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US citizen. There on business (client meetings), denied access for visitor visa. Applied for work visa, denied because didn't fit NAFTA categories. I should ha
by pcmaffey 11y ago
US citizen. There on business (client meetings), denied access for visitor visa. Applied for work visa, denied because didn't fit NAFTA categories.
I should have said I was there for pleasure, but I was trying to be ya know, honest. Now my passport is flagged for 7 years, so I better have a rock solid vacation plans if I want to try to enter on a tourist visa.
- bryanlarsen 11y agoUS citizens do not need a visa to travel to Canada for business visits. According to [1], client meetings are specifically allowed. You cannot do 'hands-on labour' though, so it can be a fine line that you must have crossed. As a Canadian, I once travelled to the US to assist a client with integration for a week. I got pulled into secondary questioning. He asked one question about what I was doing in the States, and then spent a few more minutes grilling me about what exactly the first level agent had asked me, how I had answered, et cetera. I could tell he was preparing to ream out the first level agent for wasting his time... 1: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/business-who.asp http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/business-who.asp
- jordigh 11y agoYeah, I don't know what was going on there. You don't need a visa for short business stays or for visiting if you're from the US. You must have worded something in a way that they thought you needed a temporary work visa, which is what the LMO would have been for. This is weird.