Originally Posted by rafe43119

When I was eighteen I did something dumb and was convicted of a felony. I tried to take a trip to Canada about 8 years ago and was stopped at the border. When they ran my name my conviction came up and they wouldn't let me in. Not only didn't they let me in but they kept me for about three hours and tore my car apart looking for contraband and they informed me that if I attempted to enter their country again they would arrest me. It has been over 20 years since my conviction but they didn't seem to care and they turned me around and sent me back home.

They did tell me though that if I applied to their embassy I could get some special paperwork and if I brought it back with me they would let me enter the country. I never pursued it since it was just a vacation trip and it wasn't that important to me.