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US waiver of inadmissibility and Canadian TRP and rehabilitation

By immlawyer

The increase in database and information sharing between the US and Canada has resulted in old criminal records resurfacing and preventing travel between the two countries. For a US national with a criminal record seeking to enter Canada the solution is a TRP or an application for criminal rehabilitation. For a Canadian with a record seeking to enter the US, the answer lies in obtaining a waiver of inadmissibility. The waiver is not available for certain offences. In either case, its likely that the process will take at least several months.

Full post as published by Canadian Immigration Blawg on April 03, 2009 (boomark / email).