Hi,
Quick question about the Background Declaration. I travelled to the Niagara border to flagpole to activate an IEC work permit in Jan 2022, I was a visitor in Canada at the time. I did not enter the US at the time due to covid restrictions, they gave me a piece of paper that I think said flagpole on it and turned me around after I said I wasn't seeking to enter the US and just wanted to activate a work permit.
Trying to work out how to declare this as part of my inland spousal PR application. Do I need to include it on my travel/personal history? Do I need to say yes to the question about being refused a visa? From searching around on the forum, it seems the general idea is that it's not a real refusal and there is no need to say yes to this question. I've visited the US several times since and they have never mentioned it at the border, though I haven't applied for an ESTA since as my existing ESTA was still valid.
Just wondering if anyone else has made an application with a history of flagpoling and how they managed to document it in their PR application.