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Entry refusal under family reunification

mgdesigner28

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Hello everyone,
I've been reading testimonies about Air Canada refusing the entry to spouses or common law partners under family reunification. The information on the IRCC website is clear to me: as spouse of a canadian citizen, I'm able to enter Canada with the purpose of reuniting with my husband for 15 days or more https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/service-delivery/coronavirus/travel-restrictions.html#travel-restriction-exemptions and also, I don't need to receive a written authorization from IRCC or the embassy in my country.
These people had the documents required (proof of citizenship of the canadian citizen such as passports copies or birth certificates and proof of the relationship such as marriage certificate) and also, they were fully vaccinated.

Does anyone of you know about people having issues entering to Canada recently?

Thanks in advance!
 

Naturgrl

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So you have a visitor visa and were denied boarding. You use “these people were vaccinated” so not sure if this is one or two people.
 

empatio

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Hi Naturgrl, I'm talking about other people's testimonies :( one spouse, one common law partner, etc.
If the person in Canada is Permanent Resident or Citizen, their spouse shouldn't have any issue entering. Did you read these testimonies online? Can you link them here?
 

k.h.p.

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There are some people on Facebook and in other places reporting this. It's an Air Canada issue as I see it, I think their stations are misinterpreting.

Some foreign Air Canada locations are not actually Air Canada staff; they're partner airlines staff working for Air Canada temporarily. That may contribute.
 

mgdesigner28

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There are some people on Facebook and in other places reporting this. It's an Air Canada issue as I see it, I think their stations are misinterpreting.

Some foreign Air Canada locations are not actually Air Canada staff; they're partner airlines staff working for Air Canada temporarily. That may contribute.
Hello! I've read this in a spousal sponsorship support group but it's private. But in case it may contribute, I'll paste it here https://www.facebook.com/groups/inlandsponsorship/
 

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Hello, I have family visiting soon and I’m curious. I spoke to a CBSA agent and some of the factors to consider are; if the vaccine was on the approved list for Canada; more than 15 days had passed since their second shot; they were visiting for more than 15 days and they had a quarantine plan in place irrespective of the high probability of receiving exemption from the CBSA upon landing.
 

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The problem here isn't CBSA, it's airlines refusing carriage.
That's not really true.

With the COVID travel restrictions in place, airlines now verify with CBSA that certain passengers (e.g. non PRs, non citizens) are eligible to travel before they allow boarding. So refusal could be the airline or it could be CBSA. Both are possible. We've seen several cases here where the airline was prepared to let the passenger board but they received a no from CBSA.
 
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Copingwithlife

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Airlines get a “
No board “ message from the CBSA . Agents checks in passenger, and it’ll either proceed to spit out a boarding pass or “ No board “, and typically the airline will have a direct line to customs as too why . Airlines overseas get directions from customs .
I remember I was checking in someone to Australia. Received a no board, call immigration. Called the number to Australian Immigration in Canberra. There electronic visa had been cancelled. And all I was advised to tell the passenger was contact the Australian Consulate.
 

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Airlines get a “
No board “ message from the CBSA . Agents checks in passenger, and it’ll either proceed to spit out a boarding pass or “ No board “, and typically the airline will have a direct line to customs as too why . Airlines overseas get directions from customs .
I remember I was checking in someone to Australia. Received a no board, call immigration. Called the number to Australian Immigration in Canberra. There electronic visa had been cancelled. And all I was advised to tell the passenger was contact the Australian Consulate.
Perhaps that is why my GF from Indonesia was nearly denied boarding the plane while on her layover in Korea. She had the letter of authorization but they also wanted to see a digital notarized copy of the IMM006 form. Fortunately, I was able to send it to her via Whatsapp and they let her board at literally the last minute.
 

empatio

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My parents (I'm a permanent resident) came yesterday for their 16 day visit. They needed their proof of being fully vaccinated, having a negative PCR test from the last 72 hours, translation of my birth certificate as proof of our relationship and a copy of my PR card. They had to have ArriveCAN app filled out. With all this, they didn't have any problem coming here. No one was even questioning them. They didn't test them at the airport, but they got a self testing kit that they have to do on the first day. They didn't get any restrictions at all. Good luck everyone with your close ones visiting you.
 
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My parents (I'm a permanent resident) came yesterday for their 16 day visit. They needed their proof of being fully vaccinated, having a negative PCR test from the last 72 hours, translation of my birth certificate as proof of our relationship and a copy of my PR card. They had to have ArriveCAN app filled out. With all this, they didn't have any problem coming here. No one was even questioning them. They didn't test them at the airport, but they got a self testing kit that they have to do on the first day. They didn't get any restrictions at all. Good luck everyone with your close ones visiting you.
Good to know
 
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