{"id":2221,"date":"2026-11-11T14:39:35","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T14:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lawgicalcorp.com\/blog\/maintained-status-visitor-record-us-trip-re-entry\/"},"modified":"2026-11-11T15:21:49","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T15:21:49","slug":"maintained-status-visitor-record-us-trip-re-entry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lawgicalcorp.com\/blog\/maintained-status-visitor-record-us-trip-re-entry\/","title":{"rendered":"Going to the US on maintained status or a visitor record: what you lose and whether you can come back"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Prabhpreet Kaur Sangha<\/a>, lawyer at Lawgical Law Corporation \u00b7 Reviewed November 10, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n

Prabhpreet Kaur Sangha is a lawyer at Lawgical Law Corporation, called to the BC bar in 2019, and a member of the Law Society of British Columbia<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Updated November 10, 2026: sections 183 and 190 of the Regulations and IRCC’s maintained status instructions checked that day.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The fix:<\/strong> if you can, don’t leave until the new permit is issued. If you must travel, check that you can re-enter (visa-exempt with any travel authorization you need, or a valid multiple-entry visa) and expect to stop working or studying until the permit arrives.<\/p>\n

The deadline:<\/strong> none, but the decision is made before you leave. Once you are at the border, the officer decides whether to let you back in and for how long.<\/p>\n

Why a lawyer:<\/strong> a short US trip can turn a pending extension into a stay as a visitor with no right to work, and a refusal at the border can follow you. Why a lawyer<\/a><\/p>\n

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The lawyers who handle these files<\/p>\n

\"SundeepSundeep S. Grewal<\/span>Barrister and Solicitor<\/span><\/a>\"PrabhpreetPrabhpreet Kaur Sangha<\/span>Barrister and Solicitor<\/span><\/a>\"PardeepPardeep S. Grewal<\/span>Barrister and Solicitor<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n
\nAbout our lawyers<\/summary>\n
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Sundeep S. Grewal<\/a><\/strong> founded Lawgical Law Corporation and argues immigration cases at the Immigration and Refugee Board and the Federal Court of Canada.<\/p>\n

Prabhpreet Kaur Sangha<\/a><\/strong> focuses on refugee claims, immigration appeals, inadmissibility, detention reviews and Federal Court cases, and has presented at Continuing Legal Education seminars and the National Immigration Conference.<\/p>\n

Pardeep S. Grewal<\/a><\/strong> is an immigration and estates lawyer known for clear communication and practical strategy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n

Maintained status lets you keep the conditions of your permit while IRCC decides an extension you filed before it expired. It ends when you leave Canada. You can come back as a temporary resident if you are visa-exempt, hold a valid multiple-entry visa, or are returning from a trip only to the US within your authorized stay, and if no new permit has been issued, you may not resume work or study when you return. A visitor record works the same way in practice: it is not a re-entry document. Whether you are let back in, and for how long, is the border officer’s decision.<\/p>\n

Lawgical Law Corporation<\/a>, an immigration law firm in Surrey, Abbotsford and Vancouver, BC, advises on travel during pending applications and on status after a border refusal; this guide is by Prabhpreet Kaur Sangha.<\/p>\n

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