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Very often, people do not pay enough attention to the issues of past criminal record or medical problems. Canadian regulations recognize several reasons for inadmissibility:

It is your obligation to disclose all past criminal charges and convictions. Sometimes, you may believe that your offence was so minor that it is not worth mentioning it. Or it happened several years ago and you almost forgot about it. This could become a serious problem and lead to refusal of your application. There is also misconception about how serious drinking and driving is - in Canada, it is criminal offence to drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs and persons charged and convicted of this offence are mostly found inadmissible to Canada.

Each criminal offence has a prescribed time after which the offence deems to be rehabilitated. If this time has not elapsed yet, you will have to apply for rehabilitation before you apply for permanent residence. It would be prudent to discuss the case with a professional before you attempt to do it on your own.

You can be found inadmissible to Canada if a member of your family committed a criminal offence.

Medical inadmissibility means that you or your family member has a disease that is either contagious or could cause excessive demand on Canadian medical care. Most often, you know what your health is and that of your family. If in doubt, consult a professional.

Spouses and common-law partners of Canadian sponsors are exempted from the excessive demand clause, but they still could be refused if their disease would pose a threat to the public health.

Financial inadmissibility means that every applicant for permanent residence must be able to prove that they will be able to be financially independent. In another words, you must have the prescribed funds as skilled worker, entrepreneur or investor. If you are a sponsored spouse of Canadian sponsor, it is your sponsor's responsibility to ensure that you will not become a burden to the government.

Misrepresentation is considered a serious issue and is often underestimated. A person can be found to be inadmissible to Canada for various reasons. If you get married while your application is in process and you don't notify the visa office of the marriage, for example. Not only will you never be able to sponsor your spouse, you may also lose your permanent residence. The same applies to children that you chose not to declare on your application, for whatever reasons. You may be found inadmissible for misrepresentation if you pay a shadow consultant (a consultant that is not a member of Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants) and do not declare that you had help. Punishment for misrepresentation is up to two years ban from Canada. Never believe if someone tells you that something is not important to include it in your application or to notify the visa office. Consult a professional when in doubt.

Contact T&CS Canada if you have questions or doubts. We are here to help you with anything concerning immigration to Canada. Please note that the discussion board has been cancelled and you will not be able to post more questions.

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