@John Rogers Thanks again for the info. Could I have your have contact information if I would like to move forward?
Waiver application processing times
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905-459-9669 (office)
416-843-1371 (cell)
You can text me on my cell if you want.
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The fee officially went up on December 23 2016. We had prepared everyone for the fee increase, Congress had passed it earlier. Then on the day it went up, I checked it online and they had increased the fee, but exempted Canadian Citizens who hand in their waivers at a CPB border point. Basically everyone who is a Canadian Citizen.
Landed Immigrants in Canada and people from other countries pay $930.00USD for a Waiver.
I have had quite a few calls about this exact thing so I will tell you what I have been telling everyone.
1. Wait a minimum of 3 years but ideally 5 years before trying again
2. You are going to have to show you are working a legit job
3. You are going to have to show an understanding of "the dangers of prostitution" on individuals and society. One of the people I am talking to is volunteering at Elizabeth Fry to prepare for that. You will have to do something similar unless you are going to wait the 5 years.
These are the basics. Do not just reapply now, you will get refused again. There has been a crackdown on this type of "activity".
Call me if you need more details. 416-843-1371 (cell) you can text me as well.
Hi roger , thank you for your reply
In 2016 when I was denied entry at Pearson airport the Homeland security said I can enter in 4 months that was a lie . and it took 2 years and I still go refused . I have a job since 2016 until now .
I don’t have a criminal record never been arrested . Nothing .
I have to wait 5 years ??!! Are you sure about that ?
Your central problem in getting a waiver is "how long has it been since I did something wrong".
You can't claim "I have changed" if a certain amount of time has not elapsed. When people ask me about waivers, one of the first things I think about is "will they get it". Otherwise your time and money has been lost.
For this situation, it makes sense that you will claim to have "changed" and 3 years minimum should pass to make it believable. If you wait 5 years in my experience it goes from "maybe" to "approved for sure".
I know you don't have a criminal record. But they think you were involved in prostitution/sugar daddy activities. We cannot simply say "ok, I won't do it again" and be believed without SOME length of time to make it seem real.
I assume you want a realistic shot at being approved, right? If you are doing it in 2019 (only 3 years after) get some expert help. NOT A LAWYER. In waivers matters Lawyers are NOT experts.
Thank you for your reply John . The incident happened for 3 months and is writing down ( sugar daddy situation I was on a site )
It happened from March -May 2016.
I’ll wait until 2019 to re apply . My parents live in the states and are US citizens . When you say “ not a lawyer “ then who should I get to help me do the waiver correctly . In 2016 my ex lawyer did it and the waiver returned I had to go give it in in person at the border .
I honestly don’t know what to do never had any problems with the law and I feel stuck in this situation .
No problem. I would have a conversation with myself, and as an alternate, Michelle who is also on here is trustworthy and very good at her job.
:: @John Rogers added on 16 Nov ’18 · 16:49
I can be reached at 416-843-1371 or 905-459-9669 and you can text me at the 416# as well.
Our website is www.pweservices.com
www.fingerprintpardon.com is how you reach Michelle. She is in Sask.
John Rogers -
I'm sure I possibly may have asked this question before or at least someone else has.
If you do a waiver for someone and it gets denied what is your policy on redoing it as it pertains to your fees?
My policy has always been to re-do the application for free, whenever we think it might be successful. The client would have to pay the $585 USD.
I have always done this policy mainly because if you are paying me to GET a waiver, then we should make sure if possible to get you exactly what you paid for.
In most cases, the client knows going in whether they will get a waiver or not. Some people have no choice but to try, even if they think they may be rejected. Same policy applies even if I am sure they would not be successful.
#1439, Yes we are also doing USA E-2 & EB-5 visas in England and Canada. We also resolve border crossing issues. Mr. Seth BenArcher does the investor visas and we resolve the border crossing issue cases. We do like to specialize in the complex ones. She can also check out and reach us on our 188 number or our U.K.numbers. We have UK locations in Yorkshire, London and soon Birmingham. We have locations in Surrey, Burnaby, Vancouver and Winnipeg. Soon to be Abbotsford and Brampton
604 332-9213
1 888 908-3841
usentrywaiverservices.com
#1443 Landed immigrants in Canada do not pay $930.
