Waiver application processing times

We get these weed smoking cases all the time in Surrey and Vancouver. BC bud is highly potent and we have a lot of weed smokers here. Sometimes, we can get the sworn statement tossed out depending on how it was written. Then the person does not need a waiver. However, it changed around 2013 and now it is harder to get the new sworn statements tossed out. We actually have a page dedicated to this very thing.

https://www.usentrywaiverservices.com/admitted-to-smoking-weed-at-border

Michelle is 100% about the prostitution cases. It is still an offence that will make a person inadmissible to the USA. This is if a person admits to it or has a conviction for it. They changed the Canadian prostitution laws now to match that of Sweden.

However, it still makes a person inadmissible to the USA. Personally, I feel that the USA should not judge a person if they want to do this.

Honestly, the majority of cases can be cleared with waivers...whether you just sprayed a house with bullets in Surrey or just wrote a bad cheque in New Westminster. The big thing is how they are prepared, the relevant case-specific factors, the age of the offence and convincing CBP that you deserve to be approved.

We just finished a meeting at the Surrey office where a guy was convicted for Assaulting 2 police officers. He also has some other offences. I told him that I think we can get this case cleared for life based on the offences and the specifics. The big one that we have to tackle is the one with the police. The other convictions I can easily get around. We have successfully got cases with this offence cleared for life though.

Trump is really hard on drugs and sex crimes...so this is why the prostitution cases are taking longer. The #1 thing that he is hard on is PPT cases. Vancouver is full of ex-dealers and we have developed a technique to combat this. There is one guy with PPT coming in next week and he will be the first one that we try this technique on. It is a lot of work and a headache trying to get waivers on these trafficking cases.

People also note that there are other areas of inadmissibility that are not related to criminality.

Michelle..btw that guy that had the offence for communicating with a prostitute can 100% be permanently cleared since we have done 2 like his case. Half of these CBP guys do not know what they are doing so that is why there is a lot of bad information out there...even from CBP officers.

Plus, they use the sworn statement to determine if the person is a "prostitute" if they have no convictions for the offence. It is simply a matter of how the CBP views it. The big thing here is that the USA has this "morality" issue and it has been carried over by the generations. Prostitution is illegal in most USA states.

They have always been hard on prostitution/escorting. I have seen in removal proceedings where they removed a woman that had admitted to escorting and this was in 2008. She did give a very detailed sworn statement that was used against her. She had only been driving a friend down to SEATAC Airport when she was sent inside and admitted to prostitution.

We also had a girl that was visiting her boyfriend in USA and had a lot of lingerie in her luggage. The CBP officer saw it and she said that the boyfriend likes it. She foolishly admitted that he was married and the CBP officer threatened to deny her entry under the grounds of Adultery...which is technically a violation. She then admitted that he paid her bills for her and he said prostitution and denied her entry.

We got her out of needing a waiver because we showed that the sworn statement that he did was done incorrectly and the ARO agreed. She was told that she did not need a waiver. This was in 2011.

Plus, I think the overstay part is because the USA has so many illegal immigrants anyway. The current administration has pledged to "send them all home."

1104 - I applied in Feb of 2017. Almost exact same situation as you. I had applied back in 2015 and was denied. Applied again after 1 year and I have now been waiting 17 months... nothing.

#1147 Michelle, I think he will run into big trouble if he gets a CBP officer that needs to make his quota and this client says the wrong thing. On one hand, canceling his waiver may be somewhat beneficial since it would have to be prepared in a way to show why he did not need a waiver. He would then get a September Letter and he would carry it when he crosses over.

The danger here is that he does a sworn statement and says something that will cause him to become inadmissible in other areas. Then he will be up a creek without a paddle. If they deny him entry on only his solicitation conviction, then yes we can probably get him the September Letter if this is his actual conviction only.

Right now he is at the mercy of whatever CBP officer he gets when he tries to cross that border.

#1149 Chrisd good question..Why were you denied in 2015? What was the original conviction, specifically what date were you actually convicted and did you prepare your own waiver?

Btw...We just finished up a packet for a client that has one of the old Border Crossing Cards from 1996. We are going to see if the ARO is willing to give him a September Letter based on our submission. If they do, then everyone with the old BCCs will not either need waivers or we can prepare the same presentation as this client. We will let everyone know of the success of this mission since it will open even more doors for us.

We are still trying to get September Letters for people that have an offence for possession of a joint. So far, they have only been coming back with waivers on these convictions...Unfortunately.

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Why are you concerned about how we operate our business? Please tell me how often I ask you how you operate your business or about your own personal affairs!!! Why do you care that we are trying to get the guy a September Letter based on the BCC?? If they say no, then he will just have a waiver. Then he will have his next one done at no cost. Why do you care that we can get a lifetime clearance for certain offences? Why should a person have to spend thousands of dollars on a waiver over a lifetime if they do not need one?

