When you enter Canada...

[alvero]

When you enter Canada if you have a visitor visa, is the time you are permitted to stay established by an immigration officer once you enter Canada or is your time determined at the visa office once it gets aproved and put on your passport?

If the first case is true, would it be possible to enter Canada and be sent back home? That would be brutal...

 

[scylla]

It's determine by the officer when you enter Canada. Having a visa in your passport doesn't guarantee entry into Canada.

Yes - it's certainly possible to be sent home. It doesn't happen very often - but it certainly happens.

 

[alvero]

It's determine by the officer when you enter Canada. Having a visa in your passport doesn't guarantee entry into Canada.

Yes - it's certainly possible to be sent home. It doesn't happen very often - but it certainly happens.

Do you know if they ask general questions that they have written down or do they go into your application and ask specific questions? I think it's important to be well rehearsed and professional when applying for a visa to have the highest odds.

 

[scylla]

Do you know if they ask general questions that they have written down or do they go into your application and ask specific questions? I think it's important to be well rehearsed and professional when applying for a visa to have the highest odds.

At the border they are generally looking to see what your intentions are for visiting Canada and ensuring you are a genuine visitor and don't have plans on remaining long term or working. You may get asked a question or two - or they may have a number of questions. It really varies from person to person. They may want to confirm you have a return ticket. They may ask for proof that you have enough money to pay for your visit to Canada. It's possible they may ask for proof of ties to your home country. Again, it varies.

 

[Buletruck]

It’s more than just the questions. They watch your reaction and body language to the questions. That can lead to further questions or secondary.

 

[Bs65]

And the golden rule always when dealing with CBSA is to only answer questions that are asked do not volunteer extra information as that can just lead to more unecessary questions from the officer. Be polite not chatty and answer any question honestly, the officer is there to do a job not simply there to catch you out.

It would by the way have to be something pretty serious to turn someone back such as finding out about an undeclared DUI, fake documents, some other criminal activity and maybe rarely due to intentions of visit give some reasons to refuse entry, planning to work as a visitor for example. Majority, nearly all genuine visitors enter without issue, and although some for various reasons might get a limited authorised stay as opposed to a default 6 months that usually is the worst that happens.