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If you get a DUI in America, you cannot enter Canada

arnmac 7y ago
Had a coworker that found that out the hard way. Got a DUI and didn't tell anyone. Then one day a few months later had a work trip in Canada. They stopped him at customs in Canada and shipped him back. Company had to fly someone else out there on short notice. Still better than the coworker that flew to Canada on business and then while on the trip his name got added to the "NO FLY" list. That was a fiasco.
- perl4ever 7y ago
  A coworker of mine went to Pakistan and then was not allowed to come back for quite a while. I don't know if it was the proverbial "no fly" list or something else, but eventually he was allowed back. I remember reading about someone who was denied entry to Canada because they brought anti-depressants with them. You have no rights traveling across borders, and it's not just US officials that are arbitrary and unreasonable.
heelix 7y ago
Yup. We have a group of people who regularly camp the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) on the Minnesota side of the boarder. We started doing trips where we would paddle to the Canadian side into Quetico - and found out one of the guys had a DUI when we did the boarder crossing. Had to cancel that part of the of the trip... and add some difficult questions for folks on the subsequent trips.
- 6nf 7y ago
  How do they (Canada) know about the DUI? Is that database shared by the USA?
  - heelix 7y ago
    They must. We all just handed over our passorts and paperwork. It was really, really unexpected when one of the guys was told they could not enter. Root cause was the DUI in the US. Very much threw a wet blanket on what is a great trip. The guy who had the issue never camped with us again, even on the US side. Not fun.
pupdogg 7y ago
That is not a 100% accurate statement...I’ve had a DUI for over 3 years and I’ve travelled to and from Canada at least 8-10 times without any issues. Initially, I was scared to cross the border solely for the reason you mentioned...but after talking to a few others in the same situation and learning that they didn’t have any issues, I took my chances. Seems like they might utilize a risk factor along with your driving/criminal history...or maybe solely at the CBP agent’s discretion.

Had a coworker that found that out the hard way. Got a DUI and didn't tell anyone. Then one day a few months later had a work trip in Canada. They stopped him at customs in Canada and shipped him back. Company had to fly someone else out there on short notice. Still better than the coworker that flew to Canada on business and then while on the trip his name got added to the "NO FLY" list. That was a fiasco.

perl4ever 7y ago
A coworker of mine went to Pakistan and then was not allowed to come back for quite a while. I don't know if it was the proverbial "no fly" list or something else, but eventually he was allowed back. I remember reading about someone who was denied entry to Canada because they brought anti-depressants with them. You have no rights traveling across borders, and it's not just US officials that are arbitrary and unreasonable.

heelix 7y ago

Yup. We have a group of people who regularly camp the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) on the Minnesota side of the boarder. We started doing trips where we would paddle to the Canadian side into Quetico - and found out one of the guys had a DUI when we did the boarder crossing. Had to cancel that part of the of the trip... and add some difficult questions for folks on the subsequent trips.

6nf 7y ago
How do they (Canada) know about the DUI? Is that database shared by the USA?
- heelix 7y ago
  They must. We all just handed over our passorts and paperwork. It was really, really unexpected when one of the guys was told they could not enter. Root cause was the DUI in the US. Very much threw a wet blanket on what is a great trip. The guy who had the issue never camped with us again, even on the US side. Not fun.

pupdogg 7y ago

That is not a 100% accurate statement...I’ve had a DUI for over 3 years and I’ve travelled to and from Canada at least 8-10 times without any issues. Initially, I was scared to cross the border solely for the reason you mentioned...but after talking to a few others in the same situation and learning that they didn’t have any issues, I took my chances. Seems like they might utilize a risk factor along with your driving/criminal history...or maybe solely at the CBP agent’s discretion.