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Travelling to the US from Canada? Criminal record in Canada?
You Need A US Waiver To Enter The USA From Canada.
A US entry waiver gives you permission to enter the USA legally
despite your criminal or arrest record.
It can take several months to apply and receive your waiver.
DO YOU NEED A
USA ENTRY WAIVER?
If you try to enter USA from Canada, US Customs will run a CPIC and Canadian criminal police record check on you.
They will ask if you have ever been arrested. If you lie you can be charged and arrested for illegal entry to use. Your vehicle could be seized.
US customs has access to your Canadian CPIC, police and RCMP criminal and arrest records and they can check your story in seconds.
Have You Ever Been Arrested?
Do you have a Canadian criminal record?
You cannot legally enter the USA
without a USA Entry Waiver.
YOU NEED TO GET A USA ENTRY WAIVER
Illegal entry will result in your immediate arrest.
Download Your CanLaw USA Waiver Application Forms Kit Today.
THERE IS NO CHOICE
YOU NEED TO GET A USA WAIVER BEFORE YOU TRAVEL.
It takes months for the US Government to process your application.
Apply as early as possible
The United States can refuse admission to any person convicted of a criminal offence. This means that if you have a criminal record, you should obtain a US Entry Waiver to ensure that you will not be turned back at the border and that you can legally travel to, or through, the U.S.
You will also need to apply for a US entry waiver if any of the following apply to you:
- You have been refused entry at the border.
- You have overstayed your welcome in the US (over 6 months in the country without status)
- You have worked illegally in the United States.
How To Apply For a
US Entry Waiver
DON'T LIE TO US CUSTOMS
Illegal entry will result in your immediate arrest, detention and the probable confiscation of any and all property with you at that time, including your car or truck.
This could even occur if you are caught at a border crossing while you think you are still in Canada, but are actually under US jurisdiction, and lie to the US immigration officials.
Telling the truth will result in your simply being denied entry without penalty.
DO NOT PAY SOMEONE TO PREPARE YOUR US WAIVER APPLICATION
Since you need to do most of the legwork yourself, a service only charges you about $500.00 just for holding your hand.
If you can read and follow simple instructions, you can easily do your own application without any problems at all.
The sooner you get started, the sooner you will be able to enter the USA.
"EXPEDITED REMOVAL"
Any US border official can ban you from the US for a period of five years without appeal or any other form of due process, if she suspects you are trying to enter illegally or if you lack the proper travel documents.
Most border officials, US and Canadian, are bureaucrats with far too much power so beware. They can arbitrarily ban you and there is nothing you can do, so do not offend them
SAVE YOUR MONEY
DO YOUR OWN WAIVER APPLICATION
NEVER PAY SOMEONE $500+ TO PREPARE YOUR US WAIVER APPLICATION
You can easily do it yourself. The process is extremely simple and fast.
Applying for your own US waiver is very easy to do. You do not need to pay some company $500+ to do your Waiver or Pardon application.
Criminal record in Canada?
You need a US Waiver to enter the USA.
Do You Have A Canadian Criminal Record? You cannot legally enter the USA without a USA Entry Waiver. Illegal entry will result in your immediate arrest. Download Your CanLaw USA Waiver Forms Kit Today
You need a US Waiver to enter the USA.
US Waiver is legal permission
to enter the USA despite your criminal or arrest record.
- CanLaw US Waiver is valid and legal in Ontario
- PEI US Waiver is legal permission to enter the USA.
- Quebec US Waiver is legal permission to enter the USA.
- British Columbia US Waiver is legal permission to enter the USA.
- Alberta US Waiver is legal permission to enter the USA.
- Manitoba US Waiver is legal permission to enter the USA.
- Saskatchewan US Waiver is legal permission to enter the USA.
- Newfoundland and Labrador US Waiver is legal permission to enter the USA.
- Nova Scotia US Waiver is legal permission to enter the USA.
- Yukon US Waiver is legal permission to enter the USA.
- Nunavut US Waiver is legal permission to enter the USA.
- North West Territories US Waiver is legal permission to enter the USA.
A US ENTRY WAIVER GIVES YOU PERMISSION TO ENTER THE USA LEGALLY DESPITE YOUR CRIMINAL RECORD.
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