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[Robinson2022]

Good day Guys

Hope everyone here is doing great and staying safe .

Well I have a question or let me say challenge and looking to see if anyone has an idea on how i can go about this situation. Well I am 42 and i plan applying for a work permit soon . I am from Germany . I went to college in the US and during my schooling days out there I caught a case that led to a felony . I was young , dumb and stupid but no excuse to get into any criminal activity . I was charged with Bank fraud and did 6 months in a county jail this is was like 2002, after my 6 months I got deported back to Germany because i was still a resident out there, didn't go to prison .

Later on in 2015, I applied for an ETA , and on the application it asked if i have any criminal record, I said yes and submitted, 5 mins later i got an approved ETA . I have been to Canada like 5 times now , I even renewed my ETA lately and I was approved.

Now my question is do i go ahead and apply for a work permit since i have made it clear on my ETA application i have a criminal record in the US , or do i just apply for rehabilitation straight away before turning in my application for a work permit . I just feel its going to be a different process since i am applying for a work permit , but also I was thinking that means the Canadian immigration do not run an extensive background check on visitors who apply for an ETA.

Its been 20 years now , I am totally changed person, that experience changed my life and ever since then I don't indulge into any criminal activity, I don't even have a parking ticket . So i hope to hear from you someone out here .

Best regards

 

[scylla]

Good day Guys

Hope everyone here is doing great and staying safe .

Well I have a question or let me say challenge and looking to see if anyone has an idea on how i can go about this situation. Well I am 42 and i plan applying for a work permit soon . I am from Germany . I went to college in the US and during my schooling days out there I caught a case that led to a felony . I was young , dumb and stupid but no excuse to get into any criminal activity . I was charged with Bank fraud and did 6 months in a county jail this is was like 2002, after my 6 months I got deported back to Germany because i was still a resident out there, didn't go to prison .

Later on in 2015, I applied for an ETA , and on the application it asked if i have any criminal record, I said yes and submitted, 5 mins later i got an approved ETA . I have been to Canada like 5 times now , I even renewed my ETA lately and I was approved.

Now my question is do i go ahead and apply for a work permit since i have made it clear on my ETA application i have a criminal record in the US , or do i just apply for rehabilitation straight away before turning in my application for a work permit . I just feel its going to be a different process since i am applying for a work permit , but also I was thinking that means the Canadian immigration do not run an extensive background check on visitors who apply for an ETA.

Its been 20 years now , I am totally changed person, that experience changed my life and ever since then I don't indulge into any criminal activity, I don't even have a parking ticket . So i hope to hear from you someone out here .

Best regards

If the eTA was approved and you declared your criminal record, then it sounds like you are already deemed to be rehabilitated and no rehab application is required. If a rehab application was required, the eTA would have been refused.

When someone is inadmissible, they are inadmissible for all types of visas and entry to Canada. You wouldn't be admissible on an eTA but inadmissible on a work permit. You are either admissible or inadmissible.

 

[scylla]

Good day Guys

Hope everyone here is doing great and staying safe .

Well I have a question or let me say challenge and looking to see if anyone has an idea on how i can go about this situation. Well I am 42 and i plan applying for a work permit soon . I am from Germany . I went to college in the US and during my schooling days out there I caught a case that led to a felony . I was young , dumb and stupid but no excuse to get into any criminal activity . I was charged with Bank fraud and did 6 months in a county jail this is was like 2002, after my 6 months I got deported back to Germany because i was still a resident out there, didn't go to prison .

Later on in 2015, I applied for an ETA , and on the application it asked if i have any criminal record, I said yes and submitted, 5 mins later i got an approved ETA . I have been to Canada like 5 times now , I even renewed my ETA lately and I was approved.

Now my question is do i go ahead and apply for a work permit since i have made it clear on my ETA application i have a criminal record in the US , or do i just apply for rehabilitation straight away before turning in my application for a work permit . I just feel its going to be a different process since i am applying for a work permit , but also I was thinking that means the Canadian immigration do not run an extensive background check on visitors who apply for an ETA.

Its been 20 years now , I am totally changed person, that experience changed my life and ever since then I don't indulge into any criminal activity, I don't even have a parking ticket . So i hope to hear from you someone out here .

Best regards

Just to be clear, you definitely need to declare the criminal record in your work permit. However I don't believe you need to apply for rehab if the eTAs were approved. This means you are deemed rehabilitated to me.