EU Citizen/ Hungarian , visiting Canada without a VISA

[abu_jwied]

I have a hungarian passport, I live in Jordan
when I checked the Canadian Embassy website I found that hungarians don't need a visa to visit Canada
BUT I saw also a sentence :" While you don't need a visa to visit Canada, you still need to meet some other requirements, such that a letter o invitation, convice the immigration Officer that you will return to your country of citizenship when the date of your visit expires, also you maybe asked about amount of money you have to your stay ..... etc" ...... Questions here :

1) While I dont' need a visa: Why I should be asked about all these things?

Most important question :

2) Who will ask me about these things, is it in Jordan Airport where I live, or when I arrive to Canada ???

 

[zardoz]

They ask you because they need to check that you're a genuine visitor and not coming to work or claim asylum.
You will be asked at Immigration in Canada. If they are not convinced, they can refuse to allow you access to Canada and will send you home.

 

[abu_jwied]

I am very thankful for your reply Mr. Zardoz ...
Thanks for you time ..

Here we are:

What advices would you please tell me to do to guarantee entering the Canadian border??

What can I take with me as a prepared documents you recommend me to keep while travelling ?

 

[zardoz]

My answer will depend on what your *real* motives are for going to Canada. Are you just going for a short tourist visit or do you have other plans?

 

[abu_jwied]

To be honest, I am going to visit my relatives and friends there, and to be honest I would like to find a way to extend my stay..

You can say that: Main goal is visiting , but I can't hide my wish and willing to stay there ...

 

[zardoz]

You may wish to ask one of the people that you are visiting to write to you, asking you to come over and offering to support you while you are there. It is possible to request an extension of your visit but it's not guaranteed. You will not be allowed to work or study, unless it's a short course of only a few months. You are allowed to look for work but cannot actually start working until all the paperwork is complete. There is no path to become a permanent resident by just visiting. Make sure that you tell the truth when you are questioned on arrival and ensure that you have access to enough funds for your visit. You should be able to show that you have strong ties to your home country, so that you have good reasons not to overstay in Canada.

 

[abu_jwied]

You may wish to ask one of the people that you are visiting to write to you, asking you to come over and offering to support you while you are there.

Does that mean I have to ask one of my relatives to send me a letter of invitation ??

While I could not stay in Canada to work or study: What about getting married of a Canadian girl??

My dear Zardoz: Through your experience : What is the best way to stay there while I am coming to Canada as a visitor ??

Thnx for your respond ..

 

[zardoz]

You don't have to have a letter of invitation.. It might help when you are questioned at the border.
You *could* get married to a Canadian girl, but that gives you no rights to stay in Canada.
She would have to formally sponsor you as a permanent resident and it's quite likely that this would be seen as a "marriage of convenience" and the application rejected.

The best way to get to Canada to stay is to do it properly and apply as a skilled worker through one of the economic migration classes. Take the test on http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/eligibility.asp and see if any options are available to you.

 

[abu_jwied]

The best way to get to Canada to stay is to do it properly and apply as a skilled worker through one of the economic migration classes.

It is a long way to get a work permit, and eventually maybe you won't be eligible to have a permit in their opinion ... :-[

If I have the chance to enter the border: What is the probability to live and work there illegally or exceed my permit time I have given by Immigration Officer??
also
If they catch me exceed the time, what is the probability to come to Canada again ??

 

[zardoz]

I had a feeling that this was your intention...

You are very likely to be caught sooner or later. All it takes is for someone to have a disagreement with you and report you. You will have no SIN to allow you to work legally and therefore anyone who does give you work will pay you a very poor wage and exploit you. If you threaten to quit work, they may threaten to report you, so that you can't quit. When you are eventually deported, you will find it almost impossible to return. CBSA are very good at catching people at the border, so you might not even enter the country.

Once you are deported from Canada, do not expect to be able to enter a long list of countries who share information with Canada.. The USA for example.

 

[abu_jwied]

My dear friend Zardoz …
I am very happy because you keep responding … really I appreciate that.

Thousands of people in this Forum participating here to find a solutions for many cases related to ( Living and Working in Canada )..Supreme Gaol for ( let me say ) most of them … and I am one of them …

Canada is My dreamland and always I dream to settle in particularly Vancouver …
All of us here searching for any way in order to live in Canada and work .. but maybe I am little bit insist more than Normal Limit to be there … ( legal or illegal ) as I told you before ... ( my dreamLand )..
My dear friend .. I have 2 Aunts in Vancouver they are Canadian Citizens … I asked my uncle ( My Aunts husband) about visiting them and he told me , Just you enter border and the rest of the procedures on my shoulder …. My question here :
Can Lawyers there in Vancouver find a way to keep me there even if I enter Canada as a visitor ??

Thnx for helping my dear frind ...

 

[abu_jwied]

any roundabout way ????

 

[abu_jwied]

sorry for this item

 

[zardoz]

I think that a lot of people on here would like to see you find Gaol.
How do you have a Hungarian passport if you live in Jordan?

 

[abu_jwied]

My father is Jordanian, My Mother is Hungarian ...
I have 2 Citizenships .. 1) Jordanian 2) Hungarian
We all Live in Jordan..