#180 it's easier to find us than you think. We're the fans with a full set of teeth! *boom*
Joke - what's the difference between a rider fan and a bomber fan? 30 teeth!
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#180 Um....lol ...I admit that back in the day, there were a few times that I came across 1500 pound female animals that wanted to be controlled...but they walked on 2 legs though, shopped at the local malls and I wish they had worn bridal bits..lol I just had to toss in a pig reply..lol
#176 Adelaide, in response to your question (which is a thought provoking), "Of the three specialists here (not trying to start any kind of “war”) who has the best results and most experience in dealing with waivers for overstays?" Here is my answer, I cannot speak for John or Ken, as we all run our business differently.
I personally do not take on very many "overstay" applications, for several reasons.
1. The ban is still in effect and my policy is the ban must be within 1 year of the time expiry date.
2. Person is not a Canadian Citizen (I do not accept a client if not Canadian Citizen) (No Exceptions).
3. Paperwork is much more than a standard waiver, and I simply do not have the resources to deal with, as I only have 1 contract person part time helping me. I give my clients a written timeline, I try very hard to keep to that.
4. My company policy is to re-do a waiver for free, if client is not granted one for some reason. I don't like to do work for free, plus 90% of my business are referrals, if you are not happy, I lose business.
5. Client simply does not meet the requirements to be granted an approved waiver.
If I do accept a client with an overstay issue, they must meet my requirements, therefore, all my overstays have been granted, I just don't do many. I have to say that my specialty is more for people who have been denied or are concerned about their criminal record or history. I understand how criminal records work, such as peace bonds, file destruction, c. discharges, ect. I also look at criminal records through the eyes of law enforcement, so tend to focus on the events and rehabilitation - then the actual criminal record. Hope this helps answer your question.
#182, Ken..OMG...HAHAHAHA...well I would rather train horses then another man!!!...LOL..I always say to my husband, if he decides to up and leave, "well there are more horses to train and a Dog is a good companion"...hahaha...Girl Power....
#181, Jazzsax1...hahaha...let's see what happens in the Banjo bowl this weekend!!
I agree the game is different, so CFL to American college football is apples to oranges really. The import rules keep the Canadian content.
We jump on the Toronto Argo bandwagon when convenient, but when I was a kid is was different. Remember 1982 Condredge Holloway/Terry Greer and the Grey Cup loss to the Eskies? We built a retractable stadium just because of that. The Skydome is literally existing because of the CFL.
In truth, we love the NBA and the NFL and would love a team here. I think that shows how diverse Canada really is. I can't imagine growing up in Manitoba or Saskatchewan, although I have been to both places.
@Adelaide Michelle as usual gives an excellent answer about overstays.
I live and work in Brampton with a very diverse South Asian community, so deal with a lot of overstays. 1/3 of my business is past overstays/misrepresentations/immigration offences, and 2/3 would be because of a criminal record.
When your ready, it might be worth it so simply have a phone conversation with whoever you consider, and see who you like. Your going to be talking to that person a few times, so that's a big factor.
If you are in Alberta (I think you said that) you might feel better with someone local. When I get clients in Saskatchewan I refer them to Michelle. I find she does a great job.
# 176 I think I kind of already covered your question in the prior posts. We do cases all across Canada but my traditional area in Alberta and BC. We tend to deal with the complex border crossing cases of people that have committed but are reformed from everything from Manslaughter, Alien Smuggling, Cross-Border Trafficking, Serious Criminality and egregious immigration violations.
I worked with firms on immigration removal cases of where people were in deportation proceedings and seeking relief from removal for criminality, overstaying, Misrepresentation and more. We also have experience in Expedited Removal Cases and the 5, 20 and lifetime bans issued in Expedited Removals at the border and immigration court proceedings in Seattle, WA. I have given seminars at Ashton College in Vancouver on border crossing issues as I have posted that video in our Youtube channel. I have also written numerous blogs on Google regarding border crossing issues for at least the past 10 years.
In BC we have quite a few clients that made the news back in the 90's and 2000's but are now reformed. Your overstay is not as complex and I can give it to Mr. Ben Archer to do as a training case. It will still be overseen by me though. We do not have an Alberta location not quite just yet but looking to open one in Edmonton by Christmas. Calgary is an option too since I have not had the time to inquire as to the availability of office space there yet.
