Monday, November 1, 2010
ICE arrests international fugitive residing in Miami, wanted for murder MIAMI
MIAMI - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents on Wednesday arrested Pedro Antonio Martinez Escobar a.k.a. Pedro A. Martinez, 37, who is wanted in Honduras for murder.
ICE special agents assisted by the FBI administratively arrested Martinez Escobar without incident at his Miami residence for being in violation of U.S. immigration law. Martinez is currently in ICE custody while he awaits the filing of criminal charges for being in violation of Title 8, United States Code (USC), Section 1326, illegally re-entering the United States after deportation.
"Criminals who think that they can use the United States as a safe haven are sorely mistaken," said Anthony V. Mangione, special agent in charge of ICE HSI in Miami. "ICE is committed to ensuring the integrity of our nation's immigration system. As such, it is one of our top priorities to locate foreign fugitives hiding in the United States and turn them over to our foreign law enforcement partners to face justice in their native countries."
On Aug. 13, ICE was advised by the FBI that Martinez Escobar had an Interpol Red notice from Honduras for murder. ICE special agents conducted an investigation and discovered that Martinez Escobar had illegally re-entered the United States after deportation four previous times.
Martinez Escobar was born in Olancho, Honduras, and entered the United States without inspection in 1994 in San Antonio, Texas, and was subsequently apprehended and removed from the United States.
Thereafter, Martinez Escobar was apprehended by ICE on Dec. 14, 1997 for being illegally present in the United States and was subsequently removed for a second time on March 4, 1999 from Laredo, Texas.
Martinez Escobar was apprehended again on Aug. 17, 2003 for being illegally present in the United States and was subsequently deported on Oct. 7, 2003. On May 1, 2008, he was arrested for illegally re-entering the country after deportation and was removed from the United States from Miami a fourth time on May 9, 2008.
ICE special agents assisted by the FBI administratively arrested Martinez Escobar without incident at his Miami residence for being in violation of U.S. immigration law. Martinez is currently in ICE custody while he awaits the filing of criminal charges for being in violation of Title 8, United States Code (USC), Section 1326, illegally re-entering the United States after deportation.
"Criminals who think that they can use the United States as a safe haven are sorely mistaken," said Anthony V. Mangione, special agent in charge of ICE HSI in Miami. "ICE is committed to ensuring the integrity of our nation's immigration system. As such, it is one of our top priorities to locate foreign fugitives hiding in the United States and turn them over to our foreign law enforcement partners to face justice in their native countries."
On Aug. 13, ICE was advised by the FBI that Martinez Escobar had an Interpol Red notice from Honduras for murder. ICE special agents conducted an investigation and discovered that Martinez Escobar had illegally re-entered the United States after deportation four previous times.
Martinez Escobar was born in Olancho, Honduras, and entered the United States without inspection in 1994 in San Antonio, Texas, and was subsequently apprehended and removed from the United States.
Thereafter, Martinez Escobar was apprehended by ICE on Dec. 14, 1997 for being illegally present in the United States and was subsequently removed for a second time on March 4, 1999 from Laredo, Texas.
Martinez Escobar was apprehended again on Aug. 17, 2003 for being illegally present in the United States and was subsequently deported on Oct. 7, 2003. On May 1, 2008, he was arrested for illegally re-entering the country after deportation and was removed from the United States from Miami a fourth time on May 9, 2008.
Veteran's Reflections: 'Serving a Cause Bigger than Myself'
Veteran's Reflections: 'Serving a Cause Bigger than Myself'
By Ian Graham
Emerging Media, Defense Media Activity
Emerging Media, Defense Media Activity
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2010 - If it weren't for America, John Gunther Dean very well might not be alive today.
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"This country was great to me," he said. "I came as an immigrant, I was able to go to Harvard, I was fleeing Nazis. ... I want to help the country."
Dean's family was one of the lucky ones; they escaped to the United States in the winter of 1938-39 and changed their surname. Dean was a quick study in Kansas City, Mo., where his family finally settled, and went off to study at Harvard at the age of 16. In 1944, he became a U.S. citizen and interrupted his education to join the Army.
"Every human being, regardless of age, has to decide at one point what they want to do with their life," Dean said. "I wanted to serve a cause bigger than myself. Serving the country was a wonderful way of fulfilling that need."
He originally was sent to Fort Belvoir, Va., to train as acombat engineer. But Dean -- a native German speaker who also is fluent in English, French and Dutch -- was a perfect fit to work in the Office of Military Intelligence at the infamous P.O. Box 1142, a facility housing teams that interviewed prisoners of war and made clandestine attempts to communicate with Allied prisoners held overseas.
After serving his enlistment, Dean returned to Harvard, where he finished his undergraduate studies in 1947. He studied law at the Sorbonne and got a degree in international relations from Harvard in 1950.
He would end up spending the next 39 years in the U.S. Foreign Service, eventually serving as the U.S. ambassador to Cambodia, Denmark, Lebanon, Thailand and India. But his time working with the military wasn't over. He routinely worked side by side with top brass. In Vietnam, he oversaw a large contingent of U.S. diplomats as the war came to an end.
"I worked a great deal with the military from 1970 to 1972, in Da Nang, ... I was given the equivalent rank of major general," he said. "I had several hundred American advisors working for me in Vietnam. Unfortunately, 14 of them were killed."
His unwavering dedication to telling the absolute truth in his diplomatic work often was unpopular, he said, but that didn't keep him from speaking his mind to superior officers, secretaries of state and U.S. presidents.
"It wasn't always much appreciated," he said, noting that his honesty as a diplomat caused quite a few personal conflicts in addition to accolades.
He said his goal in his diplomatic career, fueled partly by his own life, has been to promote development around the world, irrespective of religious influence or culture, so long as the people represent good values and respect.
"I've tried to be the best possible representative for the good values the United States stands for, whether it was in military or civilian life," he said. "We all come to this country, whether we're Muslims, Christians, Jews, Hindus or Buddhists, we couldn't care less – we care about our country, and it's a wonderful country.
"I'm here today to help the country with the problems it has in 2010," he added. "We're all humans. We all make mistakes, and so I'm trying to help people learn to do things better."
("Veterans' Reflections" is a collection of stories of men and women who served their country in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, and the present-day conflicts. They will be posted throughout November in honor of Veterans Day.)
Celebrating the Military Family
Celebrating the Military Family
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2010
Written by: Christopher Lagan
Lt. Jason Hamby presents his daughter, Madison, with a bouquet of roses while his son, Jacob, and wife, Heather, greet him at the homecoming of Coast Guard Cutter Northland. Coast Guard photo PA3 Mark Jones.
A family embraces after Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton returns from a 76-day patrol in the Eastern Pacific. Coast Guard photo by PA2 Henry G. Dunphy.
Family.
Family is the foundation of American society. Families are at the core of a person’s development – an anchor, a source of strength, a driving influence to succeed in life. Perhaps no one recognizes the value of family more than the women and men who wear the uniform. The courage to serve in defense of one’s country is rooted in love of country and family.
Coast Guardsmen ask a great deal of their families. When Coast Guard cutters deploy for months at a time or when small boats and rescue helicopters head out into the teeth of a storm, it is Coast Guard families that “hold down the fort.” It’s Coast Guard spouses that are asked to put on a brave face for the kids when mom or dad heads out on a drug interdiction deployment or deploys to the Middle East in support of operations on the front lines of the War on Terror. The Coast Guard could not succeed without the support of its families.
Petty Officer Roxana Guerreo, a machinery technician assigned to the Maritime Safety and Security Team Los Angeles-Long Beach 91103, is reunited with her fiancé, Sam Alexander, after a six-month deployment. Coast Guard photo by PA1 Allyson E.T. Conroy.
Coast Guard families are also a significant part of the service’s proud history. There is the Berry family that has seen 22 members answer the call since 1897. There is the Munro family in which mother and son served their country in Coast Guard blue during World War II. More recently, there is the Allen family that saw the son of a chief petty officer ascend to Commandant of the Coast Guard. Currently serving is Master Chief Steven Hearn, the only Coastie to share the Silver Ancient Mariner title with his father.
“Over the past few months I have had the opportunity to get out and meet with many Coast Guard families. I see the challenges that they face every day. Their sacrifices, dedication and selflessness have not gone unnoticed, and through Presidential Proclamation, November has officially been declared Military Family Month,” said Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Michael P. Leavitt. “That said, I want to take this opportunity to thank all military families for everything that you do. It’s the support of the military family that allows military members to continue to focus on mission execution while being secure in the knowledge that things are running smoothly on the home front.”
It is for all of these reasons that we join the rest of the armed services and the White House in recognizing November as Military Family Month.
Canadians sentenced to prison for dangerous drug smuggling run
SEATTLE - Five men from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, who played a role in an attempt to smuggle $300,000 of marijuana through Washington state's rugged Snoqualmie National Forest have been sentenced to federal prison, following an investigation by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
According to court documents, in April 2010, HSI agents were investigating snowshoe tracks in a remote area near the Canadian border. The tracks were along on a treacherous snowshoe trail in the Canyon Creek area of the national forest and a known drug smuggling route.
Near a secluded area where the tracks crossed into the United States from Canada, agents encountered Christopher Neary, 34, and Daryl Fontana, 37, hiding in the woods. Each man was equipped with a set of snowshoes and claimed to have gotten lost while hiking in Canada.
While agents were talking with Neary and Fontana, an SUV driven by Carl Thiessen, 28, arrived. Thiessen told the agents that he was a writer looking for a secluded place to write. A short time later, agents heard branches breaking in the woods and discovered Sinisa Gavric, 33, hiding in the brush and claiming that he had been separated from his friends.
Agents searched the area, following the snowshoe tracks about 20 feet down the side of a steep embankment. Hidden beneath the tree branches, agents recovered a backpack containing heat-sealed packages of marijuana and a set of snowshoes. A short time later, they also found three additional backpacks, two machetes and another set of snowshoes. Each backpack contained approximately 30 pounds of marijuana.
