@Waitingforwaiver

Oh, I think I understand. I really don't know what was in place before I started doing waiver. Before 9/11 it was much different. You did 2-3 waive3rs, all 1 year and then they gave you a "Border Crossing Card" which was permanent.

@Kev I submitted on October 19th and my waiver was approved on February 22nd. I started to panic when I saw the 21st and nothing. A day later it came around noon. It’s coming.

@Skuiggles
it’s very hard to stay positive I need to book by this weekend, that may jeopardize my work at the end.

What were the reason of you inadmissibility?

@J Rogers I didn’t know the program was around for a long time hence the reason why I asked.. I was curious as if you knew if there were other options available for people who were inadmissible before the waiver option existed but thank you for your response.

@Kev Yea, still nothing for me either. Stay positive man.

DAMN, I submit to ARO on the 19th and no news something definitely went wrong

5 YEAR WAIVER
Documents Shared With You
ARO Decision
Please review the documents
Status History (5)
5/2/2023, 07:30 AM EDT : Status changed to Completed
12/22/2022, 02:00 PM EST : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
12/12/2022, 04:44 PM EST : Status changed to Paid
12/12/2022, 04:41 PM EST : Status changed to Signed
11/30/2022, 02:36 PM EST : Application Created

@Waitingforwaiver

I started in 1993. Waiver have always existed.

I don't understand your question. If Canadian did not apply for waivers, they would simply cut admin staff or reassign them I assume.

@J Rogers has the US entry waiver program been around for a long time? I often wonder what happens to people who are inadmissible to the US if they suddenly stop the program. I’m just curious

[ Waitingforwaiver appended this reply on May 1, 2023 @ 3:38 pm ]

What would happen to people

E-SAFE website now stating 6-12 months? This is insane...

@SarahB

Sorry, I was actually putting it on here because a person posted that someone claimed to have a waiver despite getting a ban in 2022. Another poster challenged them (understandably) and I was showing an example from today that was similar.

I should have put more context.

@J Rogers I don’t understand what this comment is about really. I honestly didn’t get much from it.

I will let the young lady decide how much she wants to post, but a person who contacted me from here had an overstay (more of a mistake in changing her status) in 2022. 3 year ban, she JUST got a 5 year waiver. She contacted me AFTER she applied, and she wrote a very good personal letter, very sincere.

This was my email to her on Dec 5 2022

Your letter is fine. You say all the right things. I do not know if they will give you a waiver, because not much time has elapsed since this happened. I also don’t think hiring someone will make it any better. You have said all the right things. It all depends on their perception of what happened.

Perfect example of my advice being right (she didn't need help) but my guess at the result was wrong. I only saw her personal letter, not the interview or other evidence.

Hopefully she might share here a bit. Its an interesting case.

Hello everyone!

Let me answer some questions.

-you do get am email either way
-the email is the same no matter what the decision is
-Waiver Experts/Lawyers.....it can be a tricky road to navigate.
-2022 10 year ban does not SOUND like it should be approved, but sometimes I am astounded by certain results.

A few years ago (10?) I was doing waivers better than most, but honestly not like I do them now. I decided I wanted to stand out and be the 1%. In a lot of things, like sports, I had always said "whatever the 99% are doing is always wrong". So I applied it to waivers. I handed all the pardons over to Jennifer, and she has staff, and I started to immerse myself in Waivers only. I started going to the airport every week.(where people were handing in waivers) Waiver forums. Research. I started giving out a ton of free advice, and stopped being guarded when people asked for help.

I also decided to be HONEST to a fault when asked clients chances. Its astounding what that does to your relationship with clients.

Now it has created its own momentum. Not a week goes by where a law firm or lawyer isn't calling me for advice on waivers. (or my opinion on problem cases)

I can NEVER guarantee I know what's going to happen on the NEXT waiver. I can only predict, on experience, and statistics, what SHOULD happen. This is why I am HAPPY to point out when I am wrong. I know its not a reflection of me, but a reflection that there is inconsistency.

As a competitive person, I truly try to learn from my "losses". Wins mask mistakes. I look at every waiver rejected, and try to be VERY honest with myself about the results. I am also lucky because when people fail, in many cases they find me and send me the rejection letter. I learn SO MUCH from that.

@Martin B you get an email with the decision.

I don’t know what it looks like if you’re not approved.

There has been a change in your e-SAFE application status. You have 30 calendar days to print the Admissibility Review Office decision (I omitted the date mine was issued here).

Individual users who have submitted their own application can check its status at https://e-SAFE.cbp.dhs.gov.

Applicants with an attorney/accredited representative will receive e-SAFE email notifications relating to their application but should contact their attorney or accredited representative for status updates or additional information.

Attorney/accredited representative can check the status of their applicants application at https://e-SAFE.cbp.dhs.gov.

@Martin B
I heard they are supposed to send an email when they take their decision, but I am also a bit pass the 4 months mark (4months + 10days exactly) and have not received anything yet

May I ask if we get an email if waiver is approved or do we have to continually log into ESafe to see if is approved?

Been waiting just over 4 months and getting a bit anxious.

It I just annoying not understanding how ARO process the files, we give them everything criminal records if there’s one court files etc they don’t even to dig for the information. If I understand they just review the file.

@KatM Yes that’s a lot of money. I hope you get a free consult from them too. You need a work visa and a waiver but still shouldn’t cost 10,000. Imagine having to pay that again. Do you have a job offer from a US company or plan to operate a business there? That’s some big dollars you’re putting in there so I really do hope you get whatever you need from it.

@SarahB it was 6.5k for my visa, and 3.5k for the waiver, but still on the pricier side, so I’d probably go to J Rogers next time. And yes I do have a recommendation which I’m supposed to hear back from within the next 3 months, but that’s still not a 100% slam dunk so I’m stressed out trying to figure out backup plans. I’m gunna see if I can get a free consultation from that firm and see what they did differently for that client (if they were telling the truth), and if I learn anything figured I could report back to this forum too