Overcoming Your Past: Achieve Criminal Rehabilitation and Enter Canada with Confidence The Comprehensive Guide to Criminal Rehabilitation Welcome to Akrami & Associates’ comprehensive guide to criminal rehabilitation in Canada. If you've been convicted of a crime in the past and are looking [...]

What Is Criminal Rehabilitation There are a few things you should take care of before you apply for criminal rehabilitation: Read the instructions carefully before you start filling out the application form. Ensure that you are eligible to apply for rehabilitation. Gather necessary documents and [...]

The following will assist in the calculation of the start date of the 5-year or 10-year period: Act: the date on which the act occurred Conviction: the date of the end of the sentence Conviction and sentence In absentia: not eligible for rehabilitation because the [...]

Rehabilitation is Defined as: The process seeks to improve a criminal's character and outlook so that he or she can function in society without committing other crimes. Within the immigration context, Rehabilitation is an assessment of possible future actions, attitudes and behaviour since conviction. A [...]

A permanent resident is a person who has been given lawful permission to live in Canada permanently but who is not yet a Canadian citizen. If you have a criminal record, your application for Canadian citizenship can be denied, delayed or put on hold. It [...]

If you have received a foreign pardon, it does not necessarily mean that you are admissible to Canada. The following factors must be taken into account: If the country's legal system is based on similar foundations and values as Canada's, the foreign legislation must be [...]

Multiple or More Serious Offences and Denied Entry to Canada If you were involved in the following types of offences, you may be required to attend an interview and go through a much more thorough assessment of your background: the pattern of offences that suggests [...]

If you were denied entry to Canada on grounds of criminality, you may still be permitted to enter Canada if you qualify for Deemed Rehabilitation. Persons qualify for Deemed Rehabilitation if they have the following: Been convicted outside Canada of an act that, if committed [...]

Many people are disappointed to know that their travels to Canada may be affected due to their previous criminal convictions and, as a result, in them being deemed 'inadmissible' to Canada. There are many ways to deal with criminal inadmissibility for the purposes of coming [...]

Applying for Criminal Rehabilitation is no easy endeavour. It required in-depth knowledge of the Canadian Criminal Code, Immigration Regulations as well as the ability to research and interpret foreign criminal codes and laws. If you are seeking to apply for individual Criminal Rehabilitation, we strongly [...]

Akrami & Associates and our team of seasoned legal professionals are here to help you! We will begin by discussing your matter at length during a consultation. It is here that you will meet face-to-face with one of our immigration practitioners. If a face-to-face meeting [...]

If you have criminal inadmissibility, travel to Canada can be difficult, if not altogether impossible, without the proper authorization. Qualifying for Criminal Rehabilitation depends on the seriousness of your offence as well as when it actually occurred. More than that, you must have satisfied all [...]