Having recovered four backpacks and four sets of snowshoes, but only encountering three men in the woods, agents suspected another individual may still be at large. Evidence discovered in the SUV lead agents to a hotel in Bellingham, Wash., where they encountered Richard Bafaro, 45.
After HSI agents completed the interviews with all of the suspects, Bafaro was identified as the person who organized the trip. Thiessen revealed that he had assisted Bafaro in two prior smuggling runs. All five men involved in the smuggling operation were arrested and charged with marijuana importation, possession and distribution.
Within a few months, Thiessen pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute marijuana and money laundering charges. The other four men pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute marijuana. Neary, Fontana and Gavric were sentenced in September 2010 to eight months in prison while Thiessen received a one year prison sentence. Bafaro was sentenced in October 2010 to 30 months in prison and three years of supervised release.
At Bafaro's sentencing hearing, he apologized for his role in the scheme, but denied he had recruited his friends to participate. He said he was forced to pay Canadian drug suppliers $70,000 after he lost a load of marijuana in a smuggling attempt in February 2010.
Barfaro told how a friend of his helped in the search for the missing drugs. The friend fell and broke his leg, requiring him to spend several days in the wilderness. Suffering from kidney failure, he was eventually airlifted from the Canadian wilderness by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police rescue helicopter.
"This case illustrates how drug smugglers - motivated by greed and a false sense of invincibility - will carelessly risk their health and safety in hopes of turning a quick profit," said Leigh Winchell, special agent in charge of HSI in Seattle. "HSI will continue to aggressively investigate this type of crime to deter others from undertaking this dangerous and criminal activity."
HSI was assisted in the investigation by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Lisca Borichewski.
According to court documents, in April 2010, HSI agents were investigating snowshoe tracks in a remote area near the Canadian border. The tracks were along on a treacherous snowshoe trail in the Canyon Creek area of the national forest and a known drug smuggling route.
Near a secluded area where the tracks crossed into the United States from Canada, agents encountered Christopher Neary, 34, and Daryl Fontana, 37, hiding in the woods. Each man was equipped with a set of snowshoes and claimed to have gotten lost while hiking in Canada.
While agents were talking with Neary and Fontana, an SUV driven by Carl Thiessen, 28, arrived. Thiessen told the agents that he was a writer looking for a secluded place to write. A short time later, agents heard branches breaking in the woods and discovered Sinisa Gavric, 33, hiding in the brush and claiming that he had been separated from his friends.
Agents searched the area, following the snowshoe tracks about 20 feet down the side of a steep embankment. Hidden beneath the tree branches, agents recovered a backpack containing heat-sealed packages of marijuana and a set of snowshoes. A short time later, they also found three additional backpacks, two machetes and another set of snowshoes. Each backpack contained approximately 30 pounds of marijuana.
Having recovered four backpacks and four sets of snowshoes, but only encountering three men in the woods, agents suspected another individual may still be at large. Evidence discovered in the SUV lead agents to a hotel in Bellingham, Wash., where they encountered Richard Bafaro, 45.
After HSI agents completed the interviews with all of the suspects, Bafaro was identified as the person who organized the trip. Thiessen revealed that he had assisted Bafaro in two prior smuggling runs. All five men involved in the smuggling operation were arrested and charged with marijuana importation, possession and distribution.
Within a few months, Thiessen pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute marijuana and money laundering charges. The other four men pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute marijuana. Neary, Fontana and Gavric were sentenced in September 2010 to eight months in prison while Thiessen received a one year prison sentence. Bafaro was sentenced in October 2010 to 30 months in prison and three years of supervised release.
At Bafaro's sentencing hearing, he apologized for his role in the scheme, but denied he had recruited his friends to participate. He said he was forced to pay Canadian drug suppliers $70,000 after he lost a load of marijuana in a smuggling attempt in February 2010.
Barfaro told how a friend of his helped in the search for the missing drugs. The friend fell and broke his leg, requiring him to spend several days in the wilderness. Suffering from kidney failure, he was eventually airlifted from the Canadian wilderness by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police rescue helicopter.
"This case illustrates how drug smugglers - motivated by greed and a false sense of invincibility - will carelessly risk their health and safety in hopes of turning a quick profit," said Leigh Winchell, special agent in charge of HSI in Seattle. "HSI will continue to aggressively investigate this type of crime to deter others from undertaking this dangerous and criminal activity."
HSI was assisted in the investigation by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Lisca Borichewski.
Today's Military Contracts
CONTRACTS
U.S. TRANSPORTATION COMMAND
American Auto Logistics, LP, Park Ridge, N.J., is being awarded a $201,536,522 firm-fixed-price delivery order to fund an earned award term year to a previously awarded contract (DAMT01-03-D-0184) to provide continuing services for the transportation and storage of privately owned vehicles. Work will be performed at worldwide locations and is expected to be completed Oct. 31, 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. U.S. Transportation Command Directorate of Acquisition, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., is the contracting activity.
Nueva Zona De Aviacion General, Bogota, Colombia, is being awarded a $139,038,859 option year modification for rotary wing aircraft, personnel, equipment, tools, material, maintenance and supervision necessary to perform passenger and cargo air transportation services. Work will be performed in Afghanistan, and the option will start Nov. 1, 2010, to be completed by Oct. 31, 2011. This contract was a competitive acquisition with 13 bids received. U.S. Transportation Command Directorate of Acquisition, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., is the contracting activity (HTC711-10-D-R027).
Presidential Airways, Inc., an Aviation Worldwide Services Co., Camden, N.C., is being awarded a $94,367,844 option year modification for rotary wing aircraft, personnel, equipment, tools, material, maintenance and supervision necessary to perform passenger and cargo air transportation services. Work will be performed in Afghanistan, and the option will start Nov. 1, 2010, to be completed by Oct. 31, 2011. This contract was a competitive acquisition with 13 bids received. U.S. Transportation Command Directorate of Acquisition, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., is the contracting activity (HTC711-10-D-R026)
Canadian Commercial Corp., Ottawa, Canada, is being awarded a $65,741,000 option year modification for rotary wing aircraft, personnel, equipment, tools, material, maintenance and supervision necessary to perform passenger and cargo air transportation services. Work will be subcontracted to Canadian Helicopters, Ltd., and performed in Afghanistan, and the option will start Nov. 1, 2010, to be completed by Oct. 31, 2011. This contract was a competitive acquisition with 13 bids received. U.S. Transportation Command Directorate of Acquisition, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., is the contracting activity (HTC711-10-D-R025)
American Auto Logistics, LP, Park Ridge, N.J., is being awarded a $35,000,000 firm-fixed-price modification to add additional funds to a previously awarded contract (DAMT01-03-D-0184) to provide continuing services for the transportation and storage of privately owned vehicles. Work will be performed at worldwide locations and is expected to be completed Oct. 31, 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. U.S. Transportation Command Directorate of Acquisition, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., is the contracting activity.
Evergreen Helicopters, Inc., McMinnville, Ore., is being awarded a $25,287,200 option year modification for rotary wing aircraft, personnel, equipment, tools, material, maintenance and supervision necessary to perform passenger and cargo air transportation services. Work will be performed in Afghanistan, and the option will start Nov. 1, 2010, to be completed by Oct. 31, 2011. This contract was a competitive acquisition with 13 bids received. U.S. Transportation Command Directorate of Acquisition, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., is the contracting activity (HTC711-10-D-R028)
AIR FORCE
Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., was awarded a $106,354,379 contract modification which provides for the exercise of the Lot 7 option for small diameter bomb production for munitions, carriages and technical support. At this time, the entire amount has been obligated. AAC/EBMK, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity (FA8672-11-C-0034).
Northrop Grumman Space and Missions Systems Corp., San Jose, Calif., was awarded a $23,646,636 contract which will provide for the design and build of a pod mounted prototype for the MQ-9 platform. At this time, $17,106,465 has been obligated. ASC/WINK, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8620-08-C-3004).
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., Savannah, Ga., was awarded a $10,244,405 contract modification which will provide for continued fleet maintenance support on nine Gulfsteam aircraft owned by the Egyptian government. At this time, $5,732,615 has been obligated. OC-ALC,GKSKB, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., is the contracting activity (FA8106-08-C-0001).
Northrop Grumman Space and Missions Systems Corp., San Jose, Calif., was awarded a contract modification which will provide for a prototype sensor for the MQ-9 installed in a pod to support a limited flight demonstration of the ASIP-2 functionally. The contractor shall support the General Atomics effort to certify the pod for air worthiness on the MQ-9. At this time, $5,433,892 has been obligated. ASC/WINK, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8620-08-C-3004).
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
Sopakco, Inc., Mullins, S.C. is being awarded a maximum $74,725,000 fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery type contract for meals, ready to eat. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. There were originally three proposals solicited with three responses. The date of performance completion is Dec. 31, 2011. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM3S1-06-D-Z104).
Ameriqual Group, LLC, dba Ameriqual Packaging, Evansville, Ind., is being awarded a maximum $72,900,000 fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery type contract for meals, ready to eat. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. There were originally three proposals solicited with three responses. The date of performance completion is Dec. 31, 2011. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM3S1-06-D-Z103).
The Wornick Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, is being awarded a maximum $40,905,645 fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery type contract for meals, ready to eat. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. There were originally three proposals solicited with three responses. The date of performance completion is Dec. 31, 2011. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM3S1-06-D-Z105).
NAVY
General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $35,924,253 cost-plus-fixed fee contract for engineering and technical design services to support research and development of advanced submarine technologies for current and future submarine platforms. Work will be performed in Groton, Conn. (75 percent), and Newport News, Va. (25 percent), and is expected to be completed by October 2011. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-11-C-2109).
BAE Systems Tactical Vehicle, LP, Sealy, Texas, is being awarded $25,634,704 for firm-fixed-priced delivery order #0009, modification #02, under previously awarded contract (M67854-07-D-5030) for the procurement of the following sustainment parts: Caiman Multi-Theater Vehicles (CMTV) deprocessing kit; CMTV authorized stockage list; CMTV prescribed load list; and CMTV battle damage assessment repair, which supports the 1,700 CMTV chassis upgrades. Work will be performed in the continental United States, and is expected to be completed December 2011. Contract funds in the amount of $25,634,704 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.
