@KSCOTT

My conviction was 12-13 years ago, it was drug possession.

#1221 Mike will depend on a number of factors in terms of how long they actually adjudicate your application. May 2018 is nothing and we tell everyone it will take 3-9 months since that is the times that they usually take to respond to us.

If you have PPT or a sex crime, then you may be looking at 1-2 years. In our case, they do tend to approve the Fraud and violent crime convictions around the 4-month mark. Drug possession is averaging around the 6-month mark.

Anyway, these are the figures for us in B.C. It will also determine how your packet was prepared and the date when you were convicted. What was your criminal conviction for?

@mike416444 I am seeing about 85% get it in 90-100 days. The other 15% vary from 10 months to 2 years. I am seeing nothing in between.

Hi Everyone,

I applied for my US wavier back in May of 2018 about 2 months ago Just would like to know what is the processing time. Did anyone apply around the same time and got it

Well in B.C. they will take 585 us dollars or a credit card. They will not take a cheque and they do not like money orders. Sometimes the BC borders will send a person home that is filing for a waiver if they do not feel like being bothered that day. They sometimes say that they are too busy that day. We only deal with 2 borders and one border knows us well and likes our work.

The Sumas border is the worse and they sometimes give waiver applicants and clients a hard time in general. The borders on Vancouver Island are laid back and take cash or credit cards. They don't mind at the BC borders if you pay with cash.

I’m in Ontario, planning to drop off the paperwork to the Rainbow Bridge so I’ll bring cash with me then. Thanks for the replies.

@Michelle thanks for the information, perfect example of how regional everything is.

So to correct my information:

For Ontario, credit card or cash only. If anyone needs information for Quebec, let me know. I will defer to Michelle and Ken for out west.

@1216, John Rogers, it is so interesting to see how different Borders work...in Saskatchewan it is complete opposite. Customs doesn't like cash here, especially if person has drug trafficking charges or fraud, and will give them a hard time. 99% of my clients pay by credit card and a few with money orders...No personal cheques. Money order is US Funds from a Canadian bank for $585 and payable to Department of Homeland Security.

@1213, osi, because there are so many different regulations, I suggest calling the Port of Entry you plan to drop application off at and ask them what they accept...

Homeland Security is not accepting money orders anywhere I know of in Canada (mostly I know of Ontario)

Cash or Credit card ONLY. Disregard what you read on websites.

Anyone actually hand in their waiver with a cheque or money order recently? Where?

A USD Money Order obtained from a Canadian bank is ‘drawn from a US bank’ and they will accept it as payment. As indicated they will also accept cash.

They do accept US cash as well. Call them and find out if they do.

Im unable to start a new thread so I’ll post my question here.
I am handing in my waiver package directly to the border, how do I obtain a certified cheque drawn from a U.S bank? I do not have a credit card so that is not an option for me.

Hi K Scott,

I was placed in removal proceedings years ago, and I left the US before the removal proceedings were concluded (it was due to an asylum claim before I became a Canadian citizen).

According to the rule, abandoning a pending asylum claim results in 10-year ban (which I still have a little over 2 years left), even though I was never really ordered to leave the country (the removal order was not finalized yet) or physically deported.

I got my I-272 waiver two weeks ago, and was able to enter the US over the weekend at Niagara :)

I was just glad that they didn't really trouble me too much at the border (beyond simple questions such as where I work, how much money I'm carrying, and why I would ever want to visit Niagara New York lol).

#121o This is excellent news to hear. Did they give you a removal because they thought that you were trying to move to the USA or did not have strong ties?

I applied for an I-212 waiver (I just needed it for removal as I don't have a criminal record, nor have I ever accumulated over a year of unlawful presence) on March 8 2018 (Lewinston bridge), got approval on June 18, and got it in my hand on June 22, so a little less than 110 days.

HATS BOOTS...you took the words right out of my mouth..lol You definitely know your stuff and that is impressive since I have not met many that do in this waiver industry.

@HatsBootsHatsBoots sorry the truth intimidates you. Someone has to point out your correct in some things, but wrong in others.

@John Rogers

The only person that needs help is yourself. Stop posting here if your purpose is to intimidate others. Now, as Ken said please stick to posting relevant info about waivers.

Have a great weekend Johnny!!

Ummm...why don't we just stop engaging each other and stick to the spirit of the forum!!! The purpose was to share information that will help people deal with their border crossing issues. If anyone wants to know about us then they can read our website.

Also, we are definitely not looking for customers here because I believe most people here either cannot or will not pay the fees that we charge(which is fine with us). Michelle is also not here looking for business. I cannot speak on other waiver providers though. Anyone in the lower mainland of BC(Esp Surrey) will know who we are and especially will know me.

I don't think the forum is the place to debate each other to see who is the best or whatever.

#1205 there really is no time limit on the court files. It is just good to keep copies for the rest of your life in case you need a waiver. This is good since your pardon can seal it the file and it is better to just keep good legible copies in your safe at home or on your computer as scanned colour copies.

Hello,

I know that the criminal record that you submit can not be older then 15 months.

Is there such a time limit for the court documents that are included?

Thank you