@jazzsax1 sorry..my computer crashed..dead..on Friday..it is at repair shop..until Wednesday..so didn't receive..can we connect by phone? Please call me at 306.205.2532 anytime..tks

Sent you an email michelle... lets connect later this week!

FYI your email you gave me bounced so I had to google it. LOL

@Michelle Congrats is indeed awarded to you my dear since he will luckily be in good hands. Contact me and maybe the the 3 of us(You, me and Jazz) can do a conference call and can go over the documents aka "magical papers" CBP uses to determine if a waiver will be approved or not and other things. Some of this info can be incorporated perhaps into his waiver packet.

Ken Scott
Senior U.S. Immigration Law Intelligence Analyst
www.usentrywaiverservices.com
888 908-3841
604 332-9213

@John, Thanks, but Jazzsax1 is going to keep me in line I think...LOL..

@Michelle. Congratulations! I am available anytime if you want any help whatsoever.

Sounds good..u can call me at 306.205.2532 or text at 306.531.8886..email is info@fingerpardon.com..tks

So I've had some time to think about this.

Ken has said he suggests I wait a few years. Personally, I don't have the patience to wait until 2023 without trying (LOL). I have some trips I'd like to make when covid dies down which should be before then.

John has said that he's happy to help review but has suggested I work with Michelle. Likely because she's closer (I'm in YYC, she's in the armpit of Canada.... SK)

So on that note, I'm happy to look at working with Michelle on this.

@Michelle - can you post your contact info again? I will send you a text or email and we can setup a time to chat next week. I'd like to at least get the process going on getting paperwork together, court docs, etc, so at least if the opportunity comes up to submit something in the next few months, the option is there. :)

@Jaxxsax1

Sorry for the comments. Reading some of this is VERY frustrating. But still I apologize for using THIS thread.

I am fine with what you proposed.

Ok seeing as this was MY thread ----- John's gonna call Ken out, Ken's gonna call John out.

How about Ken you send me this sheet to review and I will vouch if it's real or not, and if it is just confirm but not send to John, and then you all can stop trying to see who can pee further?

Because honestly ---- I would win that contest. (LOL)

On another note - got the letter from my PO today. Very positive wording (I think).

@KenScott every waiver that is rejected makes it CLEAR what Homeland Security wants to see. They obviously in many cases make a quick judgement (not enough time etc) and then write in great detail to JUSTIFY their decision. They are basically making sure the decision is "appeal-proof".

Show me the class at Harvard on "doing US waivers for Canadians"?

"practicing in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills" they better be doing something other than waivers then, because they would be closed pretty quickly. You see, Canadians who cannot enter the United States find it VERY hard to get to LA. Its easier to see me, since I am in the same country as them.

Scenario "A truck driver in Brampton get denied entry to the United States". Should he "google" waivers in brampton or maybe come and see me because he has been referred (I get a lot of referrals from truck drivers) or does he say "I need an immigration lawyer, preferably from Beverly Hills, but I'll settle for Los Angeles!".

Ken, even YOU must see that is a bit ridiculous.

Lawyers are trained to do a DIFFERENT job. Some of them absolutely "dabble" in waivers, but that is certainly not what you become a lawyer for.

I guess the best analogy would be an experienced mechanic vs a guy who designs cars. A mechanic has his hands dirty and is WORKING on cars, fixing problems that come up. The designer would absolutely not be able to "fix" an engine, but that is also not his job.

My competition are NOT immigration lawyers. They never do enough waivers to be up to date and knowledgeable. My competition are people who do a large volume of waivers. But you already KNOW this.

Ok yeah sure you know more about resolving border crossing than US immigration lawyers that have attended the Harvard School of Law and are practicing in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles. Anyway, I am starting another thread on something that was given to us today by a US immigration law firm specializing in removals and resolving border crossing cases that has "less knowledge" than you.

We were given the criteria sheets used by CBP to decide as to whether a US Entry Waiver should be approved or denied. The sheets detail certain things that they use to render their decision on a case. It also has info on rehabilitation related info on waiver cases. We will now incorporate this information into our future waiver cases. This will raise us up from our minimum 98-99% success rate to the 100% category now. Obviously, you have written and distributed these sheets to CBP headquarters in D.C.?

Again, there is a reason why we charge more on cases since people actually get a major return for their investment.

