Pardons Canada – Conditional and Absolute Discharge Can Prevent Your From Traveling to the USA
Pardons Canada When people are convicted with a criminal record (ie – assault, theft, dui, fraud) and the punishment is a conditional or absolute discharge, you still have a criminal record that can be seen by employers and the Americans. Its true, the charges are supposed to be removed at the federal level after a […]
Pardons Canada – New Employees and Volunteers Facing Delays with RCMP Criminal Background Checks
Pardons Canada 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 […]
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 – Crossing the US Border with a Conditional or Absolute Discharge
Pardons Canada 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 […]
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 […]
Pardons Canada – USA Entry Waivers (I-192) Are Necessary If You Have a Criminal Record In Canada
Pardons Canada 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 […]
Pardons Canada – Crossing the US Border with a Conditional or Absolute Discharge
Pardons Canada 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 […]
Pardons Canada – US Entry Waiver, I-194 Can Make a Huge Difference In a Family’s Life
Pardons Canada 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 […]
Pardons Canada – Government Processing Fees for Pardons May Rise Soon
Pardons Canada There has been a large increase in Pardons applications because most employers in Canada are running criminal checks on new employers and in some cases, existing employers. This means that anyone with an old criminal record requires a Pardon if they want to be safe to get a job. Also, the Americans are […]
Pardons Canada – Having a Pardon While Crossing the US Border is NOT Enough
Pardons Canada 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 pardon, so if you bring it their attention that you have a Pardon they will not care and still refuse you […]
Pardons Canada – US Entry Waiver (I-194) Renewal Fees Skyrocket for Sexual Related Crimes
Pardons Canada We were recently featured in a new article from Trucker News regarding US Entry Waivers and I-194’s. If you have a criminal record and have been denied entry to the US then you require a US Entry Waiver to re-enter the US. The DHS (Department of Homeland Security) has recently made it more […]
Pardons Canada – US Border Questions About Having A Criminal Record
Pardons Canada We are getting more calls and emails from people who are being questioned at the US Border whether they have ever been arrested by the police. You must be very careful in answering these questions as you risk being turned away at the US border. Once you have been denied entry to the […]
Pardons Canada – Crossing the US Border with old criminal convictions – An Insider’s View
Pardons Canada We receive many calls from Canadians who have been turned away at the US Border for having an old criminal record. Once refused entry, you require an I-192 or I-194 US Entry Waiver to return to the US. The application process is costly and time consuming. Even if you have been charged for […]
Pardons Canada – Traveling to the US once a Pardon is Granted
Pardons Canada If you have a criminal record in Canada, you can be denied entry to the US. Even if the criminal charges have been withdrawn, dismissed, stayed, conditional or absolute discharged, you may be questioned at the US border and denied entry. If you are denied entry to the US you will require a […]
Pardons Canada – A Conditional Discharge Can Haunt You Well Beyond the Sentence
Pardons Canada Some people believe that a conditional discharge will simply disappear over time. This is not the case. Your fingerprints, photos, court and police records can stay on record until you apply for a File Destruction. The Americans do not distinguish between a suspended sentence, regular conviction or conditional or absolute discharge. If they […]
