[Vision2020] FW: test..resending Canada travel advisory

[Pat Kraut]

If for no other reason I deeply resent the loss of our ability to travel freely...Canada and the USA have had so few problems before and now we have to be much more careful. 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: kerry becker 
  To: vision2020 at moscow.com 
  Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 10:17 AM
  Subject: [Vision2020] FW: test..resending Canada travel advisory




  A friend of mine was denied entrance at the border recently because his drivers license alerted border patrol of a DUI he had over 5 years ago.




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    From: "kerry becker" <kerrybecker6924 at hotmail.com>
    To: kerrybecker6924 at hotmail.com
    Subject: test
    Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 11:14:13 -0700


    Travel to Canada Entrance Advisory 
    Members are advised to remind customers traveling to Canada of a long standing law that may deny them entrance if they have ever been convicted of a criminal offense. The list of inadmissible classes include those that have been convicted of: 1) a minor offense (including shoplifting, theft, assault, possession of an illegal substance, etc.); 2) an _indictable_ criminal offense (including assault with a deadly weapon, manslaughter; etc.), or 3) Driving While Intoxicated (DWI). Read full details. 
    According to Canada_s Web-site, it is possible to have some offenses cleared in advance of travel by submitting an application for a Minister_s Approval of Rehabilitation. ASTA has discussed this situation with the Canadian Embassy and is advised that most applications for rehabilitation are granted if:  1) they involve a single offense, 2) the record is clean for the stated time (depending on the offense) since the conviction and 3) the paperwork is all in order. The process becomes more complicated and takes longer as the seriousness of the crime increases and can take up to six months for serious felonies. One DWI and a 10-year clean record can be approved at the border without a fee or other process than providing the proper paperwork, but there is an obvious risk in trying to gain entry that way. 
    According to a report in the San Francisco Chronicle, the Canadian government, to help enforce its law, is now sharing criminal databases used by law enforcement in the United States as part of post-9/11 initiative called Smart Borders. We are advised that Canada expects anyone seeking entry to Canada to "confess" their convictions even if not asked, on the theory that everyone is presumed to know the law. 
    Members are urged to advise customers of this law when booking travel. Failure to inform customers about this law could lead to a claim of breach of fiduciary duty against the agency. This information should be disclosed at the point-of-sale and documented in the Passenger Name Record (PNR) or printed on the itinerary. Here is a sample form of itinerary remark: 
    _Travelers to Canada are advised that they may be denied entrance if they have ever been convicted of a criminal offense, including minor criminal offenses and Driving While Intoxicated (DWI)." 
    Complete information can be found on Canada_s Web-site at: http://geo.international.gc.ca/can-am/washington/visas/inadmissible-en.asp. 


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