Hello,

How old was your fiance when he was charged and convicted?

ok

he would probably have been okay if he were under 18

The thing to do is to get an exact copy of the law that he was convicted under

Once you have that, you will have to compare the Domincan law with the similar provision under the Canadian Criminal code

No

you need to compare both provisions

From what you have said I suspect that his would be a summary offence

But you have have to be sure

What you can do is this

You can apply for sponsorship (or whatever it is you plan to do) and ask for criminal inadmissibility to be waived under s. 25 of the IRPA (humanitarian and compassionate grounds)

You can also apply for temporary resident permit

note permit not visa

With, they may let him in before the 5 years

If he is inadmissible he cannot get a visa

he will need a temporary resident permit

how many convictions does he have, just the one?

okay so he had two convictions

but the first one was in 2003. Was he about 15 at the time?

So that one does not count because he was under the age of 18

So if it is a summary offence, he should be okay since he only has one conviction

if it is an indictable offence, he will have problems

so the best thing to do would be to first compare the Canadian provision with the Domincan one

just to be sure

if he is inadmissible for visitors, he is also inadmissible for permanent residence

so he would have to overcome his inadmissibility first

The actual rejection is not the problem. It is the actual inadmissibility

no

the actual rejection is not the problem The problem is the inadmissibility

so if he is admissible in 3 years, a prior visitors visa rejection is not relevant

for a spousal application

ok

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