After having specialized in criminal defense for more than 20 plus years I came to realize that most if not all of our clients with certain criminal convictions could not gain entry into Canada. After extensive research, education together with and developing relations with a Canadian Law Firm, we are now representing and assisting those of you who seek entry back into Canada.
Entering Canada with a DUI due to Urgent Circumstances
An urgent situation may not permit time to wait for a Canadian consulate to make a decision on your Criminal Rehabilitation or Temporary Resident Permit application — for example, helping a sick relative, attending an important business meeting or taking a trip your family planned and booked before you realized your DUI restricted entry to Canada.
Inadmissibility to Canada
When an someone has been deemed inadmissible, that person is prohibited from entering Canada, without special permission. Canadian immigration law lists a number of categories under which someone can be deemed inadmissible to Canada. The most common reasons for inadmissibility to Canada are criminality and medical issues.
- Criminal Rehabilitation
- Enter Canada with A DUI
- Temporary Resident Permit
- Assault Convictions
- Medical Inadmissibility
- Deemed Rehabilitation
- Criminal Inadmissability
Temporary Resident Permit — If you do not meet the eligibility criteria for the Criminal Rehabilitation process, a temporary solution may be available to you. We may be able to help you obtain a Temporary Resident Permit (TRP), so you can enter Canada with a DUI despite your criminal inadmissibility status. Depending on your circumstances, you may require a multiple-entry Temporary Resident Permit, so you can enter Canada on a regular basis without issue.
Criminal Rehabilitation — After five years have elapsed since the completion of all DUI sentences, probationary periods and fines, you may petition Canadian immigration authorities for rehabilitation. Approval of your application will confer permanent clemency — authorities can no longer consider your prior DUI as a reason for denying you entry to Canada.