inadmissibility

[michminn]

Hello everyone!

I have a curious question?

I have a charge dated back to 1998, I was 18 at the time. My question is, will it be held against me? It was for disorderly conduct; I recall seeing somewhere that there was a timeframe, I think 10 years? Any help or link would be a great help.


Thank ev1!!! ;D

 

[bartjones]

You will probably be okay. You can start reading about it here http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/5312ETOC.asp

Can you tell us more about the circumstances surrounding the conviction. Disorderly conduct can mean a lot of things. What was your sentence and when did you complete it? That's also important.

Assuming it's your only conviction, it was something minor and your sentence was completed 10 years ago, in all likelihood you are "Deemed Rehabilitated" and should be fine.

 

[michminn]

Thank you for the quick response! I went to jail for 2 weeks and then probation 2 months. Yes, this was my only conviction. My mother and I go into a fight and I punched a whole in the wall!! : I was an immature troubled child... I am now a professional 34 year old woman...

 

[bartjones]

Thank you for the quick response! I went to jail for 2 weeks and then probation 2 months. Yes, this was my only conviction. My mother and I go into a fight and I punched a whole in the wall!! : I was an immature troubled child... I am now a professional 34 year old woman...

Wow. Pretty hefty sentence for punching a hole in the wall, lol.

I think you'll be fine. You will want to be sure that you disclose the conviction on your application. CIC takes a very dim view of misrepresentation. Failing to disclose it will present a much more serious problem than the actual conviction. You may want to see if you can obtain the court records regarding the offence. They may ask for those and if you've already got them that will save you some time.

Otherwise, IMO, the deemed rehabilitation provisions should apply to you and the conviction will not, in all likelihood, be a major issue for you.

 

[michminn]

lol, I sent CIC the FBI report from the States. The only thing on there is the 1 conviction, Misdemeanor. I

 

[bartjones]

lol, I sent CIC the FBI report from the States. The only thing on there is the 1 conviction, Misdemeanor. I

Good. As I said, I would get the court documents for your conviction as well. CIC will often request those in cases such as yours. Getting your hands on older court records can take a lot of time, so to avoid any delays in your application I would get them ASAP and have them on hand in case CIC requests them. Good luck.

 

[michminn]

Ok, thanks for your help. I see that some people have gone through stage 1 approval "Inland" fast! Hope mine does as well. I have seen some as fast as 5 months. I am looing forward to working.

 

[taffy7]

Ok, thanks for your help. I see that some people have gone through stage 1 approval "Inland" fast! Hope mine does as well. I have seen some as fast as 5 months. I am looing forward to working.

You sure your looking at the right spread sheet , it is between 8 to 12 months now for first stage applying inland. You may be looking at some applications that is staying in Mississauga or Ottawa that are outland but remains in Canada.

 

[michminn]

Yes, they applied inland

 

[Alurra71]

Yes, they applied inland

INLAND is currently at 12 months for AIP. You won't be working any time soon.

You might be looking at AOR which is something completely different.

There are still applicants from August 1, 2013 who haven't yet received AIP.

If you are a US citizen, I would suggest withdrawing and reapplying using the outland route. You could be fully landed as quickly as 3 months.

Of course, your choice, but I can promise you that you won't be working in a couple months with an Inland application.