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manoj2010

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Hello all,
My PR is expired recently and currently in US. I often need to travel to Canada for work. I realized that I can not get visitor visa until I surrender my PR. I don't have Green card yet, however, if I get Green card, Can I travel to Canada on Green card with expired Canadian PR ? Or I will have to still surrender PR to visit Canada ? I was thinking of keeping expired PR if I don't need to surrender it and can still visit to Canada.
Thanks
 
Hello all,
My PR is expired recently and currently in US. I often need to travel to Canada for work. I realized that I can not get visitor visa until I surrender my PR. I don't have Green card yet, however, if I get Green card, Can I travel to Canada on Green card with expired Canadian PR ? Or I will have to still surrender PR to visit Canada ? I was thinking of keeping expired PR if I don't need to surrender it and can still visit to Canada.
Thanks

Green card holders still need an eTA to board a plane to Canada, which you can't get as a PR.
 
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As long as you have PR status in Canada, you cannot get a visitor visa to Canada. A US green card has nothing to do with this.

You can visit Canada via a land border crossing (using private transport only) even without a valid PR card. Are you in compliance with your Canadian residency obligation?
 
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As long as you have PR status in Canada, you cannot get a visitor visa to Canada. A US green card has nothing to do with this.

You can visit Canada via a land border crossing (using private transport only) even without a valid PR card. Are you in compliance with your Canadian residency obligation?
NO I am not.
 
Thanks. didn't know that Green card (GC) holder would need eTA. So in short I can't visit Canada without surrendering my PR, no matter even if I have GC. I am not in compliance with your Canadian residency.
 
Thanks. didn't know that Green card (GC) holder would need eTA. So in short I can't visit Canada without surrendering my PR, no matter even if I have GC. I am not in compliance with your Canadian residency.

Then in reality, what’s the point of having the PR card ?
Renounce it, and apply for the ETA in conjunction with your GC
 
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