US Travel Declaration
- Thread starter RajGill
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If you travel on a US Visa, try using the following link to get the record (instant):
https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/
Another option is, get your CBSA entry/exit records. Takes 4-5 weeks.
If you miss declaring entries, it could hurt your credibility, and may or may not result in increased scrutiny of your application.
If you have enough buffer, should not be a problem if you miss an entry or two.
Visit the website https://i94.cbp.dhs.gov/I94/#/home for retrieving your travel history to USA. The quality of the data has been very good for the past 3-4 years...
I don't think there is an exception for the days you need to be physically in canada.
Just wait and apply until you have stayed long enough.
We have the same issue. We used to live 30 min from the border and hubby drove frequently across for gas and for shopping across.
He cannot apply via the website (he finally tried yesterday) and will need to go to a crossing to apply in person...
And we are not sure if those 1 hr trips will count towards days spent in another country... If so, he will need to get FBI police certificate...
There are no exceptions to the physical presence requirement. You must wait 90 days.
From the FAQ of the physical presence calculator:
Q8: I travel often to the United States and don't remember the exact dates. What do I do?
A8: To use the physical presence calculator, you must enter exact dates. Check your passport and other records like: banking records, travel itineraries and receipts to help you determine your dates of travel.
If, like me, you're that close/convenient to the US border, then if I were you at this stage I'd just nip down to the nearest US police station and pay them the approximately $10- fee for having them take your fingerprints, then nip to the nearest US post office get a USPS postal money-order for the FBI's $18- fee. If you can then sit down at the local library & fill-in the FBI form then you can nip back to the US post office to mail the whole thing in with tracking for delivery to the FBI in West Virginia. The FBI thing takes thirteen weeks currently. Mine was mailed-out to me yesterday, they told me over the phone this morning when I called to inquire.
And ideally have at least a few weeks of 'buffer' time up one's sleeve as well, right?
It's still going to take 13 weeks or so....
We may as well wait. We moved 2 years ago and no more quick border crossing trip.
We usually cross after hours so to make a trip to post office, library and police station, he will need to take a day off.
That's what I did. I took a day off to go get this FBI thing off to them back in mid-July so that I could feel I was making some kind of progress while continuing to wait for CIC/IRCC to announce their effective date for C-6 in the Fall.
I strongly recommend getting two border crossing reports, one from the U.S. CBP and the other from the Canada CBSA. When you get these reports, create a spreadsheet of your travel dates, combining the two reports. Keep in mind that the reports may be using different time zones (which can impact the number of days abroad).
If you have a lot of trips, bring the two reports (make copies for your records) to your interview/test and provide them to IRCC if they question the reliability of your reporting of your trips in your application.
If you have a lot of trips, bring the two reports (make copies for your records) to your interview/test and provide them to IRCC if they question the reliability of your reporting of your trips in your application.