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Asked by Que (Qiutong) Guo from canada | Aug. 25, 2019 11:21

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Denied entry stamp received at the US boarder, any affect traveling to China?

My husband is a Canadian citizen but he recently got a removal order at the US boarder when crossing due to criminal record but in Canada he has a pardon and there is no record in the system, however the US doesn't recognize a Canadian pardon. So he got a removal order stamp on his passport. He obtained his Chinese visa prior to travel to the US though. Now we are planning to visit China next month, does this stamp affect his ability to enter China? Will he be rejected or denied entry to China?

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Answered by John Doe | Aug. 26, 2019 17:00

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Your husband should have disclosed this to the Chinese consulate already in his visa application. If that's the case and they still issued him a visa then there's probably not much to worry about.

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Answered by Que | Aug. 26, 2019 18:37

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I believe when we were doing the application on the conviction question he put no as in Canada there is no record of him being convicted because he received a pardon. I am not too sure if China does background check on everyone.

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Answered by John Doe | Aug. 27, 2019 14:57

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They don't. However the size of the US stamp makes it hard for anyone inspecting his passport to miss. Overall there are no guarantees that Chinese immigration won't make a big deal out of it given that they are trained to know what these stamps mean.

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Answered by Que | Aug. 27, 2019 18:41

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The stamp is on the second last page of his passport. We will also take his pardon paper with us in case they check. Did you have any experience travelling China? How were they at the customs to foreigners? Especially to North Americans?

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Answered by John Doe | Aug. 28, 2019 20:05

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For Caucasians and East Asians they usually don't ask anything out of the ordinary (sometimes nothing at all) if you have legitbly filled out your arrival card. However if you have a Chinese name they may ask questions in Mandarin and their attitude may be worse. Hope you won't be traveling from HK or via HK this time because you may be subject to "random" searches after arrival which may include inspections of your phones and laptops.

The fact that your husband's stamp is on the last page may help (and also slightly unusual since CBP usually place them on the first few pages).

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