U.S. Travel
Your passport includes a bar-code of your personal details, such as name and date of birth. This allows the United States to instantly run your identity through the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) to check if you have a criminal record. Applying for a pardon before traveling to America or abroad is always the safest course of action.
The United States is unique among foreign nations, as they are the only country that has secured direct access to the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC).
When you attempt entry into the United States, you are implicitly agreeing to be subject to their laws, including a screening of possible records on CPIC and on the U.S. Custom and Border Protection Agency's database.
If you are planning to travel to the United States, you will be denied entry if you:
- have a criminal record in Canada which does not fall under the U.S. exemptions;
- have a criminal offence in the United States;
- were deported from the United States;
- have been denied entry at the U.S. border, or an international airport boarding a U.S. flight;
- are included on a no-fly list;
- are included on a terrorist watch list;
- are included on a "known associates" list, pertaining to possible organized or gang crime;
- were fingerprinted in Canada for which a federal FPS file was created;
- have a communicable disease, such as HIV/AIDS;
- admitted to having committed a criminal offence to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection;
- otherwise have violated a border crossing regulation or U.S. immigration law;
In all of these cases, you will need to apply for a U.S. entry waiver before you may enter the United States again.
In the case of individuals who have been deported from the U.S. and receive 5 year, 10 year or lifetime ban from re-entering the U.S., Express Pardons completes our U.S. entry waiver package along with a supplementary I-212 Application for Permission to Reapply for Admission into the United States After Deportation or Removal.
If you are already outside the United States, yet still have an outstanding order of deportation or removal in the United States, Express Pardons must first clear the order before an application for a U.S. entry waiver will be considered. There may be an additional fee required for this service, depending on the complexity of your case.
If you have a complicated situation with the United States, contact us for a free consultation with one of our more experienced waiver experts. Denote "complicated case" in the subject line.
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