Confirmed PR in Canada but no PR Card

[maxthewonderdog]

Hi all,

I went to Canada for a week and had my COPR checked and was allowed into Canada. The problem now is that I have returned home to univeristy and when the Immigration Officer asked how long I was staying I told him. He then wouldn't take my family's Canadian address to send out my PR card.

My question is, what should I do here? Should I go ahead and sbmit my family's address and get the PR card posted out and sent on to me in UK? Or (should I/do I need to) apply for a travel document to return to Canada (in probably 1 year) and submit another application for my first PR card?

The form I was given asks for the address within 180 days but also says I need to be in Canada.

Am really confused but also concerned that I won't be able to return without the card.

As always, any help greatly appreciated.

Max

[raymasa2]

Hi all,

I went to Canada for a week and had my COPR checked and was allowed into Canada. The problem now is that I have returned home to univeristy and when the Immigration Officer asked how long I was staying I told him. He then wouldn't take my family's Canadian address to send out my PR card.

My question is, what should I do here? Should I go ahead and sbmit my family's address and get the PR card posted out and sent on to me in UK? Or (should I/do I need to) apply for a travel document to return to Canada (in probably 1 year) and submit another application for my first PR card?

The form I was given asks for the address within 180 days but also says I need to be in Canada.

Am really confused but also concerned that I won't be able to return without the card.

As always, any help greatly appreciated.

Max

Yes, you can give your family's address in Canada and have the card mailed there. If you apply after 180 days, there is a charge for the card, but within 180 days of landing, there is no extra charge.

If you return to Canada without the card, you would need a travel permit, however, if you hold British passport (or another passport that allows visa free travel to Canada), you may be able to travel without a travel permit.

Ray

[maxthewonderdog]

Hi Ray,

Thank you for the answer. Have sent you PM.

For anyone else who might have been as lost as I was about the link for this

https://services3.cic.gc.ca/ecas/?app=c ... ng=english

Just one other query. Since I am not heading back to Canada until early 2012, does anyone know of problems that I might encounter crossing back into Canada?

Thanks,

Max

[raymasa2]

Just one other query. Since I am not heading back to Canada until early 2012, does anyone know of problems that I might encounter crossing back into Canada?

Thanks,

Max

That depends on when you landed. You need to be in Canada for 2 years out of 5, or put it another way, you can be out of Canada for 3 years out of 5.

There are situations where the above does not apply, for example if you are accompanying Canadian Citizen abroad or working for a Canadian company.

Ray

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I went to Canada for a week and had my COPR checked and was allowed into Canada. The problem now is that I have returned home to univeristy and when the Immigration Officer asked how long I was staying I told him. He then wouldn't take my family's Canadian address to send out my PR card.

I don't think I understand. You landed in Canada "and had my COPR checked." When you do that they want to know the address to send the PR card.

So which IO asked how long you were staying? The same one as accepted your COPR?