Ken Scott
Senior U.S. Immigration Law Intelligence Analyst
www.usentrywaiverservices.com
888 908-3841
604 332-9213

@KenScott.

Certain ones charge $1000 just for a consultation and often represent famous newsworthy clients in court. Some also do American criminal law cases(state & federal) and I doubt you will know the techniques/have the skill to prepare a successful defence at a suppression hearing, removal hearing or argue a 4th amendment issue in the US court system

A consultation fee is exploiting peoples fear. I don't think someone should have to pay to see me. I don't need to be skilled in "suppression hearings" or "removal hearings" or "4rth amendment issue in the US court system". I also cannot change my own oil, pilot a plane or do open heart surgery. I also don't sell those services. Neither do you. As a matter of fact, neither of us can appear in court on behalf of a client, because we are not lawyers.

We do waivers. I need to know techniques to deal with Homeland Security....on paper. I do a LOT of waivers, I see a LOT of waivers, and I am very good at taking this knowledge and finding good solutions for my clients. I know more about waivers than ANY Immigration lawyer, Canadian or US. That doesn't mean in other immigration issues their expertise is not greater than mine. This is a waiver forum. I know a LOT about waivers. Simple. I am always trying to gather MORE information about waivers. When I meet people at the airport (when they were open) I would always ask if they could let me know the results of the waiver (usually they showed me the waiver) so I have more recent data to compare. This helps me be better at my job, and this helps my clients.

(The 4rth amendment guards against illegal search and seizure. The Supreme Court has waffled on whether it only applies to US citizens or also foreign nationals. You might remember a famous Canadian was captured in Pakistan and held at Guantanimo Bay for years. He was given 10 million dollars not from the US but Canada because the US had ASKED Canada to take him back, and Stephen Harper refused, violating his Charter rights. )

@ John well yeah, I guess "false hope" that resulted in a successful outcome on his complex sex assault waiver case is a bad thing...smh. So, it goes to show people that sex assault cases can indeed get cleared under Trump.

Yes, Jazz Sax will make his own decision, and I am in support of him either way. I have bowed out until Jan 2023, so you do not have to worry about us since I believe he wants to start now anyway. We will be there for him if he gets a denial and reaches out to us off this forum if he wants it turned around.

You are indeed entitled to your opinion. However, it is a fact that we cater to a special market that has extremely complex waiver cases, so we charge according to the severity of each case. We operate a real organization and do not charge $695 on a waiver case. The person that has a simple waiver case does not even need to hire anyone and can thus save the $695.

I also have to question when you state that you know more than any US immigration lawyer anywhere in the world. Certain ones charge $1000 just for a consultation and often represent famous newsworthy clients in court. Some also do American criminal law cases(state & federal) and I doubt you will know the techniques/have the skill to prepare a successful defence at a suppression hearing, removal hearing or argue a 4th amendment issue in the US court system. This is not meant to insult but I am just wondering where you obtained your training since you state that your knowledge is superior to theirs?

Again, my location at that time is irrelevant since we have locations all over and local managers that can make relevant decisions as needed. You only assumed England since you do not receive daily updates of our work and what we do. We do indeed barter at times in certain situations since I will consider the personal situation of an individual as needed. This means that some people have received free cases from us at times.

I also note that you are not willing to give him the 100% guarantee refund if he gets denied. The most important thing is for the gentleman to get cleared since the topic has now been deemed a moot point.

Ken Scott
Senior U.S. ImmigrationLaw Intelligence Analyst
www.usentrywaiverservices.com
888 908-3841
604 332-9213

Update - just got an email from my probation officer.

I would be glad to write up a letter. I will try to get it to you Friday morning.

So one more thing for the packet.

I know I'm not a slam dunk, but honestly, I know that I've done alot to show that shit has changed. So I'm personally willing to take the chance.

@KenScott

I was pretty specific. You gave the guy false hope. He still has not been approved. I didn't say you WOULD NOT give the money back, I said it could be difficult to FORCE you. And at the time, you seemed to be spending MONTHS in the UK. That's a concern.

We run a real company with real policies. I don't make up offers on the fly. Jazzsax1 hasn't been "pitched" anything. He knows our price, our policy and he will be treated like all of our clients. I don't "barter" or offer "incentives" to apply at certain times. Referrals are my livelihood, so transparency and honesty are as important as my expertise.

