So my partner, two children and myself are planning to move permanently to British Columbia and go through the express entry route. We have enough points and my partner will be the main applicant.

However I have a criminal record and after getting my police certificate it’s probable I will need to apply for criminal rehabilitation. I have one dui resulting in a ban and fine in 2008 and a caution for cultivating cannabis in 2010.

I think I have a good idea of what I will need to include in my rehabilitation application, but I wondered if it could be sensible to apply on an information only basis first or dive straight in.

I understand the actual process could take over a year but does anyone know how long it would take for an answer if I applied on an information only basis, or does anyone have any experience going down the information only route first?

Any info or tips would be greatly appreciated..

ch

Hi christmasoompa,

Thanks for the info and welcome,

I can’t remember exactly what she scored but it was definitely over the minimum, she has a degree in dentistry (masters equivalent) and we are both 31, native English speakers so I hope if we can overcome the rehabilitation barrier we should be invited.

I think I’ll get moving on the application asap and collect all the supporting docs together, I’ve also lived in Thailand for a few years so I believe will have to get a criminal clearance certificate from there as well, which will be clear but will probably be a bit of a wait to get it.

Again many thanks for your reply that’s really cleared it up for me, this forum is so useful I’ve been going though the posts with great interest, it’s going to be months, perhaps more of uncertainty till I hear back but it’s good to know I'm on the right path!

thanks

Ch

Time is definitely of the essence! I plan to report back in this forum on how things are going and hopefully when we get in..

cheers

ch