L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace, LLC, Madison, Miss., is being awarded a $23,798,929 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-09-D-0007) to exercise an option for organizational, selected intermediate and limited depot-level maintenance for F-16, F-18, H-60, and E-2C aircraft operated by the adversary squadrons based at Naval Air Station, Fallon, Nev. Work will be performed in Fallon, Nev., and is expected to be completed in October 2011. Contract funds in the amount of $23,798,929 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.
L-3 Services, Inc., Mount Laurel, N.J., is being awarded a $17,452,177 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for critical engineering and technical services in support of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division's Special Communications Requirements Division. Services will support legacy, current and next generation telecommunication and related C-E system requirements for various Navy, Army, Air Force, special operations forces, and other agencies. Work will be performed at St. Inigoes, Md. (40 percent); various locations outside the continental United States (30 percent); various locations in the continental United States (20 percent); and Lexington Park, Md. (10 percent). Work is expected to be completed in October 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00421-11-C-0012).
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, Tewksbury, Mass., is being awarded a $10,314,427 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-05-C-5346) to exercise an option for the next phase of production design verification for the Zumwalt (DDG 1000) class destroyer program. Work will be performed in Tewksbury, Mass. (42.3 percent); Moorestown, N.J. (36.6 percent); Portsmouth, R.I. (14.2 percent); Leesburg, Va. (2.7 percent); Sudbury, Mass. (2.4 percent); San Diego, Calif. (1.1 percent); and Minneapolis, Minn. (0.7 percent). Work is expected to be completed by March 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
John Bean Technologies Corp., Ogden, Utah, is being awarded a $7,177,992 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-priced contract (N68335-07-C-0459) to exercise an option for 40 landbased air conditioner production units in support of the C-130, C-40, C-9, P-8, and P-3 aircraft. In addition, this option provides for the procurement of 80 upgrade kits. The landbased air conditioners will supply conditioned air to aircraft equipment and avionics compartments during ground maintenance. Work will be performed in Ogden, Utah, and is expected to be completed in February 2014. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, N.J., is the contracting activity.
ARMY
General Dynamics Information Technology, Fairfax, Va., was awarded on Oct. 25 a $17,000,005 firm-fixed-price contract. This contract is for the Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan staff augmentation services for internal directorates. Work is to be performed in Kabul, Afghanistan, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 24, 2012. Bids were solicited on the World Wide Web with five bids received. CENTCOM Contracting Command - Kabul Regional Contracting Center, Kabul, Afghanistan, is the contracting activity (W91B4M-11-C-4001).
Creek Services, LLC., Gretna, La., was awarded on Oct. 26 a $11,170,830 firm-fixed-price contract. The work consists of constructing L-wall (i.e., I-wall conversion), clearing and grubbing , soil mixing, installing sluice gates on existing pump facility, placement of compacted fill, fertilizing, seeding and mulching, maintenance of access roads, and all other incidental work thereto. Work is to be performed in Jefferson Parish, La., with an estimated completion date of Nov. 16, 2011. Eleven bids were solicited with seven bids received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, New Orleans, La., is the contracting activity (W912P8-09-D-0045).
Carothers Construction, Inc., Water Valley, Miss., was awarded on Oct. 27 an $11,381,200 firm-fixed-price contract. Project 65554B involves the construction of approximately six miles of asphalt roadway; 5.5 miles of gravel roadway; one HL-93 bridge (120 military load class) approximately 200 feet in length; and approximately six miles of boundary fencing. Project requires erosion and sedimentation control measures to be in place throughout construction. Roadways will require but are not limited to cut, fill, the installation of culverts, box culverts, ditches, temporary bypass routes; supporting facilities include clearing and grubbing, fine and rough grading, erosion control systems, grassing, storm drainage, guard rails, fencing and gates, and utility protection. Work is to be performed in Fort Benning, Ga., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 11, 2011. Seven bids were solicited with three bids received. U.S. Army Engineer District, Savannah, Ga., is the contracting activity (W91278-07-D-0026).
U.S. TRANSPORTATION COMMAND
American Auto Logistics, LP, Park Ridge, N.J., is being awarded a $201,536,522 firm-fixed-price delivery order to fund an earned award term year to a previously awarded contract (DAMT01-03-D-0184) to provide continuing services for the transportation and storage of privately owned vehicles. Work will be performed at worldwide locations and is expected to be completed Oct. 31, 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. U.S. Transportation Command Directorate of Acquisition, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., is the contracting activity.
Nueva Zona De Aviacion General, Bogota, Colombia, is being awarded a $139,038,859 option year modification for rotary wing aircraft, personnel, equipment, tools, material, maintenance and supervision necessary to perform passenger and cargo air transportation services. Work will be performed in Afghanistan, and the option will start Nov. 1, 2010, to be completed by Oct. 31, 2011. This contract was a competitive acquisition with 13 bids received. U.S. Transportation Command Directorate of Acquisition, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., is the contracting activity (HTC711-10-D-R027).
Presidential Airways, Inc., an Aviation Worldwide Services Co., Camden, N.C., is being awarded a $94,367,844 option year modification for rotary wing aircraft, personnel, equipment, tools, material, maintenance and supervision necessary to perform passenger and cargo air transportation services. Work will be performed in Afghanistan, and the option will start Nov. 1, 2010, to be completed by Oct. 31, 2011. This contract was a competitive acquisition with 13 bids received. U.S. Transportation Command Directorate of Acquisition, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., is the contracting activity (HTC711-10-D-R026)
Canadian Commercial Corp., Ottawa, Canada, is being awarded a $65,741,000 option year modification for rotary wing aircraft, personnel, equipment, tools, material, maintenance and supervision necessary to perform passenger and cargo air transportation services. Work will be subcontracted to Canadian Helicopters, Ltd., and performed in Afghanistan, and the option will start Nov. 1, 2010, to be completed by Oct. 31, 2011. This contract was a competitive acquisition with 13 bids received. U.S. Transportation Command Directorate of Acquisition, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., is the contracting activity (HTC711-10-D-R025)
American Auto Logistics, LP, Park Ridge, N.J., is being awarded a $35,000,000 firm-fixed-price modification to add additional funds to a previously awarded contract (DAMT01-03-D-0184) to provide continuing services for the transportation and storage of privately owned vehicles. Work will be performed at worldwide locations and is expected to be completed Oct. 31, 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. U.S. Transportation Command Directorate of Acquisition, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., is the contracting activity.
Evergreen Helicopters, Inc., McMinnville, Ore., is being awarded a $25,287,200 option year modification for rotary wing aircraft, personnel, equipment, tools, material, maintenance and supervision necessary to perform passenger and cargo air transportation services. Work will be performed in Afghanistan, and the option will start Nov. 1, 2010, to be completed by Oct. 31, 2011. This contract was a competitive acquisition with 13 bids received. U.S. Transportation Command Directorate of Acquisition, Scott Air Force Base, Ill., is the contracting activity (HTC711-10-D-R028)
AIR FORCE
Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., was awarded a $106,354,379 contract modification which provides for the exercise of the Lot 7 option for small diameter bomb production for munitions, carriages and technical support. At this time, the entire amount has been obligated. AAC/EBMK, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is the contracting activity (FA8672-11-C-0034).
Northrop Grumman Space and Missions Systems Corp., San Jose, Calif., was awarded a $23,646,636 contract which will provide for the design and build of a pod mounted prototype for the MQ-9 platform. At this time, $17,106,465 has been obligated. ASC/WINK, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8620-08-C-3004).
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., Savannah, Ga., was awarded a $10,244,405 contract modification which will provide for continued fleet maintenance support on nine Gulfsteam aircraft owned by the Egyptian government. At this time, $5,732,615 has been obligated. OC-ALC,GKSKB, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., is the contracting activity (FA8106-08-C-0001).
Northrop Grumman Space and Missions Systems Corp., San Jose, Calif., was awarded a contract modification which will provide for a prototype sensor for the MQ-9 installed in a pod to support a limited flight demonstration of the ASIP-2 functionally. The contractor shall support the General Atomics effort to certify the pod for air worthiness on the MQ-9. At this time, $5,433,892 has been obligated. ASC/WINK, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8620-08-C-3004).
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
Sopakco, Inc., Mullins, S.C. is being awarded a maximum $74,725,000 fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery type contract for meals, ready to eat. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. There were originally three proposals solicited with three responses. The date of performance completion is Dec. 31, 2011. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM3S1-06-D-Z104).
Ameriqual Group, LLC, dba Ameriqual Packaging, Evansville, Ind., is being awarded a maximum $72,900,000 fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery type contract for meals, ready to eat. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. There were originally three proposals solicited with three responses. The date of performance completion is Dec. 31, 2011. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM3S1-06-D-Z103).
The Wornick Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, is being awarded a maximum $40,905,645 fixed-price with economic price adjustment, indefinite-delivery type contract for meals, ready to eat. There are no other locations of performance. Using services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and federal civilian agencies. There were originally three proposals solicited with three responses. The date of performance completion is Dec. 31, 2011. The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pa., is the contracting activity (SPM3S1-06-D-Z105).
NAVY
General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $35,924,253 cost-plus-fixed fee contract for engineering and technical design services to support research and development of advanced submarine technologies for current and future submarine platforms. Work will be performed in Groton, Conn. (75 percent), and Newport News, Va. (25 percent), and is expected to be completed by October 2011. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-11-C-2109).
BAE Systems Tactical Vehicle, LP, Sealy, Texas, is being awarded $25,634,704 for firm-fixed-priced delivery order #0009, modification #02, under previously awarded contract (M67854-07-D-5030) for the procurement of the following sustainment parts: Caiman Multi-Theater Vehicles (CMTV) deprocessing kit; CMTV authorized stockage list; CMTV prescribed load list; and CMTV battle damage assessment repair, which supports the 1,700 CMTV chassis upgrades. Work will be performed in the continental United States, and is expected to be completed December 2011. Contract funds in the amount of $25,634,704 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, Va., is the contracting activity.
