Thank you <3 @loisgh

@Ana good news is coming. i submitted in March

Yes still waiting. I submitted in late May

@Ana i hope so!! Are you still waiting as well?

@Merina he really is!!!

Yaaay our first February waiver is in!

I hope this trend continues and their backlog gets shorter!

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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

John Rogers is the BEST. I can't say that enough.

@cal123 Rainbow Bridge and all Buffalo Bridges need an appointment. 716-843-8521 and no weekends. They seem to be mostly 8am-9pm Monday to Thursday and 8am-1pm Friday.

@Ana @J Rogers....Thanks

Do Homeland Security give FP appointments for weekends or odd hours? Or is it anywhere between 9 to 6 pm (or whatever specific)? If someone can share about their normal timing guidelines for FP appointments that will be very useful.

Last time I was lucky as they attended me without appointment.

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For Rainbow bridge, Do Homeland Security give FP appointments for weekends or odd hours? Or is it anywhere between 9 to 6 pm (or whatever specific)? If someone can share about their normal timing guidelines for FP appointments @Rainbow bridge that will be very useful.

Last time I was lucky as they attended me without appointment @Rainbow bridge.

@cal123 I’m no expert here but when I did fingerprinting for my renewal, I had to exit the US and enter from Canada - even though my current waiver was still valid.

The officer was more casual since my waiver was valid and didn’t care about whether I returned to Canada or USA afterwards though I was told I had to present myself at the border from the Canadian side.

@cal123 I don't think you can fingerprint like that, but I also can't be 100% sure. I would email Homeland Security for guidance of call the port of entry you want to use. This comes up from time to time so please post whatever you find out. There are many waiver holders who are legally in the US on different visas and I would like to get accurate information when asked.

Has anyone done FP at border from USA? I intend to do FP when in USA on first 1 year waiver. Or do I need to exit US, enter Canada to do FP at border?

Sigh I find it so odd that we’re continuing to get approvals for January and July though not April or May or any of the other months. I can’t do anything at this point except laugh!

Perhaps next they’ll pick February and May, and then March and June.

We should play a betting game. Which random month’s files will they start approving next besides February? Lol

@J Rogers sighhh it’s all over the place.

Since they are working "primarily on January" (according to my last post) lets grant a waiver from July so John looks ridiculous.

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6/24/2024, 10:37 AM EDT : Status changed to Paid
6/24/2024, 10:35 AM EDT : Status changed to Signed
6/18/2024, 10:56 AM EDT : Application Created

@Submitted Feb8th2024 They seem to be working primarily on January, so I predict a lot of Februarys will be done next. Don't be surprised if its the next 2-3 weeks.

Okay I didn't know the Virginia aspect. I thought they were still done at the borders. Thank you for that. Just wondered. Def makes no sense. I noticed today logging onto e-safe it's gone from 6-12months now to 9-12months avg wait time in their banner, so not a great sign lol. I submitted to ARO Feb 8th 20204. 5th renewal....still notta lol. Fingers crossed.

Here is an interesting case.

This client didn't see the email but we sometimes randomly check and we found that this client had been asked to do an I-212. But she only had until TODAY before the 87 was done. So I came in on Sunday, (I have been doing a couple of hours on Sundays for clients who cannot make it during the week) and did the I-212. Problem is she lost her envelope and her ORIGIONAL prints could not be found. I explained that we might PAY for the I-212 but theoretically, they may not ACCEPT it because she did not have any originals, just copies.

I completed and paid for the I-212 on Sunday ($1175USD) then she came and got the copies, and went to the border yesterday at 300pm

Today she got the email. September Letter. She is thrilled obviously.

-Entered the US illegally in 1996. Left in 1999 and went back to Mexico.
-March 2000 Entered the US illegally swam across the river. Stayed in the US until 2011. Left again for Mexico and tried to apply legally form Mexico. Turned down 10 year bar.

Came to Canada in 2012. Now obviously a citizen. I am shocked as anyone at the September Letter.

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11/25/2024, 01:03 AM EST : Status changed to Request for More Information Response
8/29/2024, 10:00 AM EDT : Status changed to Request for More Information
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3/30/2024, 02:39 PM EDT : Status changed to Paid
3/30/2024, 02:36 PM EDT : Status changed to Signed
3/22/2024, 03:52 PM EDT : Application Created

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11/25/2024, 02:30 PM EST : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
11/24/2024, 02:57 PM EST : Status changed to Paid
11/24/2024, 02:46 PM EST : Status changed to Signed
11/24/2024, 01:29 PM EST : Application Created

@J Rogers no I just got my waiver renewal done in just under 4 months (applied July 22, approved November 18) and I applied in Ontario. It truly is just random.