Any foreign national that has a criminal record can be found inadmissible and thus barred entry into Canada. If you have a criminal record and need to enter Canada, you may be able to request entry under Criminal Rehabilitation. Criminal Rehabilitation means that the Canadian government finds that you no longer pose a risk of danger. As a result, you can overcome your inadmissibility to Canada. This allows you to apply for visa, entry, or immigration to Canada much easier. Most often, you will be requested to submit a record check for this application.

The application process for Criminal Rehabilitation is extensive and long. You are only eligible to apply for Criminal Rehabilitation after 5 years has elapsed since the completion of your sentence. This means that in 5 years after you have paid all your fines, served your jail-sentence, and completed all your probation requirements, you may be eligible to apply for Criminal Rehabilitation to enter Canada. Criminal rehabilitation can require an immigration lawyer, several court documents, including a recent record check, and processing fees. Criminal rehabilitation can take up to 1 year to process.

The Fingerprint Room Inc. provides easy assistance in obtaining a record check that can list out all the current and past convictions to help shorten your application processing time. As an accredited RCMP fingerprinting agency, The Fingerprint Room Inc. can take your fingerprints, digitalize them, and submit them directly to the RCMP’s Canadian Criminal Real Time Identification Server (CCRTIS). You can contact us at Contact or call us at toll-free 1-844-447-2485!

You can also find more information on this on Government of Canada’s website: Rehabilitation and Inadmissible Canada

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