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Travelling from my home country of Australia to Canada and then into USA next month. Was convicted of drink driving in Australia about 2.5 years ago. Will this affect me being able to get into USA (or Canada for that matter)???
Nope. Plenty of people are convicted for drunk driving here - my stepkids' mom is seeing a guy who was convicted 4 times for it and he still drives himself to work every day.
possibly, but not likely to be an issue on entry to the US. there are several grounds of inadmissibility that may apply.
First, you post "Comments on this post: DCcityboy agrees: respone not related to the primary issue of immigration consequence of conviction" and then you post this non-answer?
The answer is if the conviction is considered a felony in Canada (which DUI/DWI are), even if NOT a felony in the Country were convicted, no, the OP cannot enter Canada. Of course, that presumes - and there is no sure way to know - that the conviction appears on the border crossing computer.
As far as entering the US - I find conflicting answers on line. You would have to check with US Immigration/Naturalization (or Homeland Security).
First, you post "Comments on this post: DCcityboy agrees: respone not related to the primary issue of immigration consequence of conviction" and then you post this non-answer?
The answer is if the conviction is considered a felony in Canada (which DUI/DWI are), even if NOT a felony in the Country were convicted, no, the OP cannot enter Canada. Of course, that presumes - and there is no sure way to know - that the conviction appears on the border crossing computer.
As far as entering the US - I find conflicting answers on line. You would have to check with US Immigration/Naturalization (or Homeland Security).
I stand corrected.
Wow, I didn't realize Canada classified that as a felony - !!!
You do not require a visa to travel to Canada so the conviction may not turn up unless they have reasons to be more detailed in their background check. This would depend on various factors (Immigration history would be one).
It's a tricky situation, I wouldneveradvise you to "test" it out but I'm not positive they would have it recorded for just a brief visit, especially coming from a visa exempt country.
You do not require a visa to travel to Canada so the conviction may not turn up unless they have reasons to be more detailed in their background check. This would depend on various factors (Immigration history would be one).
It's a tricky situation, I wouldneveradvise you to "test" it out but I'm not positive they would have it recorded for just a brief visit, especially coming from a visa exempt country.
I wasn't thinking Visa - doesn't he have to clear Customs/Immigration/Homeland Security?
Clear customs yes, however, what I'm saying is that would be all he needs to do being visa exempt. It is probable that his conviction would not be addressed nor available at this stage. If he required a Visa to visit thanit would be more likely that his criminal past would surface.
i hit the wrong button for the comment. i meant to disagree. i tried to edit the comment, but couldnt. my bad, I'm a rookie on this site, and not designated an expert. i apologize, I should have posted again right after that to clarify.
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