I simply said that in MY opinion, for the work you do, your fee is too high. But you needn't worry about Jazzsax1. He will make a smart decision because he has put in the time and researched the topic properly. Once you have done that, you always make the best decision.

@ John So John are you saying that he got denied and received no refund from me? What are you specifically saying so we can all be clear here? It is irrelevant where I was since my location has no bearing on the case. You do not know anything about us so feel free to focus on your own business. Again, are you saying that the guy got 100% denied? I already know that you do not have any information on the case whatsoever since you did not even get the victim's age correct. Again, why are you not offering Jazz Sax the 100% refund assurance since you are convinced that he will unquestionably get approved now if he files with you in Dec 2020? Why are you not willing to match me in my offer?

@jazz Sax I have bowed out based on what I have said yesterday. We can do it in Jan 2023 based on the things that I have discussed yesterday. So, it is a matter if you want to wait or take a chance. Michelle is right when she says that you have a 50% chance of success. I like slam dunk complex cases, and this is why I say that you should hold off, do the rehabilitation, and get the restitution paid off. Michelle and I are on the same sheet of music.

So, look beyond the sales pitch from J.R. and decide what is best for you. Btw J.R. conveniently side stepped the topic of whether he would be willing to offer you the 100% refund. I have already told you that we will do such if you apply with us in 2023 and meet the aforementioned criteria. Save your money for now and let us make your case a slam dunk. I am also unsure why J.R. is surprised by our pre bartering fee of $3,000 that we offered you.

I will go out on a limb here are give you the 100% guarantee that you will be approved if you completely follow our plan and file on the date(s) that we recommend. If not, then preferably a 100% guarantee and cash money back (banded at both ends) in your hand if you get denied. J.R. does not have the stones to make a similar offer ($695 banded at both ends) and back in your hand. I do welcome his reply and no side stepping allowed.

I will even do you one ever better Jazz Sax. We will charge you zero dollars to do everything and you pay us $3000 only if you get approved. We will still develop the rehab program and the other case specific items, but you must come to the Surrey office and file at the B.C. border that we designate. We have offered this program before to some Surrey BC clients that had heavy trafficking convictions and were unsure if they would be approved. The cost will come out of my pocket and I am fine with it since this will be the family discount. I would like to see J.R. match this offer of zero dollars.

Ken Scott
Senior U.S. Immigration Law Intelligence Analyst
www.usentrywaiverservices.com
888 908 - 3841
604 332 - 9213

@Jazzsax1 - Here is my stand on your case. - I believe you have a 50 - 50 chance using me. I have learned the hard way that Restitution can play a big factor. I have two very different history cases, where the outcome was entirely different then what I predicted. CASE. 1...The first one was a very simple case of an restitution amount of $20 thousand that was being paid on a monthly basis. This turned out to the be one of the worse case I ever dealt with..Refused twice, and took 3 years to finally get a waiver on the third time. To be honest, there were a lot of other things that came out later, that the client did not tell me about, which was most likely the problems. When I took the case, I thought, easy breeze..I was dead wrong........CASE 2...Through the process, found out client had 100K restitution still owing, on top of the $100K they had already paid, this was a big theft from Government, and included a gambling addiction. Client did not know there was still amount outstanding, but they contacted the victim right away and started a payment plan that will take 30 years to pay. I was 99% sure it was going to be denied. Got a 5 year waiver within 4 months...go figure... So, I am hesitant to grantee a waiver..if you do (using me) (won't speak for John or Ken) you most likely will get a 1 year..then a 5 year..at this time. My 2 cents...

@Jazz Sax I think your good word would be enough for our flamingly flamboyant fine feathered friend (compliment only) although we feel that his desired attention is less than 2.9% on our relevancy scale (our personal feelings only). I think we should focus on more critical things like getting you cleared than on unperson statements from noncritical individuals.

If we did your case then we would want to file Jan 2023 and have all of your restitution paid off, properly document your rehabilitation and more. I would have to politely bow out if you want to file before Jan 2023 and still have an exceptionally large amount of restitution owing. I could not in good faith intentionally take payment knowing that your case is not a 1,000,000% slam dunk just yet. I do have a wild card that I can toss into the ring though. Back in 2018, there was an individual here that has an Ontario sex offence conviction with a minor.

