I-194 Waiver Forum - US Entry and I-192 Application discussions

RE[894]: TIMELINES FOR WAIVERS ONLY.

William — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 01:50:14 +0000

I would NOT recommend Len Saunders at 360-220-7794. He is not knowledgeable about this particular waiver and will take your money. if you are in Canada, contact John Rogers ( who is on this forum ) I've had experience with both and JOHN is THE GUY. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME.

RE[6]: Canadian with US charges

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 10:54:34 +0000

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RE[15]: POST WAIVER TIMELINES HERE - STARTING -OCTOBER 30 2026

J Rogers — Tue, 10 Nov 2026 19:29:05 +0000

How long can waivers take? This is a waiver that is still NOT granted. As of today, 784 days.

This client has been asked for things like "A police certificate from Albania" to "Proof of when you left the US and entered Canada"

He does not have a criminal record, his reason for application is:

MISREPRESENTATION - ENTERED THE US IN 2001 WITH FAKE PASSPORT AND LEFT IN 2008

This is his first waiver and they have asked for "more documentation" twice now.

Status History (8)
10/30/2026, 03:33 PM : Status changed to Request for More Information Response
10/15/2026, 08:52 AM : Status changed to Request for More Information
12/05/2025, 11:59 AM : Status changed to Request for More Information Response
10/15/2025, 08:03 AM : Status changed to Request for More Information
11/22/2024, 03:30 PM : Status changed to Submitted to ARO
11/18/2024, 08:08 PM : Status changed to Paid
11/18/2024, 08:03 PM : Status changed to Signed
11/15/2024, 07:00 PM : Application Created

RE[5]: Enter the US while my waiver is pending

J Rogers — Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:40:12 +0000

@badar

They are NOT "non profit" John Howard would be an example of a non profit.

Pardons Canada has some of the WORST reviews in the industry, I have commented on their high prices and COMPLETE lack of help on this site before.

Andrew Tannenbaum and his wife own Pardons Canada, they are not accredited by the RCMP and they are an expensive and terrible choice. Worst of all, they will do VERY little of the actual work. they don't even write the personal letter.

RE[1]: Canadian living in the US LEGALLY is taken by ICE

J Rogers — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 14:44:44 +0000

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canadian-dentist-ice-arrest-released-9.7406391

A Canadian dentist detained by U.S. federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minnesota during a green card interview is back home after being ordered released by a federal judge.

U.S. District Judge Michael J. Davis wrote in his ruling that the arrest and detention of Dr. William Lizardo, 32, originally of Mississauga, Ont., violated his constitutional rights.

Lizardo moved to the U.S. on a student visa in 2019 to study at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, according to court documents. He graduated in 2023 and married an American that same year. They had a daughter two years later.

Lizardo's wife filed a petition for an alien relative in September 2023, while Lizardo applied to adjust his status to permanent residency. The relative petition was approved in January 2025, according to the court.

Lizardo practised dentistry in federally-designated shortage areas until his work authorization was revoked, at which time he started volunteering at a low-cost clinic in Burnsville, Minn., according to the court documents.

Hearing orders sent to wrong address
In January, his request for permanent residency was denied because he had failed to provide a certified document from Ontario.

Orders to appear at subsequent hearings were sent to the wrong address. Lizardo missed the hearings and was subsequently arrested by ICE on Oct. 23, detained at Sherburne County Jail and ordered removed from the U.S.

The judge called the facts of the case "appalling" — noting that while the couple moved several times, each time Lizardo "filed changes of address" with the post office and with U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS). "In turn, USCIS communicated with Petitioner at each new address."

The judge also noted that Lizardo had never been arrested during his time in the U.S.

RE[3]: Do I need a waiver?

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 13:55:33 +0000

It only works when I'm New Caledonia.

RE[11]: Waiver Requirements June 5 2026

J Rogers — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 23:48:22 +0000

@Applepie - Great question

Homeland Security does NOT look at the date of your last waiver. You need to "time it".

My truck driving clients I try and get a month early, because they cannot work without one.

But you are exactly right. If your new waiver comes in July, you basically wasted July to September because the new waiver cancels the last one.

If you are a casual traveler, make sure your old waiver arrives when your old one expires.

If you go to the border 90 days from your expiry date, you will get a waiver about a month after your old one expires. If you need the waiver to work or because you don't want a gap, keep in mind they are taking 128-135 days right now.

RE[4]: unrelated to waivers but can anyone ...

joy2020 — Sun, 11 Oct 2026 23:45:27 +0000

Thank you all for the responses

RE[1]: Problems Paying for Waivers

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:42:12 +0000

On their site today

Users may encounter difficulties processing payments in e-SAFE due to a technical issue. Please attempt to resubmit affected payments once the issue has been resolved.

RE[10]: Border crossings with waivers lately?

Burritos75 — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:34:23 +0000

I have crossed the border 3 times with a waiver in the past 11 months:
1. First time: by bus (Peace arch)- If you travel by bus, all passengers have to go to the office for passport control. They didnt ask me any questions on my inadmissibility, just the usual set of questions, which I found surprising as it was my first time entering with a waiver. Made me pay the I-94 fee (USD 30), and let me in.

Also, I first handed the agent my passport, and whilst he was looking at it, I mentioned I had a waiver. He told me to always present the waiver together with the passport.
2. Second time: by Car to Seattle (Peace Arch): was sent to secondary to pay I-94 fees as my previous I-94 had expired. No questioning besides the usual questions, but he went out to check my car.
3. Third time: Flight from YVR airport: He just asked me where I was going and when I was returning. He acknowledged the waiver printout and never really looked at it (which I think is a good sign. they have everything on the computer anyways). it was 2 minutes at max.

