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poisonapple

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Nov 3, 2014
953
494
Montreal
Category........
QSW
Visa Office......
Sydney/Ottawa
NOC Code......
2171
App. Filed.......
14-11-2016
AOR Received.
15-02-2017
Med's Done....
20-04-2017
Passport Req..
.....
Today i had received my return package with CoPR & visa. It took overall 20 days for me to get my return canada post mail, return package activated yesterday, day before yesterday my travel document details got updated in CIC account and application status changed to completed.

Can anyone confirm whether we can take U turn to visit CBSA building as highlighted in the image without heading to US border gate? If yes, whether i have to follow the red arrow or blue arrow?

Please check the image uploaded in the below link.
https://ibb.co/nu77Yb

Congrats is your PP comes under visa exempt ?
 

Racing

Star Member
Sep 7, 2016
94
96
In land
Category........
QSW
Visa Office......
Sydney NS/Ottawa
App. Filed.......
26-10-2016
Doc's Request.
None
Nomination.....
NA
AOR Received.
10-02-2017
IELTS Request
NA
File Transfer...
NA
Med's Request
11-03-2017
Med's Done....
13-03-2017 (Medial passed on 30-03-17)
Passport Req..
DM on 22-Dec-17. PPR received on 03-Jan-18
VISA ISSUED...
Received CoPR & Visa by end of Jan-2018
LANDED..........
Landed end of Jan-2018, Received PR card around mid of March-2018
Yup, neither blue or red seems to go across the US border control station. You just need to wait in line for US entry, tell them you want to make U-turn for PR at Canada. US officials will show you the way to make the U-turn after you get the administrative refusal so there is no need to think about it beforehand. You also need to re-enter Canada and tell the agent you're there for landing so they will tell you where to park and which desk to go to at the immigration building.
Thank you @Betula & @APPNOV2014NY

In the below link, @davidPR had shared that, following U turn before reaching US gate had worked for him(blue path), so it was confusing for me which approach to take.
https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/landing-experience-champlain-lacolle-border.150405/

But based on the link shared by @APPNOV2014NY, it appears that getting refusal letter from US border is the right way and works always, i will follow that approach itself. Please note, i dont have US visa anyway. I hope that will not create any issue for me during PR landing isnt?
 

Racing

Star Member
Sep 7, 2016
94
96
In land
Category........
QSW
Visa Office......
Sydney NS/Ottawa
App. Filed.......
26-10-2016
Doc's Request.
None
Nomination.....
NA
AOR Received.
10-02-2017
IELTS Request
NA
File Transfer...
NA
Med's Request
11-03-2017
Med's Done....
13-03-2017 (Medial passed on 30-03-17)
Passport Req..
DM on 22-Dec-17. PPR received on 03-Jan-18
VISA ISSUED...
Received CoPR & Visa by end of Jan-2018
LANDED..........
Landed end of Jan-2018, Received PR card around mid of March-2018
Congrats is your PP comes under visa exempt ?
No, Visa is required for me, they stamped one time entry visa to my passport. The return envelop contained.

Original passport with visa stamped
2 copies of CoPR (1 for immigration officer and another for ourself)
some 2 pager instruction letter.
 

APPNOV2014NY

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Nov 21, 2014
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Thank you @Betula & @APPNOV2014NY

In the below link, @davidPR had shared that, following U turn before reaching US gate had worked for him(blue path), so it was confusing for me which approach to take.
https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/landing-experience-champlain-lacolle-border.150405/

But based on the link shared by @APPNOV2014NY, it appears that getting refusal letter from US border is the right way and works always, i will follow that approach itself. Please note, i dont have US visa anyway. I hope that will not create any issue for me during PR landing isnt?
Your link is from 2013. A lot has changed since then :)
 

