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johnnyv   20

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My finacee used marijuana when she was 13 or 14 and hasn't used it since. Will this be asked at the medical exam? What are the consequences of using it when she was a minor? I've read things about a ban or it takes more than a year to approve your visa for whatever reason. Can someone, who did this in Canada, give me some insight on if they had a similar situation?

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I wasn't asked at the medical or interview last year, nor did it come up at my AOS. I worked as an alcohol & drug counsellor when I lived in Canada and my work did come up in my medical/interview (I figure I had a mixed chance they'd ask as 1. many drug counsellors are ex addicts or 2. drug counsellors = don't use). Though, it would be easy enough of a question for me to deal with as I never used any substances.

Has anyone been asked about this recently at their interview/medical?

However, I was warned by a number of friends who all knew someone who was denied and told to reapply after rehab (for just admitting to using pot in the past, geeze!) in a year or two. If you are super worried, have her get a note from the doctor claiming she does not use substances/hasn't used in X years/not addicted to anything - I'm guessing that be the best evidence she can get her hands on - and only give it if asked.

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1. Its a known fact staff from Montreal do check out VJ.....thus I would never ask this type of question and have a picture of myself as my avatar. Yes it is slim they would take notice, but why would one chance that

2. There is no drug test!! so if one has no criminal record that is associated with drug use......then it s not difficult on how to answer that question if one is asked

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I'm not worried about 1. because she is going to Vancouver.

And 2. she has no criminal background of drug use, but was admitted to the hospital because something went wrong one time and caused a bad reaction. Basically why she never used it again. Will the hospital be an issue? I don't know what to do.

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I highly highly doubt this will be an issue. I did have to write down on my medical form all the times I have had surgery, but I don't recall any drug questions at all. I have smoked pot as well. A lot of people from BC have. LOL! But yet here I am in the USA. Heck I'm in a place where smoking pot is legal. LOL

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I have in the past little while been taking a course on Coursera.org

https://class.coursera.org/immigration-001/class/index

I was watching a video on Week 3 called "Inadmissibility based on criminal acts" one of which is drug crimes. However she clarified that there is a a waiver for one offence with under 30 grams of marijuana. It sounds like it requires an actual 'offence' aka some type of criminal charge or conviction and then you'd need a waiver but if she wasn't charged or convicted she'd be okay. There was also something mentioned at some point for one exception for a crime under the age of 18 with a least 5 years time passed but not sure if that is related to drugs or other crimes.

Not sure how helpful that is, but just thought I'd mention it.

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You should never lie at any point in your process.

That said, admitting drug use is bad. They can require you to undergo counseling to ensure you don't have a serious problem, even if you admit it was a "long time ago".

Also, I would be wary of the medical history coming back to bite at some point so I would admit the prior use, the consequences, and how based on those consequences the immigrant never used again. As there is a paper trail about the issue, that would be my course of action.

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Always easier to remember the truth than a lie!!

Canadians Visiting the USA while undergoing the visa process, my free advice:

1) Always tell the TRUTH. never lie to the POE officer

2) Be confident in ur replies

3) keep ur response short and to the point, don't tell ur life story!!

4) look the POE officer in the eye when speaking to them. They are looking for people lieing and have been trained to find them!

5) Pack light! No job resumes with you

6) Bring ties to Canada (letter from employer when ur expected back at work, lease, etc etc)

7) Always be polite, being rude isn't going to get ya anywhere, and could make things worse!!

8) Have a plan in case u do get denied (be polite) It wont harm ur visa application if ur denied,that is if ur polite and didn't lie! Refer to #1

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Did NLR admit to drug use at any point? VJ is a very well known resource, one can be assured most embassies/consulates check VJ...not my problem, just trying to help you out.

No one has ever asked. Ever. I've never been arrested, convicted of a crime, or abused alcohol or drugs.

We know they check VJ. Why are you bothering to point this out?

You're on an account you don't normally use here as well. Why not just say what you want to say? Why hide? Why start a new account just to stir the pot? LOL

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I would also think they would admiss stuff that happened when you were a minor, a young dumb child. I would assume so many get approved and have used it when they were young.

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