if you have ' any' criminal convictions, 'any at all' does it mean you cant emmegrate to the us or canada

Question

period? i wonder what im gonna do..because this is my ultimate dream, im a 29 year old male, workin through mental health probs.. i hate it when people say, forget the us or canada, i have a record......no i wont forget it. this is my dream, damn, are they saying, i have to stay in the uk and be happy?

i no i have to be realistic, but i dont wanna write my dreams off either

Answer 1

I'm not positive on this but I think after (at the most 7yrs>)so much time and yu stay out of trouble and prove to the courts you've cleaned up your act then there shouldnt be a problem. Maybe a note from co-workers, psychiatrist, dr, group or individual counselling etc..Use this time to help yourself....maybe get a good criminal lawyer to give u some answers and help remedy ur situation....if its ur dream u will do whatever it takes!!

Answer 2

You say mental health issues. You say you have a criminal record. And the tone of your question is far from reassuring, from the standpoint of any Immigration official from either country. I used to live in Canada. I immigrated to there from England. I was convicted of a crime, which I have no problem taking responsibility for, and served a term of three years in prison. Ten years later, the Canadian government arrested me under a federal warrant, even though I had not committed any crimes during the intervening years since my release from prison. After much legal wrangling, they deported me to my country of birth. At the time of my deportation I was informed that I was persona non grata in the USA, even though I have never committed a crime there. I was listed as a no entry for any reason on the US watch list, so the flight I was deported on didn't even fly across US airspace. You will probably not be given entry into the US, taking into account the current mood of that country in so far as security goes. However, if you happen to be a British Citizen, you are then a member of the British Commonwealth, to which Canada belongs. As such you are entitled to travel and visit Canada, and may apply to be a landed immigrant. This takes time and will need your full honesty and understanding of the process. A criminal conviction with violence will probably deter Canada from actually allowing you entry, that is their right, and you can't really dispute it. If you are refused entry to one or both countries, and you have no substitute dream countries, then, yes, you will have to suck it up and find happiness in England. That shouldn't be too hard really, since that is where the Queen lives, and she seems to do okay.

Answer 3

Apply to emigrate through a Government website, they are the reliable people to deal with. Don't use a third party or so called immigration expert or service. They are more interested in getting a fee from you than anything else.
Go to the official Government website. You have nothing to lose by applying.

Whatever you don't take the advice given by Ivan Dragon, he doesn't know what he is talking about when he tells you to be dishonest and you will get caught out very easily.
As part of your application you have to write to the Criminal Records Bureau and obtain a certified document to prove your record, which you have to then send as part of your application to emigrate.

Go for it, apply but be honest and hope that you will be allowed in.

Answer 4

No thought the way you obtain the Italian citizenship, yet you're character non grata in Canada. earlier deportation and earlier criminal conviction each and each make you inadmissible. you have this way of good form of strikes against you, you could not get in. And in case you lie approximately your earlier records, or bypass over any arrest, conviction, deportation or different criminal/immigration action or penalty against you, you're inadmissible on the foundation of submitting a fraudulent immigration utility. do not waste your - or persons's - time applying for any form of visa or immigration everywhere.

Answer 5

I think it depends on what the conviction is for, i'm sure that they will take into account any problems you are having, or have had..

However, it might be a good idea to note that the US soes not have an NHS to help you if things go wrong again, it can be VERY expensive to receive medical help.

Don't give up pal, but the best people who can help you are the American Embassy in London...

GOOD LUCK!

Answer 6

Criminal Record Search Database : http://SearchVerifyInfo.com/Official

Answer 7

I know they are very strict on it,a friend of ours couldnt even get a visa when he wanted to take his kids to Disneyworld.

