PRTD - Multiple R-1 Question

[nfreeman2]

I have been issued with the above document in my UK passport as my Canadian PR card expired when I was in the UK last. My new PR card has yet to arrive.

Can I travel back from the UK to Canada using the PRTD R-1 Multiple (which is valid until end of October 2019) to fly back to Canada?

Thanks

[SettlementOrgMod]

Hello,

Thank you for sharing your situation and question with us.

You can find some detailed information regarding what the R-1 means in the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) OP 10 Permanent Residency Status Determination Manual. Here is an excerpt,

In most cases, the travel document is to be issued for a single entry with a validity of six months. Occasionally, there may be cases where a permanent resident of Canada is unable to apply for a permanent resident card due to their long-term residency abroad. In these rare
cases, where a permanent resident is unable to apply for the card from within Canada because of the shortness of their occasional stays in Canada, a multiple-entry travel document may be issued for a period of validity not exceeding five years. The category to be printed on the travel document counterfoil is R-1. A separate counterfoil will be printed for each person included in the application that meets the criteria for issuance.

In those cases where an applicant was approved on humanitarian and compassionate grounds, the category to appear on the travel document counterfoil is RC-1.

You can also find some additional information in the ENF 23 Loss of permanent resident status manual. Here is an excerpt,

A31(3) Travel document “R-1” counterfoil coding: Permanent residents, without a permanent resident card, who comply with the residency obligation: In those cases where an overseas applicant for an A31(3) travel document is issued with an A31(3) travel document, and an officer overseas has made a determination that the permanent resident has complied with the residency obligation (A31(3)(a)), the counterfoil coding is “R-1.”

If you are outside Canada and you want to find out whether or not the R-1 category is a problem, you may want to try and contact the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Call Centre directly. Some of our users have reported that they have been able to contact CIC recently from abroad by dialing 1 613 944 4000. Listen to the options to get to CIC.

Long distance charges will apply.

If you are in Canada, you can contact the IRCC Call Centre here:

1-888-242-2100 (In Canada Only)

I hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have further questions and if there is any follow up to your question/situation.

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Anna
Settlement.Org Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CIRS
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