@Portfolio99 There is no information to provide. Keep checking, stop emailing, its a waste of time.

You obviously have been sent to a supervisor or something like that, since they are past March and now working on April. I assume you have the ability to check eSAFE so just keep looking. An answer will come eventually. Lots of clients have been asked for court TRANSCRIPTS even if they submitted court docs. Especially if you have multiple convictions.

Hello, Please can you provide me some information, I have summited my application on March 14 2024, Multiple charge from 35 years ago, non violence, no drug no impair, it was small amount fraud, I have a received a pardon 25years ago.
On my last email to ARO, the reply was : Your application is under process.

It was originally for NIV B1/B2 waivers, but has already expanded a lot beyond those,

Since every waiver is now processed by the ARO, they all seem to be subject to the same delays (9-12 months). So I am happy to adjust the form to handle I-194 waivers - I have already modified some of the column headings.

In the end, the sheet is just there to allow people to see where they are in the process, and get moral support from the forums.

[ joolsjools appended this reply on March 12, 2025 @ 6:39 pm ]

And our forum on BritishExpat (link to it in the sheet) is also open to anyone who is waiting for a waiver, so you're welcome to point your clients to it if they want to chat about the wait and get moral support from others in the same position.

September Letter
I have no idea why.
-He has a pardon
-First application
-2018 (1) Assault (2) Assault (3) Uttering threats
Domestic and he argued that his wife made up the allegations because he wanted to leave her. They were first cousins and it was an arranged marriage. This led to problems having children which led to them losing children to miscarriages. This obviously strained the relationship. They client thought a fresh start would be best but his wife was upset because her family thought this is something that would bring "shame" to both families.

All I can surmise is that the US believed he was innocent, so therefore did not require him to have a Waiver. He also wanted to have the ability to have a TN visa, but other than him saying he was innocent and wanting a TN, there was NOTHING to indicate he might get a September Letter. Very happy for the client obviously.

3/12/2025, 02:00 PM EDT : Status changed to Completed
4/16/2024, 01:30 PM EDT : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
3/29/2024, 05:39 PM EDT : Status changed to Paid
3/29/2024, 05:38 PM EDT : Status changed to Signed
3/26/2024, 06:18 PM EDT : Application Created

@joolsjools Good information, but it looks like these timelines are mainly for Landed Immigrants or people getting visas, not Canadian Citizens getting waivers (that I can tell, correct me if I am wrong)

One of our members in our BritishExpats.com forum just discovered this group. We have a Google Sheets tracker which started off for B1/B2 consular waiver applications, but now covers lots of Canadian and other waivers also. Happy for you guys to add to it as the more data, the more useful it becomes. Support for the sheet is mostly in our forum, but do leave your username and forum in your entry so we know where you're from.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qzFVrHBGVC-7yzqEhidmBz52KqQXYyX8yr3nAhdCSgM/edit?gid=0gid=0

All the best, joolsjools

waiver denied. 2015 Trafficking cocaine, a large amount 2 years less a day is the sentence. Borderline for sure.

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Status History (5)
3/10/2025, 12:30 PM EDT : Status changed to Completed
3/18/2024, 11:00 AM EDT : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
3/12/2024, 11:16 AM EDT : Status changed to Paid
3/12/2024, 11:14 AM EDT : Status changed to Signed
3/5/2024, 10:05 AM EST : Application Created

I applied for a first-time waiver on October 20, 2024.
No criminal record. Had a small joint in my car.
What are the approximate timelines right now for approval for first time applicants with no criminal record? Any chance I'll get it before June?

@J Rogers are there usually any court docs even remaining in the database for a theft that old?

5 year waiver
First application - Theft Under in 1994 and they asked for more court docs.

Worth it, he got 5 years.

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Status History (7)
3/11/2025, 10:00 AM EDT : Status changed to Completed
3/7/2025, 11:08 AM EST : Status changed to Request for More Information Response
3/5/2025, 12:00 PM EST : Status changed to Request for More Information
4/18/2024, 02:00 PM EDT : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
4/13/2024, 12:40 PM EDT : Status changed to Paid
4/13/2024, 12:38 PM EDT : Status changed to Signed
4/11/2024, 10:04 AM EDT : Application Created

@PumpedUpTravelled Hopefully you can improve the application and get a longer waiver. I RARELY ever get 2 waivers for 1 year back to back (it does happen but very rare) and you should also not settle. Improve the application and re-apply, but wait for a couple of months at least. They do not look at the date of your last waiver and you don;t want it cut short. Get the full year out of it.

@PumpedUpTravelled yes absolutely

Applied April 2024
Received mine just last week. March 2025

1 year waiver drug conviction in Canada.

Do you all think if I want another year waiver I should just apply now again?

@Alyssa the price hike was on April 01 2024
Everyone rushed to pay and file in March
And they went to border sometime in April
I assume once April is over then things should pick up

Is May 15th when the price went up? Hopefully after that we’ll see better movement

@May 31st The applications they are going through now are the problem. They are all the clients who beat the deadline, so there are a LOT of applications. Once they get past May 15th application I anticipate them speeding up a lot. An educated guess.

@J Rogers Appreciate all the updates you give
It’s been very encouraging the last 10 months while waiting my 31st May 2024 sent to ARO waiver.
Just a question. Do you still have a lot of May 31st and prior applications
Seems like this is where most of the clog is at at the moment where the prices was hiked

5 year waiver - first waiver

2008-impaired
2009-counterfeit

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Status History (5)
3/6/2025, 02:00 PM EST : Status changed to Completed
4/18/2024, 06:30 PM EDT : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
3/29/2024, 09:35 PM EDT : Status changed to Paid
3/29/2024, 09:33 PM EDT : Status changed to Signed
3/29/2024, 09:36 AM EDT : Application Created

FINALLY -

5 year approval, overstay 1993 - 1998

3/7/2025, 10:30 AM EST : Status changed to Completed
4/19/2024, 12:01 PM EDT : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
4/2/2024, 04:23 PM EDT : Status changed to Paid
4/2/2024, 04:12 PM EDT : Status changed to Signed
4/2/2024, 02:32 PM EDT : Application Created

@J Rogers thank you for the context. A denial and two 1-year waivers would normally worry me but the details you provided with it makes a Ton of sense