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Firstly Material Controller,I read your post about your own experience and it was an excellent guide to the whole process.but I think you were lucky in that they quoted you a timescale and in fact you got your waiver in a shorter period of time,9 weeks if I am correct,far shorter than actually quoted.I am quoted 20/22 weeks and then I see the Op was quoted 22/25 weeks and It appears their interview was about the same time as mine.Which is correct?
This forum is one of the most useful things I have found on the subject but you must understand people getting frustrated when they are given,and accept,a timescale and then they find the dates change with almost each different post.once again I have found your posts generally most helpful.

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Thanks, I'm glad you found the information helpful.

It's true, the first waiver I applied for arrived after 9 weeks despite the R3 saying 14-16 weeks. That was in 2010. I applied again in 2011 and it took longer the second time around, but was still only 15 weeks. Waiting times do seem to have lengthened considerably since last summer though, judging by the experiences we've seen posted on here.

I do appreciate that it is a frustrating process, however it is made clear that all timescales are approximate/estimates only. It's part of the disjointed nature of US government, where the embassy is part of one department and the ARO is part of another, that a more cohesive and comprehensive approach can't be implemented. That's at least one reason why they can't be more accurate on how long it's going to take - because the two branches of government don't always talk to each other!

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In Madrid, they don't give you anything!!

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hi everyone,again
the date of my interview was the 12/02/2013 in london and i cant see any reference on the administrative page to my application for a waiver of ineligability after emailing them they tell me i cant track it on line does anyone no why.

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Yes, I know why. Many processes are not trackable. You can't track it online because waivers are not trackable.

Ian

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thanks for that

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HI All,

just recieved email asking me to submit my passport for issuance:):):):). It has been just over 25 weeks. Ill let you know when the passport/visa is returned.

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When your waiver gets approved, won't you be getting a B-2 visa? Worst case scenario, you only get a 1-year B-2 visa. But even then, that's a whole year of validity for you to travel. So although it's frustrating not to know when the waiver will be approved, you'll still have plenty of time after the visa is issued, to make travel plans and ask for time off work, etc.

Rene

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Waiver received after about 1 week. I have a one year multi entry visa! Very chuffed :). Good luck all

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Hi guys, at some point in the future, those if you with temporary ineligibilities (for overstays for example) will eventually reach the end of your bans. I am nearing the end of my ban, (5 months away) so i thought this might be of interest to some of you.

At my interview today in the dreaded room 17 at the London Consulate,(for a B visa) that fact seemed to throw the consular official briefly, who wasn't immediately sure what the process would be given that current processing times for a d3 waiver are greater than the time i have left on my ban. I was unsure whether their systems actually have a specific date noted on them as to when these kind of bans run their course or if they just calculate it themselves each time you apply, but he read out a date from his screen, which was actually quite nice to have someone semi-officially tell me the date that i will not longer be ineligible to enter.

He eventually consulted with some other staff members and decided to recommend a waiver anyway. He stated that current processing times where about 26 weeks, but that if the waiver comes back before my ban is complete, he will issue the visa with the waiver, but that if it comes back after the ban has naturally run it's course he will just issue the visa without a waiver. What i didn't think to ask at the time, was whether we could abandon the waiver attempt if the processing extends beyond the limit of the ban, or if once the waiver process is started it has to run its course.

I suppose once the ban is over, i could submit another application, but i think that could just confuse matters!

He also reconfirmed that i absolutely should not book any travel, given the long processing times, and seemed surprised that i was aware of the long processing times. I told him about this forum (hello if you are reading this!) and he said he wished more people were aware of this site and the information re waivers, as he had to disappoint so many people today who had their plans messed up by the waiver process.

Anyway, that was my experience so far, i will keep you posted. I have a feeling that whoever is adjudicating the waivers will be confused by the time they come to look at my case and find no ineligibility.

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got an e-mail today to return passport for visa issue, this is week 23..

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Mine was 21 years ago and today I got the e-mail to return my passport for visa issue, 23 weeks since I had the interview.

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Congrats, seems like they have reduced the wait by a few weeks. Which is good. I had interview in November and still waiting.....

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Just had e mail to send passport for visa issue 24 weeks 3 days from interview(originally quoted 20/22 weeks)
Thanks to all for assistance

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Got there in the end. Well done. :thumbsup:

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Hi I got my email last week for visa issuance

20 weeks 4 days from interview just waiting on return of passport.

Good luck everyone. Thanks for all your information.

