July 2024 success story.
-DUI arrest was Nov 2023, Trip is July 2024.
-Applied on paper as described in the earlier post & included everything. FBI background check & all.
-Mailed it with tracking to Los Angeles office since I only can possibly get a TRP not rehabilitation.
-Trip has us leaving July 24th, 2024. Was worried sick that I didn’t have enough time since it was sent in only 3 months prior to our trip.
-July 17th, almost exactly 3 months from when we sent it & a week to the day before our trip, we got an email saying they received our application & it was under review. We had tried emailing & calling for updates but received no helpful responses. Was grateful we chose tracking & choosing to make them sign for it so we at least knew they received it.
-July 23rd we got the email of approval.
Our three takeaways:
1. they clearly process these based on your travel dates NOT in the order they’re received. We got ours, like most others, the day before we left & it only took 3 months.
2. They require you to send two passport pictures, which we did, but the email of approval states you have to bring two passport pictures with you. Looking back, I’d still send the passport photos. They stress so much about the importance of sending everything, with the checklist stating you sent everything, so I would still send them & get another set to travel with. We took no chances.
3. Those law offices should be ashamed of themselves for charging what they do & using such scare tactics to make you feel you have no options but to use them. The process is really quite simple. The checklist lays it all out for you & even links to the fbi background check & where to make your $200 payment.
Happy to answer any questions, just know we leave tomorrow so our answers may be delayed.