Hi, my parents are Indonesian citizens; they just arrived in the US and plan to go for a trip to Seattle, then Vancouver, back to Seattle, cruise to Alaska, and finally back to Seattle. However, they only have single-entry Canadian visa (and multi-entry US visa).
The trip is planned for next week, so it's already too late now to apply for a new visa.
According to this: cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?q=417&t=16
"A single-entry visa allows you to enter Canada only one time. Once you have left Canada, excluding travel to the United States and St. Pierre and Miquelon, you will need a new visa to travel back to and enter Canada.
If your visa is still valid and you are travelling only and directly to the United States (including its Territories and Possessions) or St. Pierre and Miquelon, you do not need a new temporary resident visa to return to Canada."
However, according to this: canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/-t31467.0.html;msg1724154#msg1724154
"Cruise ship passengers, take note
It should be noted that if you are on a cruise ship which departs from the United States and enters international waters, you will need to either obtain a multiple-entry visa or apply for a new visa to re-enter Canada."
Is it true that 'international waters' is considered a different country in this case?
Was anyone in the same situation as my parents and able to use the single-entry visa multiple times to Canada and Alaska cruise?
Somebody out there must have similar experience..
Please help! We're desperate for an answer. We tried contacting Canadian consulate via phone and email but no avail. We even went to the consulate personally, but the person there just quoted the same info as the website. We asked if it's possible to get an official written statement, but he said he doesn't have time and asked us to print from the website.
The trip is planned for next week, so it's already too late now to apply for a new visa.
According to this: cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?q=417&t=16
"A single-entry visa allows you to enter Canada only one time. Once you have left Canada, excluding travel to the United States and St. Pierre and Miquelon, you will need a new visa to travel back to and enter Canada.
If your visa is still valid and you are travelling only and directly to the United States (including its Territories and Possessions) or St. Pierre and Miquelon, you do not need a new temporary resident visa to return to Canada."
However, according to this: canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/-t31467.0.html;msg1724154#msg1724154
"Cruise ship passengers, take note
It should be noted that if you are on a cruise ship which departs from the United States and enters international waters, you will need to either obtain a multiple-entry visa or apply for a new visa to re-enter Canada."
Is it true that 'international waters' is considered a different country in this case?
Was anyone in the same situation as my parents and able to use the single-entry visa multiple times to Canada and Alaska cruise?
Somebody out there must have similar experience..
Please help! We're desperate for an answer. We tried contacting Canadian consulate via phone and email but no avail. We even went to the consulate personally, but the person there just quoted the same info as the website. We asked if it's possible to get an official written statement, but he said he doesn't have time and asked us to print from the website.
