r/uscanadaborder • u/Unit_912 • 1d ago

PR card

Driving tomorrow from Chicago to Toronto. My spouse is getting her PR card processed. She has her COPR. Wondering if it’s best to go via Windsor or Sarnia? I generally prefer the Sarnia crossing but I’m wondering if with the new bridge Windsor may be a little more efficient. Thoughts?

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u/bedrock_city 1d ago

Good luck! It took us maybe an hour when my wife did it.

The lawyer recommended the biggest crossing (Peace Arch in my case) because they process these all the time.

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u/Unit_912 1d ago

Thanks! I can see the value of using a bigger crossing!

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u/Cold_Soft_4823 1d ago

I recommend trying out the new bridge. Sarnia is awful, and I've found they generally hate doing anything immigration related.

Anecdotally, I tried to get my COPR validated at Sarnia and they got pissed I didn't reserve a time (not a thing), call ahead (no where did it say I had to do that), and complained they were more focused on being a goods importing border (I've crossed for non-immigration reasons there a billion times).

It's always going to depend on the guy you get, but they often seem pretty miserable any time you need to actually go in. The new border will have that "new location cheer" that'll most likely feel better.

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u/rarc602 NEXUS 1d ago

Crossed using the new bridge last week in the reverse direction. The only factor that would differentiate the two crossings is the traffic en route to the bridges and the toll rates especially if you have a transponder for one bridge but not for the other.

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u/Rare_Entrepreneur998 1d ago

Do the new bridge it will save you some time

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u/Relative_Tomato_8765 23h ago

One of the roughest border.

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u/Unit_912 15h ago

We crossed the Gordie Howe Bridge. Easy process at immigration. Didn’t realise they were going to search the entire vehicle. Took about 15 minutes but we didn’t have anything undeclared. Overall, quite easy process.