L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace, LLC, Madison, Miss., is being awarded a $23,798,929 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-09-D-0007) to exercise an option for organizational, selected intermediate and limited depot-level maintenance for F-16, F-18, H-60, and E-2C aircraft operated by the adversary squadrons based at Naval Air Station, Fallon, Nev. Work will be performed in Fallon, Nev., and is expected to be completed in October 2011. Contract funds in the amount of $23,798,929 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.
L-3 Services, Inc., Mount Laurel, N.J., is being awarded a $17,452,177 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for critical engineering and technical services in support of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division's Special Communications Requirements Division. Services will support legacy, current and next generation telecommunication and related C-E system requirements for various Navy, Army, Air Force, special operations forces, and other agencies. Work will be performed at St. Inigoes, Md. (40 percent); various locations outside the continental United States (30 percent); various locations in the continental United States (20 percent); and Lexington Park, Md. (10 percent). Work is expected to be completed in October 2011. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00421-11-C-0012).
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, Tewksbury, Mass., is being awarded a $10,314,427 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-05-C-5346) to exercise an option for the next phase of production design verification for the Zumwalt (DDG 1000) class destroyer program. Work will be performed in Tewksbury, Mass. (42.3 percent); Moorestown, N.J. (36.6 percent); Portsmouth, R.I. (14.2 percent); Leesburg, Va. (2.7 percent); Sudbury, Mass. (2.4 percent); San Diego, Calif. (1.1 percent); and Minneapolis, Minn. (0.7 percent). Work is expected to be completed by March 2012. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
John Bean Technologies Corp., Ogden, Utah, is being awarded a $7,177,992 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-priced contract (N68335-07-C-0459) to exercise an option for 40 landbased air conditioner production units in support of the C-130, C-40, C-9, P-8, and P-3 aircraft. In addition, this option provides for the procurement of 80 upgrade kits. The landbased air conditioners will supply conditioned air to aircraft equipment and avionics compartments during ground maintenance. Work will be performed in Ogden, Utah, and is expected to be completed in February 2014. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Lakehurst, N.J., is the contracting activity.
ARMY
General Dynamics Information Technology, Fairfax, Va., was awarded on Oct. 25 a $17,000,005 firm-fixed-price contract. This contract is for the Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan staff augmentation services for internal directorates. Work is to be performed in Kabul, Afghanistan, with an estimated completion date of Oct. 24, 2012. Bids were solicited on the World Wide Web with five bids received. CENTCOM Contracting Command - Kabul Regional Contracting Center, Kabul, Afghanistan, is the contracting activity (W91B4M-11-C-4001).
Creek Services, LLC., Gretna, La., was awarded on Oct. 26 a $11,170,830 firm-fixed-price contract. The work consists of constructing L-wall (i.e., I-wall conversion), clearing and grubbing , soil mixing, installing sluice gates on existing pump facility, placement of compacted fill, fertilizing, seeding and mulching, maintenance of access roads, and all other incidental work thereto. Work is to be performed in Jefferson Parish, La., with an estimated completion date of Nov. 16, 2011. Eleven bids were solicited with seven bids received. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, New Orleans, La., is the contracting activity (W912P8-09-D-0045).
Carothers Construction, Inc., Water Valley, Miss., was awarded on Oct. 27 an $11,381,200 firm-fixed-price contract. Project 65554B involves the construction of approximately six miles of asphalt roadway; 5.5 miles of gravel roadway; one HL-93 bridge (120 military load class) approximately 200 feet in length; and approximately six miles of boundary fencing. Project requires erosion and sedimentation control measures to be in place throughout construction. Roadways will require but are not limited to cut, fill, the installation of culverts, box culverts, ditches, temporary bypass routes; supporting facilities include clearing and grubbing, fine and rough grading, erosion control systems, grassing, storm drainage, guard rails, fencing and gates, and utility protection. Work is to be performed in Fort Benning, Ga., with an estimated completion date of Sept. 11, 2011. Seven bids were solicited with three bids received. U.S. Army Engineer District, Savannah, Ga., is the contracting activity (W91278-07-D-0026).
Form I-192 and Form I-824 Application for Advance Permission to Enter as a Non-Immigrant
Form I-192 and Form I-824
Form I-192: Application for Advance Permission to Enter as a Non-Immigrant
Form I-824: Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition
There are many reasons why a person may be ineligible to enter the United States. The legal descriptions are lengthy and complex therefore a list of the most common reasons is provided below. This information should not be interpreted to be a comprehensive list of reasons you may be denied entry into the United States. ( Legal Descriptions ) In general, you might be denied entry:
If you have a communicable disease,
If you have a criminal record for crimes of moral turpitude,
For possession of or trafficking in a controlled substance,
If you have any involvement with terrorism or terrorist organizations (no waivers can be approved for this category),
If you have trafficked in persons,
If you have been involved in money laundering,
If you have been previously removed (deported) or have overstayed a previous period of admission to the United States
Again, this list is not comprehensive and you should use the legal descriptions link to read the complete list. ( Legal Descriptions )
The list of crimes of moral turpitude that are reasons for exclusion from the United States is also quite detailed. ( List of Crimes of Moral Turpitude ) The most common types of crimes involving moral turpitude that would make you inadmissible are murder, manslaughter, rape, theft, bribery, forgery, aggravated battery, prostitution, and fraud.
Depending on the reason for your inadmissibility into the United States, and if you are a class of nonimmigrant where a visa is not required, e.g., most citizens of Canada, or you are a nonimmigrant with appropriate documents who subsequently becomes inadmissible, you may be eligible to apply in advance of your travel directly to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for a temporary waiver of inadmissibility. The waiver application process can be lengthy (up to a year) and there is a cost of US $545.00 per application regardless of the decision on the application.
The temporary waiver application, Form I-192, Application for Advance Permission to Enter as Nonimmigrant [Pursuant to Section 212(d)(3)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)], is on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ web site, as well as instructions for filling it out. The Form I-192 can be downloaded at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Immigration Forms website (Form I-192). ( Form I-192 ) This form should be filed with CBP if you are an inadmissible visa exempt nonimmigrant or a nonimmigrant with appropriate documents who subsequently becomes inadmissible under Section 212(a) of the INA. (Please refer to Section 212(d)(3)(A)(ii) of the INA and Title 8 Code of Federal Regulation 212.4(b) for pertinent statute and regulation). Please note that only forms with the expiration date 11/30/2009 in the upper right hand corner are acceptable. After February 20, 2009, older versions of the form cannot be used.
If you are an applicant for T nonimmigrant status or an applicant for U nonimmigrant status and you are inadmissible, you should file your Form I-192 with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Landed Immigrants and certain Canadians who require a visa (e.g. for E, K, or V status applicants) to enter the United States, but are ineligible for one of the reasons previously mentioned should contact a local United States Consulate to discuss their situation. Likewise, citizens of other countries may discuss waivers of ineligibility with a consular officer if they are likely to be denied entry for one of the previously mentioned reasons. Consular officers may recommend a waiver for certain ineligible visa applicants.
The Form I-192 application package must include the following:
Evidence of your Citizenship.
Completed form I-192 signed and submitted by you (no copies). If you retained an attorney to file this application, counsel must complete form G-28. ( Form G-28 )
U.S. Fingerprint card FD-258. This fingerprint card will be completed by a U.S. CBP Officer at the time of submission of your application.
A Form G-325A, completed and signed by you. Please ensure that all copies of this form are legible. ( Form G-325A )
Each application, regardless of the ground of inadmissibility, must be accompanied by a copy of an official police record or evidence that no record exists, from your country of residence or nationality. This record is valid for 15 months.
Canadians: You can obtain verification of your criminal record or evidence of a lack thereof from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) by submitting your fingerprints on Form C216C. The returned Civil Product and any accompanying records must be dated and endorsed by the RCMP within 15 months of submission with your Form I-192. For instructions, addresses and payment information, please visit the RCMP website. ( RCMP ) Do not submit the Form I-192 application until you have obtained the documents from the RCMP. Incomplete packages will not be processed.
If you have a criminal record in any other country's court system, you must also obtain a copy of the applicable record or an official letter from the court of jurisdiction stating the reason why a copy of the record is not available.
A copy of the official 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 should submit a statement in your own words, signed by you, explaining the circumstances of each arrest, conviction, and sentence or fine imposed. Additionally you should submit any evidence or explanation of your reformation of character or rehabilitation such as counseling or rehabilitation programs completed, current employment, marital status, community service etc. or any other information you wish to be considered and you believe strengthens your request.
If you have been found inadmissible under section 212(a)(9)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (unlawfully present in the United States) please submit detailed information regarding:
Current foreign employment.
Previous U.S. employment.
Family members presently living in the United States.
Past and current United States and/or foreign business investments.
Any and all ties you have to your present foreign country/residence.
Payment must be with a certified check in U.S. funds drawn on a U.S. bank for the $545.00 application fee.
Not all ports of entry are able to process applications for temporary waivers in advance of travel. ( Ports )
If the original of an approved decision for Form I-192, Application for Advance Permission to Enter as Non-Immigrant, has been lost, stolen or mutilated, a replacement for the decision may be requested from the US Customs and Border Protection’s Admissibility Review Office (ARO). You may also obtain a replacement for a previously issued indefinite decision that was issued in conjunction with Form I-185, Nonresident Alien Canadian Border Crossing Card (BCC).
Note: Form I-185 is no longer issued however, you may obtain a replacement for a previously issued indefinite waiver if the waiver authorization has not been revoked or voided.
A replacement for an approved decision that is still valid may be requested by submitting Form I-824, Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition. You can obtain Form I-824 at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website: ( U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services )
If your approval decision expires in less than 6 months, you may want to consider submitting a new Form I-192 application.
The completed Form I-824 application, with $340 US fee and a short explanation of why a replacement is required, can be mailed to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Admissibility Review Office, 12825 Worldgate Dr, Herndon, VA 20598-1340 or submitted in person at a designated CBP land border or Canadian preclearance airport.
