Thread: Traveltalkonline: getting into Canada from the US

we went to the Canadian consulate in Seattle to ask for a clarification. We were told we may not even be questioned or we may be required to pay a $175 fee for a waiver at the border and we should have paperwork showing the case closed or we may be denied entry period - it's all up to the discresion of the agent checking us thru. We were hoping to get a waiver but none are available. We are taking a bus with many others directly from...

Sorry, don't know if you're from Canada or not, as I didn't check the IP. However, in the US, there is a major difference between a misdemeanor or a traffic offense, and a felony. Apparently, a lot of things are viewed more seriously in Canada than they are in the US. A DWI or DUI--same thing--is NOT a felony anywhere in the US, unless there are other aggravating factors--prior DUI offenses, or accident resulting in personal...

They must share information with the US. I have a friend who is a trucker and was denied entry 10 years ago because of some legal troubles he had as a teenager. I also know a guy that had to cross for his work everyday, he worked for a bi-national bridge authority, and after he was denied entry he had to apply for a waiver $200 I think. One thing to be careful of is the first time you are denied entry they just turn you away as an undesirable...

is there a difference between DWI and DUI or just different terms based on jurisdiction? i ask because the first time i remember hearing the term DUI was from a good friend of mine who lives on the west coast. and op, if u r planning a cruise out of canada, i wouldn't take the risk and would get the necessary paperwork. last month i went to montreal; just before hitting the road, realized my dog's rabies shots expired a few days...

Some things are viewed more seriously, others are not. On balance, for good or bad, Canada is seen to be a far more liberal country than the US.

I know that this post is a little old... But I had to get to the bottom of the question "How". By what I am able to gather, the United States and Canada entered into the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty in March 1985 [http://www.oas.org/juridico/mla/en/traites/en_traites-mla-can-usa2.html]. This tready allows the Department of Justice and the RCMP to exchange any information [No limit to the information that I can read in the Treaty....

From the other side, Canada to US.... A friend of mine had a DWI here in Canada and was not able to travel to the US with this conviction on his record. He has to request a "pardon" to have it expunged, and it could be denied, (at the control of whoever looks at it, as he could not get any clear indication of what the criteria was for a pardon) in order to travel to the US. My understanding was, if from Canada, that you cannot...

It does work both ways. But I don't believe that the exchange of information was until after 9/11, or at least the late 90's. I was in a bar fight when I was 19, charged with assault but was not convicted. My lawyer told me that everything would be wiped clean and there would be no record since it did not go to trial. Following this I held a US student Visa from 94-97. Five years ago I was going to a Tiger’s game in Detroit and was...