Given my own experience and of others I have read, I think the secondary is warranted depending on your background and on the officer. Mine was a one-time Cannabis offence at the border background.

RE[17]: First I-192 Waiver – THC Border Incident Less Than a Year Ago

J Rogers — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 17:34:35 +0000

@Burritos75

I am not a lawyer. I do have a University degree. Absolutely NOT law.

So you are what I thought. A person who simply doesn't like me or my political views who made up a fabrication to "debunk me".

You are not the first, and you a butthurt by how easily I saw through you.

I have "views" and I am happy to debate them. I am not always right, and I understand that many factors go into why I see the world the way I do.

As for waivers, I know my stuff. Why? longevity, and a desire to be accurate, using statistics and a wide basis to get my data from. I have always wanted my business to be different, and better. That is a much different goal than "just making money" or being the fastest or largest.

This forum gives me access to many people who are not clients. I let my staff deal with Pardon/fingerprinting etc, and I specialize in waivers. I finish EVERY waiver personally, and I analyze the results of EACH waiver, which is why I post them here. So others can compare their results, and have a wider basis to help them with their waivers, if they chose to do it themselves.

Do I gain business from the forum? Yes, but more importantly I get to see OTHER waivers.

Let me tell you about you. You read the forum looking for information or are a petty competitor. You saw my posts and I rubbed you the wrong way. I am sure you are not the only one. I played a lot of contact sports and I can be blunt and abrasive sometimes. CTE I am sure is a factor.

But you did what every grifter/fraudster does. You tried to debunk a person who is not only an EXPERT, but you lied about something I WANTED to be true. I HATE telling people NOT to apply, but i am honest, because its good for business. When you tell someone NOT to pay you and wait, they TRUST you. Being honest is GREAT for business. Especially when you have to do this application for the rest of your life.

So I looked into the author. And I realized that you didn't SOUND or write like ANYONE else, and you POSTED which meant you WANTED to share, but then when challenged acted like "oh, I am very private".

So I did some research and easily debunked you. If you posted in good faith, to share information, you would be HAPPY to help others (why else post??) except as soon as you were challenged, you suddenly spent a LOT of time and effort explaining "why you could not share", attacking me, and then researched "how to write a letter" without saying ANYTHING you actually DID to get the waiver. No one wants a general outline, they want to know how YOU did it.

None of that makes sense, and to suddenly try and undercut my credentials, and my credibility, when I am obviously trying to ALSO help people means this was never about that, this was about something else.

You also tend to always post at the same time (approx) and you HAD to use AI to be convincing.

As I said, I don't care what you think of me, I am happy to take criticism, but your deceiving people who will WASTE money and LOSE it because you simply wanted to make me look bad,

I notice you did not address that, because you are now embarrassed to so easily be debunked by me, and I notice for this last post, no AI used. The mask has dropped, and your petty self shows through.

As i said people, MY EXPERIENCE is that waiting 3 years is the "safe" time to wait. 1 year and 11 months will PROBABLY not work, and Burritto75 is simply a petty person, who lied about his application. I was suspicious when he first posted, mainly because look at what he posted. No one denied entry would go into such ridiculous detail about the sections and subsections he was denied under, even I avoid that because normal people simply do not post like that. He fucked up by overdoing it.

Also "if anyone wants my help" but absolutely no contact information, and nothing to verify who he/she is. I think I know who this is, based on writing style. I don't use AI to produce anything, but it is GREAT for exposing people.

I am sorry about the false alarm, I think its prudent to wait 3 years if you absolutely want a waiver to be granted for bringing gummies over the border.

CANADIANS DETAINED IN THE UNITED STATES - 1 STORY.

J Rogers — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:59:25 +0000

Winnipeg-born man deported back to Canada after 9 months in ICE detention
Clayton Herman was taken into ICE custody in October 2025, released in June, taken back into custody in July

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/clayton-herman-winnipeg-ice-deported-9.7352314

He had entered the U.S. legally through a port of entry 20 years earlier, but had long overstayed his visa. He had reported regularly in person to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement since 2022, as he waited for his visa overstay case to be heard in court.

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RE[16]: Best Locations to hand in Waivers

J Rogers — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 15:02:47 +0000

@rogersrude

I posted a TOPIC on this. Instead of READING it, look at his question. "Are you telling me....." isn't a question. Its a demand.

I answered with much more detail and attention than the person asking the question. And "when I went last time I was told..." without WHEN that was, or more context is LAZY.

"I went to the border on __________ and I was told __________" helps everyone and I will answer that.

I answered in the "tone" it was asked. I am not rude, but READ a bit PLEASE.

Ask anything, but ask so OTHERS can actually BENEFIT from your question and answer.

RE[5]: Anyone With an I-194 waiver apply for a NEXUS card?

J Rogers — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:34:25 +0000

@TheThinker

I cannot be 100% sure. I assume when you "overstay" or "work illegally" and then do a waiver, and then they say "you do not need advance permission" then you SHOULD be cleared to apply for a Nexus or Fast card.

Unlike a lot of people/organizations that do waivers, I get a LOT of "immigration issues" probably at least 30% or higher. So many of the September Letters I get are like this. The problem is I lose touch with most of the clients in this category because
-They do not need a pardon either
-They do not need another waiver,

So unlike most clients, they have no need to stay in touch. So if they DO apply for a Fast Card or Nexus Card, I would not know.