Hey guys
Just landed at Niagara Falls rainbow bridge today, feels really good.
I chose to cross the bridge by car. The wait wasn't very long, the US border officer was very nice, telling me they do this all the time, because I probably sound hysterically nervous. He took my passport and told me their supervisor will provide me with the administrative refusal paperwork. So we then parked under the canopy just pass the toll gates, wasn't very long after the officer came out with my passport and paper saying we are doing this pilot program so you don't have to wait very long in our building. So then they opened the gate and we are on our way back to the Canadian side.
The Canadian border officer seems to be less friendly, he asked me what's my status, ask me to roll down the back seat window, asking me anything to declare...etc, then directed me to the CBSA office. There was another 1 or 2 people waiting for landing. A nice older lady officer called me over, asking me a few questions then told me to wait while she run some checks. I took my paystubs and bank statement from reading various posts, but she didn't ask for any of that. After maybe 3 min or so, she called me over, told me to update my SIN card and Health card, then congratulated me and we are on our way back home!
I took today off work and it was a good idea, definitely not much traffic during the week.
Good luck everyone!