishant0307]

Hello Everyone,

I starting this thread to share the experience if someone has received the direct COPR recently, stuck in India and have applied for PRTD. As VAC are closed in India IRCC giving the option to obtain the ETA to travel urgently once PRTD application is approved. Please share your experience if you have travelled to Canada from India with ETA.


Thanks
Sumit

Hi Sumit

I have received similar mail on 24th sept, pls share your contact details to discuss further on this..

 

[Copingwithlife]

Hi Sumit

I have received similar mail on 24th sept, pls share your contact details to discuss further on this..

Post the email removing your personal information

 

[21Goose]

Yeah I'd love to see this email as well. Please share (after removing your name and any other personal details).

 

[PoonamMane]

hi, I have a similar situation. I am in Canada right now, need to travel India . Waiting PR card since 6 months so thinking to apply PRTD after reaching India.
Could you please share your experience if received PRTD ?

 

[sumitkamboj88]

hi, I have a similar situation. I am in Canada right now, need to travel India . Waiting PR card since 6 months so thinking to apply PRTD after reaching India.
Could you please share your experience if received PRTD ?

I had applied in June and had received the approval on application within 20 days. At that time VACs were closed and asked me to wait for the passport submission request letter. They said that it will be issued once VACs are open but I am still waiting to receive passport submission request letter. So, I am still stuck in India.

 

[PoonamMane]

I had applied in June and had received the approval on application within 20 days. At that time VACs were closed and asked me to wait for the passport submission request letter. They said that it will be issued once VACs are open but I am still waiting to receive passport submission request letter. So, I am still stuck in India.

I heard some people got approval in 10 days and got copy of travel visa no need to send passport. adding you in another thread

 

[sshivam29]

I heard some people got approval in 10 days and got copy of travel visa no need to send passport. adding you in another thread

that's true...I applied for PRTD in June and got approval within 10 days. They provided the PRTD as a letter no need to send a passport. I travelled to Canada using it with no issues.

 

[PoonamMane]

that's true...I applied for PRTD in June and got approval within 10 days. They provided the PRTD as a letter no need to send a passport. I travelled to Canada using it with no issues.

That's great. was your PRTD flight specific? someone on this forum mentioned that PRTD is flight specific , if you change flight you need to apply new prtd. I recently have applied for PRTD . hope things will be fine.

 

[sshivam29]

That's great. was your PRTD flight specific? someone on this forum mentioned on this forum that PRTD is flight specific , if you change flight you need to apply new prtd. I recently have applied for PRTD . hope things will be fine.

AFAIK PRTD is not flight-specific at least not in my case. You might need Travel Authorisation Letter also in today's scenario which is flight-specific.