Rainbow Bridge PR Landing FAILED

[darkmago]

Hey Dark!

Yes, here I am lol.

It was nice. The US border officer was very rude but I've never had any luck with US embassy/custom/border officers so maybe it's my thing haha.

You should definitively consider this option when your time comes.

Cheers!

Actually the last 3 times I have crossed the border to the USA, they have put me in an interrogation room for more than 1 hour. What they told me in one opportunity is that they were looking for someone with my same name. So yeah, I know they can be very rude, and they even questioned everything I said, such as: when was the last time you were in jail?, R: I have never been in jail, and they: "don't lie to me". So,It's really annoying, but anyway, at the end, there was no real issue.

I hope for my landing, they'd do not do anything like this.

 

[Mthornt]

Actually the last 3 times I have crossed the border to the USA, they have put me in an interrogation room for more than 1 hour. What they told me in one opportunity is that they were looking for someone with my same name. So yeah, I know they can be very rude, and they even questioned everything I said, such as: when was the last time you were in jail?, R: I have never been in jail, and they: "don't lie to me". So,It's really annoying, but anyway, at the end, there was no real issue.

I hope for my landing, they'd do not do anything like this.

Why not make an appointment for the landing instead of going through all of this trouble?

 

[btoronto]

Why not make an appointment for the landing instead of going through all of this trouble?

An appointment means more waiting (sometimes even 6 weeks) and I was done with the waiting, couldn't take it any longer. Also, I love road trips. And as a permanent resident you can do a bunch of stuff you can't as a Temporary resident, like easily apply for a credit/loan, get a permanent job offer, get health coverage that's not conditioned to your job, apply for some government jobs. And those things can be time sensitive, so not much sense on waiting if you can get it done by driving a couple of hours.

But it's a personal choice of course.

 

[darkmago]

An appointment means more waiting (sometimes even 6 weeks) and I was done with the waiting, couldn't take it any longer. Also, I love road trips. And as a permanent resident you can do a bunch of stuff you can't as a Temporary resident, like easily apply for a credit/loan, get a permanent job offer, get health coverage that's not conditioned to your job, apply for some government jobs. And those things can be time sensitive, so not much sense on waiting if you can get it done by driving a couple of hours.

But it's a personal choice of course.

I totally agree on this. Waiting is not something I like. Once, I get my PR, I will do my landing right away.

 

[heena303]

Can we cross thousand island border by walk?? I cant drive. Can I hire taxi and cross border?? is it possible?

Flagpole.

I drove from Toronto, it took me about 3 hours to get there, no heavy traffic at all. Before crossing the bridge I paid a toll in cash (3.75 CAD) then I got to the US side, told the officer I was flagpoling, he gave me a yellow paper and asked me to go to the office. I parked the car, another officer took my keys. Went inside the office and an officer gave me the refusal paper. Got my keys and the car back and went to the Canada side, showed my documents to the officer (COPR, Passport and refusal paper) and he send me to the office. The system was down so I had to wait for almost an hour, but when the system was back up the process took like 10min. As I said before, there was only one couple before me. The officer asked me for my address and how much money I had in my bank account (she didn't ask me to show proof of funds) she also asked me some questions like if I had committed a crime or if I had dependents (I'm a single applicant).

That was pretty much it, and now I am a very happy landed immigrant .

 

[heena303]

when cic officer call your name for landing interview; do they ask all questions in front of other people or do they ask personally ( i mean calling in all chamber or office or something)

Flagpole.

I drove from Toronto, it took me about 3 hours to get there, no heavy traffic at all. Before crossing the bridge I paid a toll in cash (3.75 CAD) then I got to the US side, told the officer I was flagpoling, he gave me a yellow paper and asked me to go to the office. I parked the car, another officer took my keys. Went inside the office and an officer gave me the refusal paper. Got my keys and the car back and went to the Canada side, showed my documents to the officer (COPR, Passport and refusal paper) and he send me to the office. The system was down so I had to wait for almost an hour, but when the system was back up the process took like 10min. As I said before, there was only one couple before me. The officer asked me for my address and how much money I had in my bank account (she didn't ask me to show proof of funds) she also asked me some questions like if I had committed a crime or if I had dependents (I'm a single applicant).

That was pretty much it, and now I am a very happy landed immigrant .

