Tom Wilson of the Globe & Mail recently filed an article that resonates to what a lot of us on this blog have already gone through: being found inadmissible to the US at a point of entry because of a prior criminal conviction.
In the article he touches on the very real point: "Honest and forthright individuals can get extremely nervous in these situations, making them appear slippery and dishonest". The first reaction for most of us, of course, is denial, which is obviously incriminating.
What should you do if you are denied entry on the basis of a criminal conviction that might have happened decades ago in your wayward youth?He goes on in the article to describe different situations, for example, the petty offense exception and an interview with a Vancouver based immigration lawyer. It's an interesting and relevant read. See the entire article: Denied entry to the U.S.? Don’t panic
Look for a special follow up on March 1st in the Globe & Mail: Admissibility and inadmissibility of Canadians to the United States under NAFTA (I'll post here if I find it). Labels: article, immigration lawyer, petty offense exception
8 comments:
Have you applied yet for your new I-192 as your profile indicates that your current document expiries in Nov 2011.
Would also be curious to know if you have applied and how long it takes to get it.
My first waiver application was approved for one year and took 7 months from the time I applied. My second one was approved for 2 years, and took three months to get. Most recently, I applied at the Halifax Airport preclearance on July 6. Received a 5 year approval just this week, so it took almost four months.
After this much has been said, i still believe that if you are eligible and applied correctly you can get immigration permission.
An update with regards to wait time...I had a valid one year waiver that expires mid-March. I applied for a second waiver at the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel on November 14th. I received a second waiver, good for 5 years, on February 14th. 90 days! The first waiver took 9 months.
It takes too much of time to be approved. The process is long. Thanks to the author for the efforts.
Actually I would like to follow up on this since I just received my 1 year waiver today. It is my first one... so confirms the fact that the initial one is usually granted for a 1 year period.
Applied for it in november 2011 and received approval now in April 2012.
It was not for criminal record offense in my case but for a previous overstay.
HTH
We just applied for a waiver today for my husband for the first time. We are hoping for good news at the end of this.
Do you have to let preclearance know you are coming prior to applying?
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