Entering Canada with Criminal Record Are you attempting to travel to Canada? Are you deemed inadmissible into Canada due to a previous offence on record? Has 5 – 10 years passed since your final offence was committed? If you have answered yes to the aforementioned questions, then this is the article for you, as you may be eligible to apply for Canada’s criminal rehabilitation application. I…click for more...

Immigrating to Canada with Express Entry The Express Entry immigration system allows a foreign national that come from a variety of different fields, educational backgrounds, and work experience to obtain permanent residency in Canada under specific federal economic immigration programs. Permanent Resident Status will then be your stepping-stone to the last stop of your Canadian Immigration j…click for more...

Are you Criminally Inadmissible to Canada If you have a previous criminal conviction, you’re likely inadmissible to Canada. In order to enter Canada when you are having a criminal record, it is important to deal with your inadmissibility before attempting to cross the border. This can be done various ways; a temporary resident permit, or an application for criminal rehabilitation. A tempora…click for more...

Criminal Rehabilitation Q and A's I will be addressing popular questions and answers that many criminally inadmissible individuals have with regards to criminal rehabilitation. Essentially, this article is meant for you to further understand what a criminal rehabilitation entails. A criminal rehabilitation was created for criminally inadmissible foreign nationals who wish to come to Canada but fi…click for more...

Why a Criminal Rehabilitation is the Best Solution for Criminal Inadmissibility If you have a criminal record outside of Canada, have attempted to cross the Canadian border or enter Canada through one of its port of entries and found out that you were criminally inadmissible, you most likely will want to resolve that criminal inadmissibility issue. After determining that you’re criminally inadm…click for more...

Comparing Temporary Resident Permit to Criminal Rehabilitation Many foreign nationals all over the world have inadmissibility issues when attempting to enter Canada. The more common inadmissibility is due to criminality. When trying to overcome criminal inadmissibility, it can become overwhelming and nerve-racking. However, thankfully, there are two significant solutions for these situations. A f…click for more...

Solutions to Overcome Criminal Inadmissibility If you have been charged and/or convicted of a criminal offence outside of Canada, then you most likely will be criminal inadmissible when trying to enter Canada. If this comes to a surprise to you, it is important to recognize that most criminal convictions in the United States, for instance, are comparable to the Canadian Criminal Code. Therefore, …click for more...

How to Qualify and Apply for a Criminal Rehabilitation If you are a foreign national with a criminal record or a previous criminal conviction, there are many reasons why you may be denied entry into Canada. If you fall under this category, then Canadian Immigration will deem you as inadmissible to Canada due to criminal inadmissibility. Fortunately, there is a solution for these foreign nationals…click for more...

Different Options to Overcome your Criminal Inadmissibility If you are from a foreign country and you have a criminal conviction or offence on your record, your entry into Canada can become complicated. In almost all circumstances, Canadian immigration authorities will refuse and deny the entry of any foreign national that has a criminal record. The reasoning behind this is to ensure the safety a…click for more...

Different Options to Resolve your Criminal Inadmissibility If you have a criminal conviction or charge from outside of Canada, whether in the United States or elsewhere, you may have a challenging time trying to enter Canada. Immigration officers at the Canadian border as well as in Canadian airports have the discretion and authority to refuse the entry of any foreign national who has a criminal …click for more...

Difference between Deemed Rehabilitation and Individual Rehabilitation Most foreign nationals do not understand the difference between deemed rehabilitation and individual rehabilitation. The one thing that both these terms have in common is that to qualify for either you must have a criminal record and be criminally inadmissible to Canada. It is extremely important for foreign nationals that ar…click for more...

FAQ – Criminally Inadmissible Foreign Nationals In this article, I will address a few popular questions and answers for Criminally Inadmissible Foreign Nationals to Canada and some important information to consider if you are one of these individuals. To be criminally inadmissible to Canada as a foreign national means that you have a criminal record or criminal convictions or charges that imped…click for more...

