Why is Canadian immigration so strict?

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I went to Canada with my fiance and they asked me so many questions at immigration. Things like would I be planning to move there once we got married? As far as I know, husbands and wives live together so why would they try to intimidate me? Also, I heard Canada is looking for people to immigrate into the country so why this kind of behaviour? I felt very scared, and pressurised and they made me feel it was wrong to visit my fiance.

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Trust me, it's worse coming in to the US!!

They just want to know what to expect ... and which direction you are going when married ... and they check for consistency in answers when you cross a number of times.

They are all straight forward questions, and they are looking for your attitude and body language more than the actual answer.

I went through this for four years, and my fiance/husband did coming into the US. It was sometimes nuts! We were crossing twice a month, sometimes more. Now that I live up here, with a visitor visa while filing the immigration papers, I don't have any problem at all! It's wierd, really. (We were married two years before I moved up here with him, because of minor children who had to stay in states, and now are adult)

Anyway, don;t make too much of it, it's just the way customs is pretty much worldwide anymore. You need to look at it from their point of view and all the people they come across who are trying to bend the rules ... it happens a lot. You learn over time how to best expadite the process.

Good luck!!

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I have a wife in Canada.Trust me move to US it is much better.We went threw all the pros's and con's and that was are finale decision
That question doesn't sound intimidating. Don't let people get to you and make yourself strong. Do things to improve your self-esteem.
they are just protecting the borders- doing there jobs - keeping the scum out.
Hmmm... you must had been unlucky.

I've been through Canadian immigration for 4 times now but never had that problem. They were actually very funny people.
I agree that Canadian Immigration can be a pain in the ***, but they don't seem to have the huge problem with illegals that we do. Maybe their way is better.
the reason it is so strict is they want to keep it nice a clean. they saw what happened to america and wised up quickly.