Waivers are issued for a period anywhere from 6 months to 5 years after which time they must be renewed. In rare cases, such as where a person has been refused entry for an offence that is not considered to be against moral turpitude, a person may receive a permanent document to be used when crossing the border. How long
Once we have completed your Waiver application, we will mail it to you with information regarding submission. You will either go to one of your province’s international airports or to the closest U.S. border. Full details will be provided.
At each stage of the application process, an analysis is performed by staff from our various departments to ensure your file is progressing towards completion. Rest assured that we are making progress with your file and will contact you when any action on your part is required. If any personal information has changed since the last time we were in
We have efficient tracking systems designed to alert us if documents requested from you, or different government organizations, are taking longer than expected. We then perform the necessary follow-up to ensure the documents arrive in our office promptly. Please consider your documentation received and with the appropriate department for processing if you have not been notified otherwise.
The back of your invoice/authorization agreement provides an approximate timeline for general files. Every file is different. Some files are more complex because, for example, there are numerous convictions that we need information about. It also depends on how many times you have moved in the past 5 years. Your file is also affected by how quickly you get your
The $50 Parole Board fee is paid directly to the Federal government (Receiver General) and covers their cost to process your application. It is only requested at the final stage in our office, before we submit the complete application to the government. This fee differs from the payment you made to Pardons Canada to prepare your application for submission.
Once your Pardon/Record Suspension application has been submitted to the Parole Board of Canada (PBC), your application will be reviewed for approval. The PBC is mandated to decide on Summary (not serious) offences within 6 months and for Indictable (more serious) offences within 12 months. Timelines with the PBC are as unique as your application and are influenced by many
With a U.S. Entry Waiver you may travel freely between borders so long as the Waiver is valid and you bring all other documents that you would normally need to cross the border. U.S. Entry Waivers expire and must be renewed if you wish to continue traveling to the U.S. The waiver must be carried along with your passport as
The U.S. normally takes between 4-10 months to process a Waiver application. You must wait at least 4 months after submitting your Waiver before contacting the Admissibility Review Office (ARO).
pardons.org The Harper Government made some sweeping changes to the Pardons Rules in March 2012 under the Omnibus Crime Bill C-10. Since that time we have continued to help Canadians obtain Pardons in Canada under the stricter laws. Thankfully, the government is still giving pardons (now called record suspensions) which has the affect of removing criminal records from public record.
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