How can I travel for job interviews while having the Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR)?
Citizenship: Vietnam
Current country: USA
I am applying for Express Entry and let's say I am approved and receive a COPR. Now I don't want to settle in Canada until I have a job offer. Therefore, I would like to go back and forth between Canada and USA for job interviews until I land a job offer, then I will re-enter Canada as a Permanent Resident and start working right away. The reason is so I can keep working at my current job in the USA while waiting for a job offer in Canada.
I know that the PR visa is single-entry, which does not allow me to do that. So is there any way I can do it without jeopardizing my PR status?
Thanks,
Ky
Best Answer
The OP talks about being approved and receiving a COPR, to get your COPR if you're from a nationality that needs a visa to enter Canada, then you need to submit your passport to CPC; they then return your passport with an immigrant visa and issue you a COPR. Once you've been issued an immigrant visa, previous tourist visas are moot. At this point you can only enter Canada with an immigrant visa.
Departing Canada after completing the landing formalities doesn't jeopardize your PR status, it only makes entering Canada harder without your PR cards. After you become a PR, you need a PR card or PR Travel Document to enter Canada as a PR if you are traveling via a commercial mode of transportation (Train, bus, air etc).
You can only enter Canada with your COPR in a personal vehicle (boat or car or on foot).
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The answer is yes. You can leave Canada with your PR status under process.Is Copr proof of permanent residence?
A Confirmation of Permanent Residence (IMM 5292 OR IMM 5688), which is often abbreviated COPR, is a document that new Permanent Residents receive from Immigration Refuges and Citizenship Canada either before they travel to Canada or when they land in Canada.Why does Copr say not valid for travel?
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