However, you should decide whomever you want to deal with and I will tell you straight up that I am the highest of my 2 friends. So I do not know if cost is a factor for you as well. You should definitely use whomever you feel the most comfortable...Understand though that your case is not as complex as others but some things will still have to be accounted for even after your 5 years are over...so that you don't fall into the same problem.
One thing you could do is actually call the 3 of us separately and just have your own chat to make up your mind. I think that would be a good way for you to decide.
My number is 604 332-9213 & 1 888 908-3841. JohnandMichelle can give you their numbers.
@186 - The NFL would not have enough support in Toronto. Case in point the Bills in Toronto series. That was a big waste of time and set toronto's NFL aspirations back at least 20 years. If the city can't support a CFL team with more than 8,000 fans at a game good luck convincing the NFL to come up. A good friend of mine here in Calgary played for the argos from 1973-1981 (Peter Mueller ... look him up)
I remember those days.... even though I was 6 in 1982 I was watching football from 1980 and could tell you most of the major players, award winners, etc, etc. Remember the Schenley's? :)
@jazzsax1 I do remember the Schenleys.
Toronto would support an NFL franchise, but we won't support the Bills. The Bills are horrible and we look down on Buffalo in general. Look how we go crazy for the NBA though.
Look at our population now. Brampton (where i live) is almost 700 000 alone. I work barely north of Steeles. (Steeles is the border of Toronto)
Jazzsax1 we will have to agree to disagree, but its irrelevant because the billion dollar franchise fee is ridiculous. The NFL owner support of Trump is even worse. The United States has become a colossal tragedy and its quite sad to see.
Obama created a feeling of hope after Bush. I never thought they would sink lower than that.
Michelle #183
Thanks for your input and response.
So you don't really do overstay waivers in general per se?
The ban must be within 1 year of expiration - so you wouldn't take on a 10 year ban until the 9th year? Why wouldn't the person just wait the extra year then?
I'm not sure I follow the logic.
At any rate I am a Canadian citizen by birth.
I understand and appreciate your position and your honesty so thank you very much for laying out your policy on overstay waivers in so thorough a manner.
Lots of football fans here going off topic - LOL
Good to see some levity being added to the forum.
@John Rogers - "The United States has become a colossal tragedy and its quite sad to see."
I very much agree but I think historically the United States has always had an undercurrent of "tragedy" that seems to never be addressed. It functions somewhat well for a very small part of the populace. The rest has been a show of smoke of mirrors and isolationism and insularity that have kept much of the American public mired down in ignorance (often willful). Most Americans need to get beyond state lines to understand the beauty that exists in all corners of this planet.
Canada, in so many respects, is a much kinder, gentler country and a place (while having it's issues)that is easily one of the best places on the planet to be.
K SCOTT #188 - there's a shit ton of office space in Calgary (just an FYI) to the point where they're almost giving it away for free.
I'm sure your costs are reasonable vis-a-vis the lawyer who charged me damn near $300 for the consultation I went for.
At any rate I won't be seriously pursuing my waver until Spring 2019 so thank you for your input and you are definitely on my radar (Obviously).
@191, Hi, Adelaide, No, I don't specialize in overstay waivers, John and Ken would be probably a better fit for you. The reason I don't do a waiver until the ban is near the 1 year expiry mark, because in my opinion it is too easy for USA to just refuse the application, based on the fact the ban has to much time on it. I do not know enough about Immigration law to fight bans and win, quite simply, especially in complicated cases. However, I will go ahead within 1 year of expiration, as I quote 4 months to gather all the necessary paperwork for your application, possibly longer if there is a criminal record involved. Then you must deliver your paperwork to US Customs, where it will take a least another 5 to 6 months, maybe longer for them to review. This way, a decision can be made right around the time the ban is done, and hopefully, you are granted the waiver. I find this works for me..John and Ken might approach it differently. Good that you are a Canadian Citizen. Now there are some exceptions that I would look at to apply sooner then the 1 year expiry time, these cases would be: "a family member living in USA that has near death health issues - terminal cancer for example or some other type of hardship that requires your presence, your own health - maybe you require life saving medical treatment that is only offered in USA. I did do an overstay waiver years ago for someone to attend Mayo clinic for treatment, not offered in Canada. As I stated earlier, you must meet the requirements that I have before I would take your case. When I receive a request, for overstay waivers, I ask that client sends me a written email, outlining their situation, why they were given a ban, what their reason is for going back to USA and what the ties are to Canada...then we go from there. Hope that helps...
