Good morning everyone, i hope someone can please help me with some questions!
I am a UK citizen and inadmissible to Canada. I commited DUI in Canada in late 2017. I was not convicted till early 2020 (court backlogs), but i was found guilty. I can apply for a pardon in Feb 2025, i left Canada immediately after my conviction of my own accord. No deportation order, no removal - I knew i would be inadmissible and would need a pardon down the road so decided to do the right thing and leave immediately, and so i did.
I have a Canadian partner together since 2016. We are getting married in Vermont in September - small ceremony, only 6 people, no family. I have a TRP application in to London VO, received Dec 2021, and it is still in processing. No word or clue on when or if we will get an answer. Since we will be so close to the border me and my partner have decided to go to the border after we are married to attempt to apply for a TRP there. I would like to enter Canada for 1 week to see family and spend time with them to celebrate our wedding, since they cant / arent coming to the ceremony.
The issue is - My last ETA to Canada is still Valid. My last work permit which i left in the middle of ran to expiry 14 months after i left, it was not cancelled. This leaves me to believe that IRCC / CBSA are not yet aware or updated that i am inadmissible.
My questions:
- As my last ETA was not cancelled, is still valid / the work permit ran to expiry, will CBSA be able to see i am inadmissible because of the TRP application i have in at London VO?
- If no (because its not been updated in the system) and they just let me through without further questioning - will i get in trouble? I know at the border they dont necessarily ask about inadmissibility as part of their routine questioning. I dont want to jeopardise my future for the sake of one visit.
- If they do see it / i declare it and i am sent to secondary, what is the likelihood in your opinion or experience that they will let me in? I have older family members (through my fiance) who are not in good health, and a new nephew i have never met so celebrating our nuptials with them is important to us. I dont know if IRCC will see it that way though.
I have a flight already booked out from the US 1 week later, i could change the flight out of Canada and i WOULD leave. Im not trying to stay in Canada. I know i cant.
I appreciate any thoughts /opinions and experiences.
Thank you!
I am a UK citizen and inadmissible to Canada. I commited DUI in Canada in late 2017. I was not convicted till early 2020 (court backlogs), but i was found guilty. I can apply for a pardon in Feb 2025, i left Canada immediately after my conviction of my own accord. No deportation order, no removal - I knew i would be inadmissible and would need a pardon down the road so decided to do the right thing and leave immediately, and so i did.
I have a Canadian partner together since 2016. We are getting married in Vermont in September - small ceremony, only 6 people, no family. I have a TRP application in to London VO, received Dec 2021, and it is still in processing. No word or clue on when or if we will get an answer. Since we will be so close to the border me and my partner have decided to go to the border after we are married to attempt to apply for a TRP there. I would like to enter Canada for 1 week to see family and spend time with them to celebrate our wedding, since they cant / arent coming to the ceremony.
The issue is - My last ETA to Canada is still Valid. My last work permit which i left in the middle of ran to expiry 14 months after i left, it was not cancelled. This leaves me to believe that IRCC / CBSA are not yet aware or updated that i am inadmissible.
My questions:
- As my last ETA was not cancelled, is still valid / the work permit ran to expiry, will CBSA be able to see i am inadmissible because of the TRP application i have in at London VO?
- If no (because its not been updated in the system) and they just let me through without further questioning - will i get in trouble? I know at the border they dont necessarily ask about inadmissibility as part of their routine questioning. I dont want to jeopardise my future for the sake of one visit.
- If they do see it / i declare it and i am sent to secondary, what is the likelihood in your opinion or experience that they will let me in? I have older family members (through my fiance) who are not in good health, and a new nephew i have never met so celebrating our nuptials with them is important to us. I dont know if IRCC will see it that way though.
I have a flight already booked out from the US 1 week later, i could change the flight out of Canada and i WOULD leave. Im not trying to stay in Canada. I know i cant.
I appreciate any thoughts /opinions and experiences.
Thank you!