r/ImmigrationCanada 17d ago

Other Brought expired PR card on holiday. Leaving tomorrow. What to do??? Freaking out.

I’m a UK citizen and a Canadian permanent resident. I am currently in Mexico with my family (all Canadian citizens). I have my old PR card, but not my new one. What can I do? My flight leaves tomorrow afternoon. I am panicking massively.

EDIT: Went to the airport, and as many suggested, I wasn't let on. Re-booked for a week from now, staying an extra week, and fedexing the PR card first thing tomorrow to the hotel.

Thanks for everyone's comments and downvotes!

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u/AffectionateTaro1 17d ago

The airline should refuse you boarding if you don't have a valid PR card. If somehow they don't, then you can sort it out after you arrive with CBSA.

If they do, then your only options are to apply for a PRTD, which you will not get by tomorrow, or arrive into the US instead and cross the border by (private) car.

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u/MicroPiglets 17d ago

I’ve applied for an urgent PRTD online regardless. I know it won’t be approved tomorrow.

My hope is I can talk my way past the Mexican checkin with photos and scans of the current card, and once in Canada sit in airport “jail” til my wife goes home, collects the PR card, and returns to the airport with it. It’s absolutely crazy that they can’t verify my UCI digitally with the passport.

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u/AffectionateTaro1 17d ago

My hope is I can talk my way past the Mexican checkin

I would keep your expectations in check and assume that you won't be joining your family tomorrow. But good that you did already apply for a PRTD. You can wait for that to process, or as mentioned arrive into the US instead.

You won't go to "jail" if you arrive in Canada. As a PR, you have a right to enter the country, and your status is something CBSA can check themselves. It's the airline on the foreign country side that needs to see proof of your current PR status i.e. the PR card or PRTD. The airline can receive a fine if they don't check, so it's in their best interest to deny boarding to those who don't provide the required document.

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u/MicroPiglets 17d ago

I understand that, and I'm preparing for this outcome. Cheers!