Canadian Citizen Has First I-192 Waiver Approved

Application Type: [I-192], Application for Advance Permission to Enter as Nonimmigrant

Adjudication Time: 103 Days

Adjudicating Agency: Admissibility Review Office (Filed @ Edmonton International Airport in Nisku, Alberta)

Grounds of Inadmissibility: INA §212(a)(2)(A)(i)(II) – (2) Controlled Substance Violations from 2007 in the United States

Purpose of Entry into U.S.: Business and Pleasure Visits [B1/B2] or Employment in H-1B

SRW Strategy: Evidence of Rehabilitation (no involvement with drugs or any criminal issues since 2007, productive member of community).

Approval Period: One (1) Year

I-192, Application For Advance Permission To Enter As Nonimmigrant Approved For Remainder of Unlawful Presence Bar

Application Type: I-192, Application for Advance Permission to Enter as Nonimmigrant

Adjudication Time: 177 Days

Adjudicating Agency: Admissibility Review Office (Filed @ Lester B. Pearson International Airport Toronto in Toronto, Ontario)

Grounds of Inadmissibility: INA §212(a)(9)(B)(i)(II) – Period of Unlawful Presence in the U.S.

Purpose of Entry into U.S.: Business & Pleasure Visits [B1/B2] – Visit with family and friends in the U.S., vacation to the U.S., and attend tradeshows and conventions that are held in the U.S.

SRW Strategy: Evidence of Rehabilitation (no immigration violations since her departure from the United States in 2007; 19 years since the commission of acts forming the basis of her inadmissibility; compliance with terms of previous waiver approval); Establish strong ties to Canada.

Approval Period: Two (2) Years – Covers Client Until 10 Year Unlawful Presence Bar expires in April 2017

Another I-192, Application For Advance Permission To Enter As Nonimmigrant, Approved For 5 Years

Application Type: I-192, Application for Advance Permission to Enter as Nonimmigrant

Adjudication Time: 133 Days

Adjudicating Agency: Admissibility Review Office (Filed @ Peace Bridge Port of Entry in Buffalo, New York)

Grounds of Inadmissibility: INA §212(a)(2)(A)(i)(I) – (2) Convictions for Crimes Involving Moral Turpitude from 1988 in Ontario Canada – Possession of Property Obtained by Crime & Theft Under $1,000)

Purpose of Entry into U.S.: Business and Pleasure Visits [B1/B2] or Employment in O-1, H-1B, L-1 or TN

SRW Strategy: Evidence of Rehabilitation (no criminal issues since 1988, compliance with terms of previous waiver approvals).

Approval Period: Five (5) Years

I-192 Waiver Approved For Canadian Citizen For Five Years

Application Type: I-192

Adjudication Time: 139 Days

Adjudicating Agency: Admissibility Review Office (Filed @ Houlton Port of Entry in Houlton, Maine)

Grounds of Inadmissibility: INA §212(a)(6)(C)(i) – Misrepresentation (Filed a false claim for asylum in the mid 1990s)

Purpose of Entry into U.S.: Business and Pleasure Visits [B1/B2] or Employment in O-1, H-1B, L-1 or TN

SRW Strategy: Evidence of Rehabilitation (nearly 20 years since the commission of acts forming the basis of his inadmissibility, compliance with terms of previous waiver approvals, firmly settled in Canada).

Approval Period: Five (5) Years