Immigration in Canada
Dec 8, 2005 | 12:10 pm
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Immigration in Canada
Hi all.
I will be flying from Heathrow to Vancouver for Christmas. I will be changing planes in Toronto.
My question, if someone can answer, is will I go through customs and immigration in Toronto or Vancouver?
Usually one would always do this at the first airport in a country, but other countries do it at the final destination.
I`m just curious.
Thanks.
I will be flying from Heathrow to Vancouver for Christmas. I will be changing planes in Toronto.
My question, if someone can answer, is will I go through customs and immigration in Toronto or Vancouver?
Usually one would always do this at the first airport in a country, but other countries do it at the final destination.
I`m just curious.
Thanks.
Dec 8, 2005 | 12:23 pm
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Since you will be landing in YVR(first port of entry), you will have to go through Immigration and Customs procedures in YVR and then proceed onto YYZ. The flight from YVR to YYZ is a domestic flight and thus no processing needed in YYZ. It would have been the same if your onward journey was YVR and you were flying in from LHR to YYZ.(customs in this case will be in YYZ)
Last edited by djjaguar64; Dec 8, 2005 at 12:26 pm
Dec 8, 2005 | 1:47 pm
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>My question, if someone can answer, is will I go through customs and immigration in Toronto or Vancouver?
Toronto - You'll go through customs and then re-check your bags onto your (domestic) flight to Vancouver. You'll arrive at the domestic arrivals area in Vancouver.
Cheers,
Geoff Glave
Vancouver, Canada
Toronto - You'll go through customs and then re-check your bags onto your (domestic) flight to Vancouver. You'll arrive at the domestic arrivals area in Vancouver.
Cheers,
Geoff Glave
Vancouver, Canada
Dec 8, 2005 | 1:49 pm
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Originally Posted by djjaguar64
Since you will be landing in YVR(first port of entry), you will have to go through Immigration and Customs procedures in YVR and then proceed onto YYZ. The flight from YVR to YYZ is a domestic flight and thus no processing needed in YYZ. It would have been the same if your onward journey was YVR and you were flying in from LHR to YYZ.(customs in this case will be in YYZ)
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