rehabilitation application

[bosh]

My wife was convicted of a DUI seven years ago, so we have to apply for rehabilitation. I start a job in Toronto on Sep. 15th, and I see from this forum that these applications can take over a year to clear. Is there any way to go do these in person or seek some other sort of expedited processing? The thought of splitting up our family (with 2 year-old son) for over a year is very painful.

I'm not sure if it makes a difference, but she was involved in a minor traffic accident while under the legal alcohol limit, and because of the accident was deemed intoxicated. We have taken this very seriously, and she hasn't had any traffic violations or any other criminal charges in the last seven years. She's really just a good mom!

Any help/hope would be appreciated!

 

[Ponga]

My wife was convicted of a DUI seven years ago, so we have to apply for rehabilitation. I start a job in Toronto on Sep. 15th, and I see from this forum that these applications can take over a year to clear. Is there any way to go do these in person or seek some other sort of expedited processing? The thought of splitting up our family (with 2 year-old son) for over a year is very painful.

I'm not sure if it makes a difference, but she was involved in a minor traffic accident while under the legal alcohol limit, and because of the accident was deemed intoxicated. We have taken this very seriously, and she hasn't had any traffic violations or any other criminal charges in the last seven years. She's really just a good mom!

Any help/hope would be appreciated!

I'm a bit confused:

You say that your wife was CONVICTED of a DUI 7 years ago, but later in your story, you say that she was UNDER THE LEGAL ALCOHOL LIMIT, and had a minor accident.

Are these two separate incidents, because if she was under the legal limit, why would she have been charged and convicted of DUI?

The first type of expedited processing that comes to mind, would be to contact a very good lawyer that has experience in this type of matter. The law firm that provides this website has an office in Toronto. Perhaps you can schedule a phone consultation to find out what, if anything, you can do.
http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-telephone-consultation.html

Good luck!

 

[bosh]

Yes, she was under the legal limit, but because she was involved in the accident, she was nevertheless deemed impaired. Thanks for the reference. Are lawyers able to expedite this process then?

 

[canadavisa13]

Hi,

this kind of applications are complicated and only lawyers can help you out,they are a bit expensive but they will save you a lot of troubles down the road.

 

[Ponga]

Yes, she was under the legal limit, but because she was involved in the accident, she was nevertheless deemed impaired. Thanks for the reference. Are lawyers able to expedite this process then?

This doesn't make sense.

She was deemed impaired, because she was under the legal limit, but you're saying that because she was involved in an accident, they charged her (and was later convicted of) DUI?
Being `deemed' impaired doesn't = a DUI conviction.

A lawyer will tell you what your options are. One possibility is that she may be able to apply for a TRV TRP (Temporary Resident VisaPermit), which CBSA sometimes offers to a person that would otherwise be deemed inadmissible. No idea how they determine which people are offered this, but a lawyer should know.