Help needed i have 30 days

[MONTYBULL123]

Got this letter today

We are writing with regards to your application for permanent residence in Canada. Please be advised that we require further information regarding your ACRO-issued UK police certificate notation of 'NO LIVE TRACE'. This means that you have a record on the Police National Computer that has been stepped-down. To obtain more information on your stepped- down record, please contact ACRO criminal record office. You should then send this information back to IRCC-London for assessment. In all cases, it is necessary that a full submission of events/outcomes is provided to ensure that the applicant is not criminally inadmissible to Canada under IRPA. Please provide us with the above information and a full explanation of the events surrounding your police record within 30 days. Please also note that you must provide an explanation as to why, despite this police record, you stated ‘NO’ on your Schedule 1 declaration, in regards to the question ‘Have you ever been convicted of, or are you currently charged with, on trial for, or party to a crime or offence, or subject of any criminal proceedings in any country?’ You should be aware that subsection 40(1)(a) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act 2001 states that a foreign national is inadmissible for misrepresentation for directly or indirectly misrepresenting or withholding material facts relating to a relevant matter that induces or could induce an error in the administration of this Act. Subsection 40(2)(a) specifies that the foreign national continues to be inadmissible for misrepresentation for a period of five years following, in the case of a determination outside Canada, a final determination of inadmissibility under subsection (1). Please also return a copy of this correspondence with your items/documentation.

I honestly thought my convictions were spent and didn't count....I haven't been in trouble for approx 27 years apart from some speeding fines....they were all theft and I was under 18...apart from one which was handling stolen goods at about 22 years old...now 48...any help

 

[scylla]

Got this letter today

We are writing with regards to your application for permanent residence in Canada. Please be advised that we require further information regarding your ACRO-issued UK police certificate notation of 'NO LIVE TRACE'. This means that you have a record on the Police National Computer that has been stepped-down. To obtain more information on your stepped- down record, please contact ACRO criminal record office. You should then send this information back to IRCC-London for assessment. In all cases, it is necessary that a full submission of events/outcomes is provided to ensure that the applicant is not criminally inadmissible to Canada under IRPA. Please provide us with the above information and a full explanation of the events surrounding your police record within 30 days. Please also note that you must provide an explanation as to why, despite this police record, you stated ‘NO’ on your Schedule 1 declaration, in regards to the question ‘Have you ever been convicted of, or are you currently charged with, on trial for, or party to a crime or offence, or subject of any criminal proceedings in any country?’ You should be aware that subsection 40(1)(a) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act 2001 states that a foreign national is inadmissible for misrepresentation for directly or indirectly misrepresenting or withholding material facts relating to a relevant matter that induces or could induce an error in the administration of this Act. Subsection 40(2)(a) specifies that the foreign national continues to be inadmissible for misrepresentation for a period of five years following, in the case of a determination outside Canada, a final determination of inadmissibility under subsection (1). Please also return a copy of this correspondence with your items/documentation.

I honestly thought my convictions were spent and didn't count....I haven't been in trouble for approx 27 years apart from some speeding fines....they were all theft and I was under 18...apart from one which was handling stolen goods at about 22 years old...now 48...any help

No such thing as "spent" when it comes to immigration. You have to declare your history fully. The question asks if you have ever been arrested or convicted.

Follow their instructions to the letter and provide them with all of the information they are requesting. You may want to hire an immigration lawyer to assist you with crafting the response regarding why you incorrectly answered these questions in your application. If IRCC decides this was misrepresentation, then you'll be looking at a refusal and potentially a five year ban from Canada. So how you address this question is extremely important. You really have one shot at this.

 

[21Goose]

Got this letter today

We are writing with regards to your application for permanent residence in Canada. Please be advised that we require further information regarding your ACRO-issued UK police certificate notation of 'NO LIVE TRACE'. This means that you have a record on the Police National Computer that has been stepped-down. To obtain more information on your stepped- down record, please contact ACRO criminal record office. You should then send this information back to IRCC-London for assessment. In all cases, it is necessary that a full submission of events/outcomes is provided to ensure that the applicant is not criminally inadmissible to Canada under IRPA. Please provide us with the above information and a full explanation of the events surrounding your police record within 30 days. Please also note that you must provide an explanation as to why, despite this police record, you stated ‘NO’ on your Schedule 1 declaration, in regards to the question ‘Have you ever been convicted of, or are you currently charged with, on trial for, or party to a crime or offence, or subject of any criminal proceedings in any country?’ You should be aware that subsection 40(1)(a) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act 2001 states that a foreign national is inadmissible for misrepresentation for directly or indirectly misrepresenting or withholding material facts relating to a relevant matter that induces or could induce an error in the administration of this Act. Subsection 40(2)(a) specifies that the foreign national continues to be inadmissible for misrepresentation for a period of five years following, in the case of a determination outside Canada, a final determination of inadmissibility under subsection (1). Please also return a copy of this correspondence with your items/documentation.

I honestly thought my convictions were spent and didn't count....I haven't been in trouble for approx 27 years apart from some speeding fines....they were all theft and I was under 18...apart from one which was handling stolen goods at about 22 years old...now 48...any help

Getting a good lawyer is a very good idea. This is not something you want to do yourself unless you are VERY sure you can do it, otherwise you're likely to be banned.