Pardons Canada – Retired Couple Gets Denied Entry to US for 40 Year Old Pot Charge
pardons.org We receive hundreds of email and phone calls each week from Canadians who have been denied entry to the US because of a criminal record. In many cases, the people have been traveling to the US many times but a random criminal check at the US border by one customs agent turns their travel […]
Pardons Canada – US-Canada Border Deal Will Make Border Crossing Even Tougher
pardons.org Currently the Americans are doing random criminal checks with Canadians crossing the US Border but soon criminal checks may be done for every Canadian crossing the US Border. If you have a criminal record and are stopped by the Americans at the US Border you will be denied entry to the US and you […]
Pardons Canada – A 40 Yr. Old Criminal Conviction Can Prevent You From Traveling to the US
pardons.org Each day we recieve calls from distressed Canadians who have been turned away at the US border because of old criminal charges and convictions. Even if you have traveled to the US one hundred times, you may still be denied entry if a particular US border official decides to do a random criminal check. […]
Pardons Canada – If you have a Pardon, be careful when crossing the US Border
pardons.org We help Canadians each day to obtain Canada Pardons in order to clear up old criminal charges so that they will be safe for work and travel purposes. Below is a real life experience of someone crossing the border with a Canada Pardon but still ran into issues at the US Border: “A short […]
Pardons Canada – A Theft Under Conviction From 1977 Can Show Up at the US Border
pardons.org You may have traveled to the US many times in your life without incident at the US Border, but if you have any past criminal activity (including a conditional or absolute discharge, withdrawn, stayed or dismissed criminal charge) you may be surprised one day by a US Customs Agent who decides to do a […]
Pardons Canada – Denied Entry to US Because of Criminal Record?
pardons.org If you have a single criminal charge you can be turned away at the US Border, even if the charge has been withdrawn, dismissed, stayed, conditional or absolute discharged. Each day we receive many phone calls from Canadians who are in shock that they have been turned away at the US Border because of […]
Pardons Canada – Being Fingerprinted for a Criminal Charge Can Affect Travel to the US
pardons.org Many people believe that if they have been charged for a criminal offence but not convicted, in other words if the charges were withdrawn, stayed, dismissed, absolute or conditional discharged, then they are still safe to travel. This is simply NOT true. If you have been fingerprinted for a criminal offence, even if its […]
Pardons Canada – New Employees and Volunteers Facing Delays with RCMP Criminal Background Checks
pardons.org Most employers in the country are requiring that you pass a criminal check before being hired. The same holds true for volunteers applying for a volunteer position. Because of a new law implemented July 2010, there has been significant delays in processing the RCMP files for criminal backgrounds. These delays are a result of […]
Pardons Canada – No Matter How Old the Criminal Charge You Can Still Get Refused Entry at US Border
pardons.org We receive hundreds of calls each week from Canadians who are shocked that they have been refused entry to the US because of a criminal conviction that is decades old. Even if they have gone back and forth to the US hundreds of times in the past, it just takes one customs office to […]
Pardons Canada – Crossing the US Border with a Conditional or Absolute Discharge
pardons.org Many people believe that if they have received a conditional or absolute discharge for a criminal offence, then the charges will eventually “disappear” and they will never have to worry about it again in the future. This is WRONG, and we hear about it every day how criminal background checks for employment and travel […]
Pardons Canada – US Entry Visa Waiver (I-192, I-194) Required Even For a Temporary Stopover in the US
pardons.org Each day we recieve many calls from Canadians who have been refused entry to the US for old criminal charges. Sometimes even the smallest charge (theft under) can be used as a reason to turn the person away at the US Border. Even if you have been fingerprinted for a criminal charge but the […]
Pardons Canada – USA Entry Waivers (I-192) Are Necessary If You Have a Criminal Record In Canada
pardons.org If you have a criminal record in Canada and have been refused entry at the US Border, you must obtain a US Entry Waiver (I-192 or I-194) to return to the US. We speak to hundreds of Canadians each week that are shocked to discover that the Americans have uncovered an old criminal record […]
Pardons Canada – Crossing the US Border with a Conditional or Absolute Discharge
pardons.org Many people who get a conditional or absolute discharge believe that their criminal charge will disappear on its own. For the purposes of traveling to the US this is NOT correct. The Americans will still see the fact that you have been fingerprinted and they do not acknowledge the difference between a regular conviction […]
Pardons Canada – US Entry Waiver, I-194 Can Make a Huge Difference In a Family’s Life
pardons.org We help many people obtain US Entry Waivers or I-194 once they have been refused entry to the US. The loss of freedom and inability to travel to the US at your own will is a horrible feeling and can have negative consequences for work and family life. If you have a criminal record […]
Pardons Canada – Having a Pardon While Crossing the US Border is NOT Enough
pardons.org We are getting more and more inquiries recently from Canadians being turned away at the US border because of an old criminal record. It is true that the Americans don’t recognize a Canada Pardon, so if you bring it their attention that you have a Pardon they will not care and still refuse you […]