Answer 8

my husband couldent get a passport because there was a warrant out for his arrest.You better check with the us embassy

Answer 9

I don't know about other countries but to get an immigrant visa to America you need to provide a police check and disclose any crimes you may have committed whether they show up on the police check or not.
It's not impossible to get a visa with a criminal record but depends whether the crime involves what the Americans define as "moral turpitude". For any convictions they have to see evidence from the court showing exactly what you were charged with and what your sentence was.
State Dept definitions of Moral Turpitude
Statutory definitions of crimes in the United States consist of various elements, which must be met before a conviction can be supported. Some of these elements have been determined in judicial or administrative decisions to involve moral turpitude. A conviction for a statutory offense will involve moral turpitude if one or more of the elements of that offense have been determined to involve moral turpitude. The most common elements involving moral turpitude are:
(1) Fraud;
(2) Larceny; and
(3) Intent to harm persons or thing.

a. Most crimes committed against property that involve moral turpitude include the necessary element of fraud. The act of fraud involves moral turpitude whether it is aimed against individuals or government. Fraud generally involves:
(1) Making false representation;
(2) Knowledge of such false representation by the perpetrator;
(3) Reliance on the false representation by the person defrauded;
(4) An intent to defraud; and
(5) The actual act of committing fraud
b. Other crimes committed against property involving moral turpitude involve an inherently evil intent, such as the act of arson. The following list comprises crimes frequently committed against property, which MAY be held to involve moral turpitude for the purposes of visa issuance:
(1) Arson;
(2) Blackmail;
(3) Burglary;
(4) Embezzlement;
(5) Extortion;
(6) False pretenses;
(7) Forgery;
(8) Fraud;
(9) Larceny (grand or petty);
(10) Malicious destruction of property;
(11) Receiving stolen goods (with guilty knowledge);
(12) Robbery;
(13) Theft (when it involves the intention of permanent taking); and
(14) Transporting stolen property (with guilty knowledge).
c. Crimes against property which do not fall within the definition of moral turpitude include:
(1) Damaging private property (where intent to damage not required);
(2) Breaking and entering (requiring no specific or implicit intent to commit a crime involving moral turpitude);
(3) Passing bad checks (where intent to defraud not required);
(4) Possessing stolen property (if guilty knowledge is not essential);
(5) Joy riding (where the intention to take permanently not required); and
(6) Juvenile delinquency
Crimes committed against governmental authority which fall within the definition of moral turpitude include:
(1) Bribery;
(2) Counterfeiting;
(3) Fraud against revenue or other government functions;
(4) Mail fraud;
(5) Perjury;
(6) Harboring a fugitive from justice (with guilty knowledge); and
(7) Tax evasion (willful).
Crimes committed against governmental authority, which would not constitute moral turpitude for visa-issuance purposes, are, in general, violation of laws which are regulatory in character and which do not involve the element of fraud or other evil intent do not involve moral turpitude. The following list assumes that the statutes involved do not require the showing of an intent to defraud, or commit other evil:
(1) Black market violations;
(2) Breach of the peace;
(3) Carrying a concealed weapon;
(4) Desertion from the Armed Forces;
(5) Disorderly conduct;
(6) Drunk or reckless driving;
(7) Drunkenness;
(8) Escape from prison;
(9) Failure to report for military induction;
(10) False statements (not amounting to perjury or involving fraud);
(11) Firearms violations;
(12) Gambling violations;
(13) Immigration violations;
(14) Liquor violations;
(15) Loan sharking;
(16) Lottery violations;
(17) Possessing burglar tools (without intent to commit burglary);
(18) Smuggling and customs violations (where intent to commit fraud is absent);
(19) Tax evasion (without intent to defraud); and
(20) Vagrancy
Crimes committed against the person, family relationship, and sexual morality, which constitute moral turpitude as it relates to visa issuance, include:
(1) Abandonment of a minor child (if willful and resulting in the destitution of the child);
(2) Adultery (see INA 101(f)(2) repealed by Public Law 97-116);