Reasons to obtain a Criminal Rehabilitation If you are an individual from a foreign country and have a criminal record or past, it is best to overcome your criminal inadmissibility before travelling to Canada. If you have a criminal record and attempt to enter Canada with criminal inadmissibility, the Immigration offer will deny your entry into Canada. Canada is very strict with which foreign nat…click for more...

Applying for an ARC when you are Issued a Deportation Order When granted permission to enter Canada, it is important to recognize that it is a privilege and not everyone obtains permission. The moment you enter Canada as a foreign national, you must abide by Canadian laws and meet the conditions set out in your visa or permit. If you fail to abide by these requirements and conditions, the Canadia…click for more...

How to Travel to Alaska with Criminal Inadmissibility Often American citizens or permanent residents believe that travelling to Alaska will be a simple endeavor, especially if they are only transiting through Canada. However, unfortunately, this is not the case. Even if a foreign national is travelling through Canada in transit, they must still go through a Canadian border and they may be refused…click for more...

FAQ – Criminality & Security Clearances In this article, I will address a few popular questions and answers for individuals who have criminal pasts and need to go through security clearances. There are many different factors that come across the mind of an individual with criminal inadmissibility and especially when there are police clearances requested by Immigration Canada. This can be an…click for more...

Omitting Information about your Criminality If an individual decides not to disclose information about their criminal past to an Immigration officer when entering Canada, the consequences can be quite severe. It is very important to be very straight forward with Immigration officers, especially with regards to any criminal record you may have. Remember, they do have the ability and authority to c…click for more...

How to Enter Canada with a DUI One of the most common charges that lead to criminal inadmissibility is a DUI charge. Often times, individuals who are charged with this conviction are unsure about how or if they are able to enter Canada. It is important to recognize that having a criminal conviction on your record can affect your entry into Canada and it often leads to being denied entry into Cana…click for more...

How to Obtain Temporary Residence in Canada with a Criminal Record Any foreign national who has gone through the process of obtaining a temporary resident visa from Canada knows how difficult the process can be, especially if they have a criminal record. If a foreign national has a criminal record, then they will either need to apply for a Temporary Resident Permit or a Criminal Rehabilitation in…click for more...

How to Apply for Canadian Citizenship with a Criminal Record If you have received a criminal conviction from another country and you are currently a permanent resident of Canada and would like to apply for Canadian citizenship, you may run into some complications. Citizenship and Immigration Canada, better known as CIC, takes criminal convictions very seriously and often you will need to be rehab…click for more...

Questions and Answers for Criminal Rehabilitation In this article, I will address questions and answers for criminal rehabilitation, as there are several different circumstances for inadmissibility, in order for you to further understand what a criminal rehabilitation entails. A criminal rehabilitation is intended for foreign nationals who wish to come to Canada but unfortunately have been deemed…click for more...

What is Criminal Rehabilitation In order to enter Canada as a visitor, you must abide by the Immigrations laws that are in place for the safety and security of Canadian citizens and permanent residents. If you are deemed inadmissible to Canada for a past criminal offence made in or outside of Canada, and you would like to overcome the criminal inadmissibility, you may be able to apply for Crimina…click for more...

Can I enter Canada with a Criminal Record If you have tried to enter Canada and unfortunately were denied entry, there are many different reasons why this may have happened. Specifically, if the reason for denied entry has to do with any previous criminality attached to you, then you would then be classified as inadmissible. Thankfully, with the Criminal Rehabilitation application, it removes t…click for more...

What is Criminal Rehabilitation? Criminal rehabilitation allows you to no longer be criminally inadmissible to Canada. There may be additional steps that must be followed if faced with this problem of being convicted with additional offences or more serious offences. You may need to attend an interview and a more detailed assessment of you will be required if you committed one of these offences…click for more...

There are two was to show Criminal Rehabilitation: Deemed Rehabilitation Canada can no longer bar you from entering because so much time has passed since the conviction this also depends on the crime that was committed depends on the amount of time that has passed since the end of your sentence depends if you have committed more than one crime in all situations the crime committed ou…click for more...