Hi everybody,
The short version of my question: I live and work in Canada (work permit). My visa expired a year ago and I didn't extend it (I think it would have been nullified when getting the PR one anyway). Today, I got the the passport request for my PR visa. Now, I'm wondering what happens if I go to the border for flag polling and my entry as a permanent resident is refused (I have a reason to believe it might be refused, explained in the long version). Will I be able to enter anyway?
Btw, I'm aware that I can book an appointment and land in an immigration office, but that's a much longer process.
The long version:
My dad applied for SINP several years ago and back then I was a dependent child. While that application was still in process, I moved to Canada as a student. I've lived in Alberta ever since (finished my studies and started working last year). Before I graduated, my dad's application finally got somewhere and Saskatchewan offered me a nomination separate from my dad's because I was about to graduate and lose my dependent child status. So, I applied for my PR in a somewhat independent application (I didn't submit some required documents since they were provided by my father).
My family entered Canada last year and moved to Sask. I wasn't so lucky and finally got the passport request today, after 17 months. I still live and work in Alberta and the only thing I can provide to prove I'm thinking of moving to Saskatchewan is several job applications over the past several months. I obviously cannot quit my job and go to Saskatchewan and be unemployed. It makes more sense to find a job first. I'm not sure if this will be convincing enough for the officer.
Any advice is highly appreciated. Thanks.
The short version of my question: I live and work in Canada (work permit). My visa expired a year ago and I didn't extend it (I think it would have been nullified when getting the PR one anyway). Today, I got the the passport request for my PR visa. Now, I'm wondering what happens if I go to the border for flag polling and my entry as a permanent resident is refused (I have a reason to believe it might be refused, explained in the long version). Will I be able to enter anyway?
Btw, I'm aware that I can book an appointment and land in an immigration office, but that's a much longer process.
The long version:
My dad applied for SINP several years ago and back then I was a dependent child. While that application was still in process, I moved to Canada as a student. I've lived in Alberta ever since (finished my studies and started working last year). Before I graduated, my dad's application finally got somewhere and Saskatchewan offered me a nomination separate from my dad's because I was about to graduate and lose my dependent child status. So, I applied for my PR in a somewhat independent application (I didn't submit some required documents since they were provided by my father).
My family entered Canada last year and moved to Sask. I wasn't so lucky and finally got the passport request today, after 17 months. I still live and work in Alberta and the only thing I can provide to prove I'm thinking of moving to Saskatchewan is several job applications over the past several months. I obviously cannot quit my job and go to Saskatchewan and be unemployed. It makes more sense to find a job first. I'm not sure if this will be convincing enough for the officer.
Any advice is highly appreciated. Thanks.