#1447 Saratoo. You will have to show rehabilitation in any waiver case in general. The rehabilitation must be tailored to the individual. There is no magic bullet in terms of rehabilitation. We have clients now that were accused of or admitted to escorting to CBP. The rehabilitation must be tailored to the individual. Just volunteering at a charity will not show rehabilitation since they want a total reformation of character.
We also have to factor in your internet presence on the web and account for that as well. A lot of material will stay on the web and CBP will find it. SO it is a matter of just resolving each complex case and tailoring the rehab and other relevant info to you to show that you as a person has been rehabilitated.
We would also have to take into account your denial letter and overcome the issues that they have pointed out. An example is that we have counselors and now a drug rehab clinic under our umbrella. I have posted this on my Facebook page and my friends are all well aware of it. We have a guy that has 33 convictions for various offences and they are drug-related. We have developed a rehab program and are running him through in addition to the counselors and the clinic. After he is done, we will get the evaluations to add include them(in addition) together with things to show that he is rehabilitated.
So it is not just volunteering since anyone can do them. It is a matter of showing reformation of character. Also, note that CBP can deny entry to people for other reasons besides criminality. We cover all the possible areas that can come up.
So you will surely have to show rehabilitation that is case specific. Another example is that obviously rehabilitation for a person that has a child molestation offence and someone that has a conviction for drug trafficking would be different and must be tailored to the individual...which is what we do.
@Kscott you are correct! Instead of the old language that was on Homeland Security's site, which ONLY exempted "Canadian Citizens who hand in their waiver at a CBP Port of Entry in Person" it now says:
“The fee for Form I-192 will remain $585 when filed with and processed by CBP.”
So to correct/update my statement, Landed Immigrants and Canadian Citizens are both receiving the exemption, and pay $585, not $930 which is the Fee as of December 23 2016.
As both Michelle and I have stated, we only do Waivers for Canadian Citizens, because handing in a Waiver at the local Consulate here in Toronto is too frustrating.
My advice to @SaraToo still stands. Rehabilitation can be shown in a number of ways, but rehabilitation form "prostitution" or "having a sugar daddy" needs to have some "realization" that what you were doing was "wrong". So again, volunteering is one option. Waiting a full 5 years also helps. Going to a rehabilitation clinic sounds costly, impractical for this type of offence, and this particular person does not live in BC. For drug/alcohol addiction? Absolutely if less that 5 years ago. Not needed if enough time has lapsed, and again unless you are local, impractical.
For a company with 2 people, you seem to have a lot of addresses. You are in England right now, correct? Whats the address of your Winnipeg office? Burnaby and Surrey? Why 2 offices so close together? Why are the addresses not listed on your website?
Well, we have a policy that we give a 100% refund if a waiver case gets denied. This will apply for first-time clients only. We turn around cases where they have already been denied. Note that if you get another denial, then it will make the case harder and will even be more work to get cleared.
There are a lot of bad waiver providers out there.
usentrywaiverservices.com
#1452 Our addresses are with all due respect...none of your business...If you are in the lower mainland, then let me know and you can come by. I do not need to be at each location since I can only be at 1 place at a time. I have enough people on hand to staff most of our locations. I actually recently put up a job posting on Facebook for our new Abbotsford location and got 3 hits. Need to get the location first as that will be done before Dec 2018. I can technically open an office in all 28 E.U. nations if I want and it is not hard to do.
We do not take walk-in clients for a number of reasons. Makes no sense for someone to come by and we cannot help them. Everyone that comes by is fully screened for a number of things before they even step through that door. Then they are on security cameras and other security tools that we have at our disposal. Walk-in clients may get charged a consultation fee and some do not want to pay $200 to talk. Hence, they are screened on the phone and can decide if they want to come in or not in terms of our fees. No one is forced to come in.
You obviously do not know the lower mainland. Surrey people do not like driving to Burnaby and Vancouver people do not like driving to Surrey. Hence the need for locations that best serve the people. If someone comes to the office they are met by staff members.
GuessI I still do not understand why my actual geographical location is relevant since there is always someone there to address the case and I direct everything globally.