If you are paying with a check or money order, it must be drawn on a United States bank or financial institution and payable in U.S. currency. Make the check or money order payable to U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Filing at a Land Border Port of Entry:
For Ports of Entry - you may file in person at a designated land border port of entry. When you bring in your application, you will be given a receipt for your application fee and the U.S. set of fingerprints will be taken. The following is a list of designated ports that accept the Form I-192 and Form I-824 in advance of travel.
Boston Field Office Port Address
Portland Port of Entry
312 Fore Street
Portland, ME 04101
Phone: (207) 771-3600 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (207) 771-3600 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Fax: (207) 771-3608
Houlton Port of Entry
27 Customs Loop
Houlton, ME 04730
Phone: (207) 532-2131 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (207) 532-2131 end_of_the_skype_highlighting x 0
Fax: (207) 532-4153
Fort Fairfield Port of Entry
4 Boundry 4 Line Road
Fort Fairfield, ME 04742
Phone: (207) 473-7474
Ft. Kent Port of Entry
401 West Main Street
Fort Kent, ME 04743
Phone: (207) 834-5255 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (207) 834-5255 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Van Buren Port of Entry
137 Bridge Street, P.O. Box 146
Van Buren, ME 04785
Phone: (207) 868-3391 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (207) 868-3391 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Madawaska Port of Entry
63 Bridge Avenue, Suite 101
Madawaska, ME 04756
Phone: (207) 728-4376 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (207) 728-4376 end_of_the_skype_highlighting x 0
Calais Port of Entry
3 Customs Street
Calais, ME 04619
Phone: (207) 454-3621 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (207) 454-3621 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Jackman Port of Entry
2614 Main Street
Sandy Bay Twp, ME 04945
Phone: (207) 668-3711 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (207) 668-3711 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Highgate Springs Port of Entry
480 Welcome Center Road
Swanton, VT 05488
Phone: (802) 868-2778 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (802) 868-2778 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Richford Port of Entry
705 Province Street
Richford, VT 05476
Phone: (802) 848-7766 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (802) 848-7766 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Derby Line Port of Entry
107 Interstate 91 South
Derby Line, VT 05830
Phone: (802) 873-3219 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (802) 873-3219 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Norton Port of Entry
115 Rte. 147 N.
Norton, VT 05907
Phone: (802) 822-5222 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (802) 822-5222 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Buffalo Field Office Port Address
Buffalo - Peace Bridge Port of Entry
Monday - Thursday
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Champlain - Port of Entry
Monday - Thursday
For an appointment call (518) 298-8346 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (518) 298-8346 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Lewiston / Queenston Bridge Port of Entry
Monday - Thursday
2:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Massena - Port of Entry
Monday - Thursday
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
For an appointment call (315) 769-3091 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (315) 769-3091 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Niagara Falls - Rainbow Bridge
Monday – Thursday
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Sunday (October- May only)
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Ogdensburg - Port of Entry
Monday - Thursday
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
For an appointment call (315) 393-1390 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (315) 393-1390 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Thousand Islands Bridge Port of Entry (Alexandria Bay)
Monday - Thursday
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
For an appointment call (315) 482-2065 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (315) 482-2065 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Seattle Field Office Port Address
Pacific Highway Port of Entry
9950 Pacific Highway
Blaine, WA 98230
Monday and Wednesday
9 AM-3:00 PM
Sumas Port of Entry
109 Cherry Street
Sumas, WA 98295
Tuesday and Friday
9:00 AM - 3 PM
Lynden Port of Entry
9949 Guide Meridian Road
Lynden, WA 98264
Thursday Only
9 AM - 3 PM
Oroville Port of Entry
33643 Hwy 97 North
Oroville, WA 98844
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 3 PM
Eastport Port of Entry
Highway 95 North
Eastport, ID 83826
Monday-Fri
9 AM - 3 PM
Roosville Port of Entry
8395 Highway 93 North
Eureka, MT 59917
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 3 PM
Sweetgrass Port of Entry
Interstate 15 North
Sweetgrass, MT 59484
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 3 PM
Raymond Port of Entry
Highway 16 North
Raymond, MT 59256
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 3 PM
Portal Port of Entry
301 W. Railway Ave
Portal, ND 58772
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 3PM
Pembina Port of Entry
112 W. Stutsman
Pembina, ND 58271
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 3PM
Dunseith Port of Entry
State Highway
Dunseith, ND 58239
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 3 PM
International Falls Port of Entry
2nd Avenue
International Falls, MN 55649
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 3 PM
Grand Portage Port of Entry
9403 Highway 61
Grand Portage, MN
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 3 PM
Del Bonita Port of Entry
4071 Chalk Butte
41 miles north of Cut Bank on Hwy. 213
Cut Bank, MT 59427-9109
(406) 336-2130 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (406) 336-2130 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 3 PM
Morgan Port of Entry
53869 US Highway 191 N.
Loring, MT 59537-9600
(406) 674-5248 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (406) 674-5248 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 3 PM
Opheim Port of Entry
6071 State Highway 24 North
Opheim, MT 59250-0376
(406) 724-3212 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (406) 724-3212 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 3 PM
Piegan Port of Entry
10 miles North of Babb on Highway 89
Babb, MT 59411-0109
(406) 732-5572 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (406) 732-5572 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Monday-Friday
9 AM -3 PM
Scobey Port of Entry
HWY 13 North at Canadian Border
Scobey, MT 59263-2300
(406) 783-5375 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (406) 783-5375 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Monday-Friday
9 AM -3 PM
Turner Port of Entry
12 miles North of Turner on Highway 24
Turner, MT 59542-0089
(406) 379-2651 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (406) 379-2651 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Monday-Friday
9 AM -3 PM
Whitetail Port of Entry
Highway 511 North at Canadian Border
Whitetail, MT 59276-0038
(406) 779-3531 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (406) 779-3531 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Monday-Friday
9 AM -3 PM
Wild Horse Port of Entry
29966 Wild Horse Road, Highway 232
Havre, MT 59501-8058
(406) 394-2371 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (406) 394-2371 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Monday-Friday
9 AM -3 PM
Willow Creek Port of Entry
29942 St Joe Road
Havre, MT 59501-8072
(406) 398-5512 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (406) 398-5512 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Monday-Friday
9 AM -3 PM
Porthill Port of Entry
Highway 1 at Canadian Border
Porthill, ID 83853-0040
(208) 267-5309 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (208) 267-5309 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Monday-Friday
9 AM -3 PM
Baudette Port of Entry
PO Box 617, HWY 72 North
Baudette, MN 56623
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 3 PM
Warroad Port of Entry
41781 State Highway 313
Warroad, MN
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 3 PM
Peace Arch Port of Entry
100 Peace Portal Drive
Blaine, WA 98230
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 3 PM
Danville Port of Entry
19130 Highway 21 N.
Danville, WA 99121
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 10 PM
Laurier Port of Entry
27017 Highway 395 N.
Laurier, WA 99146
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 10 PM
Frontier Port of Entry
4939 Highway 25 N.
Northport, WA 99157
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 3 PM
Metaline Falls Port of Entry
26781 SR 31
Metaline Falls, WA 99153
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 10 PM
Detroit Field Office Port Address
Detroit Canada Tunnel Port of Entry
150 E. Jefferson
Detroit, MI 48226
Monday-Friday
8 AM to 4 PM
Blue Water Bridge Port of Entry
1410 Elmwood
Port Huron, MI 48060
Monday-Friday
8 AM to 4 PM
International Bridge Port of Entry
900 International Bridge Plaza
Sault Ste Marie, MI 49873
Monday-Friday
8 AM to 4 PM
Filing at a Preclearance Office:
You may also file your application with a CBP Preclearance office in Canada. You must appear in person and the U.S. set of fingerprints will be taken at that time. There is no additional biometrics fee for fingerprinting. ( Preclearance Locations )
It is highly recommended that you contact the Preclearance office where you plan to submit your application. You will be able to verify hours of operation and ask any questions that you may have. Contact numbers and address can be found at CBP.gov website. ( www.cbp.gov )
For Review:
Legal language states that the Form I-192 and accompanying documents are filed in advance of travel and is limited to the class of aliens where a nonimmigrant visa is not required or an inadmissible nonimmigrant with appropriate documents who subsequently becomes inadmissible under Section 212(a) of the INA. Most citizens of Canada may use this form and submit their application at a major Port of Entry at the U.S. Border or a CBP Preclearance office in Canada. The application and required documents should be filed well in advance of travel.
Checking the status of your waiver request:
Please allow at least 90 days from the date of submission of your Form I-192 before making an inquiry about the status of your application. A full review of your circumstances can take up to a year, and requests for status updates may add to that timeline. However, if for some reason you are concerned about the status of your request, and you filed at a CBP Preclearance location or at a land border port of entry after August 26, 2007 you may ask for an update by emailing inquiry.waiver.aro@dhs.gov. In the email, be sure to provide your full name, DOB and your A number. If you filed at a land border port of entry prior to August 26, 2007, please contact them directly. Phone numbers are on our web site. ( Ports )
Any applications that were filed at locations within the jurisdiction of the following field offices after the time frames listed below, are now being processed by the Admissibility Review Office.
