Do i need a visa for the US if im traveling from the UK to Canada and have a layover
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I had an ETSA and still had to pay the 6 bucks and get an I94. That was back in March of this year.
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If flag poling then you tell USCBP that you are making a landing in Canada and you want to go back to Canada immediately. They will issue you an Admin Refusal which you show to CBSA when you get back. There has been some discussion on getting the Admin Refusal as to if it will affect future trips to the USA. In my experience it does not but others say they have been delayed because of this. There is just a gas station and duty free store in Pembina ND no restaurant and Grand Forks is 1 hour south. Your choice.
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If going into the US for lunch, shopping etc then you need the I94 and pay the $6.
If flag poling then you tell USCBP that you are making a landing in Canada and you want to go back to Canada immediately. They will issue you an Admin Refusal which you show to CBSA when you get back. There has been some discussion on getting the Admin Refusal as to if it will affect future trips to the USA. In my experience it does not but others say they have been delayed because of this. There is just a gas station and duty free store in Pembina ND no restaurant and Grand Forks is 1 hour south. Your choice.
If flag poling then you tell USCBP that you are making a landing in Canada and you want to go back to Canada immediately. They will issue you an Admin Refusal which you show to CBSA when you get back. There has been some discussion on getting the Admin Refusal as to if it will affect future trips to the USA. In my experience it does not but others say they have been delayed because of this. There is just a gas station and duty free store in Pembina ND no restaurant and Grand Forks is 1 hour south. Your choice.
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Boissevain is the other south of Brandon I can't comment on what type of service you will get there but Im sure they have done landings before.
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No you always have to pay that if you are not a US or Canadian citizen apart from when you get an administrative refusal, then it's free
. By car you have to fill out the green I94, pay $6 and off you go. By plane ESTA, that's valid for 2 years and when we returned from the UK over Christmas and went by car to the US shopping not long after the US officers told us that within 30 days from returning we do not need to pay nor fill anything out. We went a couple of months ago again and filled I94s again. So maybe last year you had the ESTA and crossed by car not long after arriving via the States? Other than that I don't know why you wouldn't pay.
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No you always have to pay that if you are not a US or Canadian citizen apart from when you get an administrative refusal, then it's free
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can you not go down through Peace gardens (straight south o Brandon on #10) its a main crossing point.
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just phoned a friend ...lol i called it boissevain ,its Peace gardens says she..
anywho i was informed yup its a class A crossing but go to Emmerson crossing an hr an a half east ,,,staff not as grumpy.
personally i found the CBSA staff ok and Emmerson ones were the the grumps
not that i would do their job.for all the tea in China!
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anywho i was informed yup its a class A crossing but go to Emmerson crossing an hr an a half east ,,,staff not as grumpy.
personally i found the CBSA staff ok and Emmerson ones were the the grumps
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Of course not.
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