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Do I need an ARC to return to Canada?

Monica Belle

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May 24, 2024
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This is my current situation and I'm very concerned.

I was refused a visitor extension in February, 2023. my letter stated that I am welcome to apply for restoration and in April, 2023 I had applied but on June 27, 2023 I was there again refused and this time the letter stated that I was a person in Canada without legal status and as such are required to leave Canada immediately. If you do not leave Canada voluntarily, enforcement action may be taken against you and I left Canada on July 27, 2023 ( exactly a month after) .
Then in March Canada announced that now my country needed visitor visa to enter Canada (Before march was only ETA) So I applied for a visitor visa in March and I was denied in May and this time I asked for the GCMS notes and they did not give any information about needing an ARC to return to Canada, but I was denied because I did not pass the eligibility criteria. I applied for a second visa last Wednesday and this time I made sure I addressed all the refusal reasons on my first visa application, but I am concerned because I have no clue if the refused letter from the restoration denial was a removal order and the GCMS notes normally wont include this information. SOS
 

scylla

VIP Member
Jun 8, 2010
96,857
22,843
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-05-2010
AOR Received.
19-08-2010
File Transfer...
28-06-2010
Passport Req..
01-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
05-10-2010
LANDED..........
05-10-2010
This is my current situation and I'm very concerned.

I was refused a visitor extension in February, 2023. my letter stated that I am welcome to apply for restoration and in April, 2023 I had applied but on June 27, 2023 I was there again refused and this time the letter stated that I was a person in Canada without legal status and as such are required to leave Canada immediately. If you do not leave Canada voluntarily, enforcement action may be taken against you and I left Canada on July 27, 2023 ( exactly a month after) .
Then in March Canada announced that now my country needed visitor visa to enter Canada (Before march was only ETA) So I applied for a visitor visa in March and I was denied in May and this time I asked for the GCMS notes and they did not give any information about needing an ARC to return to Canada, but I was denied because I did not pass the eligibility criteria. I applied for a second visa last Wednesday and this time I made sure I addressed all the refusal reasons on my first visa application, but I am concerned because I have no clue if the refused letter from the restoration denial was a removal order and the GCMS notes normally wont include this information. SOS
It does not sound like you would need an ARC.