May applicants any updates yet. It looks like they forgot about the may people smh.. I have an important event coming up on the 29 in usa but it looks like I will miss it. I applied in May 8 and still nothing. Just overstayed for 3 years no criminal record.
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Goodluck i applied May 3rd and I’m at 73 days today and had a trip planned to Disneyland with my daughter and i couldn’t go. Really disappointed and confused how zero updates have been made for end of April + May. Seriously feels like they took a vacation at the worst time possible.
@RG oh sorry you missed your trip to the Disneyland... its not fair at all we pay so much for the waiver and they take their time to do it whenever smh. I still have two more weeks before my trip to the usa so fingers cross I hear from them next weeks.
It’s unbelievable that there still has been no update? Is it possible that approvals are not being given? Or are people just unwilling to share? It’s confusing for me that in almost 2 weeks, there’s been nothing. Or is there somewhere else we should be checking updates? Mine is 75 days since submission and 73 days since biometrics today. Any advice. @RG
@Beu I tried checking other forum for I 194 waivers but this is the one that shows up. I don't think there's any where else you can check.
I was told that my situation was a no brainer and a waiver would be given no problem. It’s my first time waiver and I was even okay with a 1 year waiver. I had a huge trip planned with my wife and daughter but I missed it. Pretty bummed to say the least. It’s definitely in the 75-80+ (I’m on day 75 today) range maybe even more considering the lack of updates. It’s silly because it’s the busiest time for travel given it’s summer months.
At this point I don’t even care when mine comes now but I will update on here regardless.
Goodluck to everyone waiting for upcoming trips/events.
@RG that's the most annoying thing to miss the events you planned for. Mine is coming up too.. I'm hoping will hear from them next week if not I'm screwed up
@RG
I suspect more folks handed in applications this summer and possibly more US government employees handling these things are taking summer holidays thus a “perfect storm” to create a backlog of waivers to be processed.
Just a complete guess/supposition on my part here. Perhaps come Fall time and when the summer holidays are over then we may see the timelines decrease a bit.
Once again just a complete guess on my part here.
you are absolutely right. Just as we see long lineups and delays in passports, just as we see airlines struggling and having to cancel or delay flights, the amount of people suddenly trying to travel all at once has created a traffic jam.
I have new clients applying, regular clients renewing, and many clients who WOULD have renewed but didn't for the 2 years were had the pandemic. So it is definitely the perfect storm.
However, as frustrating as this is, the aftermath of 9/11 was much worse. We had some waivers that took close to a YEAR.
This will get better, I predict by the late fall.