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annexdan11
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Posted: 29 Aug 2010 at 9:44am |
Can anyone tell me what the best way to enter Canada is, without being asked too many questions?
----I've failed to meet the 730 day requisite, by still hold a valid PR card, also, I am not a US citizen---- I figure the best way is by land, and was thinking of going to Detroit and taking a bus, has anyone done this? Any other POE from the States that anyone could recommend? Any particular time of day? Thanks. |
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dpenabill
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I am not sure about Canadian law in this regard, but I know that the U.S. makes it a crime to engage in POE shopping, that is, choosing to attempt entry at a particular POE based on an expectation of more lenient enforcement or less intrusive scrutiny. Not sure how anyone gets prosecuted without confessing to having done so, but, just the fact that they make it an offense illustrates the extent to which it is discouraged. By the U.S. anyway. Canada, I do not know.
While the Detroit/Windsor crossing is perhaps one of the busiest crossings, if not the busiest, and busier often (but not always) translates into more routine, more acquainted with all sorts of "differences" among travelers and so less likely to be overly reactive, and thus one might say easier, when it comes to a returning PR I suspect there are some fairly well-defined, more or less routine policies, which will more or less dictate the likely "routine" in any busy POE (including a major airport POE). So it is hard to say, and indeed, I suspect the difference is more likely to be luck of the draw in terms of particular officers rather than which POE -- albeit, indeed, best to avoid the smaller, less busy POE. |
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Bureaucracy is what bureaucracy does, or When in doubt, follow the instructions. Otherwise, follow the instructions.
BTW: Not an expert, not a Can. lawyer, never worked in immigration |
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canvis2006
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Well I don't know about the POE's in terms of easiness, but one thing I do know is that each day spent outside Canada makes it even more difficult to return (or it can cause additional scrutiny from cbsa), especially when somebody is NOT meeting the obligations.
There is no "easy" way to beat the residency obligations. The "easiest" thing to do is to return asap....however I do agree to some extent that cbsa is more sensitive at airports for ALL travelers. |
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