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Post real application stories here. Not "A guy told me" or "a few of my clients" but specific client experiences so others can see accurately what is happening.
[ J Rogers appended this reply on December 8, 2021 @ 5:00 pm ]
There are rare exceptions, but whether you file a waiver, or a waiver AND an I-212 you simply get a waiver in return. That's why I tell clients to wait. Its an extra $930USD for the exact same waiver.
[ J Rogers appended this reply on December 8, 2021 @ 5:01 pm ]
Sorry, that was meant for the response below
[ J Rogers appended this reply on April 28, 2022 @ 1:52 pm ]
Client #2 entered the United States illegally in 2010.
[ J Rogers appended this reply on January 26, 2024 @ 11:29 am ]
Sorry June 14th, not 16th.
@appliedjuly22 I appreciate the information! It is greatly appreciated :)
@The CHI my personal experience: back in 2012 I got some very bad legal advice from greedy lawyers and i applied for a waiver about 1 year after my plea sentence, and 2 years after my incident (drugs - misdemeanor). I of course got denied after close to a year of waiting. I tried again in 2019, 7 years later, and i got a 5-year waiver in 7 Weeks! I don't know about waiting "another 5 years" but certainly a couple years will help your cause.
@J Rogers Got my response today- 1 year exactly to the date - Denial :( They said I didn't wait long enough to apply as I am not properly rehabilitated. What is a resonable amount of time to wait?? I waited 9 months from the time my 3 years probation was up so essentially 3 years and 9 months since conditional discharge. They said I should wait another 5 years before reapplying again. Is that normal??? What are your thoughts?
5 year waiver - reapplication.
10/18/2024, 11:30 AM EDT : Status changed to Completed
6/17/2024, 06:00 PM EDT : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
6/17/2024, 11:05 AM EDT : Status changed to Paid
6/17/2024, 11:03 AM EDT : Status changed to Signed
6/12/2024, 02:35 PM EDT : Application Created
Generally my clients who get a 1 year waiver are closer to not getting a waiver, or they feel like they don't want to give the person a longer waiver. In the clients case he has a long record and he was probably borderline 5/1 year. Unfortunately they gave him a 1, but he had been warned and was just happy he can go.
1 year waiver - first time waiver
See what happens when people say conspiracy theories about them holding waivers? The "Deep State" grants a few to throw us off. 2 waivers before 10 am!
Kidding of course.
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ARO Decision
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Status History (5)
10/17/2024, 12:30 PM EDT : Status changed to Completed
11/3/2023, 10:07 AM EDT : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
10/31/2023, 01:55 PM EDT : Status changed to Paid
10/31/2023, 01:53 PM EDT : Status changed to Signed
10/12/2023, 02:53 PM EDT : Application Created
5 YEAR WAIVER - REAPPLICATION
He has a 1 year waiver, then immediately applied again.
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ARO Decision
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Status History (5)
10/17/2024, 07:00 AM EDT : Status changed to Completed
12/8/2023, 02:37 PM EST : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
12/7/2023, 04:59 PM EST : Status changed to Paid
12/7/2023, 04:57 PM EST : Status changed to Signed
12/1/2023, 02:55 PM EST : Application Created
5 year waiver. reapplication.
Not sure if he got special treatment but he is a coach of a sports team at a University.
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Status History (5)
10/17/2024, 01:00 PM EDT : Status changed to Completed
6/16/2024, 09:30 PM EDT : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
6/7/2024, 02:52 PM EDT : Status changed to Paid
6/7/2024, 02:48 PM EDT : Status changed to Signed
6/6/2024, 11:10 AM EDT : Application Created
Do all Canadian criminal waiver holders require an I94? I was born in Canada. I am planning on crossing at the border and trying to understand how to avoid going to secondary. It will be my first time crossing with a waiver. I will be with my wife and kid, so any insight would be helpful. Its not clear whether I would require one or not.
I have never seen that message before (that I remember) probably because none of my clients send emails. ESAfe makes that a waste of time, since in the past it was possible that the waiver was mailed and lost in the mail, but now that's been rendered obsolete. (exception is if you do not use eSAFE then unfortunately emails are the only assurance you have)
So I actually have no idea. (Michelle?)
@Ana no problem. I did actually see this posted somewhere else on a pro-Republican website, so I probably got a little hyper sensitive about it. I get your frustration, I am sure if I were in your shoes I would feel exactly the same.
In case no one noticed, I don't like Trump for various reasons, but any politician who makes it harder for my clients is one I am not going to like, Trump just happens to be one of the worst human beings alive, so that helps.
As for "why" the perceived slowdown, this is the reality of waivers. We will never TRULY know why, we can only speculate. What I do know is the Dems are PRO WAIVER, Pro Canadian, and every waiver client here is a Canadian Citizen.
