Denied!
I was denied entry into the states today because of insufficient paperwork,
apparently I couldn't convince them that I was returning back to Canada and that this indeed was a temporary venture. they looked my life's belongings in the car and said...later alligator. Of course, how many other masters' student can prove you have ties to your country, other than a permanent address and car?
most students would be in heaven if there was more to tie them down. maybe i had to have a family and 5 cute kids waiting back in canada to convince them that i was going to return. apparently, i'm supposed to continue paying rent at a place for 5 months, even though i'm not living there to prove that I have ties. Or how about this one? have a job in canada to prove that i have ties. what kind of job, lets you take off for 5 months for life experience??? most jobs i know, make you quit before you take off for that long.
i mean c'mon, cut me some slack. i'm a SINGLE....STUDENT....that hasn't lived with his parents since i was 18. I HAVE NO TIES. that the very definition of single student.
funny, i've never been one to be the materialistic sort, but its kinda ironic that my collection of "stuff" over the years of being single and living away from home was the reason for the denial. there was more reasons of course, but everytime I dutifully answered a question they had, it seemed like it was pointless. no matter what i said and how honest i was, they didn't seem to care. they had made up their mind.
so it looks like if i am to enter again it will be by plane. i've decided to drive back to vancouver tomorrow, so i can leave my belongings with my parents and spend some time with them. we'll see if new york works out after all...
keep journeying on this ever winding path called life with me and we'll see what the future has in store. its a pleasure to walk with you.
apparently I couldn't convince them that I was returning back to Canada and that this indeed was a temporary venture. they looked my life's belongings in the car and said...later alligator. Of course, how many other masters' student can prove you have ties to your country, other than a permanent address and car?
most students would be in heaven if there was more to tie them down. maybe i had to have a family and 5 cute kids waiting back in canada to convince them that i was going to return. apparently, i'm supposed to continue paying rent at a place for 5 months, even though i'm not living there to prove that I have ties. Or how about this one? have a job in canada to prove that i have ties. what kind of job, lets you take off for 5 months for life experience??? most jobs i know, make you quit before you take off for that long.
i mean c'mon, cut me some slack. i'm a SINGLE....STUDENT....that hasn't lived with his parents since i was 18. I HAVE NO TIES. that the very definition of single student.
funny, i've never been one to be the materialistic sort, but its kinda ironic that my collection of "stuff" over the years of being single and living away from home was the reason for the denial. there was more reasons of course, but everytime I dutifully answered a question they had, it seemed like it was pointless. no matter what i said and how honest i was, they didn't seem to care. they had made up their mind.
so it looks like if i am to enter again it will be by plane. i've decided to drive back to vancouver tomorrow, so i can leave my belongings with my parents and spend some time with them. we'll see if new york works out after all...
keep journeying on this ever winding path called life with me and we'll see what the future has in store. its a pleasure to walk with you.
posted by Cheryl & Darrell | 9:17 PM
2 Comments:
yikes!
It'll happen... something will happen... just give it some time. Maybe if your car was blue that would have helped. Or a really cool grey truck. Or a nose ring? My momma says 'patience is a virtue'. That so sucks big time. Many prayers...
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