Why do I need a Canadian Temporary Resident Visa?
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Why do I need a Canadian Temporary Resident Visa?
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My wife and I (both US Citizens) rented an apartment in Vancouver in April, 2008 for weekend and holiday use. I did a lot of research about seasonal residents in Canada and we found did not qualify for a seasonal type of residency permit because we did not own the Condo and the lease was less than three years.
After returning to the states from the visit where we rented the apartment, I called the "Call Centre" and asked what I should do about bringing personal effects into Canada for personal use in the Condo (I bet you regulars are probably laughing and saying "big mistake" right about now). He said make a list of the items, explain to the IO what the goods are for (the apartment) and they might make me register the items and when leaving prove I've taken them with me.
So we pull up to the border at Douglas and explain to the IO exactly as described above, and was quickly asked to pull over to the secondary inspection area. Inside we were grilled separately by IO as to our intentions; I guess they thought we were moving up there.
After a couple of hours of "fun under fluorescence", they called us over and issued us Temporary Resident Visa's, explaining to us we needed to provide documents to Immigration to renew it within the next 6 months. To tell you the truth I didn't know why we needed these Visa's, we didn't want to be temporary residents in that way. But we were so stoked to get out of the office we gladly agreed with him and made our way to Vancouver.
During the first 6 months of our visiting back and forth we'd usually get quizzed at the border by other IO as to why we were issued this record to begin with. One agent said it was a good thing cause you are in the "system" if you ever decide to become PR's.
I saw it as having to spend 150 bucks every six months to apply for something I didn't need!
So after 4 months I filed an extension, and after the standard delays the visa was renewed. In the meantime we got Nexus passes and then stopped seeing the IO's so life was good. Until now?
Our second application for the visa extension was just denied today. WTF? They sent me a letter saying the agent didn't think I satisfied the requirements and that if I hadn't left Canada I needed to immediately. No problem, I am back here in the states, but NOTHING has changed since my first extension request. I still have my US house, job, family here.
Which leads me to my questions:
1) Why did I need this to begin with? I think know... they wanted to keep tabs on us.
2) Why did they just reject me?
3) If I want to go to Vancouver next week for my friends Birthday am I still allowed to enter the country? I don't think I've been deported!?!?
4) Assuming I have not been deported, and since a US Citizen can enter Canada for a period of up to six months, am I losing anything by not getting this visa extension approved? If so, should I reapply?
Thanks for reading this and if you have any advice I'd appreciate it. All I want to do is visit Vancouver and not stress over this.
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Leon
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Did you explain in your visa extension application that you are only staying there on the weekends? I am sure they have the border crossing logs for this. The problem is that the system is not geared for people who are staying in Canada every weekend. As an American, you are allowed to stay in Canada up to 6 months a year as a visitor but 52 times 2 days (every weekend) means a lot of border crossings. They also have the right to deny you entry any time they want if they question your intentions. Same in the US. Like when you show up at the border with a truck full of your belongings, they might question that you are just coming over on vacation.
You should deal with the Canadian embassy in Buffalo about this. See if you can do something to fix your status in the system immediately. If not, you might have to stay out for 6 months and then apply for some kind of clearance to come back.
I think the problem here is that the Canadians aren't sure if you are living there or not. Normally they are not supposed to issue a visit visa unless they are convinced you will leave again. I hope you explained also in your application that you still have a job in the US. In any case, they don't know what to do with you because you keep coming back. With a visit visa, even though you don't, there would be nothing stopping you from staying in Canada the whole time and they don't want people to live in Canada permanently on visit visas. |
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tuppenybitz
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an american can only enter canada for a maximum of six months at border controls discretion, they have the right to limit your visit to any amount of time they choose so you are best to have a visa |
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thinkingtime
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Ask a Canadian how it goes if you arrive at the American border with a van load of furniture and a long lease, more than tourist permitted time in the US. |
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