WOW No more flagpoling at Queenston-Lewiston Bridge

[hpjack]

This morning I went to Queenston-Lewiston bridge to do my landing, i arrived at the boarder at around 9:30 am.

As suggested by some of the forum members, instead of taking U-Turn at canada side, i went directly to the US side and told them that i will be landing as PR in Canada, so they gave me a white paper(I guess this is the administrative refusal) and i took a u-turn at their side and went back to Canada.

I drove through the booth at canada side, officer gave me a yellow slip, told me to go into the building on the right hand side, i went in, told the officer that i was here to do the PR landing, he asked me where i came from, i told him i did a flagpole at US side and showed him the white paper that US officer gave me and the yellow slip. Without even asking me for passport or anything, he directly informed me that it is not allowed to do this anymore and i will need to contact local CIC office to do the landing. Whole conversation was less than 1 minute and i left the boarder frustrated since just yesterday someone from this forum did the same thing i did and successfully landed...

I guess this solely depends on the customs officer at the time of landing or their NEW RULE is just so ambiguous that different officers have different understanding of it. FYI I do not have US VISA.

anyway, just a reminder to those who is planning to land at Queenston bridge, please TRY WITH CAUTION.

 

[Steve_Jones]

seems ambiguos! Please check the below link..landed in lewiston 2 days back

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/anyone-landed-recently-please-share-exp-t189095.0.html

 

[hpjack]

seems ambiguos! Please check the below link..landed in lewiston 2 days back

http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/anyone-landed-recently-please-share-exp-t189095.0.html

yeah i started that thread and someone shared his successful experience thats why i went there this morning

 

[ZingyDNA]

So OP, how did the border officer let you into Canada? I mean you clearly left Canada and need some sort of visa-like document to re-enter. Do you have a visitor/work visa that's not expired? Or do you come from a visa-exempt country?

 

[hpjack]

So OP, how did the border officer let you into Canada? I mean you clearly left Canada and need some sort of visa-like document to re-enter. Do you have a visitor/work visa that's not expired? Or do you come from a visa-exempt country?

ye I do have a multiple entry visa which has not expired yet (got this visa with PGWP years ago)

And also i have a one entry visa for landing which is valid for 1 year.

I told the officer in the booth that i'm here to land as PR and he just looked at my passport and gave me a yellow slip and ask me to talk to the officers inside the building thats it.

 

[ZingyDNA]

ye I do have a multiple entry visa which has not expired yet (got this visa with PGWP years ago)

And also i have a one entry visa for landing which is valid for 1 year.

OK it makes sense now. It's troublesome that without the multiple entry visa, you would have been stuck at the border since they refused to land you with the 1-entry PR visa :-X

 

[hpjack]

guys any suggestions

 

[thisisauser]

guys any suggestions

Your options:

- Try again, a quiet time such as early morning so they more patient and not too busy
- Book a landing appointment in Canada with CIC
- Leave Canada (Drive to US, fly to London or Tokyo or Frankfurt, swim across the atlantic, etc.) then come back and land. You may need visitor and/or transit visas. Not sure about the swimming option but avoid the north pole and "sharky" areas too.