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Well It took 21 days for me to get approval after sending my passport and now I am contemplating about flag-polling as I need to get my SIN ASAP and get incorporated which i can not do that on my current open work permit, i know some friends(not our fellow citizens) tried the normal route and made an attempt to book an appointment for interview from Vancouver and after over a month with no response then they did flag-polling with no issue.
My main concern and question is : what is the impact of flag-poling for our fellow citizens, giving the fact that my wife is in green card queue, what is the letter that we are receiving upon falg-pole, is it formal deny of entry and what will be the impact for future visa request and trip to south of border? should we forever answer to question like have you ever denied to enter to port of entry and provide explanation and what is the harm of it, the other option for me is use the incoming Canadian visa and fly somewhere to mexico which is not cheap as most of the flights have stops in US which i cant use and direct one is very expensive. appreciate your thoughts please.
Salam
sorry I didn't check this forum over the weekend.
I heard from non-Persians who tried that it does not have any impact on future visa. It seems that it is a very common thing and they know every year a lot of people from Canada go to the border for Flag poling. Some friends of mine actually tried and could get visa easily afterwards, but none of them were Persians. For Persians, we are going to have issues getting visa, no matter if we do this flag poling or not!
For the process, yes you will receive a letter showing that you were denied to enter. But I don't know what they write on that letter, sorry. But, I think every time you have to mention you were denied to enter to the US because of flag poling. It is going to be in your records, but again it seems it does not have any impact for future visas. Every one says it is harmless. I don't know.
Some other options
1- I don't know what does "get incorporated" mean? Is it something work related? I know that there is an urgent processing of PR card for those who are in rush. See this link for the conditions:
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/new-immigrants/pr-card/apply-renew-replace/urgent.html
Email them and explain it is urgent for you. They may give you a time quickly. If not, you can think about other options.
2- I knew that in some cities, they used to offer in-land landing on a walk-in base only for some specific days in a month. For example, Ottawa office used to offer landing on a walk-in base twice per month. However, I heard from another person they canceled it recently. Raise a CSE and ask them if there is still any office that offers walk-ins or not? (Even though, I think plane ticket to mexico may be cheaper and faster for you that going to Ottawa from Vancouver!)
3- For travelling to Mexico, are you sure you don't need a visa? I know that those who have PR don't need a visa, but not sure you.
Sorry, after typing this, I searched for you and found this link. Thought sharing with you instead of removing the comment. It seems you don't have any issue entering the mexico.
https://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/toronto/index.php/en/servicesforeigners/doclegalization/52-conservices/225-visitors-who-do-not-require-a-visa-with-a-stay-up-to-180-days
4- If you decided to go to Mexico, you can look at some cheaper airlines as well. For example, check Air Transat. It is a small Canadian airline. I have never used them myself. So, I don't know about the quality, but I heard that they have cheaper tickets than westjet and aircanada.
