IMM5710 "Coming into Canada" Section Problem

[phillyphil]

Hello,

I am trying to fill out the post graduate work permit form known as IMM5710 and I am quite confused about the section in which it says "COMING INTO CANADA". The section has a sub section that says "Date and Place of your most recent entry to canada (if not the same as original entry)". I left canada for the states for about a month and a half. When I came back, at the airport my passport was not stamped upon returning. I was only asked for my current study permit which I lost and then I was issued a replacement at the airport immediately (on this replacement there is still no date of entry on it). So my question is "Do l leave that section blank and is that OK?". I ask this because traveling to the USA from Canada is quite different in that upon returning you do not need a re-entry visa, so probably why my passport was never stamped upon return. Please advise.

Thank you in advance.

 

[phillyphil]

Hello,

Would really appreciate any help out there,

Thanks

 

[itstime]

Was your entry in to US stamped in to your passport? If so, there is a record of when you left. To be on the safe side, contact cic.

 

[phillyphil]

First of all, thanks for the reply. Yes there are 2 pages in my passport that have stamped records of my entry into the states. But like you said "contact cic", which is what I will do right now!!.

Thank you for the reply.

 

[itstime]

First of all, thanks for the reply. Yes there are 2 pages in my passport that have stamped records of my entry into the states. But like you said "contact cic", which is what I will do right now!!.

Thank you for the reply.

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. The stamp in your passport is a record of you leaving Canada so every entry back in to Canada is technically a re-entry, even if they never stamped it. Leaving that section blank in your application would mean that to a degree you're not being honest, because you have left and come back.

Funny that you asked this because I just looked at my study permit and at the bottom of it it says "not valid for re-entry". I have heard of international students having all sorts of issues coming back in after travels during holidays, which is why I have no intention what so ever to leave the country for the duration of my studies. Even though I am from a TRV exempt country.

 

[phillyphil]

Well, I just called CIC and I was told that for some re-entries they do not stamp the passport, which is strange, so I was unable to even get a record of my re-entry. I know the actual date that I returned because I still have my boarding pass and flight information. The thing is, I was told it had to be on my passport too and its not on my passport. I am kind of clueless now. I was thinking of using the date from my flight information but it is not stamped on my passport.

:'(

Thanks for your help and the prompt replies

 

[itstime]

If I were you I'd include a cover-letter explaining the situation. I mean, it isn't uncommon that you don't get a re-entry visa when going on day trips, according to visitors reports in the past. Include copy of airline ticket, boarding pass (really good that you saved that) in your application.

 

[phillyphil]

Yes, that's exactly what I will do. QUICK QUESTION: Can I actually add a cover letter when I am submitting it electronically?. Because the system says how many supporting documents I need when doing it electronically, so I am just wondering if it is possible to actually add a supporting cover letter or other documents to my application. I just asked someone at my school and they said to include the date I returned as seen on my boarding pass and flight schedule (which are the same, obviously), but just like you said a cover letter is what I will add, hopefully I get the chance to add one while submitting electronically.

Thanks once again for the prompt replies.

 

[itstime]

I've never gone through the PGWP process but I know I included a coverletter in the electronic application for the study permit. If there is a section for uploading pdf documents, do it there but put the letter and the tickets in the same pdf.

 

[phillyphil]

Hopefully, there is a section for uploading documents, but I understand what you mean. I will do just that. I really appreciate your help.

Thank You

 

[phillyphil]

Assuming, there is no section though to upload a document, then what do I do? Although it makes sense for me to add the date on my flight schedule and boarding pass, cause the day I arrived was the same day and moment they replaced my lost study permit, so there should be a record that atleast shows that I returned that day and that my study permit was replaced that day, right?

Once again, thank you, I appreciate all your help.

 

[itstime]

Assuming, there is no section though to upload a document, then what do I do? Although it makes sense for me to add the date on my flight schedule and boarding pass, cause the day I arrived was the same day and moment they replaced my lost study permit, so there should be a record that atleast shows that I returned that day and that my study permit was replaced that day, right?

Once again, thank you, I appreciate all your help.

It might be worth to do it the old fashion way instead of electronic. As in snail mail.

 

[phillyphil]

I can only imagine myself actually doing that. I will look and see if there is actually a spot to upload supporting documents. I do have a time constraint, that's why I chose electronic. If the worst comes to the worst, I might as well consider the regular post mail (express of course).

Thank You,

 

[itstime]

Make sure you track it so it has to be signed for. Then you have a receipt that it was sent in.