Boston Field Office ports of entry: May 2007
Buffalo Field Office ports of entry: June 2007
Detroit Field Office ports of entry: Mid-July 2007
Seattle Field Office ports of entry: September 2007
Queries regarding the status of these applications may be made by submitting an electronic request, at least 90 days after submission of the application, to the following email addresses:
Inquiries about the status of a pending waiver request: inquiry.waiver.aro@dhs.gov
Attorney inquiries: attorneyinquiry.waiver.aro@dhs.gov
If you have submitted an application and you have had a change of address please remember to notify ARO by e-Mail inquiry.waiver.aro@dhs.gov or mail:
US Customs and Border Protection
Admissibility Review Office
7th Floor Mail Stop 1340
12825 Worldgate Dr
Herndon, VA 20598-1340
Form I-192: Application for Advance Permission to Enter as a Non-Immigrant
Form I-824: Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition
There are many reasons why a person may be ineligible to enter the United States. The legal descriptions are lengthy and complex therefore a list of the most common reasons is provided below. This information should not be interpreted to be a comprehensive list of reasons you may be denied entry into the United States. ( Legal Descriptions ) In general, you might be denied entry:
If you have a communicable disease,
If you have a criminal record for crimes of moral turpitude,
For possession of or trafficking in a controlled substance,
If you have any involvement with terrorism or terrorist organizations (no waivers can be approved for this category),
If you have trafficked in persons,
If you have been involved in money laundering,
If you have been previously removed (deported) or have overstayed a previous period of admission to the United States
Again, this list is not comprehensive and you should use the legal descriptions link to read the complete list. ( Legal Descriptions )
The list of crimes of moral turpitude that are reasons for exclusion from the United States is also quite detailed. ( List of Crimes of Moral Turpitude ) The most common types of crimes involving moral turpitude that would make you inadmissible are murder, manslaughter, rape, theft, bribery, forgery, aggravated battery, prostitution, and fraud.
Depending on the reason for your inadmissibility into the United States, and if you are a class of nonimmigrant where a visa is not required, e.g., most citizens of Canada, or you are a nonimmigrant with appropriate documents who subsequently becomes inadmissible, you may be eligible to apply in advance of your travel directly to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for a temporary waiver of inadmissibility. The waiver application process can be lengthy (up to a year) and there is a cost of US $545.00 per application regardless of the decision on the application.
The temporary waiver application, Form I-192, Application for Advance Permission to Enter as Nonimmigrant [Pursuant to Section 212(d)(3)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)], is on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ web site, as well as instructions for filling it out. The Form I-192 can be downloaded at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Immigration Forms website (Form I-192). ( Form I-192 ) This form should be filed with CBP if you are an inadmissible visa exempt nonimmigrant or a nonimmigrant with appropriate documents who subsequently becomes inadmissible under Section 212(a) of the INA. (Please refer to Section 212(d)(3)(A)(ii) of the INA and Title 8 Code of Federal Regulation 212.4(b) for pertinent statute and regulation). Please note that only forms with the expiration date 11/30/2009 in the upper right hand corner are acceptable. After February 20, 2009, older versions of the form cannot be used.
If you are an applicant for T nonimmigrant status or an applicant for U nonimmigrant status and you are inadmissible, you should file your Form I-192 with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Landed Immigrants and certain Canadians who require a visa (e.g. for E, K, or V status applicants) to enter the United States, but are ineligible for one of the reasons previously mentioned should contact a local United States Consulate to discuss their situation. Likewise, citizens of other countries may discuss waivers of ineligibility with a consular officer if they are likely to be denied entry for one of the previously mentioned reasons. Consular officers may recommend a waiver for certain ineligible visa applicants.
The Form I-192 application package must include the following:
Evidence of your Citizenship.
Completed form I-192 signed and submitted by you (no copies). If you retained an attorney to file this application, counsel must complete form G-28. ( Form G-28 )
U.S. Fingerprint card FD-258. This fingerprint card will be completed by a U.S. CBP Officer at the time of submission of your application.
A Form G-325A, completed and signed by you. Please ensure that all copies of this form are legible. ( Form G-325A )
Each application, regardless of the ground of inadmissibility, must be accompanied by a copy of an official police record or evidence that no record exists, from your country of residence or nationality. This record is valid for 15 months.
Canadians: You can obtain verification of your criminal record or evidence of a lack thereof from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) by submitting your fingerprints on Form C216C. The returned Civil Product and any accompanying records must be dated and endorsed by the RCMP within 15 months of submission with your Form I-192. For instructions, addresses and payment information, please visit the RCMP website. ( RCMP ) Do not submit the Form I-192 application until you have obtained the documents from the RCMP. Incomplete packages will not be processed.
If you have a criminal record in any other country's court system, you must also obtain a copy of the applicable record or an official letter from the court of jurisdiction stating the reason why a copy of the record is not available.
A copy of the official 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 should submit a statement in your own words, signed by you, explaining the circumstances of each arrest, conviction, and sentence or fine imposed. Additionally you should submit any evidence or explanation of your reformation of character or rehabilitation such as counseling or rehabilitation programs completed, current employment, marital status, community service etc. or any other information you wish to be considered and you believe strengthens your request.
If you have been found inadmissible under section 212(a)(9)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (unlawfully present in the United States) please submit detailed information regarding:
Current foreign employment.
Previous U.S. employment.
Family members presently living in the United States.
Past and current United States and/or foreign business investments.
Any and all ties you have to your present foreign country/residence.
Payment must be with a certified check in U.S. funds drawn on a U.S. bank for the $545.00 application fee.
Not all ports of entry are able to process applications for temporary waivers in advance of travel. ( Ports )
If the original of an approved decision for Form I-192, Application for Advance Permission to Enter as Non-Immigrant, has been lost, stolen or mutilated, a replacement for the decision may be requested from the US Customs and Border Protection’s Admissibility Review Office (ARO). You may also obtain a replacement for a previously issued indefinite decision that was issued in conjunction with Form I-185, Nonresident Alien Canadian Border Crossing Card (BCC).
Note: Form I-185 is no longer issued however, you may obtain a replacement for a previously issued indefinite waiver if the waiver authorization has not been revoked or voided.
A replacement for an approved decision that is still valid may be requested by submitting Form I-824, Application for Action on an Approved Application or Petition. You can obtain Form I-824 at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website: ( U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services )
If your approval decision expires in less than 6 months, you may want to consider submitting a new Form I-192 application.
The completed Form I-824 application, with $340 US fee and a short explanation of why a replacement is required, can be mailed to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Admissibility Review Office, 12825 Worldgate Dr, Herndon, VA 20598-1340 or submitted in person at a designated CBP land border or Canadian preclearance airport.
If you are paying with a check or money order, it must be drawn on a United States bank or financial institution and payable in U.S. currency. Make the check or money order payable to U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Filing at a Land Border Port of Entry:
For Ports of Entry - you may file in person at a designated land border port of entry. When you bring in your application, you will be given a receipt for your application fee and the U.S. set of fingerprints will be taken. The following is a list of designated ports that accept the Form I-192 and Form I-824 in advance of travel.
Boston Field Office Port Address
Portland Port of Entry
312 Fore Street
Portland, ME 04101
Phone: (207) 771-3600 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (207) 771-3600 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Fax: (207) 771-3608
Houlton Port of Entry
27 Customs Loop
Houlton, ME 04730
Phone: (207) 532-2131 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (207) 532-2131 end_of_the_skype_highlighting x 0
Fax: (207) 532-4153
Fort Fairfield Port of Entry
4 Boundry 4 Line Road
Fort Fairfield, ME 04742
Phone: (207) 473-7474
Ft. Kent Port of Entry
401 West Main Street
Fort Kent, ME 04743
Phone: (207) 834-5255 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (207) 834-5255 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Van Buren Port of Entry
137 Bridge Street, P.O. Box 146
Van Buren, ME 04785
Phone: (207) 868-3391 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (207) 868-3391 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Madawaska Port of Entry
63 Bridge Avenue, Suite 101
Madawaska, ME 04756
Phone: (207) 728-4376 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (207) 728-4376 end_of_the_skype_highlighting x 0
Calais Port of Entry
3 Customs Street
Calais, ME 04619
Phone: (207) 454-3621 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (207) 454-3621 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Jackman Port of Entry
2614 Main Street
Sandy Bay Twp, ME 04945
Phone: (207) 668-3711 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (207) 668-3711 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Highgate Springs Port of Entry
480 Welcome Center Road
Swanton, VT 05488
Phone: (802) 868-2778 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (802) 868-2778 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Richford Port of Entry
705 Province Street
Richford, VT 05476
Phone: (802) 848-7766 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (802) 848-7766 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Derby Line Port of Entry
107 Interstate 91 South
Derby Line, VT 05830
Phone: (802) 873-3219 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (802) 873-3219 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Norton Port of Entry
115 Rte. 147 N.
Norton, VT 05907
Phone: (802) 822-5222 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (802) 822-5222 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Buffalo Field Office Port Address
Buffalo - Peace Bridge Port of Entry
Monday - Thursday
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Champlain - Port of Entry
Monday - Thursday
For an appointment call (518) 298-8346 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (518) 298-8346 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Lewiston / Queenston Bridge Port of Entry
Monday - Thursday
2:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Massena - Port of Entry
Monday - Thursday
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
For an appointment call (315) 769-3091 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (315) 769-3091 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Niagara Falls - Rainbow Bridge
Monday – Thursday
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Sunday (October- May only)
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Ogdensburg - Port of Entry
Monday - Thursday
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
For an appointment call (315) 393-1390 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (315) 393-1390 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Thousand Islands Bridge Port of Entry (Alexandria Bay)
Monday - Thursday
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
For an appointment call (315) 482-2065 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (315) 482-2065 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Seattle Field Office Port Address
Pacific Highway Port of Entry
9950 Pacific Highway
Blaine, WA 98230
Monday and Wednesday
9 AM-3:00 PM
Sumas Port of Entry
109 Cherry Street
Sumas, WA 98295
Tuesday and Friday
9:00 AM - 3 PM
Lynden Port of Entry
9949 Guide Meridian Road
Lynden, WA 98264
Thursday Only
9 AM - 3 PM
Oroville Port of Entry
33643 Hwy 97 North
Oroville, WA 98844
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 3 PM
Eastport Port of Entry
Highway 95 North
Eastport, ID 83826
Monday-Fri
9 AM - 3 PM
Roosville Port of Entry
8395 Highway 93 North
Eureka, MT 59917
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 3 PM
Sweetgrass Port of Entry
Interstate 15 North
Sweetgrass, MT 59484
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 3 PM
Raymond Port of Entry
Highway 16 North
Raymond, MT 59256
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 3 PM
Portal Port of Entry
301 W. Railway Ave
Portal, ND 58772
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 3PM
Pembina Port of Entry
112 W. Stutsman
Pembina, ND 58271
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 3PM
Dunseith Port of Entry
State Highway
Dunseith, ND 58239
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 3 PM
International Falls Port of Entry
2nd Avenue
International Falls, MN 55649
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 3 PM
Grand Portage Port of Entry
9403 Highway 61
Grand Portage, MN
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 3 PM
Del Bonita Port of Entry
4071 Chalk Butte
41 miles north of Cut Bank on Hwy. 213
Cut Bank, MT 59427-9109
(406) 336-2130 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (406) 336-2130 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 3 PM
