tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post2564258507507206190..comments2023-11-02T19:46:44.577+11:00Comments on Fumbling Towards Geekdom: Newsflash: Canada is a separate countryStyleyGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-3080160742978909202008-08-20T13:31:00.000+10:002008-08-20T13:31:00.000+10:00it does feel that way sometimes :(it does feel that way sometimes :(Dr. Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07282370723678000525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-80599920886235685172008-08-18T09:39:00.000+10:002008-08-18T09:39:00.000+10:00Yes, it's either a true rule, or the American cons...Yes, it's either a true rule, or the American consulate has it wrong, since she confirmed with them in writing. And as WellyGirl says, it holds for Sth America too.<BR/><BR/>Wolfangel - you are quite right that it's nothing to do with Canada. It's when she tries to pass immigration when she arrives in the USA from Australia that she will have the problem, since they will ask for proof of onwards flights and visas, she will show her ticket to Canada and her 1-year working-visa for there, and they will then require the 1-year USA visa too.StyleyGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-8904169195997973262008-08-18T06:08:00.000+10:002008-08-18T06:08:00.000+10:00True rule. It's been in place for a few years now ...True rule. It's been in place for a few years now as my younger sister got caught in 2005.<BR/><BR/>The way she got around it? Changed her return flight to Canada to less than 6 months (or was it 3? there's some minimum for the visa to apply) and then when she was over there, her travel agent extended her flights. hehe. Take THAT american customs.<BR/><BR/>Of course, these days there are direct flights from Sydney/ Auckland to Vancouver. Soooo much better than the 3 hour customs drag at Honolulu airport just to get back on the plane.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I have heard this American visa rule also applies to anyone going to South America vis the US. Just a warning for anyone wanting to live in Central/South America. The whole Continent is part of the US apparently.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-27405768821585037352008-08-18T05:37:00.000+10:002008-08-18T05:37:00.000+10:00hi,I went to the US from Canada when I had Canad.n...hi,<BR/>I went to the US from Canada when I had Canad.n visa. US Domestic airlines fly to Canada as if Canada is within US. <BR/>Canada 30 mil. and a lot rural area looks like 3th World countries as they themselves call. And Canada is so dependent on the US and just like US's lil' bro.postdoc way of lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06533718724305231165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-55128712673605117072008-08-18T03:56:00.000+10:002008-08-18T03:56:00.000+10:00Yeah, I'm definitely skeptical of this rule. It's ...Yeah, I'm definitely skeptical of this rule. It's possible that there's been some miscommunication, but even if there hasn't, I don't think it's attributable to any grand American designs on Canada so much as to American bureaucratic incompetence. Sigh. This is quite a shining example.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-5643899257862509372008-08-18T01:24:00.000+10:002008-08-18T01:24:00.000+10:00Of course this has nothing to do with Canada at al...Of course this has nothing to do with Canada at all, it's a rule -- an odd one, you're supposed to be able to route through an airport with just a transit visa (which is supposedly very easy to get), and even then only if you need a visa to enter at all, not for Australia or NZ -- that the US has made. Canada cannot possibly oblige you to get a visa for another country. <BR/><BR/>Anyways, I think your friend may have heard the wrong information. Of course it's a moot point, because immigration guards are right even when they're wrong. <BR/><BR/>US-Canada routes are considered domestic flights, and you can have a domestic-only US airport that flies to Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver because for those three airports, you go through US customs in Canada.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-82975827636326435182008-08-17T22:34:00.000+10:002008-08-17T22:34:00.000+10:00You should have realized by now we think we own th...You should have realized by now we think we own the world, not just Canada (oh, and the moon too)... did the memo not go out??? <BR/><BR/>*sigh* Well you know none of our plans of action actually work, so oh well. :-)Science Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01926107878730562800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-52109980913356939662008-08-17T22:05:00.000+10:002008-08-17T22:05:00.000+10:00shhhhhh, we won Canada in a late night poker game....shhhhhh, we won Canada in a late night poker game.... and we didn't tell them, because they can get pretty feisty.Inside the Philosophy Factoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255753259090709877noreply@blogger.com