Are borders accepting waiver packages?

@BACKTOUSA

How can you be asking what the real story is when I have been BASHING Pardons Canada forever on here.

Did you not see the thread that shows this?

Last Conviction in 2009
First waiver. 5 years.

He could not believe how fast it was.

6/7/2021, 10:03 AM EDT : Status changed to Completed
5/31/2021, 01:03 PM EDT : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
5/27/2021, 02:47 PM EDT : Status changed to Paid
5/27/2021, 02:44 PM EDT : Status changed to Signed
5/26/2021, 04:15 PM EDT : Application Created

That is one of 6 examples I have posted.

eSAFE works incredibly well. The speed as you can see is unparalleled.

A typical waiver application works like this;

-Client comes to office, does fingerprints, gives basic information. Also gets a couple of documents to gather.
-2 weeks later, fingerprints are in. Client makes appointment to come back to office with documents.
-Clients documents are scanned. All documents scanned. Client goes home and file is entered and uploaded into eSAFE. They take all the documents WITH them
-Client is told file is completed and either a) enter their payment into eSAFE or b)I will do it for them.
-Client then makes appointment at Niagara Falls. Usually they can go next day
-Once Fingerprints are done at Niagara Falls, waiver is uploaded into their eSAFE profile. They get an email indicating "your file has been updated" from Homeland Security

As you can see above, some files take 2 weeks. Some are as little as 7 days. I will give the clients the option when the border opens but I will encourage eSAFE to be the #1 choice.

As you can see, there is transparency here, and proof from ACTUAL clients that this works. This is why I am posting some of the "read-outs" so people can see actual results. Please let me know if there is any other information that is helpful.

Lesson? Stop letting Pardons Canada RIP YOU OFF. I have been doing waivers at the border through eSAFE since May.

Andrew and his wife are basically pretending the border is still closed, when in fact I am up to 20 waivers GRANTED since May.

Feel free to call me BacktoUSA

416-843-1371
John Rogers.

@BacktoUSA

Where are you located?

My advice? Talk to Andrew, the owner. Don't talk to staff or his wife.

This company was started by Ian Lavine years ago and Andrew was one of his "best" salesmen. Meaning he was the best at squeezing money out of people for very little results.

Montreal is also taking applications.

I am confident the border will re-open soon. Remember your fingerprints are good for 15 months. You need to get your documents NOW because when they DO re-open, your going to be competing with a hundred other Pardons Canada clients to get your waiver done, and they will just stall you and stall you.

Pardons Canada is the laziest organization out there. They pay a LOT of money to be top of the google search, but once they have you.....its basically just a fantasy camp of "making YOU do the waiver".

The sad part? They have the resources to do things the RIGHT way, but choose not to. I could fill a FILING cabinet with former Pardons Canada clients. Every time someone quits working there, they come and see me and try and sell me "leads" they have stolen.

I have a colleague who does Waivers out there. Call me and I will give you his number and he can help you out.

@WaiverUSA, please advise where you are located, as Ontario seems to be moving forward with E-safe and fingerprinting. However, out West it is a different story. Depending on where you are located, will depend on the answer provided. Thanks!

@Backtousa

there is a whole thread on here where I am constantly posting RESULTS with the date and saying they are ALL for eSafe.

I know because I posted it. If your not in Ontario of BC I do not know where else you can get fingerprinted, but SURPRISE, the site is WRONG.

I spoke to Calgary Customs today (June 23) about e-safe. He was less then friendly, and advised that - "if I went onto the e-safe site, I would see that it is closed until July 21, 2023" and "no they are not accepting appointments to do biometrics for waiver applications". I explained that some locations in Ontario are accepting e-safe, his response. "Well I suggest you go there" So again, if you are thinking about trying e-safe, check with US Customs close to you first.

[ Michelle appended this reply on June 23, 2021 @ 4:11 pm ]

Edit, July 21, 2021

@Michelle, I think you really did talk to Calgary....in the FUTURE. Your THAT good.

Pearson Airport is also not taking applications. Montreal borders seem to be taking only essential truck drivers. BC apparently is taking applications (we have been told)

How about the Sask border with the US? I understand the Airports using covid as an excuse etc, but the land borders?

@John, Thanks! I called, because I have a client who is going to Calgary in a few weeks, and we thought "let's try e-safe and see if it works." Currently, North Portal is the only border crossing here in Saskatchewan that is accepting essential workers in person only.

@Backtousa....that is great news, can you advise which location this is? Thanks!

@Ken in Ontario they won't accept paper right now for non essential. Posting something you claim you heard in a seminar is useless when people are being TOLD at the border "no".

You clearly have NO clients handing in waivers, and your insistence that "paper" is better/same is incorrect. eSAFE is far better. Your posting generalities to try and stay relevant, at a time when people are wanting REAL examples of what is working, and what is not.