"Dave Smith" wrote in message
news:41E5FDCD.18CBB5C0@sympatico.ca...
> franky wrote:
>
>> Can anyone help me out here.Im going to usa on holidays from australia
>> and
>> the person i am travelling with has had a previous charge for drink
>> driving
>> but did not serve jail time.Are we still allowed into the usa or will we
>> be
>> rejected upon our arrival as i have had people say to me might
>> happen.What
>> is the way around this or do we have to pick a different country to go to
>> ?
>> Could we go to canada instead ?
>
> He can be barred entry to Canada with that conviction.
It's not a conviction, it's a charge. But the OP wasn't clear on that, was
he convicted or not? Jail time isn't the issue.
> If they check a data base they might know. If they ask and he lies he can
> be
> barred.
Yup. The solution is to apply for a visa beforehand.
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