I am having trouble with the border because of India right now. Sikhs who are politically active are being put on no fly lists, despite being Canadian Citizens, and now its clear they murdered a Canadian Citizen as well. The Current PM of India is not a good person, so imagine being an 18 year old Canadian Citizen, and you cannot cross the border because the Indian Government doesn't like your dad, who is not even in India anymore.
This is the whole election interference thing. Its not China, its India. Polievre and a member of his shadow cabinet are buddied with the very Government that murdered a Canadian Citizen.
@J Rogers What do you take away from this? If it has left the supervisor, why is there still no response?
I inquired up with the Admissibility Review Office (ARO) for status on you waiver application.
Please see below for their response.
Supervisory review of this application has concluded. This application is on file with the CBP Admissibility Review Office (ARO) and no further information is requested of the applicant and/or their appointed representative at this time.
Due to the individual circumstances of each waiver application, there is not a set timeframe to provide as to when an application decision will be completed.
Thank you,
Admissibility Review Office
@J Rogers we’ve gone from 5+ waivers being posted a day to less than 5 a week - over the last two months. I have trouble believing this is because of “cold and flu season” ??? Something is clearly up / wrong. I’ve never seen it this slow.
Thanks for your comments John. My apologies as my intention was not to spread conspiracy theories.
I am DEFINITELY not pro-Trump and did not intend for my comments to be taken as that. Simply that DHS resources may be stretched thin. Though who knows. The stress of the wait is making me speculate! :)
I appreciate your insights on the expected slow down and the ebbs and flows.
Happy Thanksgiving all!
People like Trump get elected because of conspiracies like this. Its just volume plus the fact that its cold and flu season. Remember how many people applied to beat the deadline? I worked 4 days non stop during Easter weekend.
In North Carolina FEMA was trying to give people aid and 2 trucks full of "Militia" pulled up and literally tried to arrest the FEMA people. A man in North Carolina, and OLD MAN who has family in California wouldn't let himself get rescued by FEMA because online he read that the Government had made the storm so they could seize his home. His family could not get to him and he would not listen to them because they live in California. They were BEGGING for help.
41 million Americans are stupid. Not just stupid, but the kind of stupid Fanatics are made of. No different than 1933-1945 in Germany.
This election is literally going to be the the SOUL of this already troubled country. Forget the rapes, corruption, that he obviously works for Putin. Forget January 6th and trying a coup. This guy could ruin BOTH economies (Canada and the USA) and start a Civil war. He is so senile now that his speeches are deranged and make no sense. I follow this idiot closely and no one will be happy if he wins.
This delay is fully expected and when I look at my waivers, they are getting faster. The system ebbs and flows at it always has.
By the way, 9/11 waivers took so long truck drivers and some clients literally made FAKE waivers. That is why they do that check every 6 months. This is nothing compared to that. They basically took away all the permanent waivers and it took more than a year to get a new waiver. Jobs were lost. Lives ruined. It was terrible.
I have a feeling that approvals have slowed down due to the upcoming election. Resources are being pulled to process asylum seekers and other immigrants at the soithern border while Biden is still in office.
I sure hope I’m wrong :-/
[ Ana appended this reply on October 14, 2024 @ 8:04 pm ]
*southern
Here is a waiver that was denied
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Status History (7)
10/11/2024, 12:30 PM EDT : Status changed to Completed
6/5/2024, 03:49 PM EDT : Status changed to Request for More Information Response
5/10/2024, 12:30 PM EDT : Status changed to Request for More Information
9/12/2023, 01:37 PM EDT : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
9/5/2023, 03:31 PM EDT : Status changed to Paid
9/5/2023, 03:30 PM EDT : Status changed to Signed
8/31/2023, 02:24 PM EDT : Application Created
They asked him for more documents in May, we responded with about 80% of them in June, but that's all the client could get. Mostly court documents. The client also did a new drug test as well, because he has a couple of trafficking's.
Before you sub,it a waiver, its important if you have more serious convictions to have as many court documents as you can gather. If they ask, you only get a small window (87 days) to get them what they want.
I know everyone is frustrated. Here are 2 of the files I logged in to check today, obviously not granted yet.
1 year waiver renewal
Status History (4)
2/2/2024, 12:31 PM EST : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
1/23/2024, 04:47 PM EST : Status changed to Paid
1/23/2024, 04:46 PM EST : Status changed to Signed
1/22/2024, 10:03 AM EST : Application Created
First time waiver - Suspicion of Prostitution (I get a lot of these)
Status History (4)
3/15/2024, 10:00 AM EDT : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
3/11/2024, 04:52 PM EDT : Status changed to Paid
2/20/2024, 04:25 PM EST : Status changed to Signed
2/15/2024, 09:52 AM EST : Application Created
Status History (4)
3/15/2024, 10:00 AM EDT : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
3/11/2024, 04:52 PM EDT : Status changed to Paid
2/20/2024, 04:25 PM EST : Status changed to Signed
2/15/2024, 09:52 AM EST : Application Created
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