Cautionary tale. When he was refused the officer told him to ONLY do the I-212. When he came to see me I insisted he should ONLY do the waiver first, and only do the I-212 if they ask for it officially. He insisted the officer was right. I did the I-212 and when he went to "finish it" the other officer told him he ALSO needed an I-192 so he came back and I prepared that. He went and submitted both.

His I-212 letter specifically says "The record in your case establishes that you do NOT require consent to reapply for admission into the United States"

He was given a 1 year waiver. So he needed a WAIVER ONLY.

I-212 and 1 Year Waiver (I-212 top)

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3/25/2024, 12:33 PM EDT : Status changed to Completed
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7/17/2023, 04:07 PM EDT : Status changed to Paid
7/17/2023, 04:05 PM EDT : Status changed to Signed
7/7/2023, 01:35 PM EDT : Application Created

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7/25/2023, 04:40 PM EDT : Status changed to Paid
7/25/2023, 04:38 PM EDT : Status changed to Signed
7/25/2023, 09:25 AM EDT : Application Created

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7/13/2023, 09:32 AM EDT : Application Created

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7/11/2023, 09:29 AM EDT : Application Created

@Surreygirl I don't think they check the names. For reference letters. That being said, hard to say "I no longer associate with people involved or were involved in criminal activity" if they have a prior record and waiver.

Anyone still waiting for waivers from June is at a supervisor for sure. This can mean a few things, but it absolutely also means you MIGHT be getting a rejection letter.

To answer "linds" 1st time or 10th time the only difference is in how long it takes an officer to reach a decision, but it does not make the process of the officer GETTING to your file shorter or longer. Therefore, the difference might be one file might take 30 minutes and another might take 2 hours. Yo would not notice the difference. The length of time right now is the sheer volume and length of lineup, not the severity of the inadmissibility.

First time applicants therefore are not taking any longer than re-applications that we would notice.

Does anyone have some recent timeline examples for first time waiver applicants? Do they take any longer?

@Oliver June 16 here

@J Rogers Does it matter who you use for the character reference letters? Do they even look into them that much? Just wondering if it's okay to get a letter from my good friend who also has a criminal record and a waiver? Do they look up the persons name?

Anyone still waiting from May or June? I turned mine in June 9th still no response

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3/19/2024, 12:30 PM EDT : Status changed to Completed
7/19/2023, 09:01 PM EDT : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
7/18/2023, 10:53 AM EDT : Status changed to Paid
7/18/2023, 10:52 AM EDT : Status changed to Signed
7/17/2023, 11:25 AM EDT : Application Created

Great forum! This is my 3rd or 4th, 5 year waiver. I did it myself and submitted at Lewiston. Best of luck.

3/19/2024, 06:30 AM EDT : Status changed to
Completed
7/21/2023, 08:00 AM EDT : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
6/18/2023, 03:19 PM EDT : Status changed to Paid
6/18/2023, 03:09 PM EDT : Status changed to
Signed
3/17/2023, 01:55 PM EDT : Application Created

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[ Hot Shot appended this reply on March 18, 2024 @ 12:24 pm ]

That's like 1 week later eh

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5/29/2023, 08:47 PM EDT : Status changed to Paid
5/29/2023, 08:45 PM EDT : Status changed to Signed
5/2/2023, 01:36 PM EDT : Application Created

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6/23/2023, 02:11 PM EDT : Status changed to Paid
6/23/2023, 02:10 PM EDT : Status changed to Signed
6/20/2023, 03:37 PM EDT : Application Created

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7/14/2023, 02:31 PM EDT : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
6/12/2023, 04:53 PM EDT : Status changed to Paid
6/12/2023, 04:51 PM EDT : Status changed to Signed
5/24/2023, 02:16 PM EDT : Application Created

@jrd416 Congrats. Thanks for posting.

@jrd416 Thats fantastic. Thank you for posting your timeline

Hey everyone, got mine today

3/13/2024, 10:00 AM EDT : Status changed to Completed
7/18/2023, 12:00 PM EDT : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
7/7/2023, 12:27 PM EDT : Status changed to Paid
7/7/2023, 12:27 PM EDT : Status changed to Signed
7/7/2023, 11:23 AM EDT : Application Created

Have been submitting waivers since 1999. Got a 5 year.

Good luck to all waiting

@J Rogers - I've responded to ARO request for more information in Feb. It is now March. Should I be worried?

any July 15th applicants with good news?

I have seen some timelines where clients have waited exactly one year to get the waiver but I'm just curious if u have seen it go past a year and also get the waiver and if so how much more past a year?