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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 06:39 PM
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My son has a Canadian friend who has invited him to visit.
This friend tells my son he can cross the border no matter what. Tell me if this is correct, any felony or DUI prohibits an American from entering Canada.
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WI_DEM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 06:40 PM
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1. I think you still need a passport?
or am I wrong.
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 06:41 PM
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2. Not sure about that but I was thought if one had a DUI or a felony
conviction, one could not cross the border.
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marbuc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 06:45 PM
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9. I think you can not move to Canada with a felony record
but it is ok to visit.
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 06:47 PM
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14. Okay thanks!
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Lost-in-FL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 06:42 PM
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4. no passports... yet
Edited on Wed Nov-30-05 06:47 PM by Lost-in-FL
He can cross to visit only but cannot apply for residence in Canada i believe.
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jimshoes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 07:31 PM
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31. Just out of curiosity
I asked the Customs Officer about passports for US citizens last time I went through. He told me that as of Jan. 1, 2008 passports will be necessary. This was about a week ago.
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FreedomAngel82 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 07:32 PM
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32. My family and I visited Canada for two days
Edited on Wed Nov-30-05 07:32 PM by FreedomAngel82
a few years ago and we all had to have passports. We got through with no problems. Or I think we did anyways. It was a few years ago so my memory about that is a bit fuzzy.
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DrDan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 07:34 PM
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33. you will after Jan 1
until now, a picture ID works
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Vincardog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 06:42 PM
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3. Last time I went to Canada all it took was a valid Drivers License.
That was just proof of US Citizenship,
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 06:43 PM
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6. The reason I am asking this is because my son had a DUI at age
17. So I was wondering if he would be stopped at the border for that reason?
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Lost-in-FL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 06:46 PM
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11. I think he can go so long he shows a birth certificate or ...
a picture ID other than a drivers license, (it would show he has a DUI). He can go to Canada to visit only.
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 06:50 PM
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17. thanks for the info, he really wants to visit his friend, so good to know
he will be allowed too!
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marbuc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 06:46 PM
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12. Isn't the record sealed at 18? nt
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 06:55 PM
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20. I think it was but not sure about that. His DL was taken away for a year
he had a year of community service and fines to pay. It was his first and last DUI. He waited five years to get his DL, his choice.
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 06:54 PM
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19. I was up there a couple of weeks ago. All I took was...
a copy of my birth certificate and my drivers license.

Both the Canadian and American customs people barely glanced at both.
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 06:58 PM
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22. Good to know!
:hi:
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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 06:43 PM
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5. they'LL usuaLLy ask if you have a record of any kind
if you say yes, be prepared to puLL over, and have your car shredded whiLe you wait in a room in your underwear.
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 06:45 PM
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8. Okay thanks for that advice! So lie or what? LOL
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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 09:10 PM
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34. yes, Lie
the worst that couLd happen: the scenario i described above.

i onLy know this thanks to an idiotic friend who answered truthfuLLy when asked if he had a record (he had a DUI).

every trip back since then: "no, no record"
and they wave you through.
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Doctor_J Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 06:44 PM
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7. Can I go with?
Hopefully my "Excessive Viewing of terryhatchernaked.com" won't prohibit my emigration.

I don't think DUI's are prohibitive.
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 06:45 PM
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10. I want to go and stay! LOL
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marbuc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 06:47 PM
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13. I want to move to a Democratic Cuba.
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 06:49 PM
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15. Okay there's always that option and warmer to boot!
:woohoo: Anywhere but bushlandia!
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Lost-in-FL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 06:50 PM
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16. There would be a Dem Cuba even before a free and Peaceful
Iraq...
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LisaM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 06:53 PM
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18. They can deny him entrance for a felony or DUI
Recently a couple in Seattle bought some fancy vacation package in Victoria and were refused use of it because the husband had a previous felony. I believe that you can apply for an exemption ahead of time.

You also need proof of citizenship. We used certified copies of our birth certificates because our passports are expired, and those worked, but we definitely had to have them. This was two weeks ago.
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 06:57 PM
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21. Okay thanks for the info. He seems to think through his canadian friend
Edited on Wed Nov-30-05 06:59 PM by Blue State Native
it won't be a problem for him to cross the border. He thinks they won't run a background check on him at the border. I don't know that to be a fact so I am asking our Canadian Friends here.
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plusfiftyfive Donating Member (337 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 07:01 PM
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23. A have a Travel Agent Friend who says..no entry
She has had many customers be denied visiting entry to Canada becuase of a DUI.
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LisaM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 07:19 PM
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27. But I still think you might be able to apply for an entry for a visit
if you do it ahead of time.

Here's a link to the State Department info.


http://travel.state.gov/travel/tips/regional/regional_1170.html
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Ikonoklast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 07:10 PM
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25. Make sure that he has a certified copy
of his birth certificate, if he has no passport. Going into Canada is fairly easy, but getting back into the States can be a pain any time Customs decides to make it so. Showing proof of U.S. citizenship can be demanded on entrance.

I used to cross the border daily for five years (my job) and the Canadian Custom agents were unfailingly polite and business-like. Not so my compatriots, however.

Some were real a**holes, even with all my paperwork and I.D.'s in order.
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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 09:14 PM
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36. it reaLLy depends
is he going aLone? if so, he probabLy won't even be asked for an ID.

is he traveLing with a bunch of 'punk kids'? if so, they may just ask questions.

certain times of the year wiLL aLter the routine as weLL, though. in june, the quebec borders get a bit tighter due to the grand prix of montreaL, so there may be other crossings/time of year that the crossing is more strict.

ps: as i mentioned above about the idiotic friend - they stiLL Let him in; they just gave him the waiting in his underwear hassLe.
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CHIMO Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 07:04 PM
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24. Best
To check. Here is a site.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/

Don't forget that to return to the US that they may require certain documents.

As for not telling the truth. Well if one is caught it might just make he/she inadmissible for a very long time.
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Nevilledog Donating Member (902 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 07:11 PM
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26. How do Bush and Cheney get into Canada then?
They both have D.U.I.'s... If I was Canadian, and it was policy to not let people with those convictions over the border, I'd demand they apply to Bush and Cheney too.
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Doctor_J Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 09:14 PM
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35. Come to think of it, there was talk of * not being allowed in Canada
because of his five arrests for DUI and cocaine possession. I guess they relented.
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LisaM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 07:25 PM
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28. Here is the info re getting a permit if you've been arrested
Previous Convictions

Section 19 of Canada’s Immigration Act prohibits the admission of people who pose a threat to public health, safety, order, and national security. Prior to attempting a border crossing, American citizens who have had a criminal conviction in the past must contact the nearest Canadian embassy or consulate well in advance to determine their admissibility as visitors into Canada. If found inadmissible, an immigration officer will advise whether a waiver (Minister’s Permit) is possible.

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BJW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 07:26 PM
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29. check the INS website first
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coffeenap Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 07:29 PM
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30. A friend of mine, who had traveled to Canada every year for the last
Edited on Wed Nov-30-05 07:30 PM by coffeenap
ten or so was prevented from entering this summer due to an old drug conviction. Upon further investigation, she found out that the law has been there but never enforced. Apparently, it depends on the border agent you get and more of them are enforcing. fwiw
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CatBoreal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-30-05 09:21 PM
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37. I'd bring a passport...
...not because getting into Canada is difficult, but getting back into the States could be problematic.

Where is he crossing over?
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