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Hey all. I just joined this community and have been reading through the posts and I decided that maybe a curiosity that I had could be answered.
I'm a U.S. citizen. Earlier this month I flew into Calgary for a five day visit. It was my third visit since June to Calgary from the States with a dash of driving to Windsor, ON thrown in there somewhere.
I digress. This time in October though instead of ushering me through per usual, the customs agent referred me to Immigration where I was heavily questioned about why I was there, who I knew and how much $$ I had, did I have a return flight booked (and proof was required) in addition to other personal questions. He then wrote in my passport that I could stay for 7 days (giving me two extra days in case I had airline problems). He wrote in my passport the end date and then finally sent me on to get my baggage checked before letting me past to meet the person picking me up.
Does anyone know why they would send me to Immigration if I was only a visitor? I JUST read somewhere that you can visit Canada for up to 6 months without having to file extra paperwork...if that's the case then does anyone have a guess on why he specifically wrote an end-date of 7 days in my passport?
I'm a U.S. citizen. Earlier this month I flew into Calgary for a five day visit. It was my third visit since June to Calgary from the States with a dash of driving to Windsor, ON thrown in there somewhere.
I digress. This time in October though instead of ushering me through per usual, the customs agent referred me to Immigration where I was heavily questioned about why I was there, who I knew and how much $$ I had, did I have a return flight booked (and proof was required) in addition to other personal questions. He then wrote in my passport that I could stay for 7 days (giving me two extra days in case I had airline problems). He wrote in my passport the end date and then finally sent me on to get my baggage checked before letting me past to meet the person picking me up.
Does anyone know why they would send me to Immigration if I was only a visitor? I JUST read somewhere that you can visit Canada for up to 6 months without having to file extra paperwork...if that's the case then does anyone have a guess on why he specifically wrote an end-date of 7 days in my passport?