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Strict Prohibitions: Citizenship And Immigration

American Cousins Dept: Canada has strict prohibitions against people with criminal records entering the country - they are just not always enforced to the same extent, according to Montreal Gazette. On top of the $200 fee, he would have to provide, among other things: a criminal clearance certificate from French police authorities; three letters of reference from responsible citizens parole board, respectable private citizens, clergymen ; a copy of the court docket showing the sentence imposed; and his description of the events giving rise to the offence and bertrand Cantat may have slipped past immigration officials last November, as just another Frenchman come to visit his North American cousins. But the former rocker, convicted of beating his girlfriend to death in 2003, would not likely go unnoticed again, even if he was still invited to perform here. Once he is recognized at Customs, Cantat, who spent four years in jail for manslaughter, would have to apply to Citizenship and Immigration Canada for a Temporary Resident Permit, a long and complicated process. As reported in the news.
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