Time Frames: How long does this take?

Revised: 11/21/2011

Currently, our expedited pardons are taking approximately 12 months from start to finish, whereas our regular service requires an average timeframe of 14-20 months. Please keep in mind that the severity and number of offences on a criminal record may impact the overall processing speed of a pardon application. Fluctuations in the response times of the various government agencies involved in a pardon request also renders it impossible to guarantee specific timeframes.

We have seen no significant decrease in the processing times for US entry waiver applications. Consequently clients should anticipate 10 - 12 months for expedited waiver applications and 12 - 16 months for standard applications respectively. For further details please call the centre and speak with a counsellor. You can also send an email to info@nationalpardon.org or use our email inquiry form.