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Waiting for PR Card after landing - add your case here

Sublime_15

Newbie
Jun 8, 2015
2
0
Hi,

Just wanted to let you know that we got the PR cards today.
We landed on March-29, so 71 days.

Hope you'll get yours soon as well.
 

siroccoon

Hero Member
Feb 20, 2013
234
14
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-Ottawa
NOC Code......
2171
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11-04-2013
AOR Received.
24-05-2013
Med's Request
19-03-2014
Med's Done....
31-03-2014
Passport Req..
24-04-2014
VISA ISSUED...
30-04-2014
LANDED..........
01-03-2015
Sublime_15 said:
Hi,

Just wanted to let you know that we got the PR cards today.
We landed on March-29, so 71 days.

Hope you'll get yours soon as well.
Hi,
Great news!! Do you know what date the cards were shipped out exactly?

Thanks.
 

MapleLeafCEC

Star Member
Feb 19, 2014
128
15
Category........
NOC Code......
2211/ 2134
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
24-02-2014
Doc's Request.
Twice: PCC for UK in Sept 2014 and Additional documents from work to support NOC in Nov 2014
AOR Received.
17-03-2014
IELTS Request
Sent with Application
Med's Request
09-09-2014
Med's Done....
19-09-2014
Interview........
Waived... RPRF: 06-11-2014
Passport Req..
30-03-2015
VISA ISSUED...
02-04-2015
LANDED..........
18-04-2015
As frustrating as the process is.. for all those who are thinking of travelling -you can use your COPR to cross the border in your own car and fly out from the US. Not ideal but its an option. You cannot cross the border on a commercial vehicle without PR card but its doesnt stop you from leaving and entering in your vehicle.
 

traxton

Star Member
Apr 24, 2013
157
4
MapleLeafCEC said:
As frustrating as the process is.. for all those who are thinking of travelling -you can use your COPR to cross the border in your own car and fly out from the US. Not ideal but its an option. You cannot cross the border on a commercial vehicle without PR card but its doesnt stop you from leaving and entering in your vehicle.
If they accept COPR at the border, I don't see why they can't accept COPR at airports. It's a compromise they should be making since they take so god damn long to process a simple PR card. You can't expect someone who lives far away from the border to say, fly into Buffalo, rent a car to drive across the border to Toronto Pearson, connect to another flight at Pearson again for instance.
 

tritu

Full Member
Aug 11, 2014
41
10
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC-Ottawa
NOC Code......
2133
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
08-05-2014
Med's Request
10-09-2014
Med's Done....
08-10-2014
Passport Req..
25-03-2015
VISA ISSUED...
02-04-2015
LANDED..........
Already in Canada on study permit
MapleLeafCEC said:
As frustrating as the process is.. for all those who are thinking of travelling -you can use your COPR to cross the border in your own car and fly out from the US. Not ideal but its an option. You cannot cross the border on a commercial vehicle without PR card but its doesnt stop you from leaving and entering in your vehicle.
Don't u see those words on ur COPR, "Not Valid for Travel"?
 

CEC_1304

Champion Member
Mar 25, 2014
1,922
576
Category........
CEC
LANDED..........
02-May 2015
Njafter said:
April 3 landing here at Rainbow Bridge - still waiting for PR cards... :-\ This is frustrating. We want to go on trips!!

Was not allowed either to get OHIP card renewal on presenting a border copy of COPR; they wanted to see PR cards. :'(

We eagerly anticipate receiving some happy inbound mail from CIC soonest.
The process continues... 8) Good luck all!
Why and who asked PR card to issue you OHIP ?
I am confused .
For us they never asked PR card to issue OHIP card
 

pg123

Hero Member
Aug 12, 2013
240
32
Alberta
Category........
Visa Office......
CPC-Ottawa
NOC Code......
4012
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
11-08-2014
Doc's Request.
06-01-2015
Nomination.....
02-12-2014
AOR Received.
07-01-2015
IELTS Request
sent with app
File Transfer...
21-12-2014 (we started... 30/12/2014)
Med's Request
07-01-2015
Med's Done....
08-01-2015
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
07-04-2015 (DM 09/04/2014)
VISA ISSUED...
09-04-2015
LANDED..........
18-04-2015
traxton said:
If they accept COPR at the border, I don't see why they can't accept COPR at airports. It's a compromise they should be making since they take so god damn long to process a simple PR card. You can't expect someone who lives far away from the border to say, fly into Buffalo, rent a car to drive across the border to Toronto Pearson, connect to another flight at Pearson again for instance.