Racing

Star Member
Sep 7, 2016
94
96
In land
Category........
QSW
Visa Office......
Sydney NS/Ottawa
App. Filed.......
26-10-2016
Doc's Request.
None
Nomination.....
NA
AOR Received.
10-02-2017
IELTS Request
NA
File Transfer...
NA
Med's Request
11-03-2017
Med's Done....
13-03-2017 (Medial passed on 30-03-17)
Passport Req..
DM on 22-Dec-17. PPR received on 03-Jan-18
VISA ISSUED...
Received CoPR & Visa by end of Jan-2018
LANDED..........
Landed end of Jan-2018, Received PR card around mid of March-2018
Your link is from 2013. A lot has changed since then :)
Thanks.
Please let me know your suggestion for the below query.
I dont have US visa anyway. I hope that will not create any issue for me during PR landing isnt?
 

poisonapple

Hero Member
Nov 3, 2014
953
494
Montreal
Category........
QSW
Visa Office......
Sydney/Ottawa
NOC Code......
2171
App. Filed.......
14-11-2016
AOR Received.
15-02-2017
Med's Done....
20-04-2017
Passport Req..
.....
Thanks.
Please let me know your suggestion for the below query.
I dont have US visa anyway. I hope that will not create any issue for me during PR landing isnt?
Based on experience of couple of my colleagues , It will not create any issue you just have to tell them that you are there for PR landing , they will give you paper write names of all the people based on your CoPR and you have to just came back to canadian side and provide that paper ...
 
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APPNOV2014NY

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Nov 21, 2014
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Thanks.
Please let me know your suggestion for the below query.
I dont have US visa anyway. I hope that will not create any issue for me during PR landing isnt?
No it won't.

Administrative Refusal from US = "Sorry. You do not have visa to enter USA and we cannot allow you in".

It does not impact your future applications for US visa.
 
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POLYNING

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Mar 7, 2016
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I can celebrate my 6 months SS and 16 months federal step this weekend.

GOOD WORK!!!!!!

Canada!!

Come on!!!
 
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Racing

Star Member
Sep 7, 2016
94
96
In land
Category........
QSW
Visa Office......
Sydney NS/Ottawa
App. Filed.......
26-10-2016
Doc's Request.
None
Nomination.....
NA
AOR Received.
10-02-2017
IELTS Request
NA
File Transfer...
NA
Med's Request
11-03-2017
Med's Done....
13-03-2017 (Medial passed on 30-03-17)
Passport Req..
DM on 22-Dec-17. PPR received on 03-Jan-18
VISA ISSUED...
Received CoPR & Visa by end of Jan-2018
LANDED..........
Landed end of Jan-2018, Received PR card around mid of March-2018
No it won't.

Administrative Refusal from US = "Sorry. You do not have visa to enter USA and we cannot allow you in".

It does not impact your future applications for US visa.
Thank you very much @APPNOV2014NY & @poisonapple. Will plan for landing and post my experience later
 

POLYNING

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Mar 7, 2016
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Hello How are you ?
did you get your GSCM
I know that in GSCM notes you can find a processing du date ( or something like that ) it is 1 year after your AOR. So generally people received news before the 1 year anniversaries of their AOR.
Your AOR was 20 january . Did you received any news ? If not did you call them ,? Did you have any problem with your field? and did you look at your GSCM notes to see what date it is ?
1. The due date on GCMS notes is 20 January.
2. no any new on 20 January.
2. called them on 16 January, the answer is SS (security screening) is still ...
3. security screening
 

AliChraim

Star Member
Apr 24, 2016
162
96
124
Montreal
Category........
Visa Office......
Sydney NS
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
02-11-2016
AOR Received.
19-02-2017
Med's Request
28-03-2017
Med's Done....
04-04-2017
1. The due date on GCMS notes is 20 January.
2. no any new on 20 January.
2. called them on 16 January, the answer is SS (security screening) is still ...
3. security screening

What is your country of origin and your filed of education? Have you traveled to a lot of countries? Stuff like that usually cause delays because they'll have to dig deeper into your profile. What you can do is contact CSIS directly and ask them about the status of the security screening. Have you tried doing that?
 

devmtl

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What is your country of origin and your filed of education? Have you traveled to a lot of countries? Stuff like that usually cause delays because they'll have to dig deeper into your profile. What you can do is contact CSIS directly and ask them about the status of the security screening. Have you tried doing that?
How to contact CSIS directly?