Having lost access to the US because a criminal conviction or an overstay can be quite stressful to career and family life. I know first hand, because it happened to me. I was denied entry to the US back in 2005 after years of successful US business and family vacation travel. It was a shock to learn that a couple of age old criminal convictions (2 very bad decisions from my late teens) had come back to haunt me. After I was denied entry, I learned that my criminal record was downloaded from CPIC into the DHS and FBI database systems. The result was that I would now be inadmissible to the USA - FOREVER! Well almost... In order to return, I would need to file for a document called a 'waiver of inadmissibility'. This waiver (an I-194) would essentially negate my inadmissibility, once again allowing me to work, visit or even live in the US. In November of 2006 I received my first waiver which was valid for 5 years. Filing for a US waiver is an administrative and dau...