It is a documented forum fact that J.R. tried his best to discourage the gentleman from using us based on his fear that the gentleman would get approved after Jan 2017. Specifically, he based this on his statement that absolutely no sex assault related case would ever/has never been approved in Canada while Trump has been president. In simple terms, he has stated that absolutely no sex assault related waiver case has ever gotten approved by any single waiver provider in the USA or Canada from Jan 2017 to present. I assume that this is based on the gentleman having visual access to every single waiver case filed at the ARO since Jan 2017 or the utilization of Vulcan mild meld techniques.

Anyway, the point is that we made an agreement with the waiver client that our work would be backed up by a 100% refund if he received a 100% unfavourable decision. Well I will now return the favour to the gentleman that he should also offer you the same service if you retain him. I have the confidence in our work and that is why we offered the deal. Also note that we gave him this deal in writing.

Hence, J.R. here should offer you the same deal and applicable refund in your case. So, what about it J.R.? Do you have the confidence in your work to offer Jazz Sax the same deal? If you do not, then it will show everyone here a lack of confidence in your work.

Btw this is not an insult since I am being very cordial and stating a documented fact as per your own words that no sex assault related case has ever been approved since Jan 2017 anywhere in Canada or the USA. Jazz Sax does not have a sex related conviction, but he has a complex case indeed that you could extend him a similar courtesy. Note that we have gotten a number of sex assault cases approved since March 2017.

It is also a fact that Jazz Sax is not a stranger since he has been with us from the beginning. So, if it all about money for you only then do not offer him the deal. I say for our firm it is all about building relationships with clientele since this is the bedrock of our foundation.

I will also give Jazz Sax the same 100% refund offer if he gets denied when he uses us Jan 2023 and follows our rehabilitation plan prior to this date. I want him to come to the Surrey office and we can discuss the rehabilitation and proper documentation techniques to successfully win his case. The rehab can be started now, and he could be ready for filing around the aforementioned period. If we lose a couple grand, then it does not matter since we will make it up on the next East Van O.G. (Old Guy).

At this time, his special pre bartering fee will be $3500 if he uses us Jan 2023 or $4,500 if he files early using your services and gets a denial since it will be extra work turning the case around in 2025. Our fee covers 100% of all work formed since we do everything including the letters and rehabilitation tailored plan developed by our firm. The client has extraordinarily little work to do themselves. Our fees are a deal since Seattle area lawyers are charging minimum $5,000 on simple waiver cases and you do most of the work. New York area lawyers are charging $10,000 - $15,000 on similar cases.

Hence, I unquestionably have the confidence that we will get him cleared if he follows our plan. The question now is do you have similar confidence in yourself and your work to offer the same? If so, then I demand that you show him by offering him a similar deal whether he asks for it or not.

Please reply asap since the gentleman is unquestionably waiting for a reply.

Ken Scott
Senior U.S. Immigration Law Intelligence Analyst
www.usentrywaiverservices.com
888 908-3841
6045 332-9213

@Jazzsax1 your in a great place. You have a lot of knowledge and obviously no one can make your "date" better (time since offence) but rehabilitation is is the only way to combat that, and your very prepared on that front.

On an optimistic note, whenever clients have tried to apply "early" and have had good rehabilitation documentation, they have done fairly well. About 3 years ago we had some younger women on the forum who were caught crossing the border to meet men. No criminal record, but the denial itself was termed "prostitution".

One of the women was very anxious to cross at the earliest possible date. She waited 3 years and did a lot of volunteer work, rehabilitation etc. She got a 5 year waiver, first try. I followed the same formula with another client, same circumstances, she got a 1 year waiver.

We can only control what we have to work with. You have maximized this.

So a few comments... LOL

I would actually come visit you ... and take pictures so John knows you exist. :)

John has suggested I work with Michelle - she's closer physically and knows the borders here. He isn't one to pitch. And has been a solid help from day one. I will have nothing bad to say about him at all. :)

Law School - I have seriously considered it.... but I'm concerned I would have an issue passing the "Good Character" test.... that on its own is a fight and you never know how the Law Societies would do it. I would do well in law school - and it's an area I would legit work in. But.... again, not sure on timing.

Anyway - I'm going to think about things more this week and then decide. I've asked my PO if he is allowed to write a letter as well (as we have some extra stuff we can include... like the fact we had my sentenced varied by the court after the fact in a positive way that he can attest to), but haven't heard back yet.