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That's very disappointing. Sorry you got denied specially after having it approved before. Wish you all the best and hope it works out next time when you choose to try again!

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Sorry to hear this Vicky. My husband was in the same position (you may have seen us on the spreadsheet and my previous rants on here!)
completely understand your disappointment, even more so when you’ve previously had visas.
Also just wanted to echo your comments about Jools, the positivity is just what is needed when you are left feeling rather deflated!! Jools you are a legend!

Incredible group that I would have been lost without.

Enjoy your travels elsewhere in the world Vicky :-)

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Had B1 issued in September which took 363 days. Just got back from Belfast after a B2 interview. My circumstances have not changed since the B1 interview in London 2024, Consular officer has recommended me for waiver AGAIN on my B2 application due to not having the ability to prove the petty nature of my crime in 1997. I wrote a recipet on 3 occasions in a 3 week period to the same individual using ONLY the white copy of a carbon book for £10 each. Subsequently I was fined £50 for each of the three and £170 cost costs. Unfortunately records are not held for more than 10 years at magistrates so I have no way to show the actual amounts. Due to just having a waiver granted I assumed they would take this in to consideration and grant a B2 along side it. Sadly not so I'll have to wait another year for a decision on my B2. Genuinely made me feel like telling them to ram it as I don't have the urge to either work there or vacate there.
Feel free to pop it on the speed sheet Jools. Interview was on the 19th at Belfast for B2 (B1 OCS) already granted.

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thankyou 🥰 I think il leave it a few years now 😢what is everyone else doing that’s been rejected ?

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Thankyou we’ve already booked to go to thailand now I know we can’t do America and it’s so much cheaper than 2 weeks in Florida 🤣🤣 Will your husband try again ? I’m definitely going to leave it a few years now and yes this group and everyone on here especially jools have been great x

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Ah Thailand will be amazing! Enjoy! My husband would happily never try, or go again! But on the other hand I love Florida and just wanted to take our children to Disney again … but definitely won’t attempt it until there is evidence that visas are being accepted again…

Enjoy your holiday :-) x

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I 100% understand why your husband doesn’t want to do it again ,I think the whole process cost me nearly £1000 😩 that was with travel and a hotel for the night before my interview and I started the whole process in March 2024 it’s a long and expensive process and the stupid thing was it wasn’t my 28 year old conviction that they refused my entry on it was like everyone else not enough ties to the U.K. 🤣🤣🤣 seriously we want to come to your country holiday and come home 😡🤣

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You posted a copy of the refusal. I suggest you read it.

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I have read it several times thankyou ! I know I’m permanently in illegible as I have a criminal record, this hasn’t stopped me the last three times getting a Visa they saw that my conviction was not even on my police record anymore because it’s so old now and nothing since they’ve used another reason !it states why I was refused. I filled out the forms before I went to my interview telling them my plans of visiting Florida all the theme parks,the hotel we will be staying in obviously you can’t show them evidence because you don’t book anything until you have your Visa in hand. It also says u must have residence outside of the US which I have done for over 20 years.ive visited America several times on my last 3 visas so I really don’t get what u mean

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This is an opinion and will hopefully show that at times things change and unless working behind the scenes in different Agencies within a Government opinions can differ between employees and how they treat mandates given to them by the Party in power.

Although similar in some respects each country has their own way’s in deciding who they will let into their countries who have no right of entry by law eg citizens and permanent residents.

Having worked as a Port of Entry officer for Canada and worked alongside US officers in a NEXUS/Global Entry office we have had many discussions about this and how we differ. From my POV the US is very hard line with either drug convictions or simply admitting to drug use and no actual convictions whereas Canada only uses convictions or pending charges to determine inadmissibility for criminal offences.

Both countries use officials overseas and have Consulates/Embassies who also make decisions on granting visas and other types of applications.

Now the issue in your case of inadmissibility for criminal matters is not in dispute however the issue is not demonstrating to the satisfaction of a consular officer that you will not remain in the US and that you have sufficient ties to your home country that will compel you to go back home.

So what does this actually mean in layman’s terms?

Did you provide evidence that you own a home and that is the address you actually live at? Did you provide evidence that you are employed and will be going back to work on a specific date. What other family members do you have living in the UK? Evidence of a bank account or any other document that might show ongoing billing or services provided.

I agree about the point of not booking flights and hotels until you have the visa in hand. Although previous visa issuances should be an indicator of compliance (entered and left the USA) they are not a guarantee of future visas being issued.

You are relying on a human being looking over the application and whatever else submitted and making a decision. Not all humans and their decision making methods are the same.

Yes it sucks for you and to those reading this thread the decision appears to be somewhat harsh but this is the system and no system is perfect.

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hi thankyou for your insight to it all😁I only brought in to the interview what I was told to bring in which was was my police record and the forms ,but the lengthy forms you have to fill in before the interview have all my details about my home ,my family ,my employment nothings changed from my previous visa interview ,my conviction was benefit fraud in1998 today they wouldn’t even take you to court for the £1000 they would just make you pay it back ,the shock on peoples faces when I say I’ve been refused entry to the USA is hilarious 😩I’m probably the most boring human on paper 🤣I don’t drink ,smoke ,do drugs im vegetarian work with elderly and venerable adults and spend all my time with my kids and grandkids 🤣 yet I’m being refused ,what really makes me laugh is the people that have applied for our visas are probably the safest bet as we’ve told them everything ! But also makes me abit bitter as I know someone who went to Las Vegas lied on his esta (been arrested several times ) questioned when got there admitted he had been arrested and let in anyway 🤣also a very old friend on Facebook is loving new York today after flying 1st class is a convicted drug dealer🤣I’m friends with his mum and he’s been arrested more times than I’ve had hot dinners ! I wished in 2005 I’d never applied for my first visa ! Anyway rant over 🤣

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Any news for those waiting for January 2024?

