After we get married do I HAVE to tell the border guards that I'm going to visit my "Husband"? Right now my answer has been "going to visit my boyfriend".
We take turns on weekends to visit each other (Seattle / Vancouver) and while I'm used to lots of questions I'm worried they will ask even more once we are married and I start saying "husband".
But I also don't want to lie... border crossing is already stressful enough.
Certainly don't lie. You could say "visiting a friend" which would technically be true, although will almost certainly get you the follow up "who are they / how do you know them". If you've crossed plenty of times before saying "boyfriend" and know how they usually deal with that, and have proof of a job, house, etc in the USA, you'll be returning to after the weekend, probably just saying "husband" is the best bet, as if they are going to hassle you, that will come out anyway. I'd carry proof you're planning to file a sponsorship application if you have it - e.g. the fees receipt. Beyond that, try not to let them bother you too much, and just focus your answers on the fact that you're just visiting for the weekend and going back by Monday. Even if you have a PR application in progress, you're allowed to still visit. They don't like being told how to do their job, but you could keep a copy of the ENF4 section on dual intent to remind them if you end up getting real problems from one of the IO's at some point.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/m...04-eng.pdf
morphia Wrote:After we get married do I HAVE to tell the border guards that I'm going to visit my "Husband"? Right now my answer has been "going to visit my boyfriend".
We take turns on weekends to visit each other (Seattle / Vancouver) and while I'm used to lots of questions I'm worried they will ask even more once we are married and I start saying "husband".
But I also don't want to lie... border crossing is already stressful enough.
My wife always tells them she and her baby are crossing the border to see "the baby's daddy" and they have never given her any problems (although they tend to stare at the baby's birth certificate for good 2 minutes). They have never asked her if we are married.
Before the baby and marriage, she used to tell them she's going to see her friends and they always sent her to the secondary. I wonder if having a baby on board made any differences or not.. she is afraid to mention about us being married since they might assume she won't return home...therefore she always tell them the same reason for her visit everytime. She won't lie about being married if they ask but she would rather not mention out of the fear of being denied at the border.
What do you guys think she should do in the future? She wants us to be together in Canada while PR is in progress so that would make her dual intent in the future right? Would they be easy on her since the baby is Canadian or it wouldn't matter? Just curious since if they deny her it means the baby is also unable to cross as well.
oops sorry I accidentally posted twice and do not know how to delete one.