My girlfriend doesn't have a job! Help please!

[NoseOfNicko]

She had one, but she quit a few weeks ago to have time to prepare to come live here in a week. What should she tell the BO if he/she asks her if she has a job? She's gonna have a 2 week ticket and she's gonna say that she's visiting a friend for 2 weeks, but we're hoping that the BO won't decide that she has to leave in 2 weeks and she'll be able to stay 6 months (and we'll be able to get married and apply for the sponsorship), so what should she do? Should she lie and say that she still has the job that she had before? Or?

 

[wilson]

Hi,

Of course your girl friend has to answer the brief questions asked by the officer at POE. Then the officer will decide how long she should be permitted to stay in Canada which will be up to 6 months. I don't suggest to hide anything from the officer because there could be tricky questions if the officer suspect about the intention of the visitor and will result to a decision allowing her to stay up to the date of her return ticket. There is no harm if she tell that she quit the job for visit and will find another job when she return.

 

[NoseOfNicko]

Hi,

Of course your girl friend has to answer the brief questions asked by the officer at POE. Then the officer will decide how long she should be permitted to stay in Canada which will be up to 6 months. I don't suggest to hide anything from the officer because there could be tricky questions if the officer suspect about the intention of the visitor and will result to a decision allowing her to stay up to the date of her return ticket. There is no harm if she tell that she quit the job for visit and will find another job when she return.

Yeah she thought about saying she's between jobs (which isn't really a lie), but how big is the chance that she won't be let in if she says that? Yes I am very nervous!

I guess the reason why I'm so scared is because I tried to enter the US to see her a couple of months ago and the border officer was terrible! She treated me like *censored word*! She asked me if I had a job and I said no and she asked me where I lived and I said with my parents, I told the truth and I wasn't let in! I was also very nervous and it wasn't hard to tell, but the whole thing made me feel like border officers don't need a good reason not to let someone in. I keep hearing that Canada border officers are nowhere near as bad as US border officers though...

 

[NoseOfNicko]

Bump!

 

[scylla]

Unfortunately no one here is going to be able to give you a percentage or tell you the chance that she will be refused entry since this decision is entirely up to the immigration officer.

The most she can do is answer questions truthfully, only provide information she is asked for (i.e. don't volunteer extra information), and bring whatever information she can that shows ties to the US.

Good luck.

 

[wilson]

Yeah she thought about saying she's between jobs (which isn't really a lie), but how big is the chance that she won't be let in if she says that? Yes I am very nervous!

I guess the reason why I'm so scared is because I tried to enter the US to see her a couple of months ago and the border officer was terrible! She treated me like *censored word*! She asked me if I had a job and I said no and she asked me where I lived and I said with my parents, I told the truth and I wasn't let in! I was also very nervous and it wasn't hard to tell, but the whole thing made me feel like border officers don't need a good reason not to let someone in. I keep hearing that Canada border officers are nowhere near as bad as US border officers though...

Yes,While crossing the Niagara peace bridge and Rainbow bridge several times I noticed the behavioral differences of US CBP officers and CBSA. CBSA has a better approach to the people.