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Do you mean January 2025?

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Not for me yet, had appointment 16th of January 2025. When was yours? Any news on the other open October, Nov. December embassy cases?

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For London applicants, the spreadsheet is still incomplete for October 2024, with Ninjabreadman at 424 days since 4th October interview. So 2025 applicants still have some way to go.

jools

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My husband is the application on 18/11/2024. We have been waiting so patiently I feel but now it’s getting to over a year I’m desperate to hear. Before I discovered this forum my husband contacted the embassy as we were worried the waiver application had been sent and we had missed it. So good to hear that things are happening if only very slowly and pleased to find this forum. Thanks ☺️

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Hi and welcome to the forum. The wait is awful, but your husband is in the final stretch. As you will see from the feedback here and the results in the spreadsheet, more people here are still getting rejections rather than approvals, so holding thumbs for you that you guys will get a positive outcome.

All the best and keep us posted.

jools

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It seems they are responding to applicants from Canada first I-192; this wait is really tiring.
I’ve applied on March 2025 hopefully to get some answer soon

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That's a different thing entirely, not really relevant to those applying on this thread.

If you applied in March 2025 then hopefully you'll hear next spring. What's the reason for your inadmissibility and which country are you from?

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Hi

We have received a letter by email and we dont know if this means my husband has been denied for the waiver ineligibility. Can i share the letter here to see if anyone can help? It so confusing 😭

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Sorry to hear that, specially after such a long wait to get informed to be denied. Many post their response letter here. Personal information blacked out of course. Getting harder and harder to receive a waiver.

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https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/british...69b0a2bb54.jpg
This is the letter. Its so confusing. Can anyone confirm if this is a denied response or if we are still waiting an outcome for the waiver ineligibility? We werent sure if it was a denial response to his interview

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That’s the end of the line I am afraid. I am sorry you have been denied. If it’s any consolation it’s very difficult to get one now, you’re in the majority. Lots of people now get 214b refusals after visa waiver recommendations in the consulate. Lots of these people have never been asked for any proof of residency ties or any documentation whatsoever. The whole thing is rubbish really. Many people have spent a lot of money and have waited a very long time and gotten their hopes up to receive a perfunctory email like this. I have previously been granted a visa waiver and a few months after the interview they requested additional documents (character statements, job information, rehabilitation work undertaken), this time no such email. It’s been over a year now and I expect soon enough I’ll be getting a similar email. Many other places to visit as disappointing as it is. Chin up.

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Sorry to hear this. When was your husband's interview? Do we have an entry in the spreadsheet for him? Unfortunately as others here have advised, it is the end of the road for now. There is nothing stopping him making a new request in the future, but it would be sensible to wait a couple of years at least.

All the best,

jools

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Thanks. It is disappointing but at least now I can move on from it. It was hopeless trying to get anyone to confirm what the letter was actually telling us and Google kept telling me it wasnt a refusal 🤯

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When was the interview? Last October?

jools

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It was around about then. I will need to check with my husband. I will fill out the spreadsheet once im on my computer and have the right dates

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The last paragraph confirms the denial..... sorry...

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So its been 14 months since my application was sent off for waiver review. 15 months since the Appointment. I emailed the VCU in London today to query if my application was still in process and lo and behold I received a response explaining the usual but essentially confirming the application was still in process. Below was the body of the text received. It may not be an answer one way or the other but it does at least mean that it has not yet been denied.

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You and Ninjabreadman are pretty much around the same time, so all we can do is hope that you hear something soon.

All the best,

jools

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Hi, I've been watching this thread silently but just wanted to add the update on my application in case it helps anyone else. I'm not on the spread sheet yet. I had my interview for the B1/B2 visa on 23rd December 2024 and I received an email on 12th December asking for my passport

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​​​Hi figgy89 and welcome to the group. That's really great news, and I'm holding thumbs that you'll get it back before Xmas.

Is this your first waiver request? And I assume London?

jools

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I haven't sent my passport off yet, hoping to do this in between xmas and new year when I have a day off work as I have to take it to a courier office a hour away! And they are only open Monday to Friday. I've missed my trip anyway, I was due to go to New York in October.

3rd request. And yes it was London.
12 offences for theft (shoplifting minor items), and 1 for handling stolen goods. I was only 18/19 when I commited these offences, so I think that went in my favour and it was 25 years ago. No prison sentences

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I wonder what effect the world cup in 2026 will have on processing times, I imagine a lot of UK football fans will be travelling to the US for the first time. It will be a bit of a shock to those who need waivers that the competition will be well over by the time a waiver is granted. I feel that this increased numbers can only slow the whole process down even more.

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Any new updates from anyone who had appointments in October November December ?

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Still waiting for updates from Stillstanding Ninjabreadman Terrier1982 bimbango50 and then benjobrown and others from Dec 2024.

Happy New Year to all and here's hoping that waiting times improve in 2026.

jools

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Sadly still no update from me, been 14 months now. I’m hoping Jan will bring some news whatever it might be!

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No news my end either sadly, will be sure to update when/if that changes.

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Happy new year to everyone. Just received email to submit passport after 351 days. Just send it. Now praying it gets approved and issued again since it is a re application. CEAC status still says refused under administrative processing with last updated today's date where I received the email to submit passport. I saw some post saying it changed to approved but not sure when? After they send passport and it was received by consolar office or already when they received email to submit passport? (I know issued is what we all need).

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Congratulations and what a lovely way to start 2026. CEAC status will remain refused right up until the time it is actually in the passport.

jools