Morgan Port of Entry
53869 US Highway 191 N.
Loring, MT 59537-9600
(406) 674-5248 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (406) 674-5248 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 3 PM
Opheim Port of Entry
6071 State Highway 24 North
Opheim, MT 59250-0376
(406) 724-3212 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (406) 724-3212 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 3 PM
Piegan Port of Entry
10 miles North of Babb on Highway 89
Babb, MT 59411-0109
(406) 732-5572 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (406) 732-5572 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Monday-Friday
9 AM -3 PM
Scobey Port of Entry
HWY 13 North at Canadian Border
Scobey, MT 59263-2300
(406) 783-5375 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (406) 783-5375 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Monday-Friday
9 AM -3 PM
Turner Port of Entry
12 miles North of Turner on Highway 24
Turner, MT 59542-0089
(406) 379-2651 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (406) 379-2651 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Monday-Friday
9 AM -3 PM
Whitetail Port of Entry
Highway 511 North at Canadian Border
Whitetail, MT 59276-0038
(406) 779-3531 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (406) 779-3531 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Monday-Friday
9 AM -3 PM
Wild Horse Port of Entry
29966 Wild Horse Road, Highway 232
Havre, MT 59501-8058
(406) 394-2371 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (406) 394-2371 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Monday-Friday
9 AM -3 PM
Willow Creek Port of Entry
29942 St Joe Road
Havre, MT 59501-8072
(406) 398-5512 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (406) 398-5512 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Monday-Friday
9 AM -3 PM
Porthill Port of Entry
Highway 1 at Canadian Border
Porthill, ID 83853-0040
(208) 267-5309 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (208) 267-5309 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Monday-Friday
9 AM -3 PM
Baudette Port of Entry
PO Box 617, HWY 72 North
Baudette, MN 56623
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 3 PM
Warroad Port of Entry
41781 State Highway 313
Warroad, MN
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 3 PM
Peace Arch Port of Entry
100 Peace Portal Drive
Blaine, WA 98230
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 3 PM
Danville Port of Entry
19130 Highway 21 N.
Danville, WA 99121
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 10 PM
Laurier Port of Entry
27017 Highway 395 N.
Laurier, WA 99146
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 10 PM
Frontier Port of Entry
4939 Highway 25 N.
Northport, WA 99157
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 3 PM
Metaline Falls Port of Entry
26781 SR 31
Metaline Falls, WA 99153
Monday-Friday
9 AM - 10 PM
Detroit Field Office Port Address
Detroit Canada Tunnel Port of Entry
150 E. Jefferson
Detroit, MI 48226
Monday-Friday
8 AM to 4 PM
Blue Water Bridge Port of Entry
1410 Elmwood
Port Huron, MI 48060
Monday-Friday
8 AM to 4 PM
International Bridge Port of Entry
900 International Bridge Plaza
Sault Ste Marie, MI 49873
Monday-Friday
8 AM to 4 PM
Filing at a Preclearance Office:
You may also file your application with a CBP Preclearance office in Canada. You must appear in person and the U.S. set of fingerprints will be taken at that time. There is no additional biometrics fee for fingerprinting. ( Preclearance Locations )
It is highly recommended that you contact the Preclearance office where you plan to submit your application. You will be able to verify hours of operation and ask any questions that you may have. Contact numbers and address can be found at CBP.gov website. ( www.cbp.gov )
For Review:
Legal language states that the Form I-192 and accompanying documents are filed in advance of travel and is limited to the class of aliens where a nonimmigrant visa is not required or an inadmissible nonimmigrant with appropriate documents who subsequently becomes inadmissible under Section 212(a) of the INA. Most citizens of Canada may use this form and submit their application at a major Port of Entry at the U.S. Border or a CBP Preclearance office in Canada. The application and required documents should be filed well in advance of travel.
Checking the status of your waiver request:
Please allow at least 90 days from the date of submission of your Form I-192 before making an inquiry about the status of your application. A full review of your circumstances can take up to a year, and requests for status updates may add to that timeline. However, if for some reason you are concerned about the status of your request, and you filed at a CBP Preclearance location or at a land border port of entry after August 26, 2007 you may ask for an update by emailing inquiry.waiver.aro@dhs.gov. In the email, be sure to provide your full name, DOB and your A number. If you filed at a land border port of entry prior to August 26, 2007, please contact them directly. Phone numbers are on our web site. ( Ports )
Any applications that were filed at locations within the jurisdiction of the following field offices after the time frames listed below, are now being processed by the Admissibility Review Office.
Boston Field Office ports of entry: May 2007
Buffalo Field Office ports of entry: June 2007
Detroit Field Office ports of entry: Mid-July 2007
Seattle Field Office ports of entry: September 2007
Queries regarding the status of these applications may be made by submitting an electronic request, at least 90 days after submission of the application, to the following email addresses:
Inquiries about the status of a pending waiver request: inquiry.waiver.aro@dhs.gov
Attorney inquiries: attorneyinquiry.waiver.aro@dhs.gov
If you have submitted an application and you have had a change of address please remember to notify ARO by e-Mail inquiry.waiver.aro@dhs.gov or mail:
US Customs and Border Protection
Admissibility Review Office
7th Floor Mail Stop 1340
12825 Worldgate Dr
Herndon, VA 20598-1340
Trade Outreach via Webinar
Hear from the Experts in Various CBP Disciplines.
(10/25/2010)CBP is hosting trade outreach events via free webinars to provide more timely and up-to-date information to the international trade community on CBP trade policy, as established by the agency.
CBP will begin a series of live webinars that will be recorded and available for subsequent on-demand viewing over the Internet. The programs will consist of a high-level overview of the initiative, policy, or other topic; and will conclude with an opportunity for the trade to ask pertinent questions. To maximize the trade community’s ability to ask questions during the webinars, the presentation portion will be limited to approximately 30 minutes.
Space is limited per webinar, so please pre-register using the CBP on-line registration process listed below. Although the trade outreach webinars are provided free of charge, CBP incurs a penalty fee for unused telephone lines per event. If for any reason you must cancel your registration, please submit your notice of cancellation via the on-line cancellation form 48 hours prior to the event.
Upcoming CBP Trade Outreach Webinar:
Navigating ACE: How to Get the Most Out of Your ACE Portal Account
November 3, 2010
The registration is now closed.
CBP Trade Outreach Webinars have already occurred on the following topics:
Advanced ACE Reports for Importers and Brokers
October 21, 2010
To replay the Advanced ACE Reports Webinar please visit the archived version: ( Advanced ACE Reports Webinar Recording )
Protecting your Intellectual Property Rights at the Border
October 19, 2010
To replay the Protecting your Intellectual Property Rights at the Border Webinar please visit the archived version:
( Protecting your IPR at the Border Recording )
( Protecting your IPR at the Border Presentation )
CBP Management by Account
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
To replay the CBP Management by Account Webinar, please visit the archived version
( CBP Management by Account Recording )
( CBP Management by Account Webinar Presentation (ppt - 2,925 KB.) )
CBP ACE Reports
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
To replay the CBP ACE Reports Webinar please visit the archived version. ( CBP ACE Report Webinar )
ISF/”10+2 Webinar for Small to Medium-Sized Companies
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
To replay the ISF/”10+2” Webinar, please visit the archived version
( CBP ISF/"10+2" Webinar with Small to Medium-Sized Companies Webinar Recording )
( ISF/"10"2 Webinar Presentation for Small-to Medium-Sized Companies (ppt - 11,129 KB.) )
CBP Outbound Issues
Thursday, June 10, 2010
To replay the CPSC Webinar please visit the archived version
( CBP Outbound Issues Webinar Recording ) ( CBP Outbound Issues Webinar Presentation (ppt - 334 KB.) )
CPSC Notices of Detention
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
To replay the CPSC Notices of Detention webinar, please visit the archived version. ( On-Demand Access to CPSC Notices of Detention Webinar Recording ) ( U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Webinar Presentation (pdf - 46 KB.) )
ISF/”10+2” Webinar for Small-to Medium-Sized Companies
Thursday, May 27, 2010
ISF/”10+2” ISF/”10+2” Webinar for East Coast Small to Medium Sized Importers/Brokers
Thursday, May 13, 2010
ISF/”10+2” Webinar for West Coast Small to Medium Sized Importers/Brokers
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
ACE and ITDS Concept of Operations (ConOps) Webinar
Thursday, April 8, 2010
( Automated Commercial Environment Presentation (pdf - 96 KB.) ) ( CBP ITDS CONOPS Briefing Presentation (pdf - 432 KB.) )
(10/25/2010)CBP is hosting trade outreach events via free webinars to provide more timely and up-to-date information to the international trade community on CBP trade policy, as established by the agency.
CBP will begin a series of live webinars that will be recorded and available for subsequent on-demand viewing over the Internet. The programs will consist of a high-level overview of the initiative, policy, or other topic; and will conclude with an opportunity for the trade to ask pertinent questions. To maximize the trade community’s ability to ask questions during the webinars, the presentation portion will be limited to approximately 30 minutes.
Space is limited per webinar, so please pre-register using the CBP on-line registration process listed below. Although the trade outreach webinars are provided free of charge, CBP incurs a penalty fee for unused telephone lines per event. If for any reason you must cancel your registration, please submit your notice of cancellation via the on-line cancellation form 48 hours prior to the event.
