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Carway Border - Flagpoling from Alberta

gursikhphysio

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Hi,

Does anybody know if it is legal to do flag poling for PR at Carway? I have read that it might affect us entering US later as you are give a refusal to enter in US slip.

Is there a way, we can do landing formalities in Calgary or Edmonton?

Thanks
 

canuck_in_uk

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gursikhphysio said:
Does anybody know if it is legal to do flag poling for PR at Carway? I have read that it might affect us entering US later as you are give a refusal to enter in US slip.

Is there a way, we can do landing formalities in Calgary or Edmonton?
Hi

The administrative refusal given at the US border is not a real refusal and will have no effect on entering the US in future.
 

gursikhphysio

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Dec 18, 2011
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Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
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AOR Received.
4-01-2013
File Transfer...
01-09-2015
Med's Request
01-09-2015
Med's Done....
08-09-2015
Passport Req..
May 17 2016
VISA ISSUED...
June 7th 2016
LANDED..........
June 21st 2016
Is Carway the best border crossing from Calgary or should I go to Coutts border?

Thanks
 

CanUkrz

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DO NOT GO TO CARWAY!

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/please-do-not-go-for-flag-polling-pr-landing-in-carway-alberta-t347567.0.html

Only go to Coutts in Alberta.

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/someone-landed-through-coutts-office-in-alberta-t184431.0.html

See below: They do Immigration:

http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/do-rb/offices-bureaux/646-eng.html

If you look at Carway they do not:

http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/do-rb/offices-bureaux/654-eng.html

- I suggest calling to see if they can accommodate on that date, and take down the person's name.
 

gursikhphysio

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Dec 18, 2011
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Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-03-2011
AOR Received.
4-01-2013
File Transfer...
01-09-2015
Med's Request
01-09-2015
Med's Done....
08-09-2015
Passport Req..
May 17 2016
VISA ISSUED...
June 7th 2016
LANDED..........
June 21st 2016
Thanks.

Anybody else has a recent experience in flagpoling from Alberta?
 

gursikhphysio

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Dec 18, 2011
142
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Category........
Visa Office......
Ottawa
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
15-03-2011
AOR Received.
4-01-2013
File Transfer...
01-09-2015
Med's Request
01-09-2015
Med's Done....
08-09-2015
Passport Req..
May 17 2016
VISA ISSUED...
June 7th 2016
LANDED..........
June 21st 2016
Hi guys,

I received my parents passport with Visa last week. Yesterday I called the call centre to book an appointment to complete the landing formalities at CIC office in Calgary. Call centre told me that the processing time in Calgary is 3 weeks. It was not an urgent request. After just 2 hours, I received an email from Calgary office and they gave me an appointment with in a week. That was quick. I think it is better than driving to the border for completing the COPR