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tsr1501   1

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We have a trip planned to visit Canada at the end of May. My wife filed for a tourist Visa to Canada before she received her AP( We filed AOS/AP/EAD January 23rd.) We received a call from an agent of the Citizenship/Immigration Canada office in Buffalo. The lady was very short, somewhat rude and did not allow us to ask any questions. We tried to explain to her that we filed for AP, but she would not listen, would not allow us to email receipt numbers, etc. She told us she would contact our U.S. Immigration counterparts and see where they were at in the process.

On March 14th, the A.P. was approved. On March 22nd we recieved a letter informing us that our Visa appliation to visit Canada was denied.

Has anyone else been in this situation that could offer some advice? My thought is to resubmit the Visa application with a copy of the A.P. card, but the agent seemed bothered that my fiancees K1 visa was expired(we filed for AOS 1/23/12). I don't want to lose another $75.00. If only the agent would have allowed me to answer the question I wouldnt be asking here.

Thanks for the help.

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GnBnL   50

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I'm a bit confused as to why Canada cares if she has AP or not? I am actually asking because I wouldn't think they would care or have anything to do with it? this is not sarcastic. Had no idea you had to have a visa as a pending US resident either! Sorry, wish I could help more! I would say you will most likely need strong ties to the US for her either way. Good luck!

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I'm a bit confused as to why Canada cares if she has AP or not? I am actually asking because I wouldn't think they would care or have anything to do with it? this is not sarcastic. Had no idea you had to have a visa as a pending US resident either! Sorry, wish I could help more! I would say you will most likely need strong ties to the US for her either way. Good luck!

Its because she doesn't have a green card - there for is required to have a tourist visa to enter Canada as she is from the Philippines. They must have a green card to not need a visa.

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I'm a bit confused as to why Canada cares if she has AP or not? I am actually asking because I wouldn't think they would care or have anything to do with it? this is not sarcastic. Had no idea you had to have a visa as a pending US resident either! Sorry, wish I could help more! I would say you will most likely need strong ties to the US for her either way. Good luck!

Just my two cents and without wanting to be offensive: If they give her a visa and she's not allowed back into the US then Canada will be "stuck" with her, so I can see, why they'd care. Again, no offense intended, I'm sure the person applying is a wonderful person and wouldn't be a burden on Canada but I can see where they are coming from on a more general concept.

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Darnell   8,479

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AP allows a PI Citizen to get into Canada? Huh?

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tsr1501   1

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The a.p. will allow her to reenter the U.S., the visa would have allowed her to enter Cananda. I filed for AOS nearly two months before I filed for the Canadian visa. I do understand that Canadian officials are concerned about the reentry back into the U.S. It would be much easier with the green card, just hoping to go at the end of May for my annual fishing trip and would love to take my wife.

Contacting Citizenship and immigration Canada is difficult as well. When the agent called, she continued cutting me off as I spoke or attempted to ask questions.

At this point, my wife has her a.p. so I wouldn't think the visa would be a problem but who knows?

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Brother Hesekiel   2,236

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It's a country's right to decide whom to allow to enter it.

If Canada does not want your wife to visit, then you'll have to accept that. Once she has her Green Card, she has a better chance to be admitted. Yet even the Green Card doesn't give her the right to enter. The only people who have a right to admission are Canadian citizens.

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Darnell Grand Master

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The a.p. will allow her to reenter the U.S., the visa would have allowed her to enter Cananda. I filed for AOS nearly two months before I filed for the Canadian visa. I do understand that Canadian officials are concerned about the reentry back into the U.S. It would be much easier with the green card, just hoping to go at the end of May for my annual fishing trip and would love to take my wife.

Contacting Citizenship and immigration Canada is difficult as well. When the agent called, she continued cutting me off as I spoke or attempted to ask questions.

At this point, my wife has her a.p. so I wouldn't think the visa would be a problem but who knows?

so, basically, when 'you applied for her Canadien visa'

all she had was an invalidated K-1 visa stamp in her passport, along with probably an expired I-94.

That's not enough to get into Canada, for a PI Citizen.

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GnBnL   50

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Its because she doesn't have a green card - there for is required to have a tourist visa to enter Canada as she is from the Philippines. They must have a green card to not need a visa.

Oh ok! thank u for clarifying.

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Just my two cents and without wanting to be offensive: If they give her a visa and she's not allowed back into the US then Canada will be "stuck" with her, so I can see, why they'd care. Again, no offense intended, I'm sure the person applying is a wonderful person and wouldn't be a burden on Canada but I can see where they are coming from on a more general concept.

Ahh, of course.... I guess I was just thinking that Canada would not really care what your situation is in the US, but as it pertains to THIS situation, it would be in their best interest to know she could return. Thanks for pointing that out. :)

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tsr1501   1

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Ahh, of course.... I guess I was just thinking that Canada would not really care what your situation is in the US, but as it pertains to THIS situation, it would be in their best interest to know she could return. Thanks for pointing that out. :)

Thanks for all the replies. Now that we have received Advance Parole I think I am going to make one more attempt at gaining a tourist visa. I do understand that the Canadian government has the right to deny anyone other than Canadian citizens into the country. I hadn't realized how much more difficult and how much paperwork is involved for someone other than a U.S. citizen to travel to Canada. I travel to Ontario yearly and have so for nearly 20 years on a fishing trip. The same for this year, except for bringing my Filipino wife along. I hope it works out. Thanks again.

 
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