Waiver application processing times

@Samuel I don't like to guess. When I ask people at Homeland Security I get different answers.

I do know they check:

-FBI
-State Department

Guessing I would say they see if the name bring up a "hit" on any other databases. They don't check for unpaid Speeding tickets for example.

Jazzsax is dead on.

@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.

@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.

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.

@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.

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

Seems about right. The advice is just as credible.

@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...

@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.

@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...