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Originally Posted by AceRimmer
I cross into Canada a lot. I've been doing it for over 10 years. Then suddenly a couple of months ago I get asked if I had ever been arrested. I said no. Then the next tine I crossed they pulled me into the office and asked again. I said no. Then the guy asked me '"what about that time in 1998? " I said I had just about forgotten about that and didn't count it because a judge dismissed it. He let me in without asking any more questions.
But the reason it got dismissed was because I was wrongly accused of being delusional so I was found incompetent to stand trial then found insane. They held me for 2 years in a psych hospital and attempted to force drug me with haldol. When they couldn't get an order to do that they let me go with no conditions. Now WTF am I going to say if they start asking detailed questions? Canadian people have been denied entry to the US for mental health reasons - US gets Canadian records. I don't know if Canada gets US records. I have read that sometimes you have to get a certificate of rehabilitation to enter Canada. But I'm not talking to another shrink after what those a-holes put me through. I am calling my lawyer tomorrow.
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yes any border patrol / border guards can do background checks and ask any questions including whether or not someone has committed a crime and that crime got dismissed because of mental illness. they have to ask in order to determine whether the person crossing is doing so to avoid going to prison or a mental hospital. they have to ask in order to determine whether the person crossing is a danger to their self or others or the country that they are entering. I have crossed from NY to Canada many times as I have a relative there.
one thing you need to remember is that here in America the border requirements keep changing so coming back to the US from Canada is much harder and stricter. they don't prevent an American from coming back to America but if once on the American side if anything comes up wonky so to speak when American border people do their background and such, a person could be detained until certain documents have been procured.
my suggestion is that before you go crossing the border again, make sure you have all your documentations that ...Both...… countries may require not just what one side or the other requires.