Newbie To Waiver

Hey @john Roger’s do you need a character witness letter to be from an employer??? I never had that in my previous waiver in 2019 that got approved. Just people who have known me for a few decades who can speak to my character.

@TLK92 as far as timing goes you could get Very lucky (like some people have been) and get it in 3-4 months but the median average seems to be 10-11 months right now unfortunately. I’d say 80% of waivers I’m seeing approved right now are at around that 10-11 month mark. And FYI my first time application was a 5-year waiver back in 2019 so it’s not Always 1-years for first time.

But if you finally get around to submitting it in, let’s say January - February. I would say yes it is risky to plan something in early 2026 right now. Just speaking honestly.

@J Rogers

John you don’t think getting a waiver by the end of 2025 if starting the process now is an accurate guess?

I was planning on using esafe to file. Just wanted to make sure it that the 1-94 form is the only one that I am needing to get?

How long do court documents typically take to get? I thought it was as simple as leaving the courts with them, but apparently not.

I knew that typically the first one is only a year and then sometimes you get the 5 year after applying the second time.

I have been reading through the forum but to be honest find it a bit difficult to navigate, not sure if it’s from using my phone but I’ve tried using the search function. If you have any keywords I should be looking for please let me know.