DUI] Canadian immigration police

[marc.getty at temple.edu (Marc Getty)]

A friend of my father tried to drive his mobile home into Canada from the
USA at some obscure border crossing in Montana or North Dakota or some shit.
He was planning a week long stay and had reservations etc.

He was given an on-the-spot background check which turned up an arrest for
possession (no conviction) of marijuana in something like 1972. He was
turned away and denied entry.

Sorry, but you never can tell what is going to happen. Even 55 year old
clean cut husband and wifes driving motor homes for vacation are subject to
the strictest of laws.

-Marc


-----Original Message-----
From: scirocco-l-bounces+marc=getty.net@scirocco.org
[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces+marc=getty.net@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Spewey
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 11:07 PM
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: [OT: DUI] Canadian immigration police

I got such great help from the canucks last time....

*[disclaimer]* /actual legal advice is not to be given or taken under any
circumstances. This is all anecdotal and make-believe./

Say my friend's mom is retiring to Canada and he was set to attend school
there starting in August BUT...

Last month he decided to rather unwisely drive 98 mph on his way home from
the bar. He blew just over and got a DUI and a Careless. Looking through
Canadian gov't websites he determined that DUI makes one INADMISSIBLE. Oh,
shit. He got a lawyer and the charges were dropped to Careless only which
still carries a 90 day suspension but no DUI on the record.

Now we can't figure out just how this affects him. Some websites show
revocation as a naughty crime by itself. The state will be slow to correct
their records and much theoretical agony is being had.

Visa-wise, he was planning to apply there. The paperwork for criminals into
Canadia is incredibly complex. Traffic violations are classed as minor so
technically he is legal. Should he worry? Why are y'all so strict or is it
all legal mumbo-jumbo that no one bothers with?
Border-wise, US DUI offenders probably enter Canada thousands of times a
day, right?  He's never ever done anything else wrong :(


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