International Students (approved before 18) need an 'essential' reason to travel to Canada.
- Thread starter Dafaqisgoingon
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Ok now waiting is my new hobby
can only wait till IRCC update their website. Do you think it's possible to meet with CBSA at the airport? Thinking about asking my friend in canada to actually go to the cbsa office to ask. I think I'm getting crzy 
I don't know how that works. Sorry. You should ask your friend to give it a try.Ok now waiting is my new hobby
Hi Just want to check how ur going with ur plan. Are you still planning to come to Canada given that classes are moving online?
Yea I am. Nigeria’s airspace is yet to open though but I will leave as soon as flights begin operations.
Great to hear that. Is you college going to give you a support letter so that you can show at the POE? It's still in discussion that online study may not be considered as essential
I called CBSA twice at two different call centres. One said I can enter but the other one said I can't since the classes are online it is not essential.
Ok I called twice too. Both from US. One said I may enter at later date but one confirmed that unless I have personal asset in Canada, I can't enter.
One guy on Twitter even called 4 times, 2 times can enter and 2 times will be denied.
The final decision lies at the border officers so I don't really want to care about agents at call center anymore since they're so inconsistent. Just prepare to answer the border officer's questions regards your travel.
Any updates @vhptanh@97 ? Or anyone else? Know anyone who was allowed as a first-time traveller?
Not really. Only a Vietnamese case that you already known. More will travel during August for fall sem, so let's wait. I'll travel on August 2, so if I'm denied or allowed (hope that I can enter), I'll update for sure.
Joining this thread for more info.
I'm a US citizen in the middle of applying and already booked a flight early august. here's to waiting...
I'm a US citizen in the middle of applying and already booked a flight early august. here's to waiting...
Hi. Where are you departing? I'm a foreign national traveling from the US, so we're kind of on the same boat. I don't know if it's different for us traveling from the states.
I already booked a flight also on August 2 and I'll fly to Winnipeg from Minnesota
