Experiences travelling with Advance Parole.....

[trulove 1]

Hey everyone!...

I just need experiences from other members that travelled to Canada with their Advance Parole.

I have never overstayed in the US or any factors that could refuse me entry back into the US. I just want

some reassurance that travelling with an AP is going to successful. I'm only going for a week to Canada.

Thanks!!

Edited December 21, 2010 by trulove

[nickbits 43]

We had no trouble using AP during a 4 day stay in Canada. My wife's passport and AP last name didn't match either but it wasn't a problem.

The only thing I will say is that it took forever in seondary for them to process it, somewhere between 1-2 hrs. I don't know if they were just busy or what. It only took about 30min to process her K1 visa.

[SapphireDreams 71]

I used it and had no issues. Just give yourself at least 2 hours to get through secondary, especially if you are travelling over the holidays. Took me almost 2 hours to get through on a normal, non-budy day. I went through Pearson Airport.

[Udella&Wiz 325]

I would suggest bringing a copy of your marriage cert if the names are different between your Cdn passport and your AP - I always did

[trulove 1]

I used it and had no issues. Just give yourself at least 2 hours to get through secondary, especially if you are travelling over the holidays. Took me almost 2 hours to get through on a normal, non-budy day. I went through Pearson Airport.

Yes Im going through Canadian customs through Pearson airport. Do I need to show anything to Canadian customs? I know on my way back I have to show US customs my AP document.

[SapphireDreams 71]

Yes Im going through Canadian customs through Pearson airport. Do I need to show anything to Canadian customs? I know on my way back I have to show US customs my AP document.

Nope, the Canadian customer person will just look at your Canadian passport. They don't need to see anything related to your US status.

[trulove 1]

Nope, the Canadian customer person will just look at your Canadian passport. They don't need to see anything related to your US status.

K, thanks so much!

[Gypsyangel 11]

I used AP at Pearson a number of times. It's pretty standard procedure, but I know it's nerve wracking. There's nothing really to worry about. You hand over your passport, declarations form and AP documents (both copies the first time, one after that) and they will put it all into a yellow folder and send you to secondary. They will take your yellow folder and ask you to sit and wait while they look up stuff on the computer. They may photograph and fingerprint you. Sometimes they did that, sometimes they didn't. They will stamp both your passport and your AP document, return them, and send you on your way. My processing was pretty fast every time I did it but it depends on when you're travelling.

The first time they asked me a trick question once .... when are you getting married? ... I had already been married for several months. The following times they didn't ask me anything, just processed the paperwork.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you have to fill out an I-94 the first time, which are located with the declaration documents and also on the wall inside the customs area.