(3) Assault (this crime is broken down into several categories, which involve moral turpitude):
(a) Assault with intent to kill;
(b) Assault with intent to commit rape;
(c) Assault with intent to commit robbery;
(d) Assault with intent to commit serious bodily harm; and
(e) Assault with a dangerous or deadly weapon (some weapons may be found to be lethal as a matter of law, while others may or may not be found factually to be such, depending upon all the circumstances in the case. Such circumstances may include, but are not limited to, the size of the weapon, the manner of its use, and the nature and extent of injuries inflicted.);
(4) Bigamy;
(5) Contributing to the delinquency of a minor;
(6) Gross indecency;
(7) Incest (if the result of an improper sexual relationship);
(8) Kidnapping;
(9) Lewdness;
(10) Manslaughter:
(a) Voluntary; and (b) Involuntary, where the statute requires proof of recklessness, which is defined as the awareness and conscious disregard of a substantial and unjustified risk which constitutes a gross deviation from the standard that a reasonable person would observe in the situation. A conviction for the statutory offense of vehicular homicide or other involuntary manslaughter only requires a showing of negligence will not involve moral turpitude even if it appears the defendant in fact acted recklessly.
(11) Mayhem;
(12) Murder;
(13) Pandering;
(14) Prostitution;
(15) Rape (By statute, a person may be convicted of statutory rape even though the female consents and provided she is under the statutory age at the time of the commission of the act. “Statutory rape” is also deemed to involve moral turpitude.); and
(16) Sodomy
b. Crimes committed against the person, family relationship, or sexual morality which do not involve moral turpitude include:
(1) Assault (simple) (i.e., any assault, which does not require an evil intent or depraved motive, although it may involve the use of a weapon, which is neither dangerous nor deadly);
(2) Bastardy (i.e., the offense of begetting a bastard child);
(3) Creating or maintaining a nuisance (where knowledge that premises were used for prostitution is not necessary);
(4) Fornication;
(5) Incest (when a result of a marital status prohibited by law);
(6) Involuntary manslaughter (when killing is not the result of recklessness);
(7) Libel;
(8) Mailing an obscene letter;
(9) Mann Act violations (where coercion is not present);
(10) Riot; and
(11) Suicide (attempted)
The following types of crimes are held to be crimes involving moral turpitude:
(1) An attempt to commit a crime deemed to involve moral turpitude;
(2) Aiding and abetting in the commission of a crime deemed to involve moral turpitude;
(3) Being an accessory (before or after the fact) in the commission of a crime deemed to involve moral turpitude; and
(4) Taking part in a conspiracy (or attempting to take part in a conspiracy) to commit a crime involving moral turpitude
b. Conversely, where an alien has been convicted of, or admits having committed the essential elements of, a criminal attempt, or a criminal act of aiding and abetting, accessory before or after the fact, or conspiracy, and the underlying crime is not deemed to involve moral turpitude, then INA 212(a)(2)(A)(i)(I) would not be applicable.

INA 101(A)(48) defines “conviction” as either:
(1) A formal judgment of guilt entered by a court; or
(2) If adjudication has been withheld, (a) either:
• A finding of guilty by judge or jury; or
• A plea of guilty or nolo contendere by the alien; or
• An admission from the alien of sufficient facts to warrant a finding of guilt; and
(3) The imposition of some form of punishment, penalty or restraint of liberty by a judge

Official records generally suffice to establish the existence of a conviction. However, some convictions that would make INA 212(a)(2)(A)(i)(I) applicable are no longer a matter of record. It must be borne in mind that not all expungements or pardons serve to relieve the individual of the effects of the conviction for immigration purposes. Therefore, in cases where an expungement or pardon may have removed the record of conviction from official records, or where the accuracy of records is otherwise suspect, the consular officer may require any evidence relevant to the alien’s history which may appear necessary to determine the facts.

If deemed ineligable through a more serious conviction it is sometimes possible to file a waiver to be allowed in to the country despite convictions but to do this you must have a member of your immediate family who is a US Citizen prove that denying you a visa will cause them extreme hardship.