Visiting after being refused visitor status extension?

[couteausnob]

I may be getting a bit ahead of myself here, but I just wanted some clarification before any sort of crisis has a chance to crop up. I'm from a visa-exempt country, and just sent off my application to extend my visitor status. If the application is refused and I have to leave Canada, would I be forced to stay out for a certain period of time before being eligible to visit again? Or could I simply come back through the border for another visit after a few weeks? Has anyone experienced this sort of situation firsthand?

Thank you in advance to anyone who can help!

 

[LovingMyCanuck]

You can get a restoration of status. You'll just have to pay 75$ however, if this is not possible then on to your question: If you are refused you can go back in anytime! However, depending on how long you've stayed there (looking as if your are living there), then they can deny entry. I learned this the hard way. Be careful, the general rule is if you look like you are living in Canada more than your country, it's a tell tale sign for them to refuse you.

 

[couteausnob]

Thank you for the info! Last time I went back to the US from Canada, they didn't stamp my passport, so they didn't really have a record of how long I was visiting (it was only two weeks that time). However, I'm assuming that my extension application would show up in their system if I tried to cross again in the future; is that correct?

 

[LovingMyCanuck]

Actually if your passport was not stamped then most likely your visitor extension will be refused, they need the stamp. To be quite honest, I don't know if it's in the system. :/

 

[couteausnob]

No, I mean that it wasn't stamped the last time I LEFT Canada. I have the stamp from my last entry TO Canada, and copied it for the application. I was just realizing that half the times I've returned to the US from abroad, nothing was done with my passport indicating my return date, so there would be no way to tell how long I'd been away.

 

[LovingMyCanuck]

Well assuming your from the states, you passport doesn't have to get stamped. I only had my passport stamped one time out of my three trips when I was in Canada.

Edit: Correction after I left Canada.