'I'm terrified of what the States is doing with their power,' says 25-year old Canadian prohibited from entering the U.S. for the next five years after trying to volunteer for a Washington State arts festival.
A growing number of Canadians are receiving five-year bans issued at the border by U.S. border agents.
Generally, Canadians are allowed to stay up to six months in the U.S. as a tourist, provided the traveler can prove they are just visiting. A full-time job, home ownership and money in the bank can indicate incentives to return, but there is no way for Canadians to know what counts as proof of residence until they are approved or denied at the border.
Kyle Kuchirka from Saskatoon, 25, was recently barred from entering Washington State on August 29. A set designer and recent graduate of the drama department at the University of Saskatchewan, Kyle told CBC News he was on his way to volunteer at the Sh'Bang Art Festival near Bellingham, Washington, just 20 miles south of the Canadian border.
After being interviewed by a border agent, he was then questioned inside the customs building for four hours. The document he was given post-interview stated he did not have work authorization and would be prohibited from entering the U.S. for the next five years.The Canada-USA Peace Arch border crossing. An increasing number of Canadians are being given five-year bans from the United States.Rochelle Trepanier of Calgary was en route to visit her boyfriend in California last month.
After being turned away at the border for not having enough documentation, she traveled to the Peace Arch crossing with bank and credit card information, cell phone bills and work stubs proving her home was in Calgary. She was questioned for seven hours, then banned from returning to the U.S. for the next five years.Related Stories
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