Canadian Clearance

[wilky10]

Anyone know a fast track way to get rehabilited so that someone with a Misdemeanor that occured in 1999 could enter Canada. Thanks in advance.

 

[WMUSIGPI]

I'm guessing you are talking about a DUI... Since Canada now conciders that a felony and requires extra steps (as they do with any felony) to be permitted to enter. Most US misdemeanors do not require anything special to enter Canada.

 

[fieldinsight]

and now to attempt to answer the question....

I would try a web search for a Canadian attorney who is specializing in what they are calling "rehabilitation". Somebodys gotta be making a living off it. You might want to also try looking in a border city like Windsor or Vancouver.

 

[cvtplt]

It is sorta tricky because they count time from when your probation is over. The border agents may not even ask, but then...... Do a google on NOTO (North Ontario Tourist Outfitters). Email or call and ask for Doug. A great guy who is a pilot. He is very knowledgable and has a number of someone at the border that can verify everything he tells you. If you have any more ?'s PM me. I might be able to answer some ?'s

 

[cvtplt]

And many misdemeanors actually are considered serious to Canada. If you have a "criminal record" which means a conviction....bar fight, fight, stealing, drunk in public, DUI...anything a judge can put you on probation for. Canada has the ability to enter the FBI record center (and they do). Sooooo, if there are any "dumb, young, and... whatever charges, requesting a criminal record check for yourself may be smart.

 

[airmonkey]

canadian rehabilitation

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/rehabil.asp

 

[saabslave]

There is a guy named Tim Mayville that used to work for the cic he is now a consultant dealing with just this thing. He charges $1000 and will work you through the process. He has friends that still work in immigration that is who he walks your information in to. Here is his web site.

http://www.mayvilleimmigration.com/faq.aspx

Good Luck!

 

[tathepilot]

Anyone know a fast track way to get rehabilited so that someone with a Misdemeanor that occured in 1999 could enter Canada. Thanks in advance.

Do exactly as I say and you will get entrance into Canada tomorrow.

• Get a letter from your chief pilot explaining how your company operates into Canada on a regular basis. (include info about your position)
• Get a copy of your court dispositions, the Canadian records are incomplete, maybe this will benefit you.. (don't volunteer these papers yet, more on this in a minute)
• Take a shower, get a haircut, put on your uniform, id and all..
• Drive to your nearest point of entry (Canada) Tell the lady (hopefully) or man at the POE that you want to go to (Secondary inspection) If they ask about what, tell them you are a pilot and need a temporary resident permit...

When you get to see the inspector, tell them you are inadmissible into Canada because of a prior misdemeanor.. By nature, the inspector might tell you they can't give you a temp resident permit, or they might tell you they can give you a TRP, but only for 30 or 60 days.... All you have to do is be very polite, smile alot, and tell them that if you can't get into Canada you might loose your job.. Try to be friendly as possible, I used to sell commercial properties, so I'm very good at talking..

The inspector has to equate your conviction to Canadian law.. They will look up your records and see what your conviction is.. Once they have this info, they will pull out their 'little red book' and see how the u.s conviction equates to Canadian law.. If there is any question about your case, for example their records might not show a disposition, than and only than do you give them information and your disposition...

If all works out.. You can leave that day with a temp resident permit that will allow you into Canada for at least 1 year.. During that year you can apply for rehabilitation if you are eligible. If you are not eligible for rehabilitation, and the year is about to expire on your TRP, you can go back to the POE and get another TRP...

Bring a credit card or cash with you.. The normal fee is 195. I think, to my surprise they billed me wrong and it was only 145. for me..

I myself got into a little trouble back in 1999 and had trouble getting into Canada.. My situation was stressing me out, and I couldn't find a solution to my problem.. After countless hours of research, I found a way, and hopefully you can benefit from this..

I wish you the best of luck...

 

[tathepilot]

Most US misdemeanors do not require anything special to enter Canada.

This is not true, and bad advice...

 

[Jmoney]

See Helga!

See Ms. Helga
-Helga sit in room for customs
-Helga have warm and stretchy rubber glove
-Helga have ways of making you "talk"
-Helga make many friends with pilots from states.....

-Helga make you very good friend!

 

[Mr Biggelsworth]

So tell me why I have gotten into CA every week for the past two months (yes I have a DUI), and have had absolutely ZERO recourse when going through customs? You do not show them your driving license, only your passport. On their computer they CANNOT pull up your driving record through your passport. PERIOD. Once again, to many people on this stupid website drinking the kool-aide: unless you operate an automobile through their border, they cannot find out.

 

[Way2Broke]

So tell me why I have gotten into CA every week for the past two months (yes I have a DUI), and have had absolutely ZERO recourse when going through customs? You do not show them your driving license, only your passport. On their computer they CANNOT pull up your driving record through your passport. PERIOD. Once again, to many people on this stupid website drinking the kool-aide: unless you operate an automobile through their border, they cannot find out.

You must not have a CanPass. They can and will find out one day and you will be made to leave the country. Its much better to be proactive about things like this. If Canada finds out you have been lying to them you can and will be banished from entering Canada for 3 years. Your advise is some of the poorest advise I have ever seen on FI. What a poor attitude.... You shouldn't but you can. So I guess you are telling the Custom's agents lies since they "can't find out." Gesh

 

[Way2Broke]

I'm guessing you are talking about a DUI... Since Canada now conciders that a felony and requires extra steps (as they do with any felony) to be permitted to enter. Most US misdemeanors do not require anything special to enter Canada.

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.

 

[airksk]

See Ms. Helga
-Helga sit in room for customs
-Helga have warm and stretchy rubber glove
-Helga have ways of making you "talk"
-Helga make many friends with pilots from states.....

-Helga make you very good friend!

What are YOU doing in Canada?

 

[tathepilot]

So tell me why I have gotten into CA every week for the past two months (yes I have a DUI), and have had absolutely ZERO recourse when going through customs?

I can't tell you how, but if you read the laws of Canada, you will understand that you are doing something illegal..

On their computer they CANNOT pull up your driving record through your passport. PERIOD.

Wrong!! Wrong!! Wrong!!
they are not pulling up your driving record, they are looking up your criminal convictions...

Once again, to many people on this stupid website drinking the kool-aide: unless you operate an automobile through their border, they cannot find out.

Instead of giving out bad information, maybe you should do some research, the butt you save might be your own!!

If this website is so stupid why did you post 146 stupid messages??

 

[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