Vacation in Canada ? - Not if you have a DUI
You can run, but you can’t hide ! If you didn’t have a better reason to live a clean life, you may be stuck in your home country because other foreign countries don’t want you corrupting their fine citizens.
Canada for example has set the bar high for what it considers an “undesirable.” According to a briefing by Canadian Customs & Immigration, they will not allow people who have been convicted of DUI entry into Canada. In Canada, a DUI is a felony offense which they take as a very serious infraction. Canada does not allow convicted felons entry into their country whether the conviction was in Canada or the U.S. Additionally, any U.S. conviction of a misdemeanor offense including reckless driving, domestic violence, shoplifting or drug possession just to name a few, can also be grounds to be turned away from entering Canada.
Reminds me of stories from Singapore where chewing gum could land a punishment of lashing. Since 9/11, the world has been inherited by the crazies. This is another extreme reaction. Hopefully, we are headed for more moderate times where reason and common sense prevail over crazy extremism.
George
