227 days

5 year waiver - He has had multiple waivers before his last was also a 5 year waiver

11/12/2026, 01:15 PM : Status changed to Completed
03/31/2026, 02:16 PM : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
03/30/2026, 03:14 PM : Status changed to Paid
03/30/2026, 03:12 PM : Status changed to Signed
03/30/2026, 02:44 PM : Application Created

227 days. Note that he was in the "fast" lineup, which is usually 140-145 days, but he took this long.

1992-Possesion
2001-Possession (USA)
2003-Assault

How long can waivers take? This is a waiver that is still NOT granted. As of today, 784 days.

This client has been asked for things like "A police certificate from Albania" to "Proof of when you left the US and entered Canada"

He does not have a criminal record, his reason for application is:

MISREPRESENTATION - ENTERED THE US IN 2001 WITH FAKE PASSPORT AND LEFT IN 2008

This is his first waiver and they have asked for "more documentation" twice now.

Status History (8)
10/30/2026, 03:33 PM : Status changed to Request for More Information Response
10/15/2026, 08:52 AM : Status changed to Request for More Information
12/05/2025, 11:59 AM : Status changed to Request for More Information Response
10/15/2025, 08:03 AM : Status changed to Request for More Information
11/22/2024, 03:30 PM : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
11/18/2024, 08:08 PM : Status changed to Paid
11/18/2024, 08:03 PM : Status changed to Signed
11/15/2024, 07:00 PM : Application Created

@tiredtraveller

There is no "downside", other than they will simply grant you a new waiver and "waste" the remaining time on your current waiver.

If you are really concerned, submit it 200 days before it expires. I am sure it will be early anyways (this is in the future so I can't know for sure) but wasting over a year on your waiver seems like overkill.

If the money is not a concern, then truthfully there is no other downside. This is unusual though, so please let us know here how it goes, so if others contemplate this they have a "case study" to go off of.

Homeland Security will probably assume someone at the border told you they are "slow" so you applied very early for that reason, or that your FIRST waiver was slow. Right now, any re-applications are coming in at 140-145 days form the time you go to the border. You are not in the "longer" line now, like a first time applicant.

@J Rogers Curious if you think there are downsides to submitting a re-application more than two years ahead of my current first 5 year waiver expiry. I mostly want to get ahead of the possible backlog in case my re-app somehow ends up in the 600+ days pile.

I was denied entry in 2021. I was on an active TN-1 status living in the states. I told the border officer that my employer was applying for a PERM test for GC sponsorship which was interpreted as a misrepresentation of the single intent of my TN-1 status. No criminal history.

5 YEAR WAIVER

Re-application had a 5 year before

2004- Fraud Under $5000

Status History (5)

11/10/2026, 06:37 AM : Status changed to Completed
06/22/2026, 07:04 PM : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
06/22/2026, 09:42 AM : Status changed to Paid
06/22/2026, 09:41 AM : Status changed to Signed
06/19/2026, 02:04 PM : Application Created

141 days

1 YEAR WAIVER

FIRST WAIVER

642 days

11/06/2026, 09:56 AM : Status changed to Completed
02/25/2025, 07:30 PM : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
02/21/2025, 08:10 PM : Status changed to Paid
02/21/2025, 07:59 PM : Status changed to Signed
02/21/2025, 04:42 PM : Application Created

2001 Counterfeit
2005 Agg Assault
2010 Impaired
2011 Trafficking x2
2011 Fail to comply

Born in Eastern Europe

5 YEAR WAIVER

REAPPLICATION HAD A 5 YEAR BEFORE.

Status History (5)
11/05/2026, 12:06 PM : Status changed to Completed
06/17/2026, 01:16 PM : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
06/16/2026, 01:12 PM : Status changed to Paid
06/16/2026, 01:08 PM : Status changed to Signed
06/15/2026, 03:48 PM : Application Created

141 DAYS

1966 ASSAULT
1972 CONSPIRE TO TRAFFIC NARCOTICS
1982 CONSPIRACY TO TRAFFIC NARCOTICS

5 year waiver
Reapplication had a 5

2005-2015 11 offences Fraud, impaired, credit card data
So normal guy, under Biden they gave him 5 so under Trump he gets 5.
But the lady before him? Gets a 1 with Trump and now a 2 under Trump. Ridiculous.

11/03/2026, 12:11 PM : Status changed to Completed
06/16/2026, 08:58 AM : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
06/04/2026, 11:04 AM : Status changed to Paid
06/03/2026, 11:51 AM : Status changed to Signed
05/21/2026, 10:06 AM : Application Created

140 days

2 YEAR WAIVER

reapplication had a 1 year waiver

I have talked about this lady before. She had a conditional discharge in 2001 for Obstruction.
She lied to police about living in her car with her kids. (fake name) because she didn't want to lose her kids.

Now the US has given her a 1 and 2 year waiver. This lady does NOTHING but give back to the community. She had a stack of volunteer organizations that was ridiculous. She WORKS for the Salvation Army!

Worse, on this waiver, they put this on her waiver

The applicant has been found to be ineligible to receive a nonimmigrant visa under Sections
212(a)(2)(A)(i)(I), 212(a)(2)(A)(i)(II) and 212(a)(2)(C)(i) of the Act.

This means they "suspect her" of drug activity. She did privacy act, no other offences whatsoever. They also did not ask for more information.

I think either they made an error (it was not on her first waiver) or some POS at Homeland Security, maybe the same one that took away the NEXUS card of one of my waivers clients wife decided that because this lady is black......

Lets not pretend that is beneath these people.

