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scylla

VIP Member
Jun 8, 2010
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Category........
Visa Office......
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App. Filed.......
28-05-2010
AOR Received.
19-08-2010
File Transfer...
28-06-2010
Passport Req..
01-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
05-10-2010
LANDED..........
05-10-2010
Depends on the passport you hold. If you need a B1/B2 visa to enter the US, then you very likely need a Canadian Temporary Resident Visa (visitor visa) to enter Canada. See here for more details:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas.asp

If what you're actually asking is if a US B1/B2 visa lets you enter Canada, then the answer is no. The US and Canada are two completely separate countries.
 

wisewise

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Oct 20, 2013
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I've found this information:

Can I go to other countries while I'm in the U.S. on a B1 or B2 Visa?

B-1 or B-2 visas: During your visit to the U.S., you may visit Canada or Mexico for up to 30 days and re-enter the U.S. as long as you re-enter within the period noted on the Form I-94 which you received when you first entered.

For instance, if you come to the U.S. on July 10 on a B2 Visitor Visa, you may go to Canada and/or Mexico on or after December 10, and reenter the U.S. any time up until January 10. But because the six month period is up on January 10, you will also have to depart from the U.S. on that same day to avoid being an "overstay" (unless you applied for an extension of stay).

Note: The six month period is computer generated from the day you arrived into the U.S. It is recommended that when making travel plans you not wait until the last day of your six month stay as unexpected emergencies can arise.

If you visit other countries such as England or Costa Rica, then return to the U.S., your re-entry will be considered to be a new admission, rather than a re-entry from a contiguous country in the course of your initial visit, and the admission inspection may be more strenuous. The CBP Officer inspecting you will want evidence that you intend to go back home to your country of citizenship to live as opposed to returning again and again to the U.S. after visits to other countries. Remember, a B1 or B2 visa allows you to come to the U.S. to visit. If the CBP Officer suspects that you are actually trying to be a de facto resident, you will be denied entry.

Re-entry is, of course, dependent on your continued eligibility to enter. If you have been arrested or committed an illegal act resulting in a warrant in your name since the time the visa was issued, you could be denied re-entry.

For more information about B-1 and B-2 visas, please click here.

NOTE: Nationals of Iran, Syria, Sudan and Cuba with expired or single-entry visas are not eligible for automatic revalidation. See Automatic Revalidation Fact Sheet. For more information see our Q&A on Automatic Revalidation.

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help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/751/~/traveling-to-other-countries-while-in-the-u.s.-on-a-b1-or-b2-visa

What do you think about that?

Thanks much again
 

scylla

VIP Member
Jun 8, 2010
96,901
22,869
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-05-2010
AOR Received.
19-08-2010
File Transfer...
28-06-2010
Passport Req..
01-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
05-10-2010
LANDED..........
05-10-2010
My answer remains the same.

All this means is that you can leave the US while on a single entry B1/B2, visit Canada, and then re-enter the US without having to apply for a new B1/B2. It doesn't mean you can enter Canada using a B1/B2. The rules you have quoted are about entering and re-entering the US. They have nothing to do with whether you are allowed into Canada. Again, Canada is a separate country with separate immigration rules. You need to meet Canada's immigration requirements if you want to enter the country.