NW Question | Canada’s rules on visitors with DUI conviction
Q: Recently a friend of mine faced a challenging experience intersection the U.S.-Canadian border (he does so five to six general condition of affairs cropped land year). He was denied memorandum into Canada because some computer found evidence of a DUI conviction. It did not matter that the proof of guilt occurred past 20 years ago and that he had long ago completed all sentencing requirements.
It is sad but true that many people did stupid things resulting in DUI or other convictions. Can you give me a list that describes who may and may not cross the border? I cannot find the reply online. Thanks.
A: Yes, unruffled a DUI from all along ago can come back to haunt travelers to Canada. A drunken-driving conviction is treated while burdened with Canadian immigration law like a felony offense, make travelers inadmissible to Canada. People with DUI convictions have been turned back more frequently in modern years as border security has been tightened through more jurisdictions sharing computerized information on travelers Americans with DUI convictions who want to visit Canada can apply for what’s called a “Minister’s Approval of Rehabilitaton,” which will give them allowance to enlist. You have power to get details on the Web page of the Canadian Consulate General in Seattle on what makes visitors inadmissible to Canada and what to do about it:
http://geo.international.gc.ca/can-am/seattle/visas/inadmissible-en.asp.
seattletimes.com/travel (and look with respect to “Ask Travel”). Sorry, unless suitable to the volume of questions we can’t rejoin every one.