@Adelaide Michelle as she said always wants to deliver what she promises. We see too many people in this industry "over promise" and "under deliver". This is the great thing about Michelle. But when your closer, contact her as a starting point, and it will give you a good sense of whats possible.
#194 I agree that too many people over promise and under deliver in this field. A person's good name, established track record and reputation are things that definitely make a person successful in business and life in general. I also take pride in my good name and treat my clients, staff, and associates like that are good friends from growing up together.
Anyway Adelaide, I will keep my word on what I previously promised when I said a full 100% refund if you get denied.....Plus waivers done for life if CBP tells you that you have to do them again for your same overstay offence after your 5 year period is up ...Which I know they won't do as such as this is your first and only offence.
So they decided to do a story on our headquarters town. This stuff is in our backyard literally. Not saying that these are our clients but we would have other things to worry about if we did not produce good results on our waiver cases at our Surrey HQ. Even Justin Trudeau came out to address how dangerous Surrey BC can be.
So this indirectly is also why we cannot produce non-positive results since everyone here knows everyone. Failing to produce successful cases is not an option for us as due to our unique geography.
https://globalnews.ca/news/4427641/surrey-gun-gang-violence-justin-trudeau/
Yup but actually a lot of these guys would not even need #usentrywaivers. This is in our backyard literally but it does not impact us.
usentrywaiverservices.com
This article says that gun violence is up in some places in the Prairies and Toronto is WAY up (over 71 shooting in 2018) but Surrey isn't even mentioned.
You have mentioned this "gang" thing many times in the forum but your going to have to connect the dots as to how this relates to Waivers for the people in this forum, where I doubt ANY have ever been in a gang, or used a gun in the commission of an offence.
If you are part of a gang, your not getting a waiver. If you WERE part of a gang many years ago, you MIGHT get a waiver.
If your suggesting you are getting September Letters for clients with serious Gun Crimes, please show us those results.
If your suggesting that you have tons of gang members as clients, and this suggests you MUST be knowledgeable and getting great results or else they would come to your office and kill you, that's ridiculous.
Again, I am not seeing where posting about a couple of shootings in Surrey means anything related to waivers. You posted the article twice, so you obviously do, so connect the dots for us please. In Toronto 71 shootings. Surrey isn't even close.
Well, it is simple. I only showed the working environment that we are in...Specifically in terms of what it is like in our area in terms of safety. I am going to assume that the other people understood it and nothing was mentioned about September Letters. Guess I am unsure why you think a Surrey news story has a connection to September Letters.
Obviously, you know my personality and I am blunt about things and would have said if it had a connection. I would have said if it was regarding something specific. Again, everyone else got it but you..lol
I am also going to Scotland next week and have said that here on the forum. So the news story and Scotland have no connection to September Letters but thank you for indirectly connecting obtaining September Letters to me.
:: @K SCOTT added on 06 Sep ’18 · 16:22
Btw...I am not going to have another feminine type debate with you on these trivial things. Again, it was only a news story and take from it as you see fit. This is our city. This is our environment. It is only a story.
I am here to help people and not have idiotic debates that border on the act of splitting hairs.
@Ken Scott
" Not saying that these are our clients but we would have other things to worry about if we did not produce good results on our waiver cases at our Surrey HQ"
-This indicates you MUST have good results or else people in gangs would kill us
“So this indirectly is also why we cannot produce non-positive results since everyone here knows everyone. Failing to produce successful cases is not an option for us as due to our unique geography.”
-same point again
“Yup but actually a lot of these guys would not even need #usentrywaivers. This is in our backyard literally but it does not impact us.”
-so you have to produce results for these gangbangers or they will kill you, but at the same time they don't need waivers (according to you) Also, this article doesn't impact us at all. But I still posted it twice.
Thanks for mentioning once again, you are in the UK. I am pretty sure we all got it. Ken is not in Canada, for those who didn't get that he is in the UK opening a chain of successful waiver businesses because despite the fact Homeland Security cannot access the UK criminal database, somehow all these British people must be getting denied entry. Or is it a different business altogether?
Sorry, just trying to translate from Ken-speak to english for everyone else. We know you have a point SOMEWHERE, I am helping people get to it. Your the opposite of "blunt". Perhaps you mean "unfiltered".
Actually I believe Ken is going to focus on other visas in the UK with less of a focus on waivers. But some of those may require waivers for differing reasons.
(Only know because we've chatted about it offline). Either way, you all have value you bring to the table... no need for pissing matches unless it's making fun of the Roughriders!