You can request to return to Canada on your original temporary resident visa, even if it is expired, if:
· you will only visit the U.S. or St. Pierre and Miquelon; and
· you will return to Canada before the end of your approved stay in Canada.
An officer will confirm whether you meet all the requirements before allowing you to come back to Canada. If you visit any country other than those listed above, you will need a new temporary resident visa.
解讀:
在“小簽”過期的情況下,必須同時滿足以下兩個條件才可以入境加拿大:
i. 從加拿大出境后,你只去了美國或者圣皮埃爾和密克隆;
ii. 在回來加拿大的時候,你在加拿大的許可居住時間仍然有效。對留學生來說,也就是你的“大簽”(study permit)還在有效期。
注意:
i. 在入境加拿大的時候,邊境人員會檢查你的狀態(tài)。如果作為留學生的你,之前在加拿大沒有好好讀書的話,那么就算你的“大簽”仍然有效,也面臨被拒絕入境的風險,甚至可能被吊銷“大簽”。
ii. 如果你從加拿大出境后去了除美國或者圣皮埃爾和密克隆以外的地方,你就必須申請一個新的“小簽”。
“大簽”過期,“小簽”仍有效
對于這種情況,移民局的官方解釋如下:
If you have applied to extend your study permit and plan on traveling outside Canada while your application is in process, you can leave Canada and come back. However, one of three things will happen when you return to Canada:
· You may be admitted to Canada as a temporary resident visitor, if CIC has not yet decided to extend your study permit. If so, you cannot study until you receive your new permit. The officer at the port of entry may ask you to prove you have enough money to support yourself in Canada.
· You may be admitted to Canada as a student, if the officer at the port of entry can confirm that CIC extended your study permit while you were away.
· You may be asked to apply for a new study permit at the port of entry.
Note: It is possible that you will not be able to enter Canada. The final decision is made at the border by the border services officer.