My almost-2-years-journey has finally come to an end last Saturday when we landed in St. Stephen - NB.
We decided to park our car and walk to the US boarder. The american officers were in a pretty good mood and we spent about 10 minutes talking while the officer was preparing our refusal slip. I asked if I would have any problem entering the US later on because of the refusal slip and he told me not to worry, the purpose of the document is just to inform Canadian authorities that we actually left the United States.
With the white paper on hands we entered the Canadian Board Control office and were greeted with a smile and asked the purpose of our visit. We were asked how long we waited for the PR and how did we learn about flagpoling. We were asked to wait 20 minutes while she processed our landing.
After she finalized our papers she asked the standard questions if we were ever convicted of a crime and if we have any dependents. I joked that we have a dog, but she's Canadian lol She briefly explained what we are allowed to do as PRs and what is the difference between a Canadian citizen and permanent residents. She congratulated us for becoming PRs and handed in an information sheet about the Provincial Health card and Social Insurance number.
The process took about 30 min on the American side and more half an hour on the Canadian side.
