E-Safe Processing Times

Hey guys, does anybody know what it means ''Request for More Information Response'' I see nowhere in my e-safe account which info they need, the last messages before this info request where ''signed, paid, submitted'' and I did fingerprint after that. My question is where to see this ''requested information''. Thanks.

I'm at 84 days now for my waiver. From what I've read, I should have it within 2 weeks...

Just recieved my waiver after 94 days. I submitted on May 16th and got a 1 year extension. This is my second time getting a waiver and they both have been 1 year.

@GB did you do it yourself and do you mind if I asked what made you inadmissible?

@Tiffany I did it through a lawyer both times. And I was inadmissible because misrepensation when I went to get a visa after my post opt period in the USA after university. They deemed me a Supply Chain specialist instead of a Management consultant

@Magnus I waited about a year. I spoke to a few lawyers and some said to wait 6 months and some said to wait like 2 years

@GB ok. Congratulations!

@J Rogers Hi do you know if I will need to apply for an ESTA if you are a canadian citizen with the waiver approval?

I did my prints July 4th. So I’m guessing around the second week of October I should have an answer (according to what I’ve read here) first time applicant.

@J Rogers reading the recent posts I understand that 80% of your first time visa applications are granted 5 years term. Is that correct?
If I applied end of July, it's fair to assume it'll be end of October before I receive mine? Though given border staff maybe returning from summer holidays it could be quicker?

Gosh the whole time I was thinking since before the pandemic it would take a year to process, so I never bothered. Had I found you or this website I'd have applied long time ago. 90 days is pretty great.

@SouthernBBQ @Social1njustice

It think its reasonable to look at the dates when others made their application, and how long their waiver took, and then to apply that to your situation to get a rough idea. I mean, its the only thing there is to go on to get some idea. Otherwise you're literally in the dark and you don't know if it will take 3 weeks or a year. And everyone can thank J Rogers for the information he shares. Out of all the lawyers and others in the Countries that are doing waivers, J Rogers is the only one here helping. That says a lot about his thoughtfulness, because this is about people's lives truly and it's very stressful. For example, I fell in love with a woman from Canada who 10 years ago got caught with some cannabis at the border and not allowed into the United States. I want her to come live me here in the U.S. and if fortune smiles on me she will hopefully marry me. It looks like she will. I'm 60 years old and have been unhappily married for 40 years. I thought my life was over. That there was nothing for me in the future. Then I met her. She is 50, beautiful and loves me. We are both getting our divorces as soon as they go through.

So in my case. my entire future and my life is on hold waiting on this waiver. I can't express how much the info J Rogers shares, means to me me. I wish he had a Patreon page or some way to donate a little something to say thank you to him.

Back to your question. We can apply patterns based on what we see. But so many variables can disrupt that pattern. One month with double the normal number of waiver applications could mess things up, for example. I did see there were over 20 open positions in July for adjudicators, if those got filled then the timeframe could become shorter, for example. Lots of factors. But given we only know what we know, I think it's reasonable to think if a pattern holds true you can start watching for your waiver around a certain date.

@Flyer Sierra Did you get your waiver? What date did you submit it to ARO?

Day 94 for me. I applied on may 30th at lewiston bridge. But to be fair, it was on the news last week that they are behind for immigration applications.
Also i remember that they did mention that whoever had a visa and applied to renew BEFORE it expired are automatically extended for 5years i beleive its due to the backlog hope it helps.

The waivers going out all end up in the queue after everyone here. But waivers not coming in is concerning. It seems they are processing around may 25 and not into June yet. I’m thinking within 2 weeks early June should be processing

@JohnB2 I did receive it on the 26 of august after 96 days of waiting... I wish everyone good luck and be patient !