Has anyone here is still using AVR for commuting between US and Canada? How has been your experience. Do you guys see any change or is it going as usual just like before.
The person who started this thread said he has been using it for 4 years now. Is a long term use of AVR still doable?
Its very difficult to do it for long term and that too for frequent commuting without having a valid visa.
My experience:
1. First 2 months i did not have valid visa and moved with valid I94 alone. One or the other officers keep on asking questions on the same thing and some send me inside for secondary inspection, some call from the booth the clarify. Its all waste of time and energy for border guys and candidate.
2. Border guys recognize the paper I94 they issued from the land border of that city and lets us through without much problem but if it was some other stamped I94 then they question more.
During the first 2 months one day they asked me to go to secondary and they started issuing new paper I94. So this paper i94 is their quick identification of commuters i think.
3. Even one has I94 issued from land border, some officers keep on asking when i would get new visa and some ask to send for secondary.
4. Even if we just swipe nexus and try to go, one or the other officer asks for passport and verifies.
So i think that its more than difficult and its not worth the time and hassle. I dont know if someone was able to do it for more than a year. Even though cbp was supposed to allow but it doesnt happen practically in frequent commuting.
