tintin24

Ooooh my favourites

mikelincs

I'm a little suprised he got nto the US if he declared his conviction on his ESTA form.

Aviator

Comparing like for like, maybe. A drunk person driving and a drunk person with a gun, you could well be right. A drunk person driving with a gun is an even higher risk!

A sober person driving, probably has a lesser likelihood of killing someone than gun owners when taken in context of proportion of the general populous, and accounting for the proportion of illegal guns in the hands of criminals.

Someone who is drunk in charge of a vehicle has a much higher chance of injuring or killing someone. They are a danger to themselves, other road users, pedestrians and anyone else in their vehicle. Deciding to drink and drive is a conscious decision, knowing the consequences for themselves and others. It is in my view a highly irresponsible and reckless decision at best.

scilly

That means you are banned for another 20 months

How long was the ban for in total??

did you have any other penalties, eg community service, jail ???

how many times have you entered the US since the ban was imposed?


I am also surprised that you have got into the US with a current criminal record ............. unless you didn't tell them?

Former Lancastrian

Actually a DUI doesn't render you inadmissible into the USA however try getting in or getting PR status with a simple possession of marijuana charge or openly admitting you have used or still use marijuana.
The US rules are different to Canada in regards to DUI convictions the same as ours are different to possession of less than 30 grammes of marijuana.

thistlehollyberry

If you watch the program Border Security you will see that visitors to Canada are denied entry quite regularly because of DUI's. I think Australia has the same policy.

MegSnow

When we were having our immigration Medicals there was a guy there who wanted to go to the States and visit family, he was forced to have a medical for his visa as he couldn't get an simple ESTA he had to apply direct to the U.S. embassy, he was banned for driving for a year after still classed as under the influence the next morning.

MarylandNed

Well apparently it shared between the US and Canada. Many people who have been convicted of DUI in the US are surprised when they are denied entry into Canada.

DUI record can keep you barred from Canada | The Seattle Times

"Since 9/11, both the U.S. and Canada have used ever-expanding criminal databases that they share with each other."

DragonSpirit

I had to do criminal rehabilitation for being cautioned for being drunk and disorderly when I was in my late teens/early twenties. I'm 39 now and it has caused a lot of problems for me.

You've been tried and convicted of DUI, and are banned until 2017 from driving. As others have said, you can't even apply for criminal rehabilitation until at least 2022.

If they ask you at the border if you have any convictions, you're going to have to say yes and explain your ban from driving. Contrary to what you think, they can and do check internationally for these things. That would leave you in a much worse situation as you could be served with a removal order, get you banned from entering Canada for 5-10 years, or even worse.

I don't think it's worth it for you to even try an find a workaround, it will come back to bite you.

Pollyana

All travellers to Australia have to get a visa before travelling (not on arrival, except for Kiwis) and all visas (even the evisitor for tourists) require all convictions to be disclosed. Each case is then taken on individual merits -one DUI alone is ulikely to prevent someone coming to Aus, but if there are other convictions or causes for concern then things could be different. Also if someone is found to have lied and said they had no convictions, when in fact they had been done for DUI, that would be viewed more seriously because of the dishonesty.

MarylandNed

Actually this is not true. It's controlled but you can actually bring guns into Canada.

Bringing Weapons Into Canada | Embassy of the United States Ottawa, Canada