Landing at Canada-US Border in Surrey BC

[shengp]

Can anybody tell me how to go through getting my PR status from Canada-US Border at surrey border? Just got my CoPR and PR Visa and wants to cross to the US and back to canada by car. Somebody told me the canadian border does it by schedule? or they only have certain day/time in a day to process the PR status? and do you need to apply for the PR Card or they will automatically send one? looking forward for your replies. thanks

 

[user828]

Its open 24/7 - my post on Flagpole, in Jan

Just Landed via Peach Arch Bridge, BC

Here is our experience

Foggy evening - drove from Richmond to Peach Arch border

1) American side - no waiting, I said FLAGPOLE, officer asked for all passports ( including mine ) - asked us to park the car and enter line C in the 2nd inspection office
2) Entered with folks - another immigration officer called us and told us to sit down after taking passports ( mine too ).
3) He printed a piece of paper with the word flagpole, asked me to drive down to the end of the lane where he said, he will open the barricade and he was waiting for me with our passports in hand, and asked me to go around
4) Canadian side had a huge line up
5) Met the rudest CBSA officer

a) I presented the white paper, he rudely said, I need ID's please
b) I presented my passport, fathers passport ( 5 incl expired ), mothers ( 3 incl expired ) - as they are attached since many years
c) He rudely said "whoa whoa, how many people flagpoling?,. I said 2 ( mom and dad only ). He said why so many passports with his head shaking
d) I was like its been like this for years, they are expired passports. He said this is messed, you should clean this up
e) He said why you flagpoling? I said PR
f) Asked queries like "Any liquor from USA? Any currency over 10K? Any goods to follow? NO FOR ALL - gave me piece of paper and asked me to park car for immigration officer
g) Inside immigration officer, the officer was nice but was again confused to see so many passports but I simply said TOP ONE is latest
h) Asked my folks - Deported or ordered to leave any country? Any Criminal Activity? Any dependents? NO TO ALL, signed the paper, made us sit for 15 mins
i) Came back and stapled the COPR, told us about PR residency requirements and when cards will be mailed
j) Shook hands - Welcome to Canada



Good Luck to all

 

[shengp]

Thanks! Did mine today at Pacific highway, border line up was longer than the actual PR processing, but all good! Thanks again