A comprehensive list of the legal descriptions can be found here: Legal Descriptions (opens a PDF document) 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has expanded on its explanations of the grounds of inadmissibility for which one might require a Form I-192 waiver.
Form I-192, Application for Advance Permission to Enter as a Non-Immigrant and Inadmissible Canadian Information
In general, you might be denied entry:
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Hi Ryan, thanks for maintaining this blog. I have a big problem in the I-192 application process. Looking for any info I can get. I have two drug possession convictions, one from 1980 when I was 16 and one from about 1988 when I was 24 (both simple possession of less than 1 gram). In 1987 I got to the border and made the mistake of telling the officer, when asked, that I had a criminal record for drugs (technically not correct since I received an absolute discharge in 1980). I was excluded.
Now I am applying for permission to enter. The problem is that the courthouse is telling me that if I do not have the date of my trial and disposition, they cannot give me my documents! This was in 1988 and I have less than no idea what my court date was. For that matter I have no idea what my court date was in 1980 either.
Ever heard of anything like this? The thing about it is that my drug charges do not appear on my certified RCMP Criminal Record Check document, which I have. All that appears is two minor theft charges from 1980 and 1981. This is a huge quandary for me. They know I have some sort of involvement with drugs since I told them so, but there is nothing on my record. I cannot get the court documents. I do have the documents for my theft under $200 charges since I have the dates from my criminal record.
Any comment would be hugely appreciated. I have talked to 3 different court records employees and they have to told me that there is no way for them to get my records without that date and I will never be able to figure it out. I don't even remember clearly if it was 1988 or 1989.
Thanks
Rob
Thank you for sharing useful information.
anonymous:
1) your conviction as a minor does not pose a legal barrier to your entry to the USA. I suggest that you never mention it at all (unless an agent asks you specifically about convictions under age 18)
2) I don't understand why there would be those theft charges on your adult record, if you were 16 in 1980 weren't you a minor until 1982?
3) absolute discharge still counts as a conviction as far as the USA is concerned.
4) telling the officer the truth about your discharge was not a mistake. They have a LOT of records on people and those records are becoming more comprehensive by the month. If you lied and got away with it, you would be tempted to keep lying until one day it shows up on the computer and then you're in big trouble
5) the lack of court documents is not necessarily a "big problem" for an I-192 application. Submit the application as you normally would. Specify under "reasons for exclusion" that you were given an absolute discharge for possessing 1 gram of marijuana. You may wish to explain that your criminal record is clean because of the discharge. It's very possible that the arbiter of your application will be satisfied and proceed anyway. At worst, they will request the court documents which leaves you in the same place you were before.
6) sounds like the clerks are being kind of lazy about looking up your records. at my local courthouse (in BC) you can specify a name + a range of years and they will find the documents for you.
Good Information. Thanks.
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