Posted on February 18, 2009 by Glen Neeley

Utah DUI Restricts Travel to Canada

There are many hidden consequences of a Utah DUI conviction.  One of those consequences is the inability to enter Canada.  I have had clients, where their case was totally dismissed, and yet they received a lot of grief trying to enter Canada.  According to this web site, you do not even have to be convicted of the crime.  If a charge is pending, you are deemed inadmissible into Canada.  If the charge was held in abeyance (pled guilty, but will be dismissed after good behavior for several months), you are deemed inadmissible into Canada.

It states:

 

1. What is criminal inadmissibility?

In general, it is a term used to describe a person who will not be allowed to visit or stay in Canada because they have committed or been convicted of a crime in, or outside of, Canada.

3. I have been charged with a crime but my trial is still under way. Will I be allowed to enter Canada?

No. You are considered criminally inadmissible if:

* you have a trial under way;
* there is a warrant out for your arrest; or
* you have charges pending against you or an officer has credible information that you committed an offence outside Canada.

There is still hope.  The site tells of ways to enter Canada, but it takes time and is tricky.

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