I'm really hoping for you that you meant May 2024, when you had the interview, and not May 2023.

Haha yeah my bad May 2024, even though I am constantly counting the days and checking the tracker I seem to have lost track of what year we are in...

Yeah me either, I have no convictions although due to a "clerical error" I was flagged as overstaying a visa for more than 2 years from 2020 - 2022 which resulted in a 10 year ban.

my understanding is that I had a valid visa during that period, I traveled abroad several times and each time after confusion and further questioning from CBP agents I was admitted to the US. The lawyer who processed my mine and my spouses visa blames CBP for this "clerical error", although I blame her as it seems something was incorrectly filed on my arrival in 2020. Most frustrating part is I went through the waiver process in 2022 and was granted a waiver which took 6 months to approve. Apparently that waiver was only valid for 1 year which at no point was communicated to me by anyone, I learned this at my 2024 renewal interview. The lawyers assured me everything had been rectified and I would not encounter any further issues. They also claim the interviewing agent at the embassy in London could have approved my renewal on the spot avoiding this issue, although I think they are trying to cover their back.

TLDR: Turns out just because you are qualified and employed as an immigration attorney does not mean you are necessarily a competent one. If anyone can recommend any no win no fee better call Saul type lawyers I am planning to sue them for ruining my life twice in 2 years. If I ever make it back into the US...

Steve, I would imagine the reason for your delay is that someone has to cancel your 10yr ban. I would think this is far more time consuming and complex than standard visa applications. I wish you well, your circumstances must be very annoying for you.

No, as with convictions and other bars, there is a waiver available for 2 and 10 year bans. The ban is not cancelled. The waiver is processed in exactly the same way as all other waivers. It doesn't matter the type of non-immigrant visa being requested, or the type of waiver, it all goes through the ARO in the same way.

Hi All

just wanted to mention that there also seems to be a delay with issuing visas on passports once approved. I sent my passport over 3 weeks ago now and Iv not heard anything.

Thought it be useful for people who have a time restriction and holidays booked

thanks

Hi Coldfield, did you pay for the express service?

no I didn’t

For the avoidance of any confusion, there is no "express service" in which the US Embassy processes you passport faster. DX may - I can't recall - happily charge you for an "express courier service."

Looks like disneyvisa sent theirs a few days before you on 04/02/2025 and got it back on 21/02/2025

joolsjools Do you know when the processing time was updated on e-SAFE to 9 to 12 months?
Since when have they been estimating a processing time of 9 to 12 months?

Sorry - don't know.

Is anyone aware of any other forums focused on Nonimmigrant Visa Waivers of Ineligibility that share timelines? I’m particularly interested in forums from Canada.

The largest number of visitors to the U.S. comes from Canada, followed by Mexico and the UK. There are likely many Canadians applying for the same visa, so I would love to see notes and comments from those forums.

I'm at 315 days and loosing thousands of $$s per month, the waiting game is becoming very expensive...

None that I am aware of, but then I am not Canadian :-)

just try and email them and explain the situation if that bad…