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J Rogers Trusted

@Ms Banker

Thank you for sharing your story. Although obviously people come here for news, progress and information, stories like this give everyone a glimpse of the HUMAN side of this process. I am lucky enough to have clients who share with me, and I get to see the results. But most people don't get the glimpses I do, and I really enjoy when the board gets inspiring stories like this posted.

So thank YOU, and JohnB. I think posts like this are a reminder that this isn't just about waivers....its about human connection. I enjoy posting news almost as much as I do when a client gets a waiver, but reading stories like this is still the highlight. Thank you.

And everyone....yes, do not give up.

Shawn David

I completed my biometrics on July 1st at the Sumas crossing. This morning I received my approval for a 5 year waiver, 96 days later.

KatM

I finally heard back from eSAFE after ~217 days (7 months and a week) and it was a denial. I can’t say I’m surprised as it was taking a really long time. The main reason for the denial (the first reason anyway) is that not enough time has passed. I will apply again in a few months (when at least a full year would have passed). I will also cite the Hranka factors and include the fact that the amount of time that has passed is not a factor.

GL to everyone else still waiting.

[ KatM appended this reply on October 8, 2022 @ 7:15 pm ]

Edit: I first applied two months after the ban

admt

@KatM
Ugh sorry to hear. I had almost the same issue. My denial came in the form of the boilerplate response citing insufficient time which as you said Hranka explicitly rules out as a factor. I reapplied after waiting for a few more months and got a lawyer to apply for me. If you have the means to I suggest doing the same. She wrote a lengthy legal brief or whatever it's called explicitly citing Hranka. I ended up getting a one year.

I really don't know what type of training these ARO adjudicators get. It makes me mad because their responses seem intentionally vague and obtuse. Like, if you're going to deny someone because of timing, at least provide the standards of which you adjudicated on so we don't go blindly reapply again.

skumar

@admt
Can you please tell the name of the lawyer.
I hope I do not have to use those services for this time (fingers crossed about my application submitted) but it will be useful for future reference.
Thanks!

J Rogers Trusted

@skumar

You are not going to be granted a waiver so soon after. And EVERY waiver, whether you mention it or not, uses "Hranka".

People think a lawyer using 4 pages to say what could be said in 1 is more effective...its the opposite. Adjudicators HATE long letters from Lawyers. The come off as demanding and the tone should be contrition, not "you therefore must issue me....".

The point of the personal letter is is to simply explain the context of what you have done, show contrition, and show sincerity. Quoting "Hranka" or using a lawyer is not a factor, but TIME is. You can't argue "I have changed" in less than a year.

I have done a post in here before called "waiver math". The "numbers" need to add up. Paying someone isn't going to make you get a waiver, including me. I can help, but I still need time and circumstances to be right. Believe me, I hate telling people to wait, that means they don't pay me.

Be patient, and then your efforts will be rewarded, and your money will not be wasted.

admt

I think @J Rogers is right. My case might have just been a bit of a sympathetic outlier since it was a case of an accidental overstay when I was transitioning between two work visas so perhaps not as "egregious" as having a criminal record. My lawyer made the argument that time passed to show "remorse/rehab" was impossible for my case plus the fact that I work for a U.S company thus contributing directly to their economy. I also had some backing documents to show that I did not have actually intention in overstaying but that it was a misunderstanding.
But if you wanna know, I worked with Pilkington Law Firm in Ontario.

KatM

Thank you for the supportive message. Interesting that you had a good experience with them. They were one of the law firms I consulted and the lead lawyer was incredibly rude to me even though I was nothing but polite. Looking at their google reviews it seems that he had a penchant for random outbursts at clients. @admt

Julie McNee

No one Ever use RecordRemoval. Org.. They are full of untruths and I was told the most 3-6 months we are going into the 11th month... Had to pay for E Safe, they didn't even tell me about e safe... Charged me alot of money and stated they were lawyers...

J Rogers Trusted

@Julie McNee

Yes I have had some peole who had trouble with them...very deceptive

Here is the key point:

https://www.intelligentoffice.ca/ontario/vaughan-the-deloitte-building

Its not even a real office. They use a business center but probably is in reality a one person show.

Also their very slick website is new

© 2022 RecordRemoval.org. All Rights Reserved.
© PPWS is a division of 2454108 Ontario Inc.

Worse, they are NOT accredited by the RCMP to fingerprint. This person could literally be ANYONE.

The problem is that these place pop up, they stay for long enough to get some clients, they probably have every intention of doing a good job and then....they can't survive. This place has much old information, like talking about G325a's etc, which leads me to believe it is someone who USED to do pardons and waivers, and is just getting back into it.

For comparison sakes, here is our fees
$750 for a waiver includes taxes and fingerprints, which we do at our office. $585USD for Homeland Security.
$895 for a pardon taxes and fingerprints included. Government fees are extra.
Our deposit is $300.

These are fees we increased recently. I charge what I think the service is "worth" in time and effort. But charging a couple of thousand dollars is not acceptable, when you consider how much ACTUAL work is being done. I meet with my clients face to face. I want them to think the charge is reasonable. That guides my pricing.

Tiffany

@J Rogers I thought your fees were $495 for waivers as I am thinking of using you. Do you wrote the letter too?

Mike T

I never received an email after my status was changed to Completed. I'm not sure if it was never sent or it never arrived or it did arrive but landed in my Junk mail folder and has since been deleted.

Anyways, can I contact them to get the email resent or am I screwed and need to apply all over again and hope it works next time?

Thanks for any help you can give.

Tiffany

@Mike T so how did you know they sent one of it was completed?

[ Tiffany appended this reply on December 2, 2022 @ 4:13 pm ]

Or it was**

Mike T

@Tiffany I don't, not really, but from what I can gather from looking around either here or elsewhere people seem to get an email with the results and since mine was completed around the middle of October according to the official site which I checked about a week ago should I not be getting an email? Will they mail it? Will they just tell me it is completed without informing my of the results?

Tiffany

@Mike T your response isn’t clear. Are you saying your application was completed sometime in October? If so, it is said that you have 30 days to print your waiver if one was sent to you. Which official site says your application was completed?

[ Tiffany appended this reply on December 2, 2022 @ 8:28 pm ]

Did you log into esafe and check your application? I’m honestly a bit puzzled.

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