Son has lost PR card
Mar 14th 2014, 1:55 am
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Son has lost PR card
My sons pr card has gone AWOL... He's due to go to Florida in about 3 weeks with girlfriend. Can anybody advise what he is supposed to do? 
Mar 14th 2014, 2:14 am
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Re: Son has lost PR card
Read this link and follow the instructions
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/informa...processing.asp
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/informa...processing.asp
Mar 14th 2014, 2:21 am
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Read this link and follow the instructions
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/informa...processing.asp
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/informa...processing.asp
Mar 14th 2014, 2:25 am
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Re: Son has lost PR card
Get a travel document.
Mar 14th 2014, 2:26 am
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Re: Son has lost PR card
It's unclear whether he can travel without though?
Mar 14th 2014, 2:27 am
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Mar 14th 2014, 2:54 am
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Re: Son has lost PR card
He needs to report it stolen or missing and apply for a new one and keep the record of application.
He can travel to the US on his normal passport. Returning he has two options -
1) go to the Canadian Embassy in Florida and obtain a temporary travel document - you can read up on it here: http://bit.ly/1fCl5cM
2) fly back using his passport, carry a copy of his COPR and tell them he is waiting for a new PR card as his was lost/stolen and show them the application acknowledgement.
He can't be refused entry to Canada, though they may give him a hard time.
He can travel to the US on his normal passport. Returning he has two options -
1) go to the Canadian Embassy in Florida and obtain a temporary travel document - you can read up on it here: http://bit.ly/1fCl5cM
2) fly back using his passport, carry a copy of his COPR and tell them he is waiting for a new PR card as his was lost/stolen and show them the application acknowledgement.
He can't be refused entry to Canada, though they may give him a hard time.
Mar 14th 2014, 2:57 am
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What she said ^^^^^
Mar 14th 2014, 7:22 am
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Yup .. What they said .. I went to LA before I got my card. I printed out something from somewhere showing that Brits dint actually HAVE to have their PR card. No issues on airline . Sent to secondary by CBSA on return to YVR.
Lady in Secondary looked at my stuff and says "huh, why did he send you in here, off you go !"
Lady in Secondary looked at my stuff and says "huh, why did he send you in here, off you go !"
Mar 14th 2014, 9:18 am
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Yup .. What they said .. I went to LA before I got my card. I printed out something from somewhere showing that Brits dint actually HAVE to have their PR card. No issues on airline . Sent to secondary by CBSA on return to YVR.
Lady in Secondary looked at my stuff and says "huh, why did he send you in here, off you go !"
Lady in Secondary looked at my stuff and says "huh, why did he send you in here, off you go !"
From the CIC website
The permanent resident card (PR card) is the official proof that you are a permanent resident of Canada. You use this wallet-sized plastic card to show you can enter and stay in Canada when you return from another country.
You must show this card when you re-enter Canada on a commercial vehicle, such as an airplane, boat, train or bus. If you return to Canada in a private vehicle, such as your car, there are other documents you can use.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/informa...card/index.asp
Mar 14th 2014, 4:17 pm
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Odd . I had another piece saying as a visa waiver country we didn't have to show it ?! Maybe changed .. Was 4 years ago?
Mar 14th 2014, 4:33 pm
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Interesting.
The Permanent Resident Card is the proof of status document for permanent residents re-entering Canada on a commercial carrier (airplane, boat, train or bus).
If you are a permanent resident of Canada and are travelling outside the country without the appropriate documentation to prove your status in Canada, you will need to obtain a travel document to demonstrate to representatives of a transportation company that you are entitled to re-enter Canada as a permanent resident.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/informa...s/5545ETOC.asp
If you are a permanent resident of Canada and are travelling outside the country without the appropriate documentation to prove your status in Canada, you will need to obtain a travel document to demonstrate to representatives of a transportation company that you are entitled to re-enter Canada as a permanent resident.
Mar 14th 2014, 4:59 pm
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Hi
1. That might be fun, since there is no Canadian embassy in Florida, the only offices that process TDs are Los Angeles and New York
He needs to report it stolen or missing and apply for a new one and keep the record of application.
He can travel to the US on his normal passport. Returning he has two options -
1) go to the Canadian Embassy in Florida and obtain a temporary travel document - you can read up on it here: http://bit.ly/1fCl5cM
2) fly back using his passport, carry a copy of his COPR and tell them he is waiting for a new PR card as his was lost/stolen and show them the application acknowledgement.
He can't be refused entry to Canada, though they may give him a hard time.
He can travel to the US on his normal passport. Returning he has two options -
1) go to the Canadian Embassy in Florida and obtain a temporary travel document - you can read up on it here: http://bit.ly/1fCl5cM
2) fly back using his passport, carry a copy of his COPR and tell them he is waiting for a new PR card as his was lost/stolen and show them the application acknowledgement.
He can't be refused entry to Canada, though they may give him a hard time.
Mar 14th 2014, 5:00 pm
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Sigh.
Mar 14th 2014, 6:26 pm
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