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Because MANY people log on here to see timelines, not discussions, lets keep THIS thread ONLY for timelines. Then people don;t have to sift through to find out how long they are taking. I was trying to amend the old one but it got deleted, so I saved the last page, and added a bit to it. My apologies if you were looking for old info. The page was getting spammed all the time and had a lot of comments on it.
[ J Rogers appended this reply on September 18, 2025 @ 4:02 pm ]
As for the timeline......when the fees went up the backlog slowed these applications down. That backlog is GONE. They could get every application they have done by Thanksgiving if they want. They do NOT want then done quickly. If this seems like "why would they do that?" then you aren't paying attention. Notice Canada has tariffs for made up reasons, and we have been threatened by Annexation. Notice Russia has not a SINGLE TARIFF. Notice Trump met with Putin in Alaska and got embarrassed. And STILL his "friends" have tariffs and the Russians.....nothing.
[ J Rogers appended this reply on February 18, 2026 @ 2:14 pm ]
sorry everyone, my mistake, this is his FIRST waiver. Not a re-application.
@ J Rogers shut up bitch u and Ken Scott are both dumb faggots all lawyers laugh you morons
Fred Cronin is a fake poster. We are ignoring him. If you really have a question about it, call me at my office.
@Fred Cronin how to find out if this is a right area or not ? I’m curious as wel
@Fred Cronin calm down bud people here just to get waiver info anyways I would like to touch on what this person asked about Capital Heights MD for RFE response while sending to Sterling I have seen many like this but I’m not sure I too have the same question @jrogers
1 YEAR WAIVER
First waiver
Has a pardon, so they wanted privacy act and court, and every page of the pardon document.
1996- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
2008-Assault CBH
Status History (7)
04/20/2026, 10:07 AM : Status changed to Completed
03/25/2026, 10:54 AM : Status changed to Request for More Information Response
12/30/2025, 09:38 AM : Status changed to Request for More Information
02/14/2025, 05:30 PM : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
02/04/2025, 09:16 PM : Status changed to Paid
02/04/2025, 09:14 PM : Status changed to Signed
01/22/2025, 04:51 PM : Application Created
@J Rogers question I sent a RFE response paper filed… they say mail to the address stated on the RFE letter which I did I used UPS but once I sent to address is Virginia for the ARO it went to Capital Heights MD I’m told this is a screening center for the mail so it did reach the right place I’m told but it has to go thru there before it reaches its final stop. I’m worried it didn’t reach the right place but everywhere I’m seeing is that all Mail tends to go there first as mail can’t directly go to there office without stopping in CAPITAL HEIGHTS MD does anyone know about this I used UPS! Do I need to send it again..
[ Fred Cronin appended this reply on April 20, 2026 @ 11:19 am ]
Have you seen the RFE responses mail to them go to capital heights MD first ?
[ Fred Cronin appended this reply on April 20, 2026 @ 11:21 am ]
And the address on the shipping label was identical to the letter I received from the ARO sterling Virginia
In my experience, not all Somali cases go this route. I also have a client from Pakistan. The office in Brampton so very multi-cultural clientele now, unlike 15 years ago. I have had most problems with Somalia, Pakistan, and obviously Iran born clients, especially when they are a misrepresentation. Remember as well, these are a small percentage of my overall clients, so the vast majority are on the regular 2 timelines, 345 days and 90 days.
EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE
Status History (4)
10/23/2023, 08:07 PM : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
10/12/2023, 09:02 PM : Status changed to Paid
10/12/2023, 09:01 PM : Status changed to Signed
10/04/2023, 02:58 PM : Application Created
I have a couple of these.
Born in Somalia.
TRIED TO GET ASYLUM IN 1998 FROM SOMALIA. USED A DIFFERENT NAME.
His "crime" was he was already a Canadian Citizen, and then went to Mexico to cross into the US and pretend he needed asylum.
Not unusual, I get clients like this quite often. Mostly they do it when they are Landed, not a citizen, but other than that, nothing unusual.
2.5 years later.....still no response, also no response from emails either. He is obviously frustrated, he wants a "no" or a "yes".
I wanted to highlight this for those who might be in the same boat.
5 YEAR WAIVER
HAD A 1 YEAR - RE-APPLICATION
86 DAYS
2008 - MISREPRESENTATION
Status History (5)
04/15/2026, 09:48 AM : Status changed to Completed
01/19/2026, 04:33 PM : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
01/15/2026, 06:26 PM : Status changed to Paid
01/15/2026, 06:23 PM : Status changed to Signed
01/14/2026, 05:27 PM : Application Created
TIMELINE UPDATE
Clients first waiver. (he applied for Asylum in 1999, but misrepresented the fact he was already landed in Canada - common waiver for me. Claims he left the US for good in 2006)
This client was asked for "more information" In his case he said he left the US in 2006, so they want proof, which is pretty easy to provide.
But that also means they are looking at May 2025 Waivers, as you can see he went to the border on May 8 2025 - 345 days.
Status History (5)
04/13/2026, 09:41 AM : Status changed to Request for More Information
05/08/2025, 05:30 PM : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
05/06/2025, 08:42 PM : Status changed to Paid
05/06/2025, 08:40 PM : Status changed to Signed
04/29/2025, 07:36 PM : Application Created
5 YEAR WAIVER
Re-Application (he has had multiple 5 year waivers)
Note this took 90 days.
Status History (5)
04/02/2026, 11:41 AM : Status changed to Completed
01/06/2026, 01:03 PM : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
01/05/2026, 03:56 PM : Status changed to Paid
01/05/2026, 03:54 PM : Status changed to Signed
01/05/2026, 03:11 PM : Application Created
The most recent client I have that was a NEW client (long line) we this one
September letter
337 days Just over 11 months
Status History (5)
03/27/2026, 12:57 PM : Status changed to Completed
04/24/2025, 11:00 PM : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
04/17/2025, 08:13 PM : Status changed to Paid
04/17/2025, 08:11 PM : Status changed to Signed
04/15/2025, 05:23 PM : Application Created
Remember that they got a September Letter, so its hard to say whether that is a "typical time"
This person got a 1 year waiver - first time applicant
1 year waiver
345 days also just over 11 months.
Status History (5)
03/19/2026, 10:07 AM : Status changed to Completed
04/08/2025, 10:00 PM : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
04/02/2025, 08:00 PM : Status changed to Paid
04/02/2025, 07:55 PM : Status changed to Signed
04/02/2025, 06:27 PM : Application Created
So less than 12 months, but right now "new" applications are over 11 months.
@J Rogers what’s the exact timeline for new applications
Have a great weekend everyone.
On Monday, Ill post some fresh results etc. As of right now, re-applications are still at about 90-97 days after the border.
First time applications are MUCH longer, over 10 months.
When I post some new results, we will see if anything indicates a change.
I just want to point out that Michelle, who has an office in Regina, is EXTREEMLY ethical and VERY good at her job. She is also Accredited to fingerprint.
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I want to post this because Ken Scott is NOT accredited to fingerprint, and is NOT ethical, but Michelle absolutely is. I would highly recommend her. Unlike MANY places that do these services, Michelle is diligent and VERY detailed. She predicted that Privacy Act would be an issue and started doing those prints even before they were asked for. She makes it a point to not accept money unless she really feels she can be successful, and those types of businesses are the ones we need to see thrive.
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