Hi,
I hold Canadian Permanent Resident Card. I got my US Green Card through Consular Processing (after H1-B) in July 2008 and I moved to Metro Detroit Area from Windsor.
I stayed in Windsor, Canada more than 3 years before moving to Michigan. I also applied to Canadian Citizenship before moving to Michigan. Now, I have registered my vehicle in Michigan.
I have to go to Canada for my Citizenship Test and may be for tourism purposes.
My question is what identification I should show at the Canadian Border, Canadian PR Card or US Green Card. Please suggest.
Thanks,
Anurag
--- You should enter using your Cdn PR card. If you enter as a US PR, then you are entering as a visitor to Canada - and your citizenship application could be in jeopardy. You should ALWAYS retain your cdn PR before becoming a citizen.
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Originally posted by anuragkul
Hi,
I hold Canadian Permanent Resident Card. I got my US Green Card through Consular Processing (after H1-B) in July 2008 and I moved to Metro Detroit Area from Windsor.
I stayed in Windsor, Canada more than 3 years before moving to Michigan. I also applied to Canadian Citizenship before moving to Michigan. Now, I have registered my vehicle in Michigan.
I have to go to Canada for my Citizenship Test and may be for tourism purposes.
My question is what identification I should show at the Canadian Border, Canadian PR Card or US Green Card. Please suggest.
Thanks,
Anurag
But, if I show my Canadian PR then how do I justify to Border Officer about my Michigan License Plate on the car and about the US Green Card, if I am asked.
The officer may ask to surrender Canadian PR Card, because I have received US Green Card.
Thanks,
Anurag
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Originally posted by cdn_dude
--- You should enter using your Cdn PR card. If you enter as a US PR, then you are entering as a visitor to Canada - and your citizenship application could be in jeopardy. You should ALWAYS retain your cdn PR before becoming a citizen.
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Posted on: 05-09-08 09:45:38
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Originally posted by anuragkul
But, if I show my Canadian PR then how do I justify to Border Officer about my Michigan License Plate on the car and about the US Green Card, if I am asked.
The officer may ask to surrender Canadian PR Card, because I have received US Green Card.
Thanks,
Anurag
Of all the above you have listed, it is highly likely that the officer may not like you driving a MI plated car. At that point, you could say, you had lived in Canada for such and such years and recently moved to MI and leave it at that without rambling about US GC. Since you are a MI resident (who had lived sufficient years in Canada), you might be let in with your car and PR. Other option, park your car in the garage by the tunnel and take the tunnel bus.
Best option would be to enter Canada using your GC. There is a very high probability you will not see any further questioning or tracking besides asking you how long you intend to stay in Canada.
Bottomline, there is no good answer since everything depends on the discretion of the border officer.
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Dimple2001
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Best option would be to enter Canada using your GC. There is a very high probability you will not see any further questioning or tracking besides asking you how long you intend to stay in Canada.
--Please refrain from doing this before getting your citizenship. Try to enter by bus/shuttle as dimple has suggested, but do NOT use your US GC.
