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86Chevy
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tips on going to canada

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I am going to victoria island in a couple of months to do some salmon fishing, the problem I face is that I am driving into vancouver and I have a couple felonies. Any one know how exactly this works at the border, do they even ask?

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Post by Frank »

Canada Border Services Agency generally frowns on people with convictions. They may or may not ask if you've already had a conviction but lying to an CBSA officer is never a good thing to do. You can read more about the government's position at:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/inadmissibility.html

For more information, you should contact Citizenship & Immigration Canada:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/contacts/index.html


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Post by cow_rancher »

Fly in, rent a car/truck... nobody asked me the time of day.

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Post by 86Chevy »

when did you go and where did you go in

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January, flew America West (US Air now) into Vancouver BC, rented Ford Explorer, drove to Whistler.

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Post by cow_rancher »

Of course if you are a WANTED felon, you may want to use a fake ID/passport... 8)

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Post by 86Chevy »

Not wanted its about 4 years old, seems stupid to me but I understand the problem i guess. I heard that if you fly in they do all the checking before you even get there though. I will be driving through in the middle of the day

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Post by cow_rancher »

I think if you're re-paid your "debt" to society you're good to go, have you had your civil rights restored?

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Post by 86Chevy »

no but i dont know what that means really

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Post by cow_rancher »

It means you go back to court and the judge can do his magic and say you are an ok citizen again and then you can Vote, own a Gun, etc that you can't legally do as a convicted felon.

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