Hi everyone, so here is my situation:
So I came to Canada as visitor (from visa-free country) on 3rd of December in 2014. In meantime, while I was in Canada, I applied for WH Visa and I got POE letter. I had a return ticket to my home country on 23rd of May but since I got WH I thought of just going out of country to US and back to activate my Visa, which I did on 28th of May.
And here my nightmare begins. On 28th I was refused reentry in Canada by immigration officer under several reasons:
- ineligibility to apply for WH visa in the first place because I was supposed to be in my home country while applying
- lying to immigration officer while entering Canada (on 3rd of December)
- not leaving Canada in time
I believe that I didn't do any of those offenses and I have a hearing this Friday to explain myself.
As of ineligibility to apply for WH visa, it says that I have to be resident of my home country at the time of applying, and which I believe I was since (according to law as well) to be a resident of my country doesn't require me to be physically present in my country. And in doesn't say that I can't apply from within Canada as well. If I am wrong please correct me.
Lying part and not leaving Canada in time comes from the fact that I didn't leave country on 23rd of May, like I said I would when I was entering, but my explanation for that is that circumstances changed (I got my POE letter for WH visa) and that I still did comply with period of being a visitor for max of 6 months (without extending) and left Canada in that period... It was 178th day when I left Canada.
Also, immigration officer asked me to see my balance and transactions on both of my Canadian and home-country bank accounts. I know that he has right to ask for balance in order to see if I have sufficient funds for my stay and so on, but does he has right to ask me to see my transactions as well? In my country nobody can see transactions without the warrant and I doubt it's different here since bank account is private property and sensitive information.
All info is welcome, thank you in advance. And sorry for bad English.
So I came to Canada as visitor (from visa-free country) on 3rd of December in 2014. In meantime, while I was in Canada, I applied for WH Visa and I got POE letter. I had a return ticket to my home country on 23rd of May but since I got WH I thought of just going out of country to US and back to activate my Visa, which I did on 28th of May.
And here my nightmare begins. On 28th I was refused reentry in Canada by immigration officer under several reasons:
- ineligibility to apply for WH visa in the first place because I was supposed to be in my home country while applying
- lying to immigration officer while entering Canada (on 3rd of December)
- not leaving Canada in time
I believe that I didn't do any of those offenses and I have a hearing this Friday to explain myself.
As of ineligibility to apply for WH visa, it says that I have to be resident of my home country at the time of applying, and which I believe I was since (according to law as well) to be a resident of my country doesn't require me to be physically present in my country. And in doesn't say that I can't apply from within Canada as well. If I am wrong please correct me.
Lying part and not leaving Canada in time comes from the fact that I didn't leave country on 23rd of May, like I said I would when I was entering, but my explanation for that is that circumstances changed (I got my POE letter for WH visa) and that I still did comply with period of being a visitor for max of 6 months (without extending) and left Canada in that period... It was 178th day when I left Canada.
Also, immigration officer asked me to see my balance and transactions on both of my Canadian and home-country bank accounts. I know that he has right to ask for balance in order to see if I have sufficient funds for my stay and so on, but does he has right to ask me to see my transactions as well? In my country nobody can see transactions without the warrant and I doubt it's different here since bank account is private property and sensitive information.
All info is welcome, thank you in advance. And sorry for bad English.