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Hi all,

My BF applied for a B2 waiver in 2010 but was denied outright as he is permanently ineligible and not even put forward for a waiver, due to not convincing the officer that he has enough ties to the UK, even though he is british born and bread and has lived here since he was born, got a mortgage and children, however, this year he applied again as we built a stronger case and now he has been put forward for a waiver, so its just a waiting game now as I know....Interview date was on 27th Feb 2013 and the letter states 20-22 weeks.

As its only been 2 weeks since the interview we have a long road ahead, but am eager to find out everyone elses waiting times as and when you receive your email to send off your passport (hopefully he will get that too!!)

:thumbup:

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The letter is wrong. You're looking at 25-28 weeks.


All you need to do is read the posts in this thread. No need for people to repost what has already been posted.

Ian

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Wow, thanks for the warm welcome Ian on my first post! I apologise for getting involved and introducing myself, thought that was the whole idea of a forum. I note the previous message to mine stated only a 20 week wait since interview, so maybe the letter is correct and you are wrong? Only time will tell ;)

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The letter is only a guideline. If you read back through this thread and some of the others on this subject, you'll notice that waiting times for waivers of ineligibility in London have been increasing for the last 12 months or so and that the average is now approx. 26 weeks.

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Hopefully brit82 yours will come in 20 weeks like mine did. After following this forum since October last year I was expecting to wait at least 25 weeks so was very surprised to hear at just over the 20 weeks.

Good luck and I hope your wait is not too long.

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Thanks sunshine, I too have been following the thread for a while and seen that the wait time varies, as yours is now in the time frame of the letter then fingers crossed. When do you travel and to what part? We haven't booked yet but was hoping to take the children end of August this year to Disney.

Let us know when you receive your passport back.

:)

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I understand that this looks like the likely wait time. This thread seems the only place up to date on wait times for this particular waiver. I kind of hope that there was just a backlog for the Olympics, which somehow magically has now been cleared? Probably not though. 😁

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Hi Brit82.

Will let you know when the passport comes back. It will be a week tomorrow since dx collected it. Hopefully will receive back in the next few days.

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My husband went for his second Tourist Visa Waiver of Ineligibility Application in January, 2013.
He smashed a window during a scuffle with bouncers in a night club and was convicted of maliciuos damage. No gaol time just a fine. This was over ten years ago.
In early 2010 he applied for his first Tourist Visa Waiver of Ineligibility and received it in with in a couple of months unfortunately it was only for twelve months.
I booked flights only because they were on sale for a holiday to Hawaii in May and had no idea the waiver turnaround time has blown out so badly.
We are desperately hoping that his passport will come back with in 20 weeks of his interview!:fingerscrossed:
Wishing everyone a speedy VISA waiver!

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Erm.... not sure how smashing a window would end up requiring a waiver unless he smashed it with one of the bouncers and he suffered grievous bodily injury.

Even if that is a CIMT, it sounds like a single petty offense exception.

What was the max sentence he could have received for such an offense?

There are some people who even get waivers they don't need.

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I think it's a maximum 2 year sentence for property damage between $2000 and $5000. Because it was classed as "malicious" it becomes a crime of "Moral Turpitude". Had he managed to get the conviction reduced to just damage of property then we wouldn't be in this position.

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There was a precedent decision for malicious damage. I don't have it handy, but I believe the offender in the case killed someone's pigs and the courts determined it was a CIMT. That must have been an expensive window!

You're right. It's too bad it wasn't reduced.

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Been waiting a month for my passport to be returned after being requested for visa/waiver issuance-any ideas how long it take?

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Hi

Mine was collected last week, Wed 6th and is due for delivery today.
So just over a week.

Thanks

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Hi all i'm a newbie to this, but was just wondering if the time on these visas are getting back a bit quicker then they have been in other weeks months thanks all

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The pool of data from which to draw conclusions from is quite small, but just looking through the latest comments, it does not seem to have dropped significantly, and you are still looking at months rather than weeks.

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Hi thankyou for that, do you think its save to say between 20-25 weeks as a guide

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The only thing safe to say about the process is nothing is a safe bet!

Book in 25 weeks at your peril.....

This is coming from myself who has now spent over £2000 rebooking trips due to missed "estimated" timescales of waiver approval by the US embassy in the past.

You have been warned!

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Seems to be significantly reducing time now. They must be having a "lets actually do some work day" lol

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Hi,

What was your date of interview?

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Hi all middle off november interview date

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Same as me, hurry up and wait :)

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Did you get it? Normally takes about a week!

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Aww lets just hope we will get about the same time, and in the next few week fingers crossed !! have you got date ur going :)