“We do not take walk-in clients for a number of reasons. Makes no sense for someone to come by and we cannot help them. Everyone that comes by is fully screened for a number of things before they even step through that door. Then they are on security cameras and other security tools that we have at our disposal. Walk-in clients may get charged a consultation fee and some do not want to pay $200 to talk. Hence, they are screened on the phone and can decide if they want to come in or not in terms of our fees”
Clear sign of someone with mailing addresses only. Which makes sense since you have not been in Canada for months.
Why do you think a number of addresses or pretending your organization makes you somehow more reputable? Why put so much effort into faking it?
Thank you John for all the advice I will come at your office as soon as I can since you are about a hour drive from me
I work from a home office in my basement to keep my overheads down. My clients don't care (as an accountant)... I save thousands of overheads every month from not having to rent an office, furnish it, secure it, etc. Means i either:
a) have more profit in my pocket
b) have to work less to take home the same amount.
And yes --- I work with a ton of both corporate and personal clients.
Times are changing. Not everyone cares to pay higher fees to have a flashy office.
John what are you seeing in terms of waiver processing times for your clients recently? Is 90 to 110 days still the norm for simple cases? Thanks.
I worked form a home office for many years. Many of my clients were from Toronto Social Services and we would actually go to their homes and fingerprint them there.
The model doesn't work anymore because of three things:
-The RCMP are very particular about the privacy of clients. For example, we must have a separate private room where people can be fingerprinted and others who are waiting cannot see them. We also have to have cameras inside, alarms, and a secure medico locked cabinets to be accredited. As Michelle can tell you, its a painstaking process to be inspected.
-We have a fingerprinting competitor who works from him home/office. People travel further to come to us because "its a real office" and for women specifically, they aren't as comfortable being in a home, possibly alone with the technician. His google reviews reflect this, as many people state as a complaint "its a house not an office". On the pardon/waiver side people seem to prefer coming to an office as well. Older clients who did see my in my home office say they much prefer it.
-We are busy with fingerprints, and when pardon/waiver clients come in, we need to have a separate office to take them that's comfortable where they can talk freely. Last week we had a family of 6 people where only 2 were being fingerprinted but they brought kids and grandparents. At the same time I had someone who came in to ask about a pardon. Not doable at home, and we have a part time employee who is also doing paperwork and helping to answer phones. So imagine, 1 person in the fingerprinting office, with Jennifer. 5 people in the waiting area, (where we have a TV) waiting for the person, an employee working at a desk, and me in a separate office with a pardon client. We rely on referrals and reviews, so it went from what could have been a cramped difficult situation, to a comfortable relaxed one. Kids have Treehouse on TV and we have toys as well. Lots of seating for the adults. Privacy for the person being fingerprinted and privacy for the person talking about Pardons. Also a desk and space for the employee.
We have a kitchen as well and we work 10 minutes from home. So we like a nice comfortable space, where we can stay and work late, and because we have 24 hour access, we sometimes meet clients at odd hours. Its useful for when kids have projects as well, now that my kids are getting older.
In this industry, there is only 1 reason you would need multiple offices in 2018. Fingerprinting. I can do a waiver anywhere in Canada, or any paperwork, but I need to see the client to fingerprint. Otherwise I am sending them to someone else.
So when I commented about Ken Scott and his "locations", I was commenting that he was "pretending" to have all of these locations which in fact make no sense since he is not accredited to Fingerprint. He also claimed that I was in a 1 room office, which again would not be practical, and is not true. Remember, he claimed to be partnered with "On the Spot Fingerprinting", a competitor close to my location. As I explained, WE are ON the Spot. Unfortunately, Ken has proven that while he does have a lot of useful knowledge about Waivers, he also veers from the truth often. Unnecessarily I might add.
I guarantee he has one location, and I have no doubt he would like to open another in the UK, which makes sense for what he is trying to do. But I assume he is trying to look "bigger" than that. When you are trying to be something that you are not, it raises red flags. Especially when your not currently even in Canada.
I am finding no difference in processing times. I am finding Canada Post is VERY VERY inconsistent. We have a mailbox on Queen Street (about 40% of mail still goes there) and 60% of our mail comes direct to our address here at 96 Kennedy Road. One location is full suddenly, and the other doesn't have mail for 3 days (which never happens).
Clients are also finding they are being told the waiver was mailed, and they don't have it more often than usual.
So yes the processing time is the same, the mail delivery is the issue right now.