Pardons Canada – Man Denied Entry to US for 24 Year Old Pot Charge
Pardons Canada We have received many emails and calls regarding a recent article about a man who was denied entry to the US for a pot charge over 24 years ago. The Americans will deny entry to anyone who has a criminal record, especially drug related, no matter how small and how old the charge […]
Pardons Canada – Letter to NEXUS Members From the President of CBSA
Pardons Canada We receive many calls and emails from people applying for NEXUS who have an old criminal charge and are concerned it will get in the way of the application. Even if you have been fingerprinted by the police and the charges were later withdrawn, dismissed, stayed, peace bond, absolute or conditional discharge, the […]
Pardons Canada – US Border Denying More People With Criminal Records
Pardons Canada We seem to be receiving more calls and emails from people who are being denied entry to the US because of an old criminal charge. Many of these people have crossed the US border in the past and not been denied (the Americans do random criminal checks), but it seems their systems are […]
Pardons Canada – A Pardon/Record Suspension Will Help for Travel to the US, Even for NEXUS
Pardons Canada If you have been denied entry to the US due to having a past criminal record, you will need a US Entry Waiver (I-192, I-194) and you will NOT be able to obtain a NEXUS pass. If you have been granted a pardon/record suspension and have never been stopped by the Americans in […]
Pardons Canada – Refused Entry to US for a Criminal Record 42 Years Old
Pardons Canada People are shocked when they are refused entry to the US for a criminal record that happened decades ago. Often, the person has traveled in the past without an issue. It just takes one customs officer to do a criminal check and then you are denied entry to the US. The situation can […]
Pardons Canada – Don’t Apply for NEXUS Until You Get a Pardon/Record Suspension
Pardons Canada If you are thinking of applying for NEXUS and have ever been charged by the police, make sure you get a file destruction, pardon or record suspension before making the application. We have received many distressed calls from people who did not think their old charge would show up, and next thing they […]
Pardons Canada – Trip of a Lifetime, Denied Entry to US For Old Criminal Record
Pardons Canada There was a recent article reported on the CBC about a man who won an all expenses paid trip to the Superbowl He was shocked to be denied entry to the US because of a pot possession conviction from 1981. Even a small criminal charge dating back decades will get in the way […]
Pardons Canada – Retired Couple Gets Denied Entry to US for 40 Year Old Pot Charge
Pardons Canada 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 […]
Pardons Canada – US-Canada Border Deal Will Make Border Crossing Even Tougher
Pardons Canada 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 […]
Pardons Canada – A Theft Under Conviction From 1977 Can Show Up at the US Border
Pardons Canada 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 […]
Pardons Canada – Denied Entry to US Because of Criminal Record?
Pardons Canada 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 […]
Pardons Canada – Being Fingerprinted for a Criminal Charge Can Affect Travel to the US
Pardons Canada 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 […]
Pardons Canada – NEXUS Will Be Denied With Any Past Criminal Involvement
Pardons Canada Each day we get a number of calls or emails from people who are shocked to find out that the Americans know about their criminal charges even though in most cases, the charges were either withdrawn, dismissed, stayed, absolute or conditionally discharged. A criminal check done by NEXUS will indeed turn up any […]
Pardons Canada – No Matter How Old the Criminal Charge You Can Still Get Refused Entry at US Border
Pardons Canada 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 […]
Pardons Canada – US Entry Visa Waiver (I-192, I-194) Required Even For a Temporary Stopover in the US
Pardons Canada 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 […]
