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Re-entry to Canada ... Urgent help required

seekinginfo1

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Jan 27, 2013
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Hello!

I need your help with the following situation:

I am a citizen of India. I was issued a multiple entry Canada VISA in India in Nov-2011 valid for a year. I was issued a work permit at port of entry which also was valid for a year (Nov-2012). I received an extened work permit (in August 2012) which is valid till November- 2013. I continued staying in Canada on this extended work permit till early January this year. I was required to travel to USA on work VISA for a short duration and am now required to return back Canada at earliest. Could someone please let me know if I could travel back to Canada on the expired VISA (based on the valid extended work permit)? My extended work permit has a statement on it " Not authorized for re-entry". IF it is allowed, could you please let me know which airline will allow me to board with this status of documents? I have not travelled any othr country other than USA after leaving Canada. Your urgent help will be much appreciated.

Thanks
 

northyork_beaver

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You need re-entry visa to enter Canada, there are 4 canadian consulate office in United States (New York, Los Angeles, Detroit and Seatle), this time apply for multiple visa so you can enter Canada anytime without hassle. Good luck!
 

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seekinginfo1 said:
Hello!

I need your help with the following situation:

I am a citizen of India. I was issued a multiple entry Canada VISA in India in Nov-2011 valid for a year. I was issued a work permit at port of entry which also was valid for a year (Nov-2012). I received an extened work permit (in August 2012) which is valid till November- 2013. I continued staying in Canada on this extended work permit till early January this year. I was required to travel to USA on work VISA for a short duration and am now required to return back Canada at earliest. Could someone please let me know if I could travel back to Canada on the expired VISA (based on the valid extended work permit)? My extended work permit has a statement on it " Not authorized for re-entry". IF it is allowed, could you please let me know which airline will allow me to board with this status of documents? I have not travelled any othr country other than USA after leaving Canada. Your urgent help will be much appreciated.

Thanks

Apply for re-entry TRV at CPP-Ottawa. details here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/visa.asp
 

hello3384

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Dec 14, 2011
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The earlier post is absolutely wrong. If you are in workpermit, you can re-enter from united states with an expired visa. This is possible only from united states. I did the same last year, when I attended the conference. My work permit was of class W1. Before I left canada, I enquired about all these requirements. The CIC call centre told me that you can re-enter as long as you only travel to United States. Everything went smoothly until i tried to re-enter at cleveland (CLE) airport through united airlines. The agent told me that you can not do that because you do not have a valied visa. I showed them my workpermit and explained in detail that this is an exceptional case. They told me to hold for a moment and enquired with many higher officials. After few minutes they came back and told me that, I am right. However, that was not the end of the story. At the port of entry ( Montreal) the immigration officer told me that you can not enter since your visa is expired :eek:. I never expected that. Then I explained again to her in every detail and she told me to hold for a moment since she has to ask to her higher officials for confirmation. After a while she came back and appologized for the mistake. She became very polite.. ( May be thinking that I was shocked due to her mistake.. ) She accompanied me for few minutes and told be that everything is fine...
 

4sheartko

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Oct 10, 2012
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hello3384 said:
The earlier post is absolutely wrong. If you are in workpermit, you can re-enter from united states with an expired visa. This is possible only from united states. I did the same last year, when I attended the conference. My work permit was of class W1. Before I left canada, I enquired about all these requirements. The CIC call centre told me that you can re-enter as long as you only travel to United States. Everything went smoothly until i tried to re-enter at cleveland (CLE) airport through united airlines. The agent told me that you can not do that because you do not have a valied visa. I showed them my workpermit and explained in detail that this is an exceptional case. They told me to hold for a moment and enquired with many higher officials. After few minutes they came back and told me that, I am right. However, that was not the end of the story. At the port of entry ( Montreal) the immigration officer told me that you can not enter since your visa is expired :eek:. I never expected that. Then I explained again to her in every detail and she told me to hold for a moment since she has to ask to her higher officials for confirmation. After a while she came back and appologized for the mistake. She became very polite.. ( May be thinking that I was shocked due to her mistake.. ) She accompanied me for few minutes and told be that everything is fine...

I went to US with expired visa too and when I come back they DID NOT let me in. Better to apply re-entry visa. I went to LA and I got my re-entry visa in the same day.
 

PMM

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hello3384 said:
The earlier post is absolutely wrong. If you are in workpermit, you can re-enter from united states with an expired visa. This is possible only from united states. I did the same last year, when I attended the conference. My work permit was of class W1. Before I left canada, I enquired about all these requirements. The CIC call centre told me that you can re-enter as long as you only travel to United States. Everything went smoothly until i tried to re-enter at cleveland (CLE) airport through united airlines. The agent told me that you can not do that because you do not have a valied visa. I showed them my workpermit and explained in detail that this is an exceptional case. They told me to hold for a moment and enquired with many higher officials. After few minutes they came back and told me that, I am right. However, that was not the end of the story. At the port of entry ( Montreal) the immigration officer told me that you can not enter since your visa is expired :eek:. I never expected that. Then I explained again to her in every detail and she told me to hold for a moment since she has to ask to her higher officials for confirmation. After a while she came back and appologized for the mistake. She became very polite.. ( May be thinking that I was shocked due to her mistake.. ) She accompanied me for few minutes and told be that everything is fine...
Note you have to return within the validity of status in Canada though.