Re-entry to Canada (after a vacation to Cuba!)

[Dice11]

Hi,

My girlfriend (a Chinese National) is here in Canada on a visitor permit that has been extended to Nov 30, 2016. We want to take a trip to Cuba (no VISA required for entry) next week, and come back in early August 2016, well before her current visitor permit expire on Nov 30. Will she have any problem re-entering Canada at customs in August?

I believe her China passport contains a Canadian VISA and the expiry date for that is Dec 31, 2016.

Thanks for any help!

 

[Jalex23]

Hi,

My girlfriend (a Chinese National) is here in Canada on a visitor permit that has been extended to Nov 30, 2016. We want to take a trip to Cuba (no VISA required for entry) next week, and come back in early August 2016, well before her current visitor permit expire on Nov 30. Will she have any problem re-entering Canada at customs in August?

I believe her China passport contains a Canadian VISA and the expiry date for that is Dec 31, 2016.

Thanks for any help!

When you leave the country your status expires (permit included) so she will be reassessed when entering the country. If her paperwork is in order (TRV) then there should be no problem.

 

[scylla]

She needs to be holding a valid, multiple entry TRV in order to enter Canada. Whether she is actually allowed into Canada and for how long will be up to the CBSA officer she speaks to at the border.

 

[Dice11]

Thanks guys. Sounds scary and like I shouldn't risk it...