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Old Feb 19, 2017 | 8:16 am
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Hey everyone, the trick is to ask the check-in agent to add an "/AR[City]" field in the TIMATIC query or else information specific to Canadian PR won't show up.

Code:
TIRV/NAHKG/DEYVR«                                               
TIMATIC-3 / 19FEB17 / 1512 UTC                                  
NATIONAL HONG KONG /SAR CHINA/ /HK/                             
DESTINATION CANADA /CA/                                         
VISA DESTINATION CANADA /CA/                                    
...... NORMAL PASSPORTS ONLY ......                             
PASSPORT REQUIRED.                                              
- PASSPORTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS ACCEPTED FOR ENTRY MUST BE      
  VALID FOR THE PERIOD OF INTENDED STAY.                        
- WARNING: IF DEPARTING FROM THE USA /REGARDLESS OF ANY         
  DESTINATION PASSPORT EXEMPTIONS/, A VALID PASSPORT AND/OR     
  ACCEPTED DEPARTURE DOCUMENT TIRULES/R9 IS REQUIRED BY THE     
  US IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES.                                   
VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR PASSENGERS WITH A HONG KONG /SAR      
CHINA/ PASSPORT AND AN ELECTRONIC TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION /ETA/.   
THEY ARE VISA EXEMPT FOR A MAXIMUM STAY OF 6 MONTHS.            
MINORS:                                                         
- IF A TRAVEL DOCUMENT ISSUED BY CANADA TO MINORS UNDER 16      
  YEARS OF AGE DISPLAYS SIGNATURE NOT REQUIRED/NON REQUISE      
TIPN                                                            
TIPN«                                                           
  TIDFT/CA/PA/MI/ID54730                                        
- PARENT/S/ TRAVELING WITH A CHILD UNDER 18 YEARS ARE STRONGLY  
  ADVISED TO TIDFT/CA/PA/MI/ID24325                             
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:                                         
- VISITORS ARE REQUIRED TO HOLD PROOF OF SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO    
  COVER THEIR STAY AND DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR THEIR NEXT        
  DESTINATION.                                                  
- VISITORS TRAVELING FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES ARE RECOMMENDED TO   
  HOLD TIDFT/CA/VI/AI/ID41700                                   
WARNING:                                                        
- DUAL NATIONALS OF CANADA MUST TRAVEL WITH A PASSPORT ISSUED   
  BY CANADA.                                                    
- VISITORS NOT HOLDING RETURN/ONWARD TICKET COULD BE REFUSED    
  ENTRY.                                                        
SIMPLIFY YOUR REQUEST USE TIFA, TIFV AND TIFH                   
FULL TEXT AVAILABLE USE TIDFT                                   
CHECK TINEWS/N1 - USA: EXECUTIVE ORDER IS SUSPENDED.            
SCAN COMPLETE
Code:
TIRV/NAHKG/ARYVR/DEYVR«                                         
TIMATIC-3 / 19FEB17 / 1512 UTC                                  
NATIONAL HONG KONG /SAR CHINA/ /HK/                             
RESIDENCE CANADA /CA/           /DESTINATION CANADA /CA/        
VISA DESTINATION CANADA /CA/                                    
...... NORMAL PASSPORTS ONLY ......                             
PASSPORT REQUIRED.                                              
- PASSPORTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS ACCEPTED FOR ENTRY ISSUED TO    
  RESIDENTS OF CANADA MUST BE VALID ON ARRIVAL.                 
- WARNING: IF DEPARTING FROM THE USA /REGARDLESS OF ANY         
  DESTINATION PASSPORT EXEMPTIONS/, A VALID PASSPORT AND/OR     
  ACCEPTED DEPARTURE DOCUMENT TIRULES/R9 IS REQUIRED BY THE     
  US IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES.                                   
VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR PASSENGERS WITH A PERMANENT RESIDENT  
CARD ISSUED BY CANADA.                                          
MINORS:                                                         
- IF A TRAVEL DOCUMENT ISSUED BY CANADA TO MINORS UNDER 16      
  YEARS OF AGE DISPLAYS SIGNATURE NOT REQUIRED/NON REQUISE      
  TIDFT/CA/PA/MI/ID54730                                        
TIPN                                                            
TIPN«                                                           
- PARENT/S/ TRAVELING WITH A CHILD UNDER 18 YEARS ARE STRONGLY  
  ADVISED TO TIDFT/CA/PA/MI/ID24325                             
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:                                         
- APPROVED APPLICANTS FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE                   
  TIDFT/CA/VI/AI/ID46323                                        
WARNING:                                                        
- DUAL NATIONALS OF CANADA MUST TRAVEL WITH A PASSPORT ISSUED   
  BY CANADA.                                                    
SIMPLIFY YOUR REQUEST USE TIFA, TIFV AND TIFH                   
FULL TEXT AVAILABLE USE TIDFT                                   
CHECK TINEWS/N1 - USA: EXECUTIVE ORDER IS SUSPENDED.            
SCAN COMPLETE
Knowing TIMATIC codes really help as I believe they are universal irrespective of DCS (Departure Control System) used (correct me if I'm wrong, but at least most of them use the same code for accessing TIMATIC). I've saved several friends who called me at airport for help, and as long as the check-in agent is willing to listen (which is difficult), telling them the exact TIMATIC code to enter really helps.
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