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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7/25/2024, 11:31 AM EDT : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
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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11/26/2024, 01:00 PM EST : Status changed to Completed
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
4/15/2024, 11:30 AM EDT : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
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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11/24/2024, 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.

@Submitted Feb8th2024 - That actually makes no sense. All waivers are done in Virginia. I certainly don't have as MANY waivers outside of Ontario as in but I see no difference where they are processed. As a matter of fact, of all the July waivers that are in (about 6) only 1 was from Alberta.

I know we are all looking for patterns so we can make logical guesses, but remember at the border all they are doing is fingerprints, checking the paperwork (which they don't even keep) and then they simply verify the person was there.

I don't think the location matters. Does anyone else see a pattern based on location that I am missing?

@J Rogers Really appreciate the updates, could you add where the submission was? (which port of entry?) I feel like this has a large part to do with the timing. From everything I'm reading in the threads, Ontario submissions and timelines seem to be way longer than then what they are seeing out west in BC and Alberta. I think obviously the volume of Waivers is larger here, but I think also the border agents at the Ontario borders definitely are not pushing them through at the same pace. Any thoughts to this?

2 YEAR WAIVER. HE HAD A 1 YEAR FIRST.

This is an unusual amount of 2 year waivers. Especially coming off a 1 year waiver. In my experience it was always 1 then 5 if anything.

11/22/2024, 11:00 AM EST : Status changed to Completed
1/25/2024, 02:31 PM EST : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
1/11/2024, 02:43 PM EST : Status changed to Paid
1/11/2024, 02:40 PM EST : Status changed to Signed
12/8/2023, 01:32 PM EST : Application Created

So they must be mainly working on January waivers now right? So if a client went in LATE JULY and is a re-application, it should not be done yet...right?

And here we are. He had a 1 year first. Now a 2 year. He does have about 15 convictions but the last one was 1997.

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7/5/2024, 03:56 PM EDT : Status changed to Paid
7/5/2024, 03:54 PM EDT : Status changed to Signed
6/4/2024, 11:13 AM EDT : Application Created

With some exceptions, for my clients they seem to be doing January 2024 right now. This is 6 waivers in the past few days, all for people who went to the border in January.

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1/12/2024, 03:37 PM EST : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
1/10/2024, 06:29 PM EST : Status changed to Paid
1/10/2024, 06:27 PM EST : Status changed to Signed
1/8/2024, 10:55 AM EST : Application Created

3 1 year waivers in a row, but the bottom 2 were importing which is quite serious. So it is NOT a trend of 1 year waivers.

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1/3/2024, 04:21 PM EST : Status changed to Paid
1/3/2024, 04:19 PM EST : Status changed to Signed
12/11/2023, 02:15 PM EST : Application Created

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12/11/2023, 01:27 PM EST : Application Created

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12/19/2023, 11:53 AM EST : Status changed to Paid
12/19/2023, 11:51 AM EST : Status changed to Signed
12/8/2023, 04:11 PM EST : Application Created

5-year waiver. Renewal. Had an expungement so i'm not sure if that helped at all. See you all in 5 years.

11/19/2024, 11:20 AM EST : Status changed to Completed
7/22/2024, 11:31 AM EDT : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
7/19/2024, 11:50 AM EDT : Status changed to Paid
7/19/2024, 11:48 AM EDT : Status changed to Signed
7/19/2024, 06:11 AM EDT : Application Created

1 year waiver first one

11/19/2024, 11:20 AM EST : Status changed to Completed
1/19/2024, 10:37 AM EST : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
1/17/2024, 03:39 PM EST : Status changed to Paid
1/17/2024, 03:33 PM EST : Status changed to Signed
1/2/2024, 10:30 AM EST : Application Created

@J Rogers these applications are alllll over the place! Been waiting since March 2023

Just a request for more info, but look, filed in January as well.

11/19/2024, 11:22 AM EST : Status changed to Request for More Information
1/15/2024, 01:37 PM EST : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
12/22/2023, 03:12 PM EST : Status changed to Paid
12/22/2023, 03:07 PM EST : Status changed to Signed
10/18/2023, 09:19 AM EDT : Application Created

This is my third waiver granted today, and with the other guy who posted today that's 4 all done in January 2024

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1/19/2024, 12:38 PM EST : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
1/10/2024, 04:04 PM EST : Status changed to Paid
1/9/2024, 04:28 PM EST : Status changed to Signed
1/3/2024, 02:30 PM EST : Application Created

First waiver 1 year
11/19/2024, 11:21 AM EST : Status changed to Completed
1/12/2024, 10:07 AM EST : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
1/11/2024, 02:47 PM EST : Status changed to Paid
1/11/2024, 02:45 PM EST : Status changed to Signed
12/17/2023, 04:56 PM EST : Application Created