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PARDONS AND WAIVERS: WHAT ARE THEY?

DO YOU KNOW?

ACCORDING TO THE CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS TO THE
CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION ACT INTRODUCED BY HONOURABLE
MINISTER JASON KENNEY IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN 6 MONTHS
SENTENCE OR IMPRISONMENT, YOU ARE SUBJECT TO DEPORTATION
EVEN IF YOU ARE A PERMANENT RESIDENT IN CANADA?

DO NOT LET A PAST MISTAKE TAINT YOUR FUTURE


ACT NOW! IT IS NOW OR NEVER!

GET YOUR PARDON AND WAIVER (US) BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!

CALL 403-671-1562 FOR IMMEDIATE LOW COST PARDON AND
WAIVER.
DID YOU KNOW:

NOT ONLY THE PROCESS OF PARDONS AND WAIVERS HAVE BECOME
FAR MORE STRINGENT BUT EVEN THE GOVT. FEE HAS INCREASED TO
$631.

PARDONS ARE NOW KNOWN AS RECORD SUSPENSIONS AND
CLEMENCY

A record suspension (formerly a pardon) allows people who were
convicted of a criminal offence, but have completed their sentence and
demonstrated they are law-abiding citizens for a prescribed number of
years, to have their criminal record kept separate and apart from other
criminal records.




A RECORD SUSPENSION (FORMERLY A PARDON) ALLOWS PEOPLE
WITH A CRIMINAL RECORD TO HAVE IT SET ASIDE. THIS HELPS THEM
ACCESS EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND TO
REINTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. IT ALSO PREVENTS IMMIGRANTS FROM
BEING DEPORTED UNDER SECTION 44 OF THE CITIZENSHIP AND
IMMIGRATION ACT. IN VIEW OF THE RECENT AMENDMENTS TO THE
IMMIGRATION STATUTES, AND NEW GOVERNMENT POLICY IT HAS
BECOME VERY VERY IMPORTANT TO GET A PARDON AND A WAIVER.

A RECORD SUSPENSION REMOVES A PERSONS CRIMINAL RECORD
FROM THE CANADIAN POLICE INFORMATION CENTRE (CPIC)
DATABASE. THIS MEANS THAT A SEARCH OF CPIC WILL NOT SHOW
THAT YOU HAVE A CRIMINAL RECORD OR A RECORD SUSPENSION.

THE CRA APPLIES ONLY TO RECORDS KEPT BY FEDERAL
ORGANIZATIONS, BUT MOST PROVINCIAL AND MUNICIPAL CRIMINAL
JUSTICE AGENCIES ALSO RESTRICT ACCESS TO THEIR RECORDS
ONCE THEY ARE TOLD THAT A RECORD SUSPENSION HAS BEEN
ORDERED.



TO APPLY FOR A RECORD SUSPENSION, YOU MUST MEET THE ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS.

YOU MUST HAVE...

1. BEEN CONVICTED OF AN OFFENCE:

AS AN ADULT, IN CANADA, UNDER A FEDERAL ACT OR REGULATION OF
CANADA, OR
IN ANOTHER COUNTRY AND TRANSFERRED TO CANADA.

2. COMPLETED ALL YOUR SENTENCES

THIS MEANS YOU HAVE:

PAID ANY FINES, INCLUDING SURCHARGES, COSTS, RESTITUTION AND
COMPENSATION ORDERS;
SERVED ALL SENTENCES OF IMPRISONMENT, CONDITIONAL SENTENCE
ORDER;
COMPLETED YOUR PROBATION ORDER

3. COMPLETED A WAITING PERIOD
THIS CAN BE BETWEEN 5 AND 10 YEARS, DEPENDING ON YOUR OFFENCE.

A FEW POINTS ARE WORTH CONSIDERING:

WITHOUT A PARDON OR A RECORD SUSPENSION AS IT IS CALLED NOW,
YOU DONT GET A JOB

YOU ARE IN THE DANGER OF BEING DEPORTED (IF YOU ARE AN
IMMIGRANT)

YOU CAN LOSE YOUR CITIZENSHIP AND PERMANENT RESIDENCE AND
CANNOT APPLY FOR EITHER IN THE FIRST PLACE

IF YOU HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH A DUI (DRIVING UNDER
INTOXICATION) IT MAY BE HARD TO GET BACK YOUR LICENSE AFTER
SUSPENSION WITHOUT A PARDON.

