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Check list for I-192 Application for Advance Permission to Enter the United States. All listed items below must be provided at the time you present yourself for fingerprinting by the US Customs and Border Protection Service:

  • Completed form I-192 signed and submitted by you (no copies - download it here)
  • Fingerprint chart FD-258 (this will be done at the time you submit your application by a US Customs Officer)
  • Form G-325A completed and signed by you (download it here)
  • Completed fingerprint chart C-216C
    • contact the RCMP or your local police department for fingerprint locations
    • you'll need to send this to the RCMP to be endorsed and time dated
    • once returned, you will need to submit it as an original
  • Your passport proving that you are a Canadian citizen
  • A statement regarding the purpose of your intended activities in the US (e.g. business, vacation, etc)
  • A copy of the original court record from the actual court of conviction indicating plea indictment, conviction and disposition for each and every crime committed anywhere in the world
  • If you are inadmissible to the United States because of a criminal conviction, you must submit a statement in your own words, signed by you, explaining the circumstances of each arrest, conviction and sentence imposed. Additionally, you should submit any evidence or explanation of your reform or rehabilitation such as counseling or rehabilitation programs completed, current employment, marital status, community service, etc.

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  1. Thank you so much for posting this information!

    I am in the midst of applying for my waiver (currently waiting on the RCMP). Did you send in any letters of reference with your waiver application as part of your evidence of reform? I'm currently trying to figure out who to use and what they should say. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

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  2. The I-192 asks for a specific instance of a trip whereas I want to apply for a waiver whenever I go and hopefully they would approve for from 1-5 years. How would we fill out the I-192 to attain that end?

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