The truth is I have consistently busy since May 2021. Even when the border was closed. I was able to get rid of my backlog and then when people who were with other companies hear I was getting waivers at a lightening pace and the company there were with wasn't even trying, I became busy. It has not let up since.
In November when the border opened OTHER companies started doing waivers as well. But I just stayed consistently busy. Also, remember I have a LOT of existing clients, (as far back as the 90's) I am also referral heavy. I don't advertise, almost all new clients are referrals. Which leads to more referrals. But my "model" is a bit unique, and I may not be a real indicator of what is happening at the border.
Right now I have successfully gotten 2 waivers for clients with sexually based offences. So I am in the midst of quite a few clients who have this unique offence and that will die down once they have all applied.
But my experience tells me the following;
- Homeland Security takes vacations in July
-People probably decided to renew waivers that were overdue for a couple of years, and that is on top of new waivers, and the usual renewals
-Its a traffic jam, and once the backlog is eased, it will flow again