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Trying to keep both H1 and PR. Help!

Trying to keep both H1 and PR. Help!

Old Feb 16th 2001, 2:27 pm
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Hi all, I am expecting my landing papers here in New York in a couple of months. I am
currenly on H1 in US and plan to work here for another two years. I am planning to come
back to New York after landing in Toronto and opening bank account, getting SIN etc. My
question is:

If I come back to US by car through Toronto-Niagara Falls border, will the US immigration
put an ENTRY stamp on my passport or landing papers? If not, how the Canadian immigration
will know the exact period of my out-of-country stay? Can I just tell them that I went to
the US just for a week or two whereas I was in fact in the US for, say, eight months?

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Shahzad
 
Old Feb 16th 2001, 4:00 pm
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You can tell them what you want but if you are not telling the truth you will find
yourself in hot water. Being a resident of Canada is not merely having a SIN card and a
mail box. Immigration officials are not as naive as you think. Why bother coming if you
are planning on staying in NY.

Jim Metcalfe , Consultant and former visa officer


> Hi all, I am expecting my landing papers here in New York in a couple of months. I am
> currenly on H1 in US and plan to work here for another two years. I am planning to come
> back to New York after landing in Toronto and opening
bank
> account, getting SIN etc. My question is:
>
> If I come back to US by car through Toronto-Niagara Falls border, will the US
> immigration put an ENTRY stamp on my passport or landing papers? If
not,
> how the Canadian immigration will know the exact period of my
out-of-country
> stay? Can I just tell them that I went to the US just for a week or two whereas I was in
> fact in the US for, say, eight months?
>
> Any help will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks, Shahzad
 
Old Feb 16th 2001, 6:57 pm
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Make up your mind as to where you want to live. You cannot be a resident of two countries
at the same time. Why are you asking the people of this NG if it is okay to lie to
immigration officials on both sides of the border. bg

> You can tell them what you want but if you are not telling the truth you will find
> yourself in hot water. Being a resident of Canada is not merely having a SIN card and a
> mail box. Immigration officials are not as naive
as
> you think. Why bother coming if you are planning on staying in NY.
>
>
> Jim Metcalfe , Consultant and former visa officer
>
>
>
>
>

> > Hi all, I am expecting my landing papers here in New York in a couple of months.
I
> > am currenly on H1 in US and plan to work here for another two years. I
am
> > planning to come back to New York after landing in Toronto and opening
> bank
> > account, getting SIN etc. My question is:
> >
> > If I come back to US by car through Toronto-Niagara Falls border, will
the
> > US immigration put an ENTRY stamp on my passport or landing papers? If
> not,
> > how the Canadian immigration will know the exact period of my
> out-of-country
> > stay? Can I just tell them that I went to the US just for a week or two whereas I was
> > in fact in the US for, say, eight months?
> >
> > Any help will be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks, Shahzad
> >
> >
 
Old Feb 19th 2001, 6:31 am
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White Zombie
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> Hi all, I am expecting my landing papers here in New York in a couple of months. I am
> currenly on H1 in US and plan to work here for another two years. I am planning to come
> back to New York after landing in Toronto and opening
bank
> account, getting SIN etc. My question is:
>
> If I come back to US by car through Toronto-Niagara Falls border, will the US
> immigration put an ENTRY stamp on my passport or landing papers? If
not,
> how the Canadian immigration will know the exact period of my
out-of-country
> stay? Can I just tell them that I went to the US just for a week or two whereas I was in
> fact in the US for, say, eight months?
>
> Any help will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks, Shahzad

Pick one and stick with it.

Otherwise, prepare to have the decision made for you by an immigration officer of
either country.

As it happens, it is not unheard of to apply for a Returning Resident Permit it you are a
landed immigrant in Canada and you have been away for longer than 6 months out of any 12
month period.

WZ
 

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