How long did it take to receive a response from ARO?

John Rogers
I have hired an immigration lawyer for the $300 consultation how noticed that the email address that I sent the past three inquiries to was miss spelled. I put a g in inquiry instead of a q. I sent another inquiry with the proper spelling last Thursday afternoon. Today is Tuesday with no reply. Is there anything that you can do to help me?

Thanks for your reassurance john.

It’s now been over two weeks since I sent my inquiry with no response. I’m 11 months in now

@#46

I tried emailing them twice within the last four weeks and until now I haven't had no response either.

Unfortunately, we have no choice to do nothing but wait and check your mailbox on a daily basis...

Hello
I filed through ESafe for a status change request (last waiver was F1, B1/B2) to allow for an L inter company transfer. I have 2 more years on my 5 year waiver however, have received a job offer to work for my US division (one of the large tech firms). Any idea how long it’s taking on ESafe renewals? It says this system would be significantly quicker but says 60-90 days estimate.
My company is of course wanting me to transfer well before then and the most I may be able to push the transfer out is 45 days to a Nov 1 start date (luckily I’m on vacation for half of October) but I’m nervous the waiver might take longer. I haven’t told my company that I’m on a waiver. What do people do in this situation?
I’ve been on waivers for 10 years. My inadmissibility is due to visa overstay by a few months and fraud/misrepresentation.

Thank you

@MelanieG

I'm a bit in a similar situation. A few years ago, I was charged with mischief after a party that didn't end so well. I was given a conditional discharge, not to mention the embarrassment, depression that followed and the outrageous lawyer fees I had to pay.

I have to wait a few more months to get it removed. According to canadian law, it goes away after 3 years after the actual sentencing date. Unfortunately, they don't remove it and I have to dish out more cash to destroy the records. They don't really destroy them, they just hide them from the public. Anyone however can make a request under the privacy act and get this information. It likely shows up after a vulnerable sector check.

I haven't travelled to the US for obvious reasons and really don't have the intention. Before my arrest, I went for a few visits.

Recently, I was hired by a US company based in Canada. They did a background check and hired me anyways. Goes to tell you that anything is possible even with all this bureaucracy. I asked several questions about possible US business trips or relocation and they assured that I would stay in Canada.

Now, they keep pushing me to travel down there. I manage to come up with excuses. Mind you, your case is more complex than mine. We still need waivers however.

I would avoid the US altogether as much as you can. Waivers are costly and not guaranteed. Waiver and pardon companies are also not regulated.

@johnRogers, thank you. That’s great to hear. With those timelines, hopefully I’ll have it back right after I return from vacation. Just to be safe, I’ve requested my work delay my start date to mid Nov-Dec 1 to buy me 75 days. Thankfully I also work for a huge company that is ridiculously slow with immigration paperwork and they said it would take 6 weeks to turn around the internal docs anyhow. Thank you again

@Bob2
I’ve been on waivers for 10 years. I travel to the US weekly and last year, I finished a MSc of IT in the US while keeping my job in Canada. I just bounced back and forth for classes. I did get my waiver readjusted to allow for an F1 and that wasn’t an issue and the waiver came within a few months I seem to remember. Funny enough, they sent me the wrong waiver and allowed for a TN Visa but when I emailed them on the discrepancy, they sent me the new one within a couple weeks. Any way, I’m sure this waiver will be fine as I’ve applied for so many in the past but I was just worried about processing times but John helped out with that question.
I was also deathly scared of crossing the border after my issue. Think I waited a few years. Now I travel so much, it’s not an issue. I don’t have that nervousness at customs anymore and really, I’m doing everything by the books so there shouldn’t be any reason to worry. Good luck!!

Has the email address changed?

ESafe Response time

I got my waiver through ESafe in one week.

Sept 17th - biometrics at Rainbow bridge
Sept 26th - approval, 5 year waiver w/ allowance for L visa

That’s 9 days!!!!