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[lookit]

Thanks for the clarification. Is that a recent change? I thought it used to be 10 years.

Anyway. One more thing to add: Don't travel to the US during the time your record exists. Once the US border people become aware that you have a record they store it in THEIR computers, and they don't recognize Canadian pardons, so it can go on bothering you for years.

If you avoid the US for the 1-3 years after than when you cross they won't find the record because it will have been deleted from the Canadian computers they connect to.

Being convicted for blowing over 80, although considered a criminal charge, is not in the same league as being charged for theft, drug trafficking, felony or the likes. Customs will see that you have a record when they look you up as part their SOP but they will let you travel to the US.

 

[thompo69]

Being convicted for blowing over 80, although considered a criminal charge, is not in the same league as being charged for theft, drug trafficking, felony or the likes. Customs will see that you have a record when they look you up as part their SOP but they will let you travel to the US.

Don't be so sure. US Customs can be pretty harsh. To many of them, an offence is an offence.