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    Lilung Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Sep 3, 2009, 11:58 AM
    Felon going to marry a canadian
    I'm a convicted felon for a drug charge, I'm going to get married to a girl from canada. Will this allow me in to canada? And if so what hoops to I need to go through? I was released in Jan of 09, I can't seem to get any stright answer's from anyone , so I do hope someone here can help, or show me the right direction to go
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    Sep 3, 2009, 12:12 PM

    No, you cannot enter Canada with a felony drug conviction.

    "In Canada a DUI is a felony and therefore an excludable offense under the Immigration Act. A DUI is an indictable offense in Canada that may be punished by imprisonment for up to a 5 year term.

    Anyone with a conviction in the United States that is treated as a felony or indictable offense in Canada is excludable from Canada, but even if the offense is not a felony or indictable offense in Canada, Customs and Immigration Officers have ultimate authority to permit and deny entry to Canada.

    Almost all convictions (including DUI, DWI, reckless driving, negligent driving, misdemeanor drug possession, all felonies, domestic violence (assault IV), shoplifting, theft, etc) can make a person inadmissible to Canada, regardless of when they occurred. For this reason, it is not recommended that persons with past convictions attempt to enter Canada without first obtaining necessary documents. It is always the final decision of officers at ports of entry to decide whether a person should be allowed into Canada."

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    Sep 3, 2009, 03:49 PM

    You need Canadian immigration attorney... there will be certain procedures, but it's doable.
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    Sep 3, 2009, 03:55 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by lawanwadee View Post
    You need Canadian immigration attorney... there will be certain procedures, but it's doable.

    Do you have a site with this info? I am doing some work for a US immigration attorney who says this is not possible and he's lost the argument with Canada twice.
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    Aug 18, 2010, 07:33 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by JudyKayTee View Post
    Do you have a site with this info? I am doing some work for a US immigration attorney who says this is not possible and he's lost the argument with Canada twice.
    Hey did you ever figure this out? I'm in the same boat...
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    Aug 19, 2010, 07:09 AM

    Nope - the thread died, the person asking the question never came back with more info.
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