Well Saskatchewan Courts just officially announced today the fee increases for court documents effective July 1, nice notice. $100 per court location for Pardons and $75 per court location for Travel Waivers.

@HatsBootsHatsBoots thank you for making a complete idiot out of yourself again. I really hope you get the help you need.

Have a great long weekend everyone!

@John Rogers

You're as credible as a corrupt politician. I don't know who Ken is. All I know is that he posts here looking for customers like yourself. It's hilarious reading both of you and your war of words.

You're so desperate for customers that nobody else comes here to post no more. Seems to me you have a hard time feeding your children. Keep wasting your time posting seemingless things discrediting others and "correcting them" as you say. Who are you? The police? Give me a break Johnny!!

Again, a pardon does not make you admissible to the US. Lying to a CBP officer is a crime that can land you in deep trouble. The best approach is to remove the record from CPIC as soon as possible before travelling there. Sometimes the fingerprints are not removed with a pardon. They can see you were fingerprinted even with a pardon. Human error is possible and police make tons of mistakes. A pardon does not guarantee free passage to the US. Again, I am not looking for customers, you are. You should tell the right things. Also, a pardon does not wipe CPIC clean always.

You can say no to ever being arrested but that right there might get you a free pass this time but maybe not the next time.

There are 4 levels of CPIC. We don't know for sure what shows up to CBP officials on CPIC. They will never tell us off course. With weed legalization and the current US regime, more Canadians will be denied. All this waiver business is for people like you and the US government to make money out of unfornatate people who got caught doing something wrong once in their life. Tell me John, have you ever drove drunk? Have you ever stole? Have you ever smoked a joint? Do you find the system fair? You are not a credible source John. Guess what, 99% have done it. According to you, oops I mean the US government, we are all criminals. I'll start your waiver application right away!!

Now go ahead and post 10 different posts tomorrow about how credible you are and how your reputation is on the line.

sounds like Uber/Tinder combined into one, with the bonus of being banned at the border.

@1199, John - Thanks! I also agree I would rather just do a whole new application, this time done by me from the start - then try this re-open motion. I think it will be denied or we get another 87 day notice, which we cannot meet the deadline. Yes, both were sexually based offences, supposedly a sexual agreement as payment for a taxi ride in both cases...

@Michelle as usual you have given the proper advice.

The original letter and package was not good, so in fact he is advising you to do a motion to re-open a "bad" file. That's a huge mistake. Even if they re-open, its clear the original application was flawed.

He needs to do a brand new application, done properly by you this time, with all the proper remorse etc. Get all the age of victim and everything else BEFORE he files, and then there will be no letter. Was it a sexually based offence? If so I might even recommend he wait until 2020.

Tell him if he wants a "second opinion" I am more than happy to support your original advice.

Don't forget there is not even a guarantee they will re-open, meaning not only is he trying to re-open a flawed file, he may get his motion DENIED.

416-843-1371 just tell him to mention Michelle said to ask for a second opinion, and I will remember who he is.

@John Rogers and Ken Scott, I have a question - have either of you every tried a "motion to re-open" a file? I have a client who hired "another service" to help him with a waiver, which was a huge mistake, as his case is complicated at best - 2 sex assaults, 1 went as conditional discharge, the other as a stay...so technically no criminal record now..however, he tried traveling to the USA when his conditional discharge was still showing. He was denied. This company he hired had no idea how to handle his case, somehow his paperwork was accepted when he delivered it, but he got a letter from Customs asking for a ton of additional information. He went to the company he originally hired, and they said sorry we can't help you, and sent him to me. My advise was to just walk away from file..mainly because he couldn't prove age of victims and he was very vague about the incidents. (no remorse and total deflect from fault)...against my advise, he wanted to continue, we submitted court transcripts and other documents. Then came the request for a panel review with doctor. Interesting enough, all the panel doctors, refused to give us an appointment for a risk assessment. Advising my client to have the assessment done by a local doctor. Well in Saskatchewan, there is only 1 psychologist in the province willing to do this and it is a 1 year waiting list. Although we submitted to USA Customs updates, emails, and letters showing we were trying to meet the 87 day deadline, file was closed advising we did not meet it. Now he has received a motion to re-open if he wants for a $675 fee..my advise is just walk away, but he is persistent. Any advise would be great...

@K.Scott said "(HatsBootsHatsBoots) "Anyway, HATS BOOTS I am your ally."

Seems about right. The advice is just as credible.

@HatsBootsHatsBoots as I said, your bad advice has no accountability. If I make a mistake, my real name and company are here. That's called transparency. I back up everything I say.

Your position here is wrong. If a pardon has never been denied entry and has a pardon they do not need a Waiver. Your literally giving advice and dooming people who would never need a waiver to a LIFETIME of waivers because you don't know what you are doing. And worse, since we don;t even know who you are, any mistakes you make are going to be borne by the people who trusted you. I can only assume since you claim to do waivers that you have already done this to people.

I guarantee some of the people on this board have already been through this with people like you. Completely screwed over with bad advice.

Did you see what I am doing there? Trying to PREVENT people who don't need waivers from doing them. See what you are doing? Pretending your an expert, smug in your anonymity, showing you are not credible, and not to be trusted.

@John Rogers

Don't play the victim. We all know what you are doing here.

The information is pretty straightforward and available for anyone to use online. As I mentioned before, I am not looking for customers. You are. You come here every day posting all the time. I help people with waivers. I strictly provide information unlike you who constantly needs to validate others. Getting a pardon does not mean you can cross the border. You know that. Sometimes your fingerprints are still in CPIC. This will deny you entry.

