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Immigration officer forgot to save your landing info, and now your SIN application is stuck? Go back to the port of entry

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By VisaBuddies Communityvia community — compiled from public visa forums

Documents Needed

  • COPR

    Bring this along with your passport when returning to the port of entry to fix a landing record issue.

Step-by-Step

A new PR arrived in April and, when applying for a Social Insurance Number, was told there was an issue because the immigration officer had failed to save their landing information. Documents were rescanned and sent to IRCC, but after 6 weeks nothing had updated and the call centre couldn't give a timeline.

What the thread recommended:
  1. Return to your port of entry (or a nearby CBSA/IRCC office) in person with your COPR and passport, rather than only waiting on the webform/call centre. Several members described the same landing-record glitch and said going back in person got it resolved within a few days.

  2. If you landed at a Greater Toronto Area airport, Pearson or the IRCC office in Etobicoke were mentioned as places that could help directly.

  3. This appears to be a known, recurring glitch — several members reported the exact same issue (officer stamped the COPR but didn't confirm it in the system), so it's not unusual and has a fairly reliable in-person fix.


The practical takeaway: if your landing record didn't save properly and your SIN application is stuck, don't just wait on IRCC to fix it remotely — go back to your port of entry with your COPR and passport to get the record corrected in person.

Dos, Don'ts & Tips

  • Do: Go back to your port of entry (or a nearby CBSA/IRCC office) with your COPR and passport if your landing record wasn't saved properly.
  • Tip: This is a known, recurring system glitch — an in-person visit tends to resolve it faster than waiting on the call centre.

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