canada vs. Trumpland

[Leo_martins31]

hello,
hope someone could help me out with some doubts. Due to the situation at hand in the USA with Donald Trump as President. I was deported from America in 2008 to Brazil my home country . In 2018 will end my deportation from the united states. During this stay I got married and took my wifes last name. when we went to apply for passports. I was issued one like it was my first passport ever. new number new name new everything. Now what i would like to know is if after 2018 when my deportation is removed from America. Will i have a problem visiting Canada as a tourist or study or work? Remembering that in America I had a different name, different passport and passport number. Also to add when I left America I traveled with a formal letter by the Brazilian Counselate giving permission to enter Brazil. So i didnt have a passport when i left. Can anyone out there help me out because my wife and i are planning to move to Canada to settle and work and live and have a family and become law abiding Canadian in the near future. to me America is not longer an option.

thanks for your attention and help,



Leo Martins

 

[zardoz]

hello,
hope someone could help me out with some doubts. Due to the situation at hand in the USA with Donald Trump as President. I was deported from America in 2008 to Brazil my home country . In 2018 will end my deportation from the united states. During this stay I got married and took my wifes last name. when we went to apply for passports. I was issued one like it was my first passport ever. new number new name new everything. Now what i would like to know is if after 2018 when my deportation is removed from America. Will i have a problem visiting Canada as a tourist or study or work? Remembering that in America I had a different name, different passport and passport number. Also to add when I left America I traveled with a formal letter by the Brazilian Counselate giving permission to enter Brazil. So i didnt have a passport when i left. Can anyone out there help me out because my wife and i are planning to move to Canada to settle and work and live and have a family and become law abiding Canadian in the near future. to me America is not longer an option.

thanks for your attention and help,



Leo Martins

You have to declare your prior immigration history anyway, so it doesn't really matter whether or not your name or passport was changed. Not doing so, is covered by the offence of misrepresentation, and you really don't want to go there....

 

[scylla]

You must declare your past immigration history in any application to Canada. Canada and the US share information and it's extremely easy to match up details (even if you've changed your name and passport). This info will be easily uncovered during background / security checks. Failure to fully declare your past immigration history results in a refusal and typically a five year misrepresentation ban from Canada. So if you really want a future in Canada, don't lie about your past.

Because of your past immigration history, it may be quite difficult to qualify for a work permit or study permit or visitor visa. All of these require that you prove you have strong ties to your home country and no plans on remaining in Canada long term.

Your best option is to apply to immigrate directly. Provided you fully declare your past history in your immigration application, it will have no impact on your ability to become a permanent resident. You can find info about Canada's immigration programs here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/apply.asp