YOU MAY HAVE TO FEEL ASHAMED AT THE POSSIBILITY OF A
PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYER JUDGING YOU DESPITE THE FACT THAT YOUR
RESUME IS SIMPLY GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THERE IS SIMPLY TOOOOOOO. MUCH AT STAKE! GET YOUR
PARDON NOW! CALL 403-671-1562 AND LEAD A REHABILITATED,
NORMAL, PEACEFUL LIFE!

REMEMBER

YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A RECORD SUSPENSION IF YOU HAVE BEEN
CONVICTED OF:

A SCHEDULE 1 OFFENCE (SEXUAL OFFENCE INVOLVING A CHILD) UNDER
THE CRIMINAL RECORDS ACT;

MORE THAN THREE (3) OFFENCES PROSECUTED BY INDICTMENT
EACH WITH A PRISON SENTENCE OF TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE.

A RECORD SUSPENSION HAS NO EFFECT ON A PROHIBITION ORDER. A
RECORD SUSPENSION OR PARDON WILL NOT ERASE A PROHIBITION ORDER.

EVEN IF YOU HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH A CRIMINAL
OFFENCE BUT THE CHARGES WERE LATER WITHDRAWN,
DISMISSED, STAYED, ABSOLUTE OR CONDITIONAL
DISCHARGED, AN EMPLOYER WILL STILL SEE THE RED
FLAG IN A CRIMINAL CHECK AND CAN DECIDE
ACCORDINGLY TO NOT HIRE YOU AS A RESULT OF THIS.

REMEMBER..

THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE FROM DARKNESS OF YOUR PAST
TO LIGHT.

THERE IS HOPE FOR A BETTER, BRIGHTER TOMORROW!

GET YOUR PARDON AND US WAIVER NOW!

MAN IS BORN FREE BUT EVERYWHERE IN CHAINS. THE PROVERB
WILL NOT APPLY TO YOU.

EVERY PARDON IS ACCOMPANIED BY A FIXED GOVERNMENT FILING FEE OF
$631 ALONG WITH POLICE CHECK AND COURT INFORMATION FEES NOT TO
MENTION FINGERPRINTING AND OUR VERY NOMINAL SERVICE CHARGE!

BUT EVERY CENT OF YOUR PRECIOUS EARNINGS IS WORTH IT FOR A
FREE AND BRIGHT TOMORROW USHERING IN NEW PROMISES AND
PROSPECTS! CALL 403-671-1562 NOW! DO NOT WASTE THE GOLDEN
OPPORTUNITY OF FREEING YOURSELF FROM THE CHAINS OF A
TAINTED PAST!
ALL ABOUT US WAIVERS:
FOR A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT REASONS, MANY FOREIGN NATIONALS FIND
THEMSELVES INADMISSIBLE TO THE U.S. INADMISSIBLE INDIVIDUALS
CANNOT EVEN ENTER THE U.S. FOR A SHORT SHOPPING TRIP OR EVEN IN-
TRANSIT TO ANOTHER DESTINATION. FORTUNATELY, HOWEVER, MOST
INADMISSIBLE FOREIGN NATIONALS CAN OVERCOME THEIR INADMISSIBILITY
IN ORDER TO ENTER THE U.S. ON A TEMPORARY BASIS BY APPLYING FOR A
NONIMMIGRANT WAIVER PURSUANT TO SECTION 212(D)(3) OF THE
IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT (INA).

A NONIMMIGRANT WAIVER DIFFERS FROM AN IMMIGRANT WAIVER IN THE
SAME WAY THAT A NONIMMIGRANT VISA DIFFERS FROM AN IMMIGRANT VISA.
IF A FOREIGN NATIONAL IS SEEKING TO ENTER THE U.S. TO LIVE HERE ON A
PERMANENT BASIS AS A PERMANENT RESIDENT WITH A GREEN CARD
THEN S/HE REQUIRES AN IMMIGRANT VISA. IF S/HE IS INADMISSIBLE, THEN
S/HE WILL REQUIRE AN IMMIGRANT WAIVER IN ADDITION TO HIS/HER
IMMIGRANT VISA. THERE IS NOT AN IMMIGRANT WAIVER AVAILABLE FOR ALL
GROUNDS OF INADMISSIBILITY.


REMEMBER.

