My vistor visa expired, but still have a legal permission!

[student at Harvard]

Hi there, thanks for this great page!

I am an International student from Lebanon who lives in Boston, USA. I have a multiple entries visitor visa (V -1) which will expire next week. Last week during the spring break, I visited Canada only for 1 day. The Canadian officer at the passport control gave me a permission to stay in Canada for 6 months-till September, a period longer than my visa expiry date. Then I left Canada back to the US without passing through a Canadian passport control. My question is: Can I re-enter Canada with this multiple entries visa although its expiry date is finished but my permission period is valid?

Thank you in advance to your answer ;D

 

[job_seeker]

Only if you did not leave the the US after exiting Canada, meaning you exited only to the US.

Hi there, thanks for this great page!

I am an International student from Lebanon who lives in Boston, USA. I have a multiple entries visitor visa (V -1) which will expire next week. Last week during the spring break, I visited Canada only for 1 day. The Canadian officer at the passport control gave me a permission to stay in Canada for 6 months-till September, a period longer than my visa expiry date. Then I left Canada back to the US without passing through a Canadian passport control. My question is: Can I re-enter Canada with this multiple entries visa although its expiry date is finished but my permission period is valid?

Thank you in advance to your answer ;D

 

[student at Harvard]

Thanks for your reply. Would you please refer to a website or the legal article in the immigration law that you relay on in your answer?

 

[job_seeker]

May I leave, then re-enter Canada?

In order to return to Canada, you must be in possession of a valid passport or travel document. You also need to hold a valid study or work permit if you are returning to study or work in Canada.

If you are a citizen of a country that requires a temporary resident visa (TRV) to travel to Canada, you will also need to be in possession of a valid entry visa to return, unless:

* you are returning to Canada following a visit only to the United States or St-Pierre and Miquelon; and
* you return before the expiry of the period initially authorized for your entry or any extension to it, either as a visitor, student or worker.

Possession of these documents does not guarantee re-entry. All persons must establish that they meet all of the requirements of The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and Regulations before being authorized to enter or re-enter Canada.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/5551E2.asp

Thanks for your reply. Would you please refer to a website or the legal article in the immigration law that you relay on in your answer?

 

[student at Harvard]

Great...Thank you so much... ;D