Canadian Denied Entry into US for Superbowl (Page 2)

peby - 2013-02-04 10:31 AM

This actually happened to me about 20 years ago. My wife took our two kids to visit family in Sacramento and I was to join them a week later and then go to Disney together. 

I booked my flight out of Spokane as it was cheaper that way. When I got to the border they asked the usual questions plus one that caught me off guard. "Have you ever been arrested before"?
I had a DUI when I was 19 so I answered yes. It was another 3 hours before I was released and was denied entry. 
I pleaded with the fact that is was almost 20 years ago since the arrest and that I was going to take my family to Disney. The response was (and I quote) "I don't care if your father has died down there, you are not entering the US today"

Long story short, I came back and booked a flight out of Vancouver and made it down with no problem. Cost me a lot but I was not going to miss Disney with my kids.

simpsonbo - 2013-02-05 7:31 PM If he would have applied to DHS for an entry waiver he probably would have been fine.That said we deny entry to lots of Americans too. Signed up for Iron man Whistler or Tremblant? Have a DUI in the last 10 years, time to request your refund and sign up for Louisville my American friends.