In fact...I am even going to tell you the deal that we gave him ...even though I do not have to do such. We charged him a special reduced rate of $750 as a goodwill gesture. I told him that if he only gets a waiver, then we will do his next case for free. I then said that if he gets a September Letter, then we are both happy since he will not need a waiver again and he got it for cheap...Plus we would also have the knowledge on how to deal with this issue for future clients.

Now the reason that we have the fees that we do is that we are offering border crossing case solutions at the quality of Seattle area law firms but at a greatly reduced rate from what they charge. So for us, we are offering the same quality services that they offer but not paying their ridiculous prices. We know because some firms there are using our work now. So I want to reign in the fees back to us. So you have always wanted to know why we charge what we do and I never really said...Well, now you know why we charge what we do and why we are successful as such.

Again, I am still unsure why you care how we operate our business or what we charge?? If we had charged a person $8,000 for a waiver... then that is none of your business.!!! If the person sees the value that we offer and they voluntarily pay then that again is none of your business!!

Again, I do not understand why you are frustrated about what we are doing and the fact that it is not impacting you. Also, regarding DWC....we continue to use the term and promote it over the web. The term is spreading and people are starting to understand the meaning behind it. You cannot compare Michelle to it since we both worked for agencies before and have special knowledge. I personally think she should raise her fees since she has special knowledge that is hard to find in the industry. I have similar knowledge and she is definitely not a DWC.

Finally, I have repeatedly told you that I was not referring to you in regards to DWC...However, if you want to put yourself in that category on your very own or think it refers to you...Then that is too bad since it is not my problem and we will continue to promote it.

Btw...you keep talking about credibility but you have no idea how much you are destroying yours by always focusing on us and the things that we have accomplished. Everything that we have done can be documented in writing and is directly accomplished by usage of the terminology and procedures in relevant government regulations, policies and procedures.

I thought this forum was for individuals who are waiting for their waivers but it is more of a platform for long drawn out drama between a few waiver companies it's becoming ridiculous

That’s why people do not use this forum anymore. This forum is now basically for 2 waiver companies competing with each other

I agree with Jill & Bee. No on is using this forum anymore.

John
You’re missing the point. “Reply here,how long, weeks, months did it take to get a waiver” that’s what the this forum is for. You spend quite a bit of time on this forum, maybe it’s time to started your own thread

#1154, #1155, #1156 & 1158 I agree with you 100% I share some info on what we do and ways that the info can help people. We do not make a penny whatsoever from the sharing. I ask that you do not give up on the forum. I personally have no issue with anyone here whether they are waiver people or providers and I have always said that.

I am firmly of the opinion that people should not have to apply for an unneeded waiver. People in BC sometimes struggle due to the high cost of living. I do whatever I can to help out waiver people since waivers can cost thousands of dollars over a lifetime. I treat all waiver clients as if they are personal friends. Obviously, I do not give away specific trade secrets since it is still a business.

Getting back on track though...#1158 The bottom line is that CBP can take as long as they want in terms of processing a waiver. True it does seem for us that they tend to approve certain cases around the 4-month mark but that is no guarantee. We tell people CBP processing times tend to be 3-9 months on cases and 1 year or more for PPT(Possession for Purpose of Trafficking and) and sex crimes. I am not gonna quote stats since they don't mean anything to the person anxiously waiting for a waiver or even a person wanting to apply. Most people just want an honest answer if the job can be done or not. They don't understand or care about a statistical algorithm.

This is why I am telling people that if you apply before 5 years, then you are really taking a chance at a denial. If the packet is not properly prepared then again there is a chance of denial. Note that I am speaking in general terms only. No matter whom you use you should make sure that the person knows what they are doing.

A person can be deemed to have a criminal record just by admitting to the elements of an offence in a sworn statement. An example is if a person admits to prostitution or bank robbery and they were never convicted. Those people are deemed to have a criminal record. A lot of people to include some CBP officers and some lawyers don't fully understand how the code works because it is indeed extremely complex. I will not even mention DWCs.

So I am putting it out there for you guys not to give up on the forum since it can be a valuable tool. I ask John to refrain from whatever other relevant issue(s)/behaviour that may be present here. I will do my part to keep the peace. I am not here to debate anyone but I truly do not want anyone ripped off by a waiver provider...As I recently was by an auto repair shop that used my lack of knowledge about a specific car repair to charge me to find and fix a problem that they later claimed that they were unable to locate....Yet a specialty shop 2 days later found it within an hour and the repair was cheap.

Btw...so lets not argue or debate since the purpose of this forum is for information sharing...

:: @K SCOTT added on 24 Jun ’18 · 06:12

Btw there is nothing misleading since all the information is clearly documented in the relevant government regulations and other official sources. The thing is that you have to know where to look, how to interpret it, how to apply it and how to make the best possible case that is the most favourable to the client based on the regulations and the client case-specific information.