Port Paroles changed right after John Kelly took over Homeland Security for the short time he was in charge. Before Trump, and Kelly, I had gotten a Port Parole for a client to go to an AC/DC concert. It was THAT lenient.

Now, weddings and work are a no go.

I have had success with "relatives dying" and "cancer treatments". In one case we got 4 consecutive Port Paroles until his waiver was granted for experimental cancer treatments. It literally saved his life. This was last year.

I saw an article today about Canadians (especially Quebecers) being pulled over by border agents AFTER they had crossed and being harassed and checked for marijuana. Things are ramping up.

I think I read somewhere that sometimes that can qualify, but it really depends on your involvement (ie, is it your wedding, your kdis wedding, significant funds invested, circumstances, etc) .

Unless it's your kids wedding, and you've paid a huge pile of money and all the rest, highly unlikely.

@Michelle...

Thanks...my situation is a wedding and they are not looked at as urgent....I thought of trying for one at a second port but don't want to screw up my Waiver application.

@1183 Jim, hi, unfortunately, you will not receive your waiver in the short time you require. FBI Checks are at least 12 to 16 weeks and just the sheer amount of people applying for waivers will put you in the queue of 3 to 4 months min. However, stranger things have happened. Yes, unfortunately, Parole Pass are very difficult to obtain, normally, only funerals or emergency medical issues are the reasons they are granted.

@HatsBootsHatsBoots you don't do waivers "for many people" . Your just a big talker and googler. And I don't care why you come here, I come here to make sure people like you don't misinform people, like you did about Absolute Discharges. LIke you did about Pardons.

I have the same kind of business as Michelle, we do Pardons and waivers and fingerprints. Just in a different location. I don't see why that's not a legitimate business. I notice you hide what you do, so I assume your a bit embarrassed. Probably one of these "didn't live up to potential" guys. Don't be embarrassed.

To correct you AGAIN, Absolute Discharge means you plead GUILTY. It is not as common as a Conditional Discharge, but you plead guilty to get it. If you plead guilty, why exactly does this mean you DO not need a waiver, where a Conditional Discharge means you do?

"My cronies"? LOL Michelle does give good advice, but your reading comprehension must be off. I have given completes lists of everything required, I post everytime anything changes, and I give free advice over the phone. Ken is the one claiming "trade secrets". There are no trade secrets. Its just doing the process, and doing it properly.

Even better, none of my information is incorrect. You can't point out a single instance. I can point out several where you are wrong. Although we appreciate your moralistic stand on always telling the truth etc, which seems to make up a lot of your information. You wrongly claimed that a Pardon does not hide the information, which could lead Canadians to ADMITTING THEY HAVE A RECORD when they don't have to. Taking your advice would mean a lifetime of waivers...thousands of dollars unnecessarily. You would have cost people a lot because your NOT an expert at all. Worse, your not accountable, because you give bad advice and no one even knows who you are.

I have never refused to answer a question, or post free information when asked. We don't even know your name.

Port Paroles are only issued for a limited number of reasons. We have the CBP memo that will list the criteria for a port parole. However, I am here to tell you that they do not like to do them unless it is an urgent business or humanitarian reason.

HATS BOOTS I have never had anything against you or bad to say about you. In fact, I mostly agree with your info since it is usually accurate. I do not agree with you regarding the SeptemberLetters but that is another story. Please do not tie me in with another individual here. I have no love/hate relationship with anyone here since I do not personally care about the other person anyway. The main thing that I care about is that I do not like seeing people cheated by these Discount Waiver Companies and select lawyers.

U.S. Entry Waivers are something to not be taken lightly. Correct info should always be provided. Btw HATS BOOTS you probably already know this but if a person has an Absolute Discharge, then they do not need a us entry waiver at all. We have the memo where this is specifically stated. If this becomes an issue then there is a way to get it cleared locally at the Port of Entry.

Anyway, HATS BOOTS I am your ally.

Thanks....kinda what I thought...

I will keep you posted when I eventually get it....I tried for a Port Parole and was refused.

@John Rogers

You are ridiculous and delusional. I do waivers for many people but unlike you I don't come here to search for clients. You do unfortunately. The forum has become chaotic thanks to you and all your cronies looking for business. You also have your comrades here backing you up.

I just post here time to time to call out people who posts wrong information. I believe in helping people not bullying other posters.

I don't need to mention who I am or what I do for a living. I don't do this for a living unlike yourself who has children to feed. I do have a regular day job which is more profitable than doing waivers. Let's face it, anyone would do waivers as a side job not as a regular job because it is simply not profitable. Unless you are a crook and charge people an arm and a leg. I just don't understand why you just don't do a regular daytime job.

I don't see how you corrected me about absolute discharges. Absolute discharges do not cause problems crossing the border. They are quite tolerant unless it is a major crime or narcotic/sex crimes. On the contrary, you come here claiming you are self expert. I did not. You are childish with the comments you make about me. I have no idea who Ken is. Your comments about some love affair I have I never knew about are quite amusing. Thanks for the laughs.

Both of you are like frenemies here. I believe you have some secret hate/love affair. He has posted often on this forum and both of you crack me up each time.

Michelle has very good information. You also give good advice but you always refrain from giving up too much. It might hurt your business. You are quite clever.

I don't see why the sudden rage? Go outside and take some air. It's nice outside.

I will continue to post here time to time. Please refrain from using my posts to get more business in the future from people who really need help.

Just stick to posting relevant information regarding waivers. A moderator should have banned you from here a long time ago.

Jazzsax is dead on.

JM - highly unlikely. 30 days would be an insane rarity from anything anyone posts.

You could look at port parole while the waiver is process, but that is only on specific grounds (medical, humanitarian, etc) and again no guarantees.