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> Third, while the French Foreign Legion is romantic and all, they won't take you if they find you have a criminal record. This is not true unless you are want
by mandelken 4y ago
> Third, while the French Foreign Legion is romantic and all, they won't take you if they find you have a criminal record.
This is not true unless you are wanted by interpol or a very serious record such as murder.
For an American, might crossing into Canada be an easier option?
- leereeves 4y agoI don't think Canada would be easier. People with a criminal conviction are generally "inadmissible" without special permission.[1] And if someone was desperate enough to try to hide a US criminal record, Canada is the last country they should try, because Canada and the US share their criminal history databases. 1: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/inadmissibility/reasons.html https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/se...
- _carbyau_ 4y agoTo support this: http://foreignlegion.info/joining/ http://foreignlegion.info/joining/ The page is pretty plain language reading which makes it appear very trustworthy. However, they avoid explicitly saying that past crimes - whether convicted and served or not - don't matter. The DO say that catching the eye of Interpol is bad.
- publicola1990 4y agoWhy not Mexico? Enforcement is not as strict there?