Im dateing someone from the us border n im canada they gave me a hard time last time crossing the border?

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woerden

Here's the main page for this agency:

Canada: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/menu-eng.html

U.S: http://www.cbp.gov/

Navigate from there.

Personally, I would ALWAYS encourage anyone travelling to or from the U.S. to refrain from using the words "girlfriend" or "boyfriend" when going through immigration. That sets off all kinds of red flags. They're worried you are going to go there and live illegally with your significant other. (...Which is fair enough...but their actions only encourage the kind of deceit I'm recommending. Not lying, per se. Just not divulging every detail of why you're travelling.)

I dated an American man for 9 years. The first two were here in Canada, until he moved back to the U.S. The next two years we travelled back and forth. And the final years, I lived there half the time, and here half the time...until we broke up. It only took one or two times at airport immigration to learn that any mention of the word "boyfriend" meant more time being scrutinized, with all kinds of insulting, lame, and sometimes downright offensive questions and comments. (I'm pretty affluent, so I was surprised that made no real difference to them. It's tough, sometimes, dealing with someone who I could buy and sell many times over, treating me like a criminal, a liar, or an infant, and I had to just stand there and smile... and take it, if I wanted to see my boyfriend.)

(Don't misunderstand...I'm brutally polite and easy-going. I smile and answer any and all questions without hesitation. But some of these minimum wage border folks are power-trippers, who seem to delight in giving people a harder time than they need to. Since I don't do anything illegal, they really have no cause to suspect illegal activity, or anything like that. As I always say, if I fall into some kind of criminal activity "profile," it's really no profile at all...since I do abosultely nothing wrong. I.E. I come to a complete stop at all stop signs. Never speed. Have never tried illegal drugs. Etc., etc.)

I mean, it only takes one or two those experiences to teach you that you just say you're going for pleasure, to do a little shopping and see some sights. And I can only presume it's the same for Americans travelling to Canada to visit their significant others.

Just keep that little bit of information (about the boyfriend/girlfriend) to yourself. When going through immigration, you're just another Canadian going to the U.S. on vacation (or vice versa).

Oh, and also be aware that a complaint to border patrol could mean your name is flagged for future border crossings. ...Just a heads up. It shouldn't be that way, but we all know how agencies work.

peash

Ummmm you're dealing with the government, they can strip search you at the border if they want ! Be co-operative, they are doing their job and trying to keep their country safe. Be polite with them, they have the right to ask you ANYTHING and be suspicous of anything you say and do.

thinkingtime

Which particular border service annoyed you, Canadian or American?

Sawbuck

I cross the border frequently, and I often get asked odd questions, probably because I usually travel alone. Last time, the officer asked me my occupation. When I told him "geography teacher" he spent a couple of minutes working away on his computer, and then out of the blue suddenly asked, "So, what's the capital of Peru?" I told him it was Lima, and he handed back the passport and said "Have a nice day." I guess he was verifying that I knew some geography! Also, they knew that I had crossed more often last summer than I do most years, and they wanted to know why. My guess would be that the same thing is happening here, they have spotted the pattern of frequent border crossing that has suddenly sprung up and want to know the reason for it.

SaskAries

Sorry to tell you this but if you complain about the way you were treated you will have to give your name, address, birth date, phone number, where you crossed, when you crossed etc. And trust me the next time you cross you think you had it rough that time? You will be in for a whole new world of discovery on just how the border patrol really works!

Were you truthful and forthcoming? Were you acting sketchy or suspicious?

I have crossed the border more times then I can remember and only a handful of times have I had a problem.

It is in your best interest to just forget about it and the next time you cross, answer their questions with out an attitude.

Paulie Walnuts

Goes both ways. I have been interrogated like a terrorist when going to Canada. Thankfully, I haven't gone back in a long time. The border agents and cops in Canada are total a**holes...

whatever...

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