On Mar 7, 11:20 pm, dovetail wrote:
> I crossed at the peace arch in Van. It was soooo brutal. I didn't
> expect that sort of treatment...at all!
Been there a few times when I was living in Alberta & BC for a while.
I never had problems going into the US (I was with my cousins, we were
just visiting so I could say I'd been to Washington, even though we
only went to the Pier). Went to the arch, the park, etc. This was
before 9/11.
The only problem I had, was coming back into Canada we were singled
out for secondary because the officer thought my parents needed to be
notified of where I was. (She asked if my parents knew where I was,
and I said "no", so I guess that was kind of a red flag for her, but
she also didn't believe I was over 18 either, and I had to wait for
them to check that out, even though I had my PR card and foreign
passport). I guess they thought it was weird, first question she asked
was where we lived, and we gave different answers, so it's suspicious
to them if they already believe I'm a minor to begin with.
S.
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