Canadian customs questioning a "frequent" visitor

[Like_It_Hot]

And forget about claiming you are a Toronto Leafs supporter. It is the worst suggestion I read here. Supporting a known choker Hockey team not being a Toronto resident??? The agent should really be a moron to believe you. In the best situation he will burst out laughing.

And don't mention that you're a Toronto Argonauts fan either. They were eliminated by the Montreal Alouettes on Saturday and will not participate in the Grey Cup final next weekend in Hamilton.

 

[EagerBeaver]

Strangely this guy was very stressed about Customs and apparently tried to go airborne past the Customs checkpoint, but it did not work out for him:

Moment car flew before exploding at US-Canada border crossing

Surveillance video shows the speeding vehicle go airborne before an explosion that killed two people.

www.bbc.com

'A car just exploded': Eyewitness films vehicle in flames

Video filmed by an eyewitness shows a fire burning after an explosion at a bridge between US and Canada.

www.bbc.com

What's worse, questioning from Customs or death in a fiery car explosion?

 

[NicoleMarlee]

Time your visit with sports events.

 

[runninggag123]

so this last time, customs asked some questions about the amount of cash I was carrying, where I had gotten it from, and what I was planning to do with it (casino, I said). on my journey back, I was flagged for secondary security screening, which was probably not "random".

 

[Jaxan]

I think it’s a standard question, to ask if we have over 10k in cash, when crossing border into Canada.

 

[runninggag123]

I think it’s a standard question, to ask if we have over 10k in cash, when crossing border into Canada.

Right, have to declare. In my case, I had less than half that

 

[Dm36]

Thanks for all the advice. Driving up soon. Is it true border checkpoints ask for vaccination status and want proof?

 

[Like_It_Hot]

Thanks for all the advice. Driving up soon. Is it true border checkpoints ask for vaccination status and want proof?

FAKE NEWS!!!!

 

[IamNY]

Thanks for all the advice. Driving up soon. Is it true border checkpoints ask for vaccination status and want proof?

They used to, not anymore. It’s business as usual at the border.

 

[2fast2slow]

Looking for a little advice please - I’m a US citizen and in 2023 I started flying to Canada for the escort scene. My trips have been 5-10 days each in mar, may, aug, sep and oct. So that’s a total of 5 trips this year (3 times to MTL and 2 to TOR), and the frequency has increased to once per month over the last 3 months.

I’m itching to fly up to Montreal again this week. But the more I go the more i get concerned about Canadian customs questioning upon arrival. To be clear I haven’t actually had problems thus far. I’ve always answered “general tourism” for the reason of visit. Other than being asked where I’ll stay I really haven’t gotten questioned much at all. But now that my trips are getting more frequent and this would be the 4th visit in 4 months... I’m concerned that an agent will basically not buy the “general tourism” and demand to know why I’m flying up so often.

I have US global entry (which makes clearing US customs a breeze when flying back) but I unfortunately don’t have Nexus, so I have to go through the general line with everyone else at Canadian customs.

Questions:

• Generally speaking, does visiting every month for a week at a time enough raise red flags for Canadian customs?
• If I do get grilled by an agent on the reason for the repeated visits, what can I say that’s more effective than “I enjoy being a tourist here”?
• I stay at nice 4-5 star hotels each time and bring a print out of my reservation just in case. I also get a ticket to some venue/show that week and print that out as well. Have never had to show these, but figure it can’t hurt to have. Any other little tips along those lines that may help if I draw a predatory agent?

Cheers

I think you should just move here, you will be happier

 

[MtlGuyNow]

Breezed through both Nexus interviews. It was over year to pass the initial screening to be able to schedule the appointment at the border.