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WOW No more flagpoling at Queenston-Lewiston Bridge

hpjack

Star Member
Jul 1, 2013
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This morning I went to Queenston-Lewiston bridge to do my landing, i arrived at the boarder at around 9:30 am.

As suggested by some of the forum members, instead of taking U-Turn at canada side, i went directly to the US side and told them that i will be landing as PR in Canada, so they gave me a white paper(I guess this is the administrative refusal) and i took a u-turn at their side and went back to Canada.

I drove through the booth at canada side, officer gave me a yellow slip, told me to go into the building on the right hand side, i went in, told the officer that i was here to do the PR landing, he asked me where i came from, i told him i did a flagpole at US side and showed him the white paper that US officer gave me and the yellow slip. Without even asking me for passport or anything, he directly informed me that it is not allowed to do this anymore and i will need to contact local CIC office to do the landing. Whole conversation was less than 1 minute and i left the boarder frustrated since just yesterday someone from this forum did the same thing i did and successfully landed...

I guess this solely depends on the customs officer at the time of landing or their NEW RULE is just so ambiguous that different officers have different understanding of it. FYI I do not have US VISA.

anyway, just a reminder to those who is planning to land at Queenston bridge, please TRY WITH CAUTION.
 

Steve_Jones

Star Member
Jun 8, 2013
68
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Category........
Visa Office......
CPC Ottawa
NOC Code......
2172
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
21-06-2013
Doc's Request.
17-02-2014
AOR Received.
12-08-2013
Med's Request
12-02-2014
Med's Done....
19-02-2014
Interview........
Waived
Passport Req..
13-03-2014
VISA ISSUED...
12-03-2014
LANDED..........
6-4-2014
seems ambiguos! Please check the below link..landed in lewiston 2 days back

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/anyone-landed-recently-please-share-exp-t189095.0.html
 

hpjack

Star Member
Jul 1, 2013
81
1
Steve_Jones said:
seems ambiguos! Please check the below link..landed in lewiston 2 days back

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/anyone-landed-recently-please-share-exp-t189095.0.html
yeah i started that thread and someone shared his successful experience thats why i went there this morning
 

ZingyDNA

Champion Member
Aug 12, 2013
1,252
185
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-Ottawa
NOC Code......
2111
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-06-2013
AOR Received.
28-08-2013
IELTS Request
Sent with Application
Med's Request
21-02-2014 (principal applicant)
Med's Done....
07-03-2014 (both, upfront for spouse)
Passport Req..
10-04-2014
VISA ISSUED...
22-04-2014
LANDED..........
13-06-2014
So OP, how did the border officer let you into Canada? I mean you clearly left Canada and need some sort of visa-like document to re-enter. Do you have a visitor/work visa that's not expired? Or do you come from a visa-exempt country?
 

hpjack

Star Member
Jul 1, 2013
81
1
ZingyDNA said:
So OP, how did the border officer let you into Canada? I mean you clearly left Canada and need some sort of visa-like document to re-enter. Do you have a visitor/work visa that's not expired? Or do you come from a visa-exempt country?
ye I do have a multiple entry visa which has not expired yet (got this visa with PGWP years ago)

And also i have a one entry visa for landing which is valid for 1 year.

I told the officer in the booth that i'm here to land as PR and he just looked at my passport and gave me a yellow slip and ask me to talk to the officers inside the building thats it.
 

ZingyDNA

Champion Member
Aug 12, 2013
1,252
185
Category........
Visa Office......
CPP-Ottawa
NOC Code......
2111
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-06-2013
AOR Received.
28-08-2013
IELTS Request
Sent with Application
Med's Request
21-02-2014 (principal applicant)
Med's Done....
07-03-2014 (both, upfront for spouse)
Passport Req..
10-04-2014
VISA ISSUED...
22-04-2014
LANDED..........
13-06-2014
hpjack said:
ye I do have a multiple entry visa which has not expired yet (got this visa with PGWP years ago)

And also i have a one entry visa for landing which is valid for 1 year.
OK it makes sense now. It's troublesome that without the multiple entry visa, you would have been stuck at the border since they refused to land you with the 1-entry PR visa :-X
 

thisisauser

Hero Member
Nov 23, 2012
726
46
Visa Office......
CPC-Ottawa
hpjack said:
guys any suggestions
Your options:

- Try again, a quiet time such as early morning so they more patient and not too busy
- Book a landing appointment in Canada with CIC
- Leave Canada (Drive to US, fly to London or Tokyo or Frankfurt, swim across the atlantic, etc.) then come back and land. You may need visitor and/or transit visas. Not sure about the swimming option but avoid the north pole and "sharky" areas too.