Our office recently received notice of approval of a Form I-192 waiver application that was filed on behalf of a Canadian client who required this waiver due to an eight (8) year old conviction for possession of marijuana.
The waiver was approved approximately three (3) months after filing with U.S Customs and Border Protection officials. This was our client’s third waiver application and approval. The first waiver was issued for a period of one (1) year, the second waiver issued for a period of three (3) years, and the current waiver issued for a period of five (5) years, which is the maximum validity period for these types of waivers.
Although our client has a criminal record, he also has several important reasons for seeking entry to the U.S., including the need to travel to worksites for his employer and to attend his children’s sporting events. As evidenced by these approvals, CBP agrees that these significant reasons for seeking entry to the U.S. outweigh the seriousness of the criminal violation.