@candra1 great. Congrats. Is it your first waiver. I submitted on May 5th. First time applicant.

@J Rogers I finally received my waiver 93 day
8/9/2022, status changed to completed
5/8/2022, status changed to submitted to ARO
5/6/2022, status changed to paid 5/6/2022, status changed to signed
3/27/2022, application created

@Reg

I am only speculating. But it would make logical sense that first time applications would take a little longer. I’d assume from shortest timeline to longest:

1. Renewal (with no new derogatory info)
2. First time approval
3. September Letter
4. Rejection

I’m in the same boat as you. I’ll likely miss some important life events and it hurts and is humiliating. All we can do is hope for the best.

I submitted my application on May 12th and just received an email to say it was completed.
This is now my second 5yr waiver.

Well. It’s not moving fast for first time applications. There are a few people here between may 1-5 submissions and have not heard back. I’m in day 95 and I have not heard back yet. I submitted may 5 to ARO@TPH2 @J Rodgers. Any advice

@TPH2

Today 5 year renewal granted. (actually Friday it was granted) Looks like 85 days.

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Status History (5)
8/5/2022, 04:00 PM EDT : Status changed to Completed
5/10/2022, 07:00 PM EDT : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
4/11/2022, 12:36 PM EDT : Status changed to Paid
4/11/2022, 12:34 PM EDT : Status changed to Signed
4/6/2022, 10:08 AM EDT : Application Created

@Greg white

The last 3 I have all from the last few days are 85, 88 and 101 days. I haven't had under 70 days in about a month. Before the 2nd week in July, I was getting a waiver a day, sometimes 2 a day. After the 2nd week it slowed right down. Now the responses are just a trickle, based on what I posted earlier. By the 2nd week of August, I expect them to start speed up a bit.

Nobody is receiving them in less than 80days?

@Greg white

Yes but right now the timeline has increased. Look at the post "Post timelines...etc" and you will see that the thread goes back to last year around this time.

July 2021 - waivers in 5 days
July 2022 Waivers in 80+ days,

Has anyone received a travel waiver in a timely fashion?

I wouldn’t panic the wait is much longer now@KatM

I did mine May 5 same POE. I called the port of entry to see if they had access, they don’t. However they did tell me that the wait is now more like the 95 day range. They also said that they know one person waiver done April 2 just get approved. @Curious @Magnus

@KatM
That seems unusually long as does 115 days for @Curious. From what I gather if they haven’t asked for a request for more information then it typically points to them denying your waiver and although renewals generally don’t get rejected one never knows with Homeland Security.

Regardless it’s frustrating and anxiety inducing for folks who just want a waiver.

@Curious I submitted my biometrics on Mar 1 (first timer) and am still waiting so it’s been 150 days. According to the info on this site, a waiting time that’s much longer than the average likely means that they are just taking their time to write up a denial letter. For March/April submissions I think the average wait was 30 days (also according to this site). So your waiting time gives me hope because it doesn’t seem like you would be unsuccessful as it’s just a renewal, but you have also been waiting for a time much longer than average.

I used Ogdensburg and my charge was fraud over 33 years ago. It was a renewal. I was 18 and it was credit card fraud. Clean re-record since and work full time as radiologist

@Magnus
Ogdensburg

@Curious
April 5th was 115 days ago. That’s kind of way outside the norm it would seem.

Just curious what POE you went to for biometrics and what the charge was that you needed a waiver for.

Hi submitted mine for renewal April 5 with esafe still no update. Does anyone know how long it takes for a renewal?

[ Curious appended this reply on July 29, 2022 @ 3:49 pm ]

Also I emailed several times but just get the generic one back

Hey i was wondering did you receive a email confirmation at the same tine it was approved online? @RG

Waiver granted yesterday. Re-application, 5 years. 84 days from being at the border.

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Status History (5)
7/27/2022, 07:30 AM EDT : Status changed to Completed
5/3/2022, 01:30 PM EDT : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
4/26/2022, 12:08 PM EDT : Status changed to Paid
4/26/2022, 12:06 PM EDT : Status changed to Signed
4/22/2022, 10:23 AM EDT : Application Created