landing status without leaving canada

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asia100

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I am a visitor in canada and got my landing visa in the mean time.Could I get the permanent immigrant status without physically leaving canada? Should I go to port of entry to get the landing status or SHOULD I do it at the toronto airport ?
 
you will have to physically leave Canada.
Either to USA and come back immediately. Or some other country.

Just going to the airport will not do.
 
Ginnu,

would it be ok to just go to the US border post and tell them you are returning immed (as you said take the U turn) and that you dont want to go in to US. I have seen that you can basically you dont have to even enter us. Even if the INS refuses entry they will ask you to go back in which case you will pass thru Canadia immig.
 
That is called IN land Landing, many who are in Canada and get the permanent residence papers in Canada, they have go to any Canada immigration border post and inform them you want to land, they will tell you to go toward US and make a U turn, normally you don’t go up to US INS even before that you can make a U turn, if any border post has no U turn you can walk towards US just for 2 meters and come back to Canada immigration, Niagara Buffalo Rainbow bridge is the best, you walk few meters US side ( no need to cross US immigration) and then turn back to Canada immigration, you can park your car in Canada side, if one wants to land by any other border post they have U turn
 
Originally posted by ginnu
if any border post has no U turn you can walk towards US just for 2 meters and come back to Canada immigration,
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You mean before the INS post there is a way to turn back by CAR or one has to walk.
 
"You mean before the INS post there is a way to turn back by CAR or one has to walk."

depends on border post, many have U turn and you can turn back the car or you can leave the car Canada immigration parking and walk to US side and turn back to canada by walk
Canada immigration will help you and guide you what to do at particular border post, go to Canada immigration post they will guide you what to do
 
Ginnu,

i called both the Rainbow and Peace Bridge centers and both of them said the same thing, that you would have to go to the US post and they will refuse entry (They didnt mention whether it will be a verbal refusal or INS will actually stamp passport) and then make a turn back to Canada. They said technically you have to go out of Canada.
 
Ginnu is correct

We can do like that (U turn)

One of my friend I94 is expired ...so she went canada border(windsor) and U tun to USA . she doesn't have Canada visa.

So u guys also do U Turn!!!!!!!!!
 
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