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    Visitor (US citizen) to Canada

    So they will not look at the longer than endorsed stay (although legal) and allow that to affect the next entry? Is this from experience, word of mouth, people in the know? (not doubting you, just curious) My question also is, how do they know you stayed longer than endorsed - do they mark...
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    Overcoming criminal inadmissibility for a DUI

    If you look at this: http://www.immigrationlawconference.com/uploads/4/9/2/2/49220293/presentation_-_aris_daghighian_-_criminal_inadmissibility__-_issues_of_interest.pdf For PRs, the Tran holding applies, which is previous jurisprudence that the law is not applied retroactively to convictions...
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    Overcoming criminal inadmissibility for a DUI

    I find it interesting that with a previous DUI, they cited 36. 2(b) instead of 36. 1(b) for serious criminality since the new bill has passed. Thoughts @LifeDreamer ?
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    Canada stiffens sentences for drunk driving, raising new immigration concerns

    My point with this example, was that despite his admission of guilt, and conviction for impaired driving outside of Canada, his conditional discharge was allowed him to be admissible. A lot of the state programs use different language, conditional discharge programs, pre-trial disposition...
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    Previous expunged record, FBI Check shows no arrest data

    With a history of an impaired driving arrest, which was dismissed and expunged by the state, FBI report came back saying: "A SEARCH OF THE FINGERPRINTS PROVIDED BY THIS INDIVIDUAL HAS REVEALED NO PRIOR ARREST DATA AT THE FBI. THIS DOES NOT PRECLUDE FURTHER CRIMINAL HISTORY AT THE STATE OR LOCAL...
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    Canada stiffens sentences for drunk driving, raising new immigration concerns

    Hey @LifeDreamer, Once again just trying to have a educated discussion about this and get to the bottom of this. Could you explain where in the IRCC operating manuals that any sentence, fine, community service or any form of punishment counts as a conviction? I've looked through a lot of the...
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    Unrelated? degree for NAFTA TN

    Yes I realize that, my question is specifically regarding the degree and her eligibility from that perspective.
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    Unrelated? degree for NAFTA TN

    Hi, my girlfriend is planning to come to Canada to work temporarily and she is considering the TN/NAFTA route She is under the graphic designer NOC, and I understand the education/work requirements are bachelors degree OR post secondary degree with 3 years work experience. She has a 4 year...
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    Canada stiffens sentences for drunk driving, raising new immigration concerns

    And I'm also not trying to be confrontational, just trying to find the facts, but you also stated this in a previous post to another poster? "This is not a problem for IRCC because they are not looking to find out if you are guilty or not, only if you were convicted. A conditional discharge...
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    Canada stiffens sentences for drunk driving, raising new immigration concerns

    Hmm, so many contradicting opinions on this. May I ask what your basis is for this?
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    Canada stiffens sentences for drunk driving, raising new immigration concerns

    What is the effect on people with DUI charges that were dismissed and expunged through a state disposition program.
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    DUI and expungement

    Does anyone have any experience with DUI charges which were expunged, and immigrating/working in Canada? There was an arrest and charge, but the state accelerated rehab disposition protocol was used, where there was no conviction, and there are documents stating that probation was completed and...
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    Expunged DUI - admissibility

    Hi all, Issue at hand is a DUI for a US citizen looking to work in Canada. The state has implemented an accelerated rehabilitative disposition (ARD) program which allows one to complete voluntary rehab and on completion, the charges are dismissed and the records expunged. I've read various...