- Feb 22, 2012
- 5
- Category........
- Visa Office......
- London
- Job Offer........
- Pre-Assessed..
- App. Filed.......
- 27/02/2012
- Doc's Request.
- 11/07/2012 [CSQ]
- File Transfer...
- 08/06/2012
- Med's Request
- Signature has med furtherance details
- Med's Done....
- 10/02/2012
- Interview........
- N/A
- Passport Req..
- N/A
- VISA ISSUED...
- 01/11/2012
This is a hypothetical question for me at the moment but I can't yet rule out that I might have to do this...
Say someone has booked flights to Canada in the hope/expectation that they'll more likely than not have had their PR application approved before that date. And then say that person hadn't been approved by that date and still decided to make the journey.
I understand it is possible to enter as a visitor in this circumstance in the understanding that if PR isn't granted, you will leave again (so having a return ticket is important). And if PR is granted then you can flagpole.
So with all of that out of the way, my question is how would your personal effects be dealt with in this scenario? Obviously as a PR you would have your Goods Accompanying and Goods To Follow lists with you when landing. I would have thought as a visitor that your goods wouldn't fall under the duty/tax-free import provisions so this might be a problem for somebody like me, who intends to bring the vast majority of personal effects as Goods Accompanying in suitcases on the flight rather than shipping later as Goods To Follow. Obviously as a visitor I could get away with bringing some stuff (e.g. clothes) but household goods (e.g. kitchenware) and such would seem a bit questionable in this scenario.
Would it be necessary to just leave such personal effects behind and then have these listed as 'Goods To Follow' for flagpoling, and then arrange to have them shipped later. The problem is that would be a major hassle and would also likely be more expensive in my case. Ideally I'd just want to do what I'd have done if I were landing as PR, which is just to bring most of my stuff in suitcases.
Thoughts/experiences?
Say someone has booked flights to Canada in the hope/expectation that they'll more likely than not have had their PR application approved before that date. And then say that person hadn't been approved by that date and still decided to make the journey.
I understand it is possible to enter as a visitor in this circumstance in the understanding that if PR isn't granted, you will leave again (so having a return ticket is important). And if PR is granted then you can flagpole.
So with all of that out of the way, my question is how would your personal effects be dealt with in this scenario? Obviously as a PR you would have your Goods Accompanying and Goods To Follow lists with you when landing. I would have thought as a visitor that your goods wouldn't fall under the duty/tax-free import provisions so this might be a problem for somebody like me, who intends to bring the vast majority of personal effects as Goods Accompanying in suitcases on the flight rather than shipping later as Goods To Follow. Obviously as a visitor I could get away with bringing some stuff (e.g. clothes) but household goods (e.g. kitchenware) and such would seem a bit questionable in this scenario.
Would it be necessary to just leave such personal effects behind and then have these listed as 'Goods To Follow' for flagpoling, and then arrange to have them shipped later. The problem is that would be a major hassle and would also likely be more expensive in my case. Ideally I'd just want to do what I'd have done if I were landing as PR, which is just to bring most of my stuff in suitcases.
Thoughts/experiences?
