Re: [Debconf-team] Canadian border problems
On 02/05/17 12:45, Jonathan Carter (highvoltage) wrote:
> On 02/05/2017 09:58, Daniel Pocock wrote:
>> I couldn't believe it when I saw this[1] but it is appearing in the
>> news, an Australian, no evidence of a criminal record or anything,
>> unable to enter Canada due to an outbreak of bureaucracy.
>
> Well, he overstayed his US visa, even if it was just by an hour. Moral
> of the story: don't mess with the conditions on your visa. It's not that
> I lack sympathy for his case, I think it's horrible how they treated
> him, but it's really better to play it safe than risk overstaying your
> welcome.
>
My understanding of the situation was that he had approached the
Canadian border post 3 hours before the US visa expired, so if the
Canadians did not discriminate against him or work excessively slowly
then he would not have had any problems with US authorities.
Regards,
Daniel
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