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Hi all
I posted this previously in the "Timelines for Waivers only" thread, and it was suggested I create a separate topic for it here. For anyone who is interested, we have a Google Sheet which tracks ARO wait times. We originally created the sheet to support users who had B1/B2 visa waiver requests submitted through the London (UK) consulate, tracking timelines from interview to notification, and then visa processing time in passports.
I have recently expanded the sheet to include I-194 waiver timelines as well, adding the anonymous data shared on this forum. I hope this is useful to anyone in this forum, who would like to be able to track where they are relative to others in this painful process.
The spreadsheet can be found here: YES: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qzFVrHBGVC-7yzqEhidmBz52KqQXYyX8yr3nAhdCSgM/edit?gid=0gid=0
Myself and others who support the sheet frequent the BritishExpat Waiver forum at YES: https://britishexpats.com/forum/us-immigration-citizenship-visas-34/nonimmigrant-visa-waiver-ineligibility-application-713051
So if you need any help with the sheet, drop us a line there. Keep I-194 discussions here as we don't know about them in the UK :-)
FYI, being British, our forum and sheet use the entirely sensible dd/mm/yyyy notation :-)
All the best, joolsjools
As of 13 June, tracker shows I-194 rolling 1 year average wait time of 355 days, a decrease of 1 day over 2nd June report.
For reference, below is a report from our Google sheet for Canada I-194 results posted on this site. I use the i-194 "username" for all postings by J Rogers.
I exclude all the "fast track" results as we have no way of knowing if they are in a totally separate queue or are just sitting in the same queue as everyone else waiting to be allocated to an adjudicator, and are then being processed super-fast.
Submitted Username Days
30/11/2023 i-194 502.00
15/01/2024 i-194 401.00
07/02/2024 i-194 378.00
22/02/2024 i-194 372.00
14/03/2024 i-194 336.00
18/03/2024 i-194 357.00
21/03/2024 i-194 342.00
27/03/2024 i-194 308.00
28/03/2024 i-194 306.00
28/03/2024 i-194 307.00
30/03/2024 i-194 304.00
02/04/2024 i-194 308.00
02/04/2024 i-194 399.00
08/04/2024 i-194 298.00
12/04/2024 i-194 318.00
15/04/2024 i-194 316.00
15/04/2024 i-194 318.00
16/04/2024 i-194 322.00
16/04/2024 i-194 330.00
17/04/2024 i-194 321.00
18/04/2024 i-194 322.00
18/04/2024 i-194 327.00
18/04/2024 i-194 330.00
19/04/2024 i-194 322.00
19/04/2024 i-194 328.00
25/04/2024 i-194 326.00
25/04/2024 i-194 327.00
25/04/2024 i-194 351.00
26/04/2024 i-194 326.00
28/04/2024 i-194 325.00
01/05/2024 Some Guy 342.00
02/05/2024 i-194 344.00
06/05/2024 i-194 343.00
06/05/2024 i-194 345.00
07/05/2024 i-194 352.00
08/05/2024 i-194 344.00
08/05/2024 i-194 366.00
09/05/2024 i-194 350.00
10/05/2024 i-194 353.00
13/05/2024 i-194 351.00
14/05/2024 i-194 350.00
14/05/2024 i-194 351.00
15/05/2024 YouCanDoIt 393.00
23/05/2024 i-194 350.00
29/05/2024 i-194 349.00
30/05/2024 i-194 349.00
10/06/2024 Ana 354.00
10/06/2024 i-194 357.00
18/06/2024 i-194 353.00
20/06/2024 i-194 356.00
As of 2nd June, trackers shows I-194 rolling average wait time of 356 days, an increase of 9 days since the previous update on the 2nd May.
@joolsjools so what are you saying?? Waivers are No Longer being approved? That’s it?
Hi John
Just thought I'd let you know that we've now had consecutive reports of a blank refusal to issue consular waiver recommendations at London.
Possibly a new policy as of this Monday, although we have no ability to verify.
One individual reported yesterday that all waiver requiring applications were processed in a single queue by the same officer. He was the 5th in line. Officer made it clear quite loudly to each individual, so that everyone else could hear, that they were making no recommendations for waivers to the ARO, and they should apply again in the future.
Will keep you posted as we hear more news.
All the best,
jools
As of 2nd May, tracker shows I-194 rolling 1 year average wait time of 347 days. The is a substantial increase over the figure reported on the 22nd April.
Thank you so much for the data, the more information available, the better the board is. We really appreciate it.
As of 22 April, tracker shows I-194 rolling 1 year average wait time of 325 days.
@i194waiver could you perhaps pin this thread so people can find the link to the spreadsheet easily?
Thanks
joolsjools
Wishing good luck to all those awaiting waivers.
Our tracker is currently showing a 1 year rolling average of 309 days from ARO submission to response. Consular waiver requests are coming in slightly faster, while first-time I-194 requests a bit longer. Averages are based on the very limited datapoints we have.
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