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jelake56
Mar 4, 2007, 09:30 PM
Hi I am wondering if I have a collection bill in the states but live in canada can I still travel in the states. I got screwed over there in California and feel ripped off but really want to still travel in the states . Thanks for any help
CaptainForest
Mar 4, 2007, 09:48 PM
Yes, you can still travel in the usa.
Not paying your debts to a credit company or whatever is NOT a criminal offence.
Now if you go and get yourself convicted of some crime, then you might not be able to travel in the usa.
jelake56
Mar 5, 2007, 10:27 AM
Thank you so much for your ans. I am not a criminal just a traveller who was wronged and still dealing with it. It is a comfort to know I can still travel to the states.
jelake56
Mar 5, 2007, 10:47 AM
Now if it goes to court and I do no show up is that a different story.
CaptainForest
Mar 6, 2007, 10:08 PM
now if it goes to court and i do no show up is that a different story.
No it's not.
If you don’t show up, you will have a CIVIL judgment made against you. But, CIVIL judgments do not affect your travel abilities…only CRIMINAL (that is, when the government is putting you on trial)