Well, its not the immigration officer, who stops you entering Canada. It is actually the airlines, which stop you entering Canada. If you wanna enter by land, no one stops you entering your car. At the end of the day, you can convince the officer by proving you are PR. So, as long as the airlines let you sit, you are allowed to reenter. But, the airlines, most likely will reject your admission into their flight as they dont want to be in trouble with once country's immigration system.
 

traxton

Star Member
Apr 24, 2013
157
4
pg123 said:
Well, its not the immigration officer, who stops you entering Canada. It is actually the airlines, which stop you entering Canada. If you wanna enter by land, no one stops you entering your car. At the end of the day, you can convince the officer by proving you are PR. So, as long as the airlines let you sit, you are allowed to reenter. But, the airlines, most likely will reject your admission into their flight as they dont want to be in trouble with once country's immigration system.
This boils down to CIC putting that damn "Not Valid for Travel" chop on the COPR. If they were to officially legalize the COPR as adequate legal proof of documentation to verify one's PR status, then airline officers will accept COPR as proof of PR. I know that COPR is a flimsy piece of paper, but if they take more than two months to produce a freaking card, then they surely need to find a fast alternative to allow new PRs to travel.
 

pnppeeps

Star Member
Feb 5, 2015
56
0
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-05-2014
AOR Received.
20-06-2014
Med's Request
20-06-2014
Med's Done....
27-06-2014
Passport Req..
20-03-2015
traxton said:
This boils down to CIC putting that damn "Not Valid for Travel" chop on the COPR. If they were to officially legalize the COPR as adequate legal proof of documentation to verify one's PR status, then airline officers will accept COPR as proof of PR. I know that COPR is a flimsy piece of paper, but if they take more than two months to produce a freaking card, then they surely need to find a fast alternative to allow new PRs to travel.
exactlyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

mjaffer53

Star Member
Feb 18, 2014
161
12
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Jan 2014
AOR Received.
Feb 2014
Med's Request
Jan 2015
Med's Done....
Jan 2015
Passport Req..
March 2015
VISA ISSUED...
April 2015
LANDED..........
April 2015
Landed on April 4th, 2015.

Called CIC today on June 9th, 2015. They said card was mailed out yesterday.
 

Andrew1982

Star Member
Nov 2, 2013
116
12
Well Guys, i just want to share my story with you...

i applied for my PR under Express entry.. they accepted and done all the work in 40 days!! I became PR!! now printing the card is taking 64 days....

I "landed" on April 26.. I have a trip scheduled for Sunday and I need to apply for travel documents...

Crazy isn't it?

When you this is over....
 

Njafter

Full Member
Apr 27, 2014
46
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
NOC Code......
5122
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Apr 26, 2014
AOR Received.
May 15, 2014
Med's Request
Dec 3, 2014
Med's Done....
Dec 11, 2014
Passport Req..
March 12, 2015
VISA ISSUED...
March 19, 2015
LANDED..........
April 3, 2015
Andrew1982 said:
Well Guys, i just want to share my story with you...

i applied for my PR under Express entry.. they accepted and done all the work in 40 days!! I became PR!! now printing the card is taking 64 days....

I "landed" on April 26.. I have a trip scheduled for Sunday and I need to apply for travel documents...

Crazy isn't it?

When you this is over....
Lucky fish! Our process is now in the 14th month - and there was no hitch during the processing of the application... except for receiving the PR card after landing off course.
 

Njafter

Full Member
Apr 27, 2014
46
1
Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
NOC Code......
5122
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
Apr 26, 2014
AOR Received.
May 15, 2014
Med's Request
Dec 3, 2014
Med's Done....
Dec 11, 2014
Passport Req..
March 12, 2015
VISA ISSUED...
March 19, 2015
LANDED..........
April 3, 2015
CEC_1304 said:
Why and who asked PR card to issue you OHIP ?
I am confused .
For us they never asked PR card to issue OHIP card
Service Ontario refused to renew my Ontario Health Insurance card when I went in. I was very angry when the lady refused to process my application - even when the border official and many other sources told us to take the COPR copy to get a new health card and SIN number. I guess it was just some fuzzy-headed government employee who did not know the rules, but because Service Ontario required to see the PR card, I just left going to Service Canada for a new SIN number till I have the PR card in hand.

But I just realized now that that my health card had now actually expired... So I don't know what to do now... wtf
 

traxton

Star Member
Apr 24, 2013
157
4
Njafter said:
Service Ontario refused to renew my Ontario Health Insurance card when I went in. I was very angry when the lady refused to process my application - even when the border official and many other sources told us to take the COPR copy to get a new health card and SIN number. I guess it was just some fuzzy-headed government employee who did not know the rules, but because Service Ontario required to see the PR card, I just left going to Service Canada for a new SIN number till I have the PR card in hand.

But I just realized now that that my health card had now actually expired... So I don't know what to do now... wtf
Just go to another Service Ontario branch and apply. The person who attended to you was incompetent and didn't know the rules. I got my Health Card renewed with only my COPR.