Travelling before PR card arrives
Apr 26th 2018, 4:32 pm
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Travelling before PR card arrives
Hello, I think I've read the answer to this before, but haven't managed to re-find the threads now that I'm in the situation to confirm...
We're flying to Vancouver May 15th for my husband to land with his COPR. We've got a family birthday in Las Vegas as the beginning of June... we'll be flying out of either Bellingham or Seattle... am I right in thinking that we should be okay to drive back across the border at the end of the trip because even though he won't have his PR card yet, the border officials will be able to look up his status and let him in?
thanks!
We're flying to Vancouver May 15th for my husband to land with his COPR. We've got a family birthday in Las Vegas as the beginning of June... we'll be flying out of either Bellingham or Seattle... am I right in thinking that we should be okay to drive back across the border at the end of the trip because even though he won't have his PR card yet, the border officials will be able to look up his status and let him in?
thanks!
Apr 26th 2018, 6:36 pm
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Re: Travelling before PR card arrives
Hi
1. As long as you are driving across the border, fine. But make life easier for the CBSA officer and yourself by carrying his COPR, better chance you won't have to go into secondary to confirm his PR status.
Hello, I think I've read the answer to this before, but haven't managed to re-find the threads now that I'm in the situation to confirm...
We're flying to Vancouver May 15th for my husband to land with his COPR. We've got a family birthday in Las Vegas as the beginning of June... we'll be flying out of either Bellingham or Seattle... am I right in thinking that we should be okay to drive back across the border at the end of the trip because even though he won't have his PR card yet, the border officials will be able to look up his status and let him in?
thanks!
We're flying to Vancouver May 15th for my husband to land with his COPR. We've got a family birthday in Las Vegas as the beginning of June... we'll be flying out of either Bellingham or Seattle... am I right in thinking that we should be okay to drive back across the border at the end of the trip because even though he won't have his PR card yet, the border officials will be able to look up his status and let him in?
thanks!
1. As long as you are driving across the border, fine. But make life easier for the CBSA officer and yourself by carrying his COPR, better chance you won't have to go into secondary to confirm his PR status.
Apr 26th 2018, 9:35 pm
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Re: Travelling before PR card arrives
... and driving in a private non commercial vehicle like your car or a hire car.
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Apr 28th 2018, 1:46 pm
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Re: Travelling before PR card arrives
If travelling with the COPR (which in my case was stapled into my passport anyway) you should not need to go into secondary. I did it a few times before I had my PR card.
Remember you will probably need to go into secondary on US side on the drive down to get an I94W so factor this extra time in if catching a flight and remember to hand back your I94W as you leave if you wont use it again within the 3 month expiry.
Remember you will probably need to go into secondary on US side on the drive down to get an I94W so factor this extra time in if catching a flight and remember to hand back your I94W as you leave if you wont use it again within the 3 month expiry.
