This post will describe 2 different experiences of soft landing via land border in Canada from USA in a rental car. Me…
CanadaPermanent Resident1This post will describe 2 different experiences of soft landing via land border in Canada from USA in a rental car. Me (primary applicant) and my wife (secondary) got PR in Express Entry. We both travelled individually in April 2022 in a rental car through the Detroit Windsor Tunnel but on different dates. After completing the Immigration process and activating our Canadian PR status, we both took a U Turn from Windsor and came back to Detroit on the same day using Automatic Visa Revalidation (AVR). I have shared a separate post on our AVR experience in this group and hence this post will only be focused on our experience at the Canadian Border for activating our PR status. Logistics and some general information: We took a rental car from Detroit Airport. All the rental car facilities like Enterprise, National, Alamo, etc. are located at about 5-10 mins drive from the Airport. Once you g
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Soft landing from the USA by rental car (Detroit–Windsor): what to expect and the PR card address fix
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Shrutika Vispute Yes. I received my PR card. Simply raising a webform stating that your address has changed (to a Canadian address) and that you need the PR card to be delivered to the Canadian address worked for me. But it did take about 2 months from… See more
I did a soft landing at Detroit Windsor tunnel too. I landed in end of April. My PR card application was initiated. Did your wife link her PR card application to the CIC account?
Satyak Adlakha No I had a rental car. Just basic questions, why are you here, will be moving permanently, how long will you be staying and other formality questions.
I faced exactly the same issue when I did my landing through Rainbow Bridge on June 20. Did you receive any reply from IRCC for PR card application?
Shrutika Vispute Hey, did you travel in your personal car? What kind of questions did the officer ask?
Kartik Deshpande hey, did you travel in your personal car? What kind of questions did you get?
Satyak Adlakha no rental car. Questions were typical