Flagpoling in St. Stephen NB
Aug 18th 2009, 12:16 am
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Flagpoling in St. Stephen NB
While on vacation we were discussing methods of entering Canada to activate my partner's PR (Spousal Sponsorship) when he receives it. We'd talked in the past of either him going back to Belfast for a week to see his parents and then entering, or of the two of us going to Ontario to see my family for a few days and flagpoling in Niagara Falls or Sarnia. However, we were wondering just what 'services' need to be at the border you cross at to be able to do this. Has anyone done it in NB? (a whole lot closer for us and cheaper than flights to UK/Ontario). If so, what did you tell them you were entering the US to do? What IS there to do near Calais ME anyway?
Insight/info would be greatly appreciated!
Insight/info would be greatly appreciated!
Aug 18th 2009, 3:07 am
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Re: Flagpoling in St. Stephen NB
While on vacation we were discussing methods of entering Canada to activate my partner's PR (Spousal Sponsorship) when he receives it. We'd talked in the past of either him going back to Belfast for a week to see his parents and then entering, or of the two of us going to Ontario to see my family for a few days and flagpoling in Niagara Falls or Sarnia. However, we were wondering just what 'services' need to be at the border you cross at to be able to do this. Has anyone done it in NB? (a whole lot closer for us and cheaper than flights to UK/Ontario). If so, what did you tell them you were entering the US to do? What IS there to do near Calais ME anyway?
Insight/info would be greatly appreciated!
Insight/info would be greatly appreciated!
Aug 18th 2009, 3:41 am
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Re: Flagpoling in St. Stephen NB
What on earth is flagpoling?
Aug 18th 2009, 4:41 am
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Re: Flagpoling in St. Stephen NB
Activating PR / Landing is what I take it to mean. I presume it comes from the terminology where you walk round the flag pole to land as they consider this leaving and entering Canada.
As for the services required, well, an immigration official should be enough to do it. You could phone the CIC and ask them what is required. I would have thought that any major border crossing would have IO's who would be able to deal with landing you.
Thinking about it, ask CIC if you can land at a local CIC office. When I got my letter stating I had an examination interview (turns out this meant for me, and the others with the same letter, that I was to be landed) I went to the local CIC office as stated in the letter and was landed there. This could be due to it being an inland application, as my understanding is that with outland applications you'd get the actual PR visa thing, which you need to present to actually land, thus you'd need an IO at the border/office to do this.
As for the services required, well, an immigration official should be enough to do it. You could phone the CIC and ask them what is required. I would have thought that any major border crossing would have IO's who would be able to deal with landing you.
Thinking about it, ask CIC if you can land at a local CIC office. When I got my letter stating I had an examination interview (turns out this meant for me, and the others with the same letter, that I was to be landed) I went to the local CIC office as stated in the letter and was landed there. This could be due to it being an inland application, as my understanding is that with outland applications you'd get the actual PR visa thing, which you need to present to actually land, thus you'd need an IO at the border/office to do this.
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Aug 18th 2009, 2:27 pm
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Re: Flagpoling in St. Stephen NB
While on vacation we were discussing methods of entering Canada to activate my partner's PR (Spousal Sponsorship) when he receives it. We'd talked in the past of either him going back to Belfast for a week to see his parents and then entering, or of the two of us going to Ontario to see my family for a few days and flagpoling in Niagara Falls or Sarnia. However, we were wondering just what 'services' need to be at the border you cross at to be able to do this. Has anyone done it in NB? (a whole lot closer for us and cheaper than flights to UK/Ontario). If so, what did you tell them you were entering the US to do? What IS there to do near Calais ME anyway?
http://britishexpats.com/wiki/Trip_a...lagpole-Canada
If you Google the words "Maine" and "tourism" you might get some ideas.
