Canadian Clearance

[flynryan15]

How about those of us with a deferred adjudication on a traffic misdemeanor for refusing to sign a citation which under florida law means I have no conviction??

 

[Windsor]

Wrong! Something as minor as a disorderly conduct can cause problems with entering Canada. Customs usually works in a your country scratches our back and we scratch their back kinda way. The USA does not accept Canadian rehabilitation, so they make entry into Canada a pain. Such is life.

I know guys with hacked up criminal records that fly in and out of canada on a regular basis. I suppose a dui might get you blacklisted if you dont jump through hoops, but simple stuff like disorderly conduct doesnt seem to be anything the canucks care about.

 

[rjacobs]

I myself am on the dont test it theory. Ive got something in my past that would probably keep me from entering, I am not positive, but I am pretty sure, so I just dont test it. I would love to go to Canada, since many of our overnights there are supposedly really cool. I just bid around it, its also something the company knows about and if I cant bid around it they help out.

 

[J and E's Daddy]

I once got a ticket for doin 200 KM in a 120 KM zone in Alberta. Tried to explain to the RCMP that I thought the 120 was mph. He wrote me a $125 dollar ticket (back in the 80's) I never paid it and I am always going in and out of Canada with no problems.

The only thing one must beware, if you don't speak French, don't fill out the French side of the customs form. One of my co-workers did that by accident once and the border security agent got very pissy with him.

 

[Way2Broke]

Copied this info for you. 0-5 years from the end of your sentence you have to get a "temporary resident permit" 5-10 years you have to get a "letter of rehabilitation." Over 10 years ago your instantly rehabilitated.

Lawyer
John with PanCanadian Immigration
[email protected]

Gianpaolo (John) Panusa, BA, LL.B., LL.M.
Barrister and Solicitor
PanCanadian Immigration Law Group
400-601 West Broadway
Vancouver, British Columbia
CANADA V5Z 4C2
Phone: (604) 375-1109
Fax: (604) 520-6509
www.entercanada.ca

FBI Background Check

USA
You must provide:
• A copy of our letter requesting that you obtain a Police Record Check (PC-1 letter
enclosed). Affix your own name and address label.
• A full set of fingerprints. Fingerprints should be provided on the FBI fingerprint card,
but fingerprints may be obtained from a local police department as long as you have proof
of your identity, or from a private organization engaged in the fingerprinting business. Do
not contact any FBI office for fingerprinting. You may request a blank fingerprint form by
writing to the FBI at this address:
· FBI, Criminal Justice Information Services Division (CJIS Division)
Attention: SCU Mod D-2
1000 Custer Hollow Road
Clarksburg, West Virgina 26306 USA
• Certified cheque or money order for US $18 made payable to the U.S. Treasury.
• Always specify that you require fingerprints for Canadian Immigration purposes.
Processing times may take between three and six weeks. The FBI will send you the results. You should send
the fingerprints with any attached documents from the FBI to the Regional Program Centre. All police
certificates must be originals. Photocopies will not be accepted.

You can get fingerprints at most local police stations. Get this started , also get a set of finger prints for every state you have lived in. You can get these at the local police station. This takes 2 months to get back.

Required Documents

• Letter Of Rehabilitation Application
• A copy of your passport (citizens of USA may submit a birth
certificate)
• Three recent passport-size photographs.
• Letter Of Rehabilitation processing fee.
• A copy of your conviction certificate that includes the
sentence imposed
• A copy of the narrative description of the sentencing
statute(s) under which you were convicted.
• Official proof that your sentence (including parole, fines,
and special conditions) has been completed.
• Confirmation of no further convictions from police
authorities where you have lived
• Three letters of reference from respected members of your
community attesting to your rehabilitation.
• A letter of reference from your employer including a brief
job description, length of service, salary, and confirmation
of your good character.
• A description of the particulars of the offense and any
extenuating circumstances.
• Provide reasons for requesting entry to Canada (please be
specific and include names, relationships, and destination).
• An FBI criminal record check.

List of where you can get background checks from the state police where you have lived.

http://www.casanet.org/program-management/volunteer-manage/criminal-bkg-check.htm

Inadmissibility To Canada Basic Information

http://geo.international.gc.ca/can-am/buffalo/visas/inadmissible-en.asp

The Actual Application To Take To The Consulate

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/pdf/kits/forms/IMM1444E.PDF

REMEMBER ALL THE DOCUMENTS YOU SUBMIT MUST BE CERTIFIED

 

[freight dork]

If one gets a misdeameanor expunged from his record, can Canadian Customs still see it from their database? Do you still need to do all the "rehabilitation" paperwork?

 

[Way2Broke]

The only way to know is to get the FBI background check following the above steps to do so. If its on there, then they can see it and you have to get the waiver, if not then your good to go.

 

[tathepilot]

The only way to know is to get the FBI background check following the above steps to do so. If its on there, then they can see it and you have to get the waiver, if not then your good to go.

This is true for most cases.. Canada's records on me are incomplete..