Washington State
I am 19 years old. Few days ago I went to Canada to buy alcohol from the local liquor store. When asked why I was visiting Canada, I lied for some idiotic reason and said that I was dropping off camping gear that my friends left from a party earlier in the week. When asked whether I had anything in the trunk I lied and said yes, however the only thing in the trunk was my dad's laptop that he uses for work. Then I was asked to pop the trunk and there obviosly was no camping gear there. So I made up a story that I asked my mom to put camping gear in the trunk but she forgot. Of course they didn't buy and searched the laptop and the car. After some questioning and searching I was then asked to go outside. Officers told me that I either tell them the truth right away or they were going to take the car apart piece by piece. I told them the truth and they were quite surprised that I drove for 2 hours just to go to liquor store. While they were very serious with me they had good laugh over this behind the counter. They asked me why didn't I just ask someone to buy me what I came for to Canada back in US. I was then questioned a little more and told that this is no joke and lying to border control is punishable by law up to 2 years.
They returned everything except for the directions to the liquor store (not that this is important, but I'm trying to give everything in detail). Then I signed the a form that stated that today I was going back to US and was given my Green Card back. When I asked whether this event would impare my ability to visit Canada I was told that it all depents on how good the reason for coming would be next time. Then they gave me the copy of the document I signed earlier and told me to pass it on to US border control. At US border checkpoint I was told to park my car and come inside. Then US border control officer read me a lecture on how I could get deported for this kind of stuff being a Green Card holder. They also said that they would obviosly throw away the liquor if I was going to declare it being it is illegal to be in possesion of alcohol under 21. Officers also asked me if I ever had my photographs or fingerprints taken (Never). I asked if this was going to go in my "History" and they replied with vague "Not yet". I had no problems at the border before on either side and was rarely checked for my identification. I also have no history of any kind, not even a traffic ticket.
1) Will this go on record at either US or Canadian customs? (Or was this simply verbally discussed not put into any database?)
2) Will this have any effect on my US citizenship application?
3) Will this impare my ability to enter Canada again?
Best Regards
I am 19 years old. Few days ago I went to Canada to buy alcohol from the local liquor store. When asked why I was visiting Canada, I lied for some idiotic reason and said that I was dropping off camping gear that my friends left from a party earlier in the week. When asked whether I had anything in the trunk I lied and said yes, however the only thing in the trunk was my dad's laptop that he uses for work. Then I was asked to pop the trunk and there obviosly was no camping gear there. So I made up a story that I asked my mom to put camping gear in the trunk but she forgot. Of course they didn't buy and searched the laptop and the car. After some questioning and searching I was then asked to go outside. Officers told me that I either tell them the truth right away or they were going to take the car apart piece by piece. I told them the truth and they were quite surprised that I drove for 2 hours just to go to liquor store. While they were very serious with me they had good laugh over this behind the counter. They asked me why didn't I just ask someone to buy me what I came for to Canada back in US. I was then questioned a little more and told that this is no joke and lying to border control is punishable by law up to 2 years.
They returned everything except for the directions to the liquor store (not that this is important, but I'm trying to give everything in detail). Then I signed the a form that stated that today I was going back to US and was given my Green Card back. When I asked whether this event would impare my ability to visit Canada I was told that it all depents on how good the reason for coming would be next time. Then they gave me the copy of the document I signed earlier and told me to pass it on to US border control. At US border checkpoint I was told to park my car and come inside. Then US border control officer read me a lecture on how I could get deported for this kind of stuff being a Green Card holder. They also said that they would obviosly throw away the liquor if I was going to declare it being it is illegal to be in possesion of alcohol under 21. Officers also asked me if I ever had my photographs or fingerprints taken (Never). I asked if this was going to go in my "History" and they replied with vague "Not yet". I had no problems at the border before on either side and was rarely checked for my identification. I also have no history of any kind, not even a traffic ticket.
1) Will this go on record at either US or Canadian customs? (Or was this simply verbally discussed not put into any database?)
2) Will this have any effect on my US citizenship application?
3) Will this impare my ability to enter Canada again?
Best Regards
