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visitor visa expiring soon

souljk

Full Member
Nov 25, 2013
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Hi, i'm currenty on visitor visa after long study and working here. Anyhow my visitor visa is expiring soon in about a week and i was wondering
if it's safe to go visit my cousin in states and get new visa on the way back or i could apply for visa extension and go visit my cousin in states?
 

Jalex23

VIP Member
Apr 12, 2013
4,463
369
Calgary
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-Ottawa
NOC Code......
2171
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-09-2013
Doc's Request.
09-04-2014
AOR Received.
06-11-2013
Med's Request
05-04-2014
Med's Done....
20-05-2014
Passport Req..
07-07-2014
VISA ISSUED...
14-07-2014
LANDED..........
06-09-2014
souljk said:
Hi, i'm currenty on visitor visa after long study and working here. Anyhow my visitor visa is expiring soon in about a week and i was wondering
if it's safe to go visit my cousin in states and get new visa on the way back or i could apply for visa extension and go visit my cousin in states?
There is no such thing as a "visitor visa"... you might be referring to a TRV or to a visitor status.

Please confirm which one you have and which one is expiring.
 

scylla

VIP Member
Jun 8, 2010
95,840
22,108
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
souljk said:
Hi, i'm currenty on visitor visa after long study and working here. Anyhow my visitor visa is expiring soon in about a week and i was wondering
if it's safe to go visit my cousin in states and get new visa on the way back or i could apply for visa extension and go visit my cousin in states?
Leaving the country is never "safe". Whether you are allowed back into Canada and for how long will be up to the CBSA official you encounter when you re-enter Canada.
 

Jalex23

VIP Member
Apr 12, 2013
4,463
369
Calgary
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-Ottawa
NOC Code......
2171
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
05-09-2013
Doc's Request.
09-04-2014
AOR Received.
06-11-2013
Med's Request
05-04-2014
Med's Done....
20-05-2014
Passport Req..
07-07-2014
VISA ISSUED...
14-07-2014
LANDED..........
06-09-2014
souljk said:
if it's safe to go visit my cousin in states and get new visa on the way back or i could apply for visa extension and go visit my cousin in states?
As Scylla explained, there is no such thing as "safe".

Anyway....

As you will be travelling out of the country your visitor status (extended or not) may or may not be reset once you reenter Canada (if you are allowed in).

But... the an approved extension would be a very good evidence on the honesty of your plans and intentions. The extension can be shown when reentering and the officer may or may nor honor it.

So I would suggest to get the extension and once you have it (or at least you get a case number) then you can travel abroad.