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Arriving to Canada on visit visa

canadasnk

Full Member
Mar 11, 2017
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Does anyone have any info or experience regarding what happens when your visitor visa is approved and you arrive to Canada and go through immigration....do they usually ask to see return ticket....do they ever call the person you are visiting to make sure it is valid? I am South African if it makes a difference!

Thanks
 

Jalex23

VIP Member
Apr 12, 2013
4,462
368
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
canadasnk said:
Does anyone have any info or experience regarding what happens when your visitor visa is approved and you arrive to Canada and go through immigration....do they usually ask to see return ticket....do they ever call the person you are visiting to make sure it is valid? I am South African if it makes a difference!

Thanks
They very well can do this, they can do a secondary indepth interview or they can not care at all.

A mix between randomness, CBSA officer's mood and your personal screening at point of entry.
 

scylla

VIP Member
Jun 8, 2010
93,196
20,662
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
canadasnk said:
Does anyone have any info or experience regarding what happens when your visitor visa is approved and you arrive to Canada and go through immigration....do they usually ask to see return ticket....do they ever call the person you are visiting to make sure it is valid? I am South African if it makes a difference!

Thanks
FYI - If you don't have a return ticket, it's quite possible your airline will refuse you boarding and you won't even make it as far as Canada.