chumley

have a few convictions from 20yrs ago,for assault and i got a letter back from CIC stating that i was ADMISSIBLE to Canada
I did this as a last check before i get on the plan
All this stuff you can go, you can not go load of tosh I am going


see above this is a quote from one of your previous posts fastlane so im baffled as to why you are asking???

dazzlerdaz

I think from his "previous" posts I SMELL A TROLL

Pollyana

Australian immigration works very differently - there is no such thing as rehab in the same way that there is for Canada. You need to declare everything, it may then be referred to a character assessment unit, whoi may ask for more info. This part of the process alone can take months, without the momnths for the application to be processed as well. Also for Canada you apply for rehab first, in Aus you have to put in the police check and then they consider what to do - so you may lose your whole application fee if you are rejected on the grounds of your record.

chumley

tda how old are you now? and how old were you at the time of each offence?

what questions are asked on your sutdy permit re any cautions/convictions?

chumley

polly I was looking at the Canadin high commsion of australia purely for entry to canada and comparing wait time for the rehab process to canada only

eg if you arre an australian wanting to enter canada the wait is 4 to 6 weeks
if you are a brit the wait is a squillion life times

Rubie

Hi Chumley

I have spoken (or typed!!) to you before on this subject but have only just clocked that you sent in your rehab application back in June . Have you chased them up on this yet or heard anything at all from them? It seems ludicrous that you have sent this form off and are just sitting, waiting.....waiting......more waiting.

I sent OH's off in early July, though not full application, just to see if he is inadmissible class, and we received it back in early September due to missing documents. One thing that was weird, was that the letter they sent back with it was dated late July but didn't get to me until early September. How weird is that - what was happening with it for a month do you think? Maybe yours is just sitting waiting to be posted. Is there any way you can chase it up?

chumley

rubie that gives me some hope that they are a least alive in chc

i have chased it twice once by email and i got a reply saying it will take a long time but no indication of how long:curse:

second time we sent a specail deliver ltter with new police check and a letter from a uk lawyer and no reply to this at all
unbelivable re yourletter dated july and you getting it in september what is going on there!!!!!
will pm you

tdastrand

Thanks for your response chumley

I am 21 now.

I was 16 at the time of the Caution, 19 at the FPN.

Edit: Question states:

Have you or any member of your family ever: Committed, been arrested or charged with any criminal offense in any country.

Arrona

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...light=criminal

found this thread thought it might also be usefull

tdastrand

Thanks for the link.

Arrona

no problem, i am trying to work out how things will go for my husband as he has a conviction from 22years ago when he was 18.
its true what they say the past always comes back to haunt you

tdastrand

No doubt!

spaceace

Now I'm confused LOL

My convictions have an equivalent Canadian maximum conviction term of less than 10 years, plus over 10 years have passed since I was convicted....so my convictions have been deemed rehabilitated according to the link below, so no full rehab application required for me

http://www.cic.gc.ca/ENGLISH/visit/c...ion.asp#deemed

It seems cut and dry to me, however I've written to immigration in London for clarification

mclauchlan35

One conviction 22 years ago, depending how serious it was should be deemed rehabilitated now should it not? That's how I understood it reading the posts anyway.

spaceace

I think you need to cross ref the UK sentence against the equivalent Canadian sentence to find out what you would have been sentenced to if you had been sentenced in Canada.