I live in US. I landed to became PR in Nov'15 and I went back to US. I don't have my PR card yet. I would need another 6 months to move to Canada permanently, however my family and I are planning to visit couple of days next week to take care of some personal things. I would like to know if I can enter Canada by a rental car / Train / Bus from New York using my COPR or Should I apply for a PRTD? I think, I need a PRTD only if I travel by commercial airlines, please shed some light? Thanks.
Travelling with COPR by road
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It looks like your family may hold Indian passports. If that's correct - then your only option for next week is to enter Canada by rental car. You cannot use any commercial mode of transportation (including plan, train or bus).
If you have green cards or US citizenship - the answer will be different.
If you have green cards or US citizenship - the answer will be different.
Me and my wife has Indian passport and my daughter has an American passport. My daughter is also a Canadian PR like us. Are we all allowed to go to Canada by a rental Car using COPR?
Hi folks
I think i should be good, butjust wanted to check with you all before i finalize my travel plans.
I completed my landing a few months back and came back to US after 3 weeks of stay in vancouver.
My relatives received my pr card last month and i am planning to drive up to toronto via road using copr only, fly to vancouver, collect the cards and come back to US
Any chance if running into any issues at the border? What all docs should i carry apart from psssport, copr and docs related to my US status?
And hope there wont be any issues flying from toronto to vancouver wih no pr card and visa
Thanks a lot
I think i should be good, butjust wanted to check with you all before i finalize my travel plans.
I completed my landing a few months back and came back to US after 3 weeks of stay in vancouver.
My relatives received my pr card last month and i am planning to drive up to toronto via road using copr only, fly to vancouver, collect the cards and come back to US
Any chance if running into any issues at the border? What all docs should i carry apart from psssport, copr and docs related to my US status?
And hope there wont be any issues flying from toronto to vancouver wih no pr card and visa
Thanks a lot
Why flying Toronto to Vancouver? Metro Vancouver share a border with the US too.
Should not be any issues.
In particular "psssport, copr and docs related to my US status" should suffice.
In particular, as long as you have proper identification, flying domestically (origin, stops, and destination all in Canada) requires government issued ID (a valid foreign passport should suffice) BUT NOT any proof of Canadian status; thus, flying from toronto to vancouver wih no pr card and visa should be no NO problem.
Reminder: New PRs who do not settle in Canada right away often tend to let a lot more time pass than they initially anticipated. Technically the PR has, roughly, up to three years to come to Canada to settle and live PERMANENTLY. More than a few push that envelope and tend to overlook the risks in cutting-it-close.
Thanks a lot for the response dpenabill. Since I am still looking for a job in CA, I plan to buy a prepaid phone (to have a Canadian number in US) during my visit. Any ideas if that has any legalities around it?
Steaky, I am not very comfortable driving long distances / highways so my relative in Detroit will take me over to Toronto
Just realized that my COPR expired last month. Does it mean the only options that I am left with is either to have the cards mailed to me or have my relative come over and hand me over.
and is there any issue with any of the above options?
thanks again
and is there any issue with any of the above options?
thanks again
You COPR expiration is only relevant to your landing date. Since you have landed already, the "expiry date" on it doesn't matter.
thanks for the prompt response YVR123. and are you aware on the legalities around getting the card mailed to US Or having my relative come across the border to hand it over?