Waiver application processing times

Applied January 23rd at Calgary pre clearance. Received today July 18th. A little longer than some but glad it came!!

Man i'm still waiting on my waiver...applied in November 2015 at Pearson due to an overstay and I still get the "application is on file with the ARO" email. I know the first application is the longest but wow. Any suggestions from anyone?

@africanjedi85 .................. Ask RS ... he has his own thread on helping folks out and he got his waiver in less than 5 months on this forum. Maybe you did something wrong on your application and the person who is looking at your application is being biased and is taking there lazy time.

africanjedi85.......I get the same situation. What I find : If you overstay more then 1 year, CBP will give you 5 years ban.You can't come back to US right away. One person told me , he get his waiver one year before 5 years time frame ends.But , even you stay one day longer- the shortest ban from CBP, still 5 years. I have the same answer all the time. Did apply 4 month before you.
Something more . After 5 years CBP ban finished. Emigration USA law said:if you overstay 1 year, - you get 10 year ban. But, its look like you get possibility after 5 years receive a regular waiver. But if you simply drive in, they can ask you , "if you stay outside of US 10 years already?" .

Can anyone tell me if the waiver comes regular mail or registered

@Timber It comes regular airmail from U.S Postal, with the Canada Post stuff going on... maybe 2-4 weeks you'll get it after the date it was approved....could be faster or slower.

@Vancity, thanks :)...

Hi applied for my first waiver October 16, 2015 at the Peace Arch, BC. It's been 11 months now and still nothing. We've emailed ARO and they have had it there for around 8 months now. Long and painful process with my family and wife in the US and I'm unable to travel. Got stopped by an evil officer at the boarder who dug through my laptop until he found i had done work in the US on a previous trip and banned me. Having family in the US only worked against me as I now have a permanent ban for misrepresentation. What a brutal system. I have no previous record whatsoever.

I applied for my first waiver on April 8th and did the application myself. Just received it on Friday, dated August 8th (4 months to the date applied) and received a 5 year waiver.
Good Luck to everyone

Congrats @Timber! 5 years for the first waiver is amazing. Do you mind saying why you were inadmissable? Trying to figure out if i should do waiver myself or through a lawyer, thx.

@Marshy, it was Fraud over $5000. (18 years ago). It was easy doing my own application. I filed at the Lynden border crossing and the personnel were extremely helpful, reviewed my application to make sure I had done everything correctly. From start to finish it was 9 months. I was pulled in in November of last year. It is a 4 month wait to get your finger prints and records from the RCMP. Then another 4 months for Homeland to review.
Good luck!

Mine was Fraud over 5000 as well but only 3 years ago. Thanks for the response @Timber, that was helpful!

It will be 4 months this Friday still haven't received anything I submitted my application at the alder groove border was hoping to go to the burning man festival in Nevada but its not looking good at this point. I totally thought I would have it by now

@Jason have you sent them an e mail online? Mine was 4 months to the day. I applied at Aldergrove on April 8th and received mine on August the 8th good for 5 years (my first waiver). It will probably show up in the next few days

@jason

I applied for my second waiver 5 months ago and have yet to receive the waiver. My first waiver was approved in 3.5 months in 2015. I applied for the renewal at the same border crossing, my file is the same as last year, my mailing address is the same and I'm currently sitting at 5 months. I've emailed ARO and they said my application is being processed but no timeline for completion was provided.

I am a little panicked. i got an email it was mail august 22 and nothing and with canada post's stuff, i wanted to go down on sept 7th once they told me it was mailed august 22. everyone get theirs about a week after approval?

i applied at sumas april 25th, guys really nice there. wife did app for me, this is my third one.

OMG approved after 4 months exactly!! Just got a letter in the mail. Curious though is that all it is. No card? Do I just put this letter in with my passport?

@Molly

Congrats!! That's great to hear. I applied August 8th 2015 (over a year ago) and still nothing. I even used a lawyer to prepare. Hopefully I hear something soon (good or bad)

@Philly. 1 year?! Do you mind asking how long ago the charge was and what it was? Mine was 3 years ago only and I'm thinking the same thing will happen to me when I file.