Section What it means
212(a)(2)(A)(i)(I) Criminal offence involving moral turpitude
212(a)(2)(A)(i)(II) Drug-related offence
212(a)(2)(C)(i) Suspected involvement in drug trafficking

Status History (5)

11/03/2026, 11:24 AM : Status changed to Completed
06/16/2026, 11:49 AM : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
06/12/2026, 01:07 PM : Status changed to Paid
06/12/2026, 12:58 PM : Status changed to Signed
06/12/2026, 10:38 AM : Application Created

140 DAYS

5 YEAR WAIVER

141 DAYS

REAPPLICATION

MISREPRESENTATION IN 2001

Status History (5)
11/03/2026, 12:11 PM : Status changed to Completed
06/15/2026, 04:28 PM : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
06/04/2026, 03:04 PM : Status changed to Paid
05/22/2026, 10:32 AM : Status changed to Signed
05/14/2026, 11:42 AM : Application Created

6 MONTH WAIVER

FIRST WAIVER

621 DAYS

They asked for his landed paper. (when they asked for additional documentation)

Applied for Asylum in 2013, denied in 2014 they deported him in 2017.

Born In Somalia.

Status History (7)
11/02/2026, 10:38 AM : Status changed to Completed
09/10/2026, 02:56 PM : Status changed to Request for More Information Response
09/10/2026, 08:41 AM : Status changed to Request for More Information
02/19/2025, 07:30 PM : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
01/22/2025, 04:39 PM : Status changed to Paid
01/22/2025, 04:37 PM : Status changed to Signed
01/15/2025, 07:39 PM : Application Created

Uncompleted waiver, but interesting timeline.

Misrepresentation - Entered US with fake passport in 2011, left the US in 2008

Despite being a Canadian citizen, asked for Albanian police certificate and a few other documents.

We complied, now they sent out a second request. They want his landed paper to prove when he came to Canada.

Still waiting. First waiver.

Status History (8)
10/30/2026, 03:33 PM : Status changed to Request for More Information Response
10/15/2026, 08:52 AM : Status changed to Request for More Information
12/05/2025, 11:59 AM : Status changed to Request for More Information Response
10/15/2025, 08:03 AM : Status changed to Request for More Information
11/22/2024, 03:30 PM : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
11/18/2024, 08:08 PM : Status changed to Paid
11/18/2024, 08:03 PM : Status changed to Signed
11/15/2024, 07:00 PM : Application Created

5 Year Waiver

Re-application

Had a 5 before.

187 Days

1994 - Possession of Property Obtained by Crime.

10/26/2026, 12:03 PM : Status changed to Completed
04/23/2026, 02:40 PM : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
04/22/2026, 03:19 PM : Status changed to Paid
04/17/2026, 02:10 PM : Status changed to Signed
04/14/2026, 11:50 AM : Application Created

1 YEAR WAIVER
She was denied before. Admitted to 10 years of prostitution, including week before she was denied in 2022.
I explained she needs to wait for 3 years. She did not want to wait, so only a year and 7 months later we applied, and she was denied. Main reason...not enough time elapsed. I then told her we had to waiver at least 3 years.
Reapplied April 2026 3 years 5 months later. Similar application. 1 year waiver granted.
Status History (5)
10/30/2026, 08:44 AM : Status changed to Completed
04/29/2026, 03:13 PM : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
03/19/2026, 01:46 PM : Status changed to Paid
03/19/2026, 01:45 PM : Status changed to Signed
02/18/2026, 03:33 PM : Application Created

5 YEAR WAIVER
Re-application Multiple waivers
186 days.
Born in Italy.
1985- poss of stolen property under $200 x 2
1986 - Assault - uttering forged document
Status History (5)
10/26/2026, 09:38 AM : Status changed to Completed
04/23/2026, 01:40 PM : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
04/16/2026, 04:23 PM : Status changed to Paid
04/16/2026, 04:21 PM : Status changed to Signed
04/13/2026, 10:42 AM : Application Created

All of these waiver below are long time waiver clients. All took either 183, 186, 186, and 139

The only difference between the 139 and other other that I can see, is he was born in Tel Aviv.

All had criminal records, all were old and very minor, and ALL had 5 years before this.

Therefore we can assume 180-190 days is "GENERALLY" the reapplication normal right now.

5 YEAR WAIVER

Status History (5)

10/26/2026, 10:19 AM : Status changed to Completed
04/23/2026, 03:38 PM : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
04/22/2026, 02:02 PM : Status changed to Paid
04/22/2026, 02:00 PM : Status changed to Signed
04/22/2026, 01:42 PM : Application Created

186

5 YEAR WAIVER

Status History (5)

10/23/2026, 10:13 AM : Status changed to Completed
04/23/2026, 03:39 PM : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
04/17/2026, 03:34 PM : Status changed to Paid
04/17/2026, 03:31 PM : Status changed to Signed
04/17/2026, 02:38 PM : Application Created

183

5 YEAR WAIVER

Status History (5)

10/26/2026, 10:23 AM : Status changed to Completed
06/09/2026, 02:46 PM : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
06/08/2026, 04:36 PM : Status changed to Paid
06/08/2026, 04:35 PM : Status changed to Signed
06/08/2026, 03:44 PM : Application Created

139 DAYS

5 YEAR WAIVER
Status History (5)

10/26/2026, 09:38 AM : Status changed to Completed
04/23/2026, 01:40 PM : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
04/16/2026, 04:23 PM : Status changed to Paid
04/16/2026, 04:21 PM : Status changed to Signed
04/13/2026, 10:42 AM : Application Created

186 DAYS