 

[btoronto]

Can we cross thousand island border by walk?? I cant drive. Can I hire taxi and cross border?? is it possible?

By walk it's not allowed. I'm not sure if you can do it with a taxi.

 

[btoronto]

when cic officer call your name for landing interview; do they ask all questions in front of other people or do they ask personally ( i mean calling in all chamber or office or something)

They do it personally.

 

[canadiantica15]

To clarify - PR landing at Lansdowne (1000 Islands) can be done 24/7 when driving from the US?

 

[btoronto]

To clarify - PR landing at Lansdowne (1000 Islands) can be done 24/7 when driving from the US?

Yes it can be done 24/7.

Before I went there I sent them an inquiry and this was the reply:

Please be advised that the hours of operation for immigration services at the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Lansdowne (Thousand Islands Bridge) port of entry (POE) are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Additional details for this POE are available on the CBSA Web site at:

http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/do-rb/offices-bureaux/223-eng.html



A Directory of CBSA ports of entry and inland offices can be found at:

http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/do-rb/menu-eng.html



To facilitate your search, the Directory also lists the name of the “Opposite US Port of Entry”.



Should you require additional assistance with your inquiry, we recommend that you contact the Border Information Service (BIS). You can access the BIS line free of charge throughout Canada by calling 1-800-461-9999. If you are calling from outside Canada, you can access the BIS line by calling either 204-983-3500 or 506-636-5064 (long-distance charges will apply). If you call during regular business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday, except holidays), you can speak to an officer by pressing “0” at any time after you have made a selection of either English or French.



Thank you for contacting the Canada Border Services Agency.

 

[canadiantica15]

Yes it can be done 24/7.

Before I went there I sent them an inquiry and this was the reply:

Please be advised that the hours of operation for immigration services at the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Lansdowne (Thousand Islands Bridge) port of entry (POE) are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Additional details for this POE are available on the CBSA Web site at:

http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/do-rb/offices-bureaux/223-eng.html



A Directory of CBSA ports of entry and inland offices can be found at:

http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/do-rb/menu-eng.html



To facilitate your search, the Directory also lists the name of the “Opposite US Port of Entry”.



Should you require additional assistance with your inquiry, we recommend that you contact the Border Information Service (BIS). You can access the BIS line free of charge throughout Canada by calling 1-800-461-9999. If you are calling from outside Canada, you can access the BIS line by calling either 204-983-3500 or 506-636-5064 (long-distance charges will apply). If you call during regular business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday, except holidays), you can speak to an officer by pressing “0” at any time after you have made a selection of either English or French.



Thank you for contacting the Canada Border Services Agency.

Thank you so much!!

 

[JP1983]

PNP Inland applicant - Guys, I received my COPR and passports yesterday and thinking of go to Rainbow bridge for landing. I have a valid US B1/B2 visa till Apr 2018. Can i flagpole without any issues? Thinking of going sometime in the middle of the week. Since i dont have a car i cannot travel to 1000 islands bridge for landing. Please advise.

 

[sidhuinoslo]

Hi PALs, I am planning to validate my kids (2 years old) CoPR and we both having passport from visa waiver countries and ESTA from USA (means can go in/out USA as well) So should we opt for Flagpol (admin entry refusals to USA) or go to USA main land and return after an hour or so. Thinking to choose Peace bridge as compare to rainbow. Please advise and correct if am wrong

 

[SeineToHumber]

Just got refused at Queenston-Lewiston Bridge today. Got handed an undated and unsigned "Fact Sheet" about flagpoling. I've yet to find a definition of "flagpoling". Is a 24 hour shopping trip flagpoling or not?

Not sure how a policy is a fact sheet, but the CBSA feels like they can make up whatever they want to believe.

My MP, Immigration Minister and the Minister responsible for CBSA have already been called/emailed. I'll take up more time of CBSA managers, CIC, Embassies and the ATIP offices as the week goes on.

The Canadian Bar Association basically says that it's illegal to not process PR landings at Points of Entry:
https://www.cba.org/CMSPages/GetFile.aspx?guid=06a127bd-ce24-45a1-8dd4-59bfd47a12cd

I can assure those responsible that this is unethical and legally questionable and they will be held accountable.

 

[SeineToHumber]

ATIP request filed. I'll keep this post updated with any responses.