TIMELINES FOR WAIVERS ONLY.

@Johnny b

You should either do a drug test (recommended) or at least a letter form a doctor. No need for both. The idea is to pretend you no longer use drugs, and how long ago is VERY important. They take "taking drugs across the border" seriously, so if it has NOT been at lest 3 years since, I am not sure they will say "yes".

2 YEAR WAIVER

04/27/2026, 09:24 AM : Status changed to Completed
01/26/2026, 03:03 PM : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
12/16/2025, 02:55 PM : Status changed to Paid
12/16/2025, 02:54 PM : Status changed to Signed
12/04/2025, 01:40 PM : Application Created

Re-application, had a 1 year waiver

8 convictions, 3 for trafficking between 1998-2013

I have reached out to the admin on the forum. I have asked if I can be in charge of moderation, so I can delete and block this guy from posting.

You can help by asking him/her the same thing.

https://i194waiver.com/contact.php

This way, I can check in, clean up all his posts and whenever he tries, I can block them. Obviously he has crossed the lines of regular sane people, so lets get rid of him for once and for all.

@will I expect that it should only take about 90 days, being a re-application. Again, there are exceptions (my client who went 141 days) but 90% should fall into 90 days.

5 year waiver

first waiver

1972-08-28 Possession of Narcotics

Charged at 17, convicted at 18, now 71.

These can be complicated for a couple of reasons, while on the surface, they seem easy. Under THIS administration, we have to provide more information than under the last administration. Also this is his FIRST waiver. He was denied entry in 2010. This waiver took longer than average.

We did regular prints, -blank.
We did privacy act -blank
We sent for court documents - No records.

He does NOT have a pardon. How did we know that Homeland Security saw ANYTHING? Where did we get the exact date from?

He was denied at Ottawa Airport in 2010, He still had a copy of the interview. That gave us an Alien number, and they TOLD him what they saw on CPIC.
So what happened? Sequestration. We did "regular" fingerprints, the RCMP REMOVED the record automatically. We did Privacy Act fingerprints, the record wasn't "sealed" it was destroyed. Therefore, EVEN the Privacy Act fingerprints did not show anything. We also explained all this in our personal letter, so Homeland Security would UNDERSTAND why it was there in 2010, and now even Privacy Act could not "reveal it".

If you have a pardon, or conditional/absolute discharge, these WILL show up on the Privacy Act. They are "sealed" or "archived". This is different.

5 year waiver

Status History (5)
05/01/2026, 08:55 AM : Status changed to Completed
03/25/2025, 07:00 PM : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
03/05/2025, 09:50 PM : Status changed to Paid
03/05/2025, 09:49 PM : Status changed to Signed
03/05/2025, 08:45 PM : Application Created

Amount of time: 402 days (longer lineup because it was his first waiver)
That is 1 year, 1 month and 6 days

When I get more data, we can see if this is the "new normal" or just the exception. We were at 345 days before for first time applications.

Reminder, Re-APPLICATIONS are not in the same line-up. They are at 86-97 days (as of last one)

1 YEAR WAIVER
1st Waiver

2017-Dangerous operation Motor Vehicle
2018-Driving while disqualified - Fail to appear
2020 - Identify Theft - conditional discharge

Asked for court transcripts- we had provided court docs

04/27/2026, 06:35 AM : Status changed to Completed
03/05/2026, 04:25 PM : Status changed to Request for More Information Response
12/10/2025, 08:33 AM : Status changed to Request for More Information
12/13/2024, 11:00 PM : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
11/11/2024, 06:44 PM : Status changed to Paid
09/25/2024, 03:43 PM : Status changed to Signed
09/24/2024, 02:55 PM : Application Created

@Jaden Mcdaniels

They are SUPPOSSED to:

-put you through secondary
-stamp your passport for 6 months (meaning a stamp for 6 months)
-you pay $30

Anything else is extra, the secondary is not technically to go through your phone, its to
-check the waiver is valid
-check CPIC

These days, they have LESS passengers and more time. That can mean they do more checking, or more secondaries.

Remember, every client is different. I am getting very different stories form people, ranging from "they barely checked me" to "they are scrutinizing EVERYTHING every time"

@Jaden McDaniels

If you have a waiver, unless you do something suspicious, 99.9% will get through. Just go.

You have "asked for advance permission to travel as a visitor" and they granted it. You cannot do much more, and you PAID to get this, so simply make your plans and go.

5 year waiver

First waiver

1990-Personation with Intent -$250 fine

(basically someone did her written driving test)

She is also 72 now.

This took 347 days.

05/05/2026, 10:07 AM : Status changed to Completed
05/23/2025, 07:00 PM : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
05/09/2025, 03:44 PM : Status changed to Paid
05/09/2025, 03:42 PM : Status changed to Signed
05/07/2025, 07:54 PM : Application Created