I was reading the “Applying for Travel Document (Permanent Residents abroad)” Guide. From the extract below, I concluded that we may not need Travel Document till 31st December 2003. Even if our Record Of Landing is not (IMM 1000), I believe, still it is ‘Record of Landing’
“Who should not apply for a Travel Document:
1) If you are the holder of a Permanent Resident Card
2) If you are the holder of a Record Of Landing (IMM 1000)
If you do not have a permanent resident card and you are the holder of an Immigrant Visa and Record of Landing (IMM 1000) issued by the Government of Canada, you should carry your original Record of Landing document with you whenever traveling abroad. The original Immigrant Visa and Record of Landing Document with which you first entered Canada, as a permanent resident is evidence that you were landed as an immigrant in Canada. You should always be prepared to present your original Record of Landing to representatives of a transportation company in order to demonstrate that you are entitled to reenter Canada as a permanent resident. Certified copies of the Record Of Landing are not acceptable evidence of your entitlement to re-enter Canada as a permanent resident.
As the holder of an original Record of Landing, you should not approach a visa office abroad to apply for a Travel Document for permanent residents in order to return to Canada. Should you apply for a Travel Document for permanent residents at a Canadian visa office abroad, your application and fees will be returned to you with a notice informing that until 31 December 2003 it is possible to travel back to Canada with your original Record of Landing and no other additional documentation is required. Holders of the Record of Landing Documents are expected to travel back to Canada with the original Record of Landing in their possession and they do not require any additional documentation to demonstrate that they are entitled to re-enter Canada as permanent residents.”
Any more opinions on this by the Gurus.
“Who should not apply for a Travel Document:
1) If you are the holder of a Permanent Resident Card
2) If you are the holder of a Record Of Landing (IMM 1000)
If you do not have a permanent resident card and you are the holder of an Immigrant Visa and Record of Landing (IMM 1000) issued by the Government of Canada, you should carry your original Record of Landing document with you whenever traveling abroad. The original Immigrant Visa and Record of Landing Document with which you first entered Canada, as a permanent resident is evidence that you were landed as an immigrant in Canada. You should always be prepared to present your original Record of Landing to representatives of a transportation company in order to demonstrate that you are entitled to reenter Canada as a permanent resident. Certified copies of the Record Of Landing are not acceptable evidence of your entitlement to re-enter Canada as a permanent resident.
As the holder of an original Record of Landing, you should not approach a visa office abroad to apply for a Travel Document for permanent residents in order to return to Canada. Should you apply for a Travel Document for permanent residents at a Canadian visa office abroad, your application and fees will be returned to you with a notice informing that until 31 December 2003 it is possible to travel back to Canada with your original Record of Landing and no other additional documentation is required. Holders of the Record of Landing Documents are expected to travel back to Canada with the original Record of Landing in their possession and they do not require any additional documentation to demonstrate that they are entitled to re-enter Canada as permanent residents.”
Any more opinions on this by the Gurus.