Travel
What effect will a criminal record have on your travel plans?
| Country | Restrictions |
|---|---|
| United States of America | Generally, Australian residents are exempt from having to apply for a visa to enter the USA. However, if you have a criminal record, you will need to apply for a visa and must appear for an interview to determine whether or not you are eligible for a visa. You will need to provide details of the conviction and punishment. Whether or not the visa will be issued will depend on the nature and severity of the offence and punishment. |
| United Kingdom | You will need to apply for a visa. You will need to declare criminal convictions or traffic offences and provide details and documents of the convictions and punishment. |
| Canada | Anyone with a criminal record, including a drink-driving conviction, may be excluded from Canada. A waiver of exclusion may be issued. If you were convicted of or committed a criminal offence outside Canada, you may overcome the inadmissibility of entering Canada by applying for rehabilitation. Alternatively, you may be deemed rehabilitated if a certain period of time has passed since the offence. |
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Armstrong Legal is a national law firm with more than 30 years of experience guiding Australians through serious legal matters under various areas of law, including criminal law, corporate crime and traffic law. Our team includes a number of Accredited Criminal Law Specialists, which means that you are being looked after by experts in their field who have passed a rigorous assessment and have been conferred with Specialist Accreditation by the Law Society.
Each year, we handle more than 1,000 criminal and traffic matters, with lawyers appearing in Court almost daily and bringing practical, real-world experience to a broad range of cases. Our team can provide legal guidance for matters like assault offences, drug charges, fraud and more, so you can be confident you're in good hands if you're searching for "sexual assault defence lawyer", "dangerous driving Victoria" or "criminal defence lawyers Melbourne".
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