VISA-EXEMPT FOREIGN NATIONALS, LIKE CANADIAN CITIZENS, THAT ARE
DEEMED TO BE INADMISSIBLE TO THE U.S. MUST APPLY FOR A
NONIMMIGRANT WAIVER BY SUBMITTING A COMPLETED FORM I-192,
APPLICATION FOR ADVANCE PERMISSION TO ENTER AS A NONIMMIGRANT, TO
CBP OFFICIALS AT A U.S. PORT OF ENTRY TOGETHER WITH THE APPROPRIATE
FILING FEE AND OTHER REQUIRED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS.

A NONIMMIGRANT WAIVER DIFFERS FROM AN IMMIGRANT WAIVER IN THE
SAME WAY THAT A NONIMMIGRANT VISA DIFFERS FROM AN IMMIGRANT VISA.
IF A FOREIGN NATIONAL IS SEEKING TO ENTER THE U.S. TO LIVE HERE ON A
PERMANENT BASIS AS A PERMANENT RESIDENT WITH A GREEN CARD
THEN S/HE REQUIRES AN IMMIGRANT VISA. IF S/HE IS INADMISSIBLE, THEN
S/HE WILL REQUIRE AN IMMIGRANT WAIVER IN ADDITION TO HIS/HER
IMMIGRANT VISA. THERE IS NOT AN IMMIGRANT WAIVER AVAILABLE FOR ALL
GROUNDS OF INADMISSIBILITY.

A NONIMMIGRANT VISA IS VALID ONLY FOR 5 YEARS AND NOT LIFETIME! IT
NEEDS TO BE RENEWED.

Individuals previously removed from the U.S. are inadmissible and may not be
re-admitted to the U.S. for a specified period of time UNLESS they apply for, and
are granted, permission to reapply for admission. Permission to Reapply for
Admission is applied for by submitting Form I-212 together with the appropriate
supporting documentation and filing fee. Permission to Reapply for Admission is
granted in the form of what is commonly referred to as an I-212 waiver.

Individuals who may benefit from this waiver include:

Aliens previously removed subject to an order of removal entered by an
Immigration Judge;

Aliens who fail to timely depart under an order of voluntary departure issued by
an Immigration Judge, whose voluntary departure is converted to an order of
removal; AND

Aliens who have been subject to an order of expedited removal issued by CBP

Note that if a non-citizen timely left the U.S. pursuant to an order of voluntary
departure, s/he does NOT need to apply for permission to reapply for admission.




Individuals may apply for an I-212 waiver in conjunction with an immigrant or
nonimmigrant visa application. Canadians, and other visa-exempt individuals,
may also apply for an I-212 waiver.
In many instances, an alien seeking permission to reapply for admission will also
need to file an additional waiver application based on a specific ground of
inadmissibility. For example, an individual who has been ordered removed from the
United States after an Immigration Judge has made a finding of fraud under INA
212(a)(6)(C)(i), which imposes a lifetime bar to entering the U.S., will require an I-212
waiver application AND either an I-601 waiver application (if the individual is
applying for an immigrant visa) or an I-192 waiver application (if the individual is
applying for a nonimmigrant visa). The I-212 application, if granted, would waive the
prior removal. The I-601 or I-192 application, if granted, would waive the fraud
grounds of inadmissibility.

However, a grant of an application to reapply for admission waives inadmissibility
resulting from prior removal. An alien who receives an I-212 waiver (permission to
reapply) and re-enters legally cannot thereafter be deported/removed again for the
same acts that were the basis of the individuals previous deportation/removal.


SPECIFIC TIME PERIODS BARRING RE-ADMISSION:

5 YEARS
ALIENS ORDERED REMOVED IN AN EXPEDITED REMOVAL PROCEEDING
ALIENS REMOVED THROUGH REMOVAL PROCEEDINGS INITIATED UPON
THE ALIENS ARRIVAL IN THE U.S.

10 YEARS
ALIENS OTHERWISE ORDERED REMOVED AFTER A REMOVAL HEARING
BEFORE AN IMMIGRATION JUDGE
ALIENS WHO DEPARTED THE U.S. WHILE AN ORDER OF REMOVAL WAS
OUTSTANDING

20 YEARS
ALIENS ORDERED REMOVED MORE THAN ONCE

NOTE: ALIENS WHO HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF AN AGGRAVATED
FELONY WILL REQUIRE AN I-212 WAIVER FOR LIFE.

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