Does CIC mail the PR cards ?

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dildar

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Dear All,

I recently got my visa and landing papers and am planning to land soon.

I need to find a way to receive my PR ,SIN, Health cards when I land as I am planning to land and come back to US after that.

In reading through the various postings on this forum, I confused on whether CIC mails the PR cards to the address you provide during landing OR do they make you come and pick it up personally?

I am sure a lot of new immigrants have the same question. So , please post your experience. Also mention if you landed before June 28, 02 or after.

Thanks in advance ..... dildar
 
You must pick them up personally

And you can't return to US since then (or can't re-enter Canada) because your immigration document is stamped as 'not valid for travel' once you pickup your PR card.
 
Hi dildar,

What was your date of medical exam and about when you got your landing papers.

Reading all the threads, its seems like you have to personally pick up your card. But the problem is once you come back to US after applying, how can you renter canada to pick your card since you can enter only once in your landing papers.

There must be some way which I don't know...
 
Jalma ,

I have time till middle of next year to land ....... Reading through the posts on this board , I tend to believe that PR card will be required to be picked up personally ..... BUT one of my friend who landed recently , got his PR cards in mail. It was mailed to the address he provided during landing .........

Hence my conclusion is :

1. Those who had already landed before June 28,02 and had to apply for PR cards are having to go and pick up the cards personally.

2. Those who land after the new rules became effective and were made to apply for the PR cards at the POE during landing get the cards in mail.

This is my assumption only based on what I have read in this forum and talking to my friend.

Please post your experience , so all of us know if this is true or not.

....dildar
 
Hi Dildar,

Your assumption may be right. If this is the case (getting PR card in the mail), then there won't be any problem.

We will see if some other guys (those landed or landing after June 28th) gets their PR card in mail.

When did you had your medical and after how many months after medical you received your landing papers? I just recetly got my medical papers.
 
Hi Dildar,

Can you please also confirm: How many days its takes for your friend to get his PR card after applying at POE???

Many thanks
 
This is what inders99 wrote in reply to other thread. I hope people will confirm this as they land and get their card...


FOR Feb2002Case,
1. When you land in Jan 2003 at the landing time they will take your
photograph for PR card, you should provide Relative/friend address in
Canada so that they can mail your PR card to your Friend/relative
address.
“Can some veteran put some light on my earlier post i.e. if I have land in
Canada and come back to US after 2 days. How will I re-enter to pick PR
card, as they will stamp landing papers "Not valid for travel”
2. Your passport will be stamped "Not valid for travel” it means you can
not travel by Air, Bus, train, Taxi, but you can enter Canada by a friends
car, some one from Canada can pick you up from US side or you can
take rental car with Canadian plates and can enter Canada by driving (I
am not sure of this last option driving Canada plated car) last option is
to cross the border bridge like Rainbow bridge by foot and enter Canada
and then take bus, train, taxi from Canada side.

3 You don’t have to pick up your card as you are landing January 2003
your PR card will be MAILED to the Canada address that you provide at
the time of landing and once your friend/relative receives your card
he/she can send it to you by FedEx in US, only those who landed before
June 28, 2002 have to apply PR card visiting Canada and they have to
collect the PR card personally visiting Canada and you don’t fall in that
category of landed immigrants, those who landed before 28, June 2002
they don’t have Landing papers stamped as "Not valid for travel” once
they get PR card they will get the stamp because they will no more need
that IMM1000 and will be having PR card for travel .
4. To apply SIN you have to visit HRDC office and it only takes 20-30
minutes and your SIN card will be mailed to your Canada address with in
2-3 weeks time, you have to fill up application, no Fees for that, when
you land next day you can go to nearest HRDC office SIN is only for
work and Tax purpose in Canada

You can come back to US finishing all the stuff in 1-2 days, if you wish
you can also open bank account it takes only 15-30 minutes.
5. After your landing date you can stay out of Canada for 3 years in any
5 years to maintain your PR
I hope I have cleared your all the points.
Regards
Inder
 
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