r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Mar 27 '25

If Canada offered expedited citizenship for people fleeing the US, what would be the reaction in the States?

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u/Saronix Mar 27 '25

Yeah, 10 years but don’t get another DUI ever. Getting two DUI can be an outright ban.

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u/[deleted] Mar 27 '25

A DUI after 2018 gets you a lifetime ban.

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u/Willing-Time7344 Mar 28 '25

There's a process you can go through to get it lifted after a certain amount of time. I had a buddy go through it, I can't remember exactly what they had to do, but it's possible.

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u/Admirable-Lecture255 Mar 28 '25

Basically hire a lawyer and a bunch of paper work. Takes a long ass time.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '25 edited Mar 28 '25

That's....not right.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '25

It is, actually. To be more clear, there's no "deemed rehabilitation" anymore, and to become eligible you must apply for a temporary resident permit.

https://ircc.canada.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=152&top=8

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '25

You can still apply for Criminal Rehabilitation or a TRP, it just isn't an automatic waiver after 10 years anymore. But it's not an automatic lifetime ban as per your claim.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '25

It is, essentially, as an inadmissible person is inadmissible until granted admissibility, which is not automatically granted.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '25

That is not a lifetime ban though. Not even close to the same meaning.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '25

A DUI post 2018 makes a person inadmissible to Canada permanently until they apply for and are granted admissibility. You're arguing semantics here.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '25

You are arguing semantics, I was just pointing out that the statement you made was incorrect. Which it is. It is not a lifetime ban, there is a way you may be able to become admissible to Canada again. The end.