Upcoming CBP Trade Outreach Webinar:
Navigating ACE: How to Get the Most Out of Your ACE Portal Account
November 3, 2010
The registration is now closed.
CBP Trade Outreach Webinars have already occurred on the following topics:
Advanced ACE Reports for Importers and Brokers
October 21, 2010
To replay the Advanced ACE Reports Webinar please visit the archived version: ( Advanced ACE Reports Webinar Recording )
Protecting your Intellectual Property Rights at the Border
October 19, 2010
To replay the Protecting your Intellectual Property Rights at the Border Webinar please visit the archived version:
( Protecting your IPR at the Border Recording )
( Protecting your IPR at the Border Presentation )
CBP Management by Account
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
To replay the CBP Management by Account Webinar, please visit the archived version
( CBP Management by Account Recording )
( CBP Management by Account Webinar Presentation (ppt - 2,925 KB.) )
CBP ACE Reports
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
To replay the CBP ACE Reports Webinar please visit the archived version. ( CBP ACE Report Webinar )
ISF/”10+2 Webinar for Small to Medium-Sized Companies
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
To replay the ISF/”10+2” Webinar, please visit the archived version
( CBP ISF/"10+2" Webinar with Small to Medium-Sized Companies Webinar Recording )
( ISF/"10"2 Webinar Presentation for Small-to Medium-Sized Companies (ppt - 11,129 KB.) )
CBP Outbound Issues
Thursday, June 10, 2010
To replay the CPSC Webinar please visit the archived version
( CBP Outbound Issues Webinar Recording ) ( CBP Outbound Issues Webinar Presentation (ppt - 334 KB.) )
CPSC Notices of Detention
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
To replay the CPSC Notices of Detention webinar, please visit the archived version. ( On-Demand Access to CPSC Notices of Detention Webinar Recording ) ( U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Webinar Presentation (pdf - 46 KB.) )
ISF/”10+2” Webinar for Small-to Medium-Sized Companies
Thursday, May 27, 2010
ISF/”10+2” ISF/”10+2” Webinar for East Coast Small to Medium Sized Importers/Brokers
Thursday, May 13, 2010
ISF/”10+2” Webinar for West Coast Small to Medium Sized Importers/Brokers
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
ACE and ITDS Concept of Operations (ConOps) Webinar
Thursday, April 8, 2010
( Automated Commercial Environment Presentation (pdf - 96 KB.) ) ( CBP ITDS CONOPS Briefing Presentation (pdf - 432 KB.) )
Orange County man charged with illegally importing prized muscle cars Federal probe involves Nissan model made famous by 'Fast and Furious' movies
SANTA ANA, Calif. - A former Orange County sheriff's deputy, who operated several now-defunct auto businesses, made his initial court appearance Monday morning on federal charges for illegally importing models of the Japanese muscle car made famous by the "Fast & Furious" movies into the United States and selling them to sports car enthusiasts and collectors.
Daryl R. Alison, 45, of San Clemente, Calif., is accused in a criminal information with removing the markings from an imported vehicle, a misdemeanor. Kaizo Industries, Alison's former Costa Mesa, Calif., company, is charged with a felony for failing to file the required paperwork on the imported vehicles in violation of the Clean Air Act. Both Alison and his now defunct company have agreed to plead guilty to the charges.
According to the court documents, Kaizo Industries imported disassembled Nissan Skylines and other Japanese right-hand drive cars into California and sold them, though they did not comply with U.S. environmental and safety regulations. Alison also operated two websites, Jspecconnect.com and JustDriven.com, that advertised the sought-after cars online.
The charges are the result of an investigation by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Environmental Protection Agency's Criminal Investigations Division, the Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the California Air Resources Board.
HSI investigators say as part of the scheme the Skylines were imported in two shipments - the car body in one container and the vehicle drive-train in another. Despite Kaizo's public claims, the bodies themselves had not been modified to comply with Department of Transportation regulations. After arriving at Kaizo's warehouse, several of the car bodies were then mated back with their original drive-trains and sold to the public. So the vehicles could be registered in the United States, the defendants allegedly put bogus 17-digit Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN) on the cars in place of the actual Nissan VIN plate. To avoid California's stricter registration and emission requirements, many of the cars were registered out of the state and sold to California residents with Florida and Arizona plates.
In June 2009, federal and state investigators executed a search warrant at Kaizo Industries in Costa Mesa. During the search, agents located and seized three Nissan Skylines that did not meet U.S. environmental and safety standards. Additionally, authorities have seized nine other vehicles in connection with the probe, including the "hero" car from fourth installment of the "Fast & Furious" movie series. Collectively, the vehicles seized by ICE and CBP to date have an estimated valued of more than $450,000.
"While many car buffs scoff at enforcement of vehicle import laws - to be clear, these are not just technical violations," said Claude Arnold, special agent in charge of ICE HSI in Los Angeles. "Vehicles that don't meet U.S. environmental and safety standards are outlawed because they can pose a real threat to public health and driver safety."
Long admired by racing and "drifting" buffs, Skyline's popularity soared after the cars were tapped for starring roles in the "Fast and Furious" movies. While the Skyline has been produced since 1955, most of the earlier models were not manufactured for the U.S. auto market and did not meet domestic safety and environmental regulations. One of the newest Skyline production models, the R35, does comply with those requirements, but it was not imported by Nissan until July 2008.
Canadian citizen sentenced to 5 years for possession of child pornography
SAN JOSE, Calif. - A Canadian citizen has been sentenced to five years in prison for possession of child pornography in connection with an investigation by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
John Michael Nagy, 50, formerly of Ben Lomand, Calif., was sentenced here Thursday by U.S. District Court Judge Jeremy Fogel. In addition, Judge Fogel sentenced the defendant to a seven-year period of supervised release following his prison term. Upon release, Nagy will be required to register as a sex offender.
Nagy pleaded guilty Aug. 5 to one count of possessing child pornography. According to the plea agreement, Nagy admitted to possessing more than 600 images containing visual depictions of children engaged in sexually explicit conduct, including images of prepubescent minors and images portraying sadistic or masochistic conduct. Nagy admitted he had obtained those images by downloading them from e-mails onto his computer at his Ben Lomand residence. Nagy has been in custody since his initial appearance in federal court on that charge.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Fazioli with support from legal assistant Kamille Singh.
John Michael Nagy, 50, formerly of Ben Lomand, Calif., was sentenced here Thursday by U.S. District Court Judge Jeremy Fogel. In addition, Judge Fogel sentenced the defendant to a seven-year period of supervised release following his prison term. Upon release, Nagy will be required to register as a sex offender.
Nagy pleaded guilty Aug. 5 to one count of possessing child pornography. According to the plea agreement, Nagy admitted to possessing more than 600 images containing visual depictions of children engaged in sexually explicit conduct, including images of prepubescent minors and images portraying sadistic or masochistic conduct. Nagy admitted he had obtained those images by downloading them from e-mails onto his computer at his Ben Lomand residence. Nagy has been in custody since his initial appearance in federal court on that charge.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Fazioli with support from legal assistant Kamille Singh.
2 men arrested for child pornography during 'Operation Safe Halloween' TALLAHASSEE, Fla.
- Two men were arrested Friday following the execution of search warrants for child pornography during "Operation Safe Halloween" conducted by the Wakulla County Sheriff's Office (WCSO), Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
Arrested during the operation were William Lee Johnson, 34, and John Elwin Roberts, 58, both of Crawfordville, Fla.
The suspects became the subject of an undercover investigation that began in September as detectives discovered the suspects' computer Internet Protocol addresses with illegal files on file sharing systems. Investigators viewed the images and positively identified them as child pornography.
"Through partnerships with state, local and other federal law enforcement agencies, ICE will continue to vigorously investigate child exploitation cases," said Susan McCormick, special agent in charge of ICE HSI in Tampa, Fla.
Johnson was charged with seven counts of possessing photographs of a sexual performance of a child. The search warrant revealed more than 200 images of child pornography. Seven videos were viewed and determined to be child pornography.
Additional charges are pending following the forensic analysis of the computer and computer equipment by FDLE.
Roberts was charged with one count of possession of obscene material for photographs of sexual performance by a child. Several computers and hard drives were located in the home and they were collected as evidence. An attempt had been made to delete images but one video was found.
Johnson is being held in the Wakulla County Jail under a $70,000 bond. Roberts posted a $7,500 bond and was released Saturday.
The investigation was part of Operation Predator, a nationwide ICE initiative to identify, investigate and arrest those who prey on children, including human traffickers, international sex tourists, Internet pornographers, and foreign-national predators whose crimes make them deportable.
Arrested during the operation were William Lee Johnson, 34, and John Elwin Roberts, 58, both of Crawfordville, Fla.
The suspects became the subject of an undercover investigation that began in September as detectives discovered the suspects' computer Internet Protocol addresses with illegal files on file sharing systems. Investigators viewed the images and positively identified them as child pornography.
"Through partnerships with state, local and other federal law enforcement agencies, ICE will continue to vigorously investigate child exploitation cases," said Susan McCormick, special agent in charge of ICE HSI in Tampa, Fla.
Johnson was charged with seven counts of possessing photographs of a sexual performance of a child. The search warrant revealed more than 200 images of child pornography. Seven videos were viewed and determined to be child pornography.
Additional charges are pending following the forensic analysis of the computer and computer equipment by FDLE.
Roberts was charged with one count of possession of obscene material for photographs of sexual performance by a child. Several computers and hard drives were located in the home and they were collected as evidence. An attempt had been made to delete images but one video was found.
Johnson is being held in the Wakulla County Jail under a $70,000 bond. Roberts posted a $7,500 bond and was released Saturday.
The investigation was part of Operation Predator, a nationwide ICE initiative to identify, investigate and arrest those who prey on children, including human traffickers, international sex tourists, Internet pornographers, and foreign-national predators whose crimes make them deportable.
Hybred Buses are here NFTA
Source NFTA Metro Release on website.
Metro’s hybrid buses are the cutting-edge, representing a commitment to improving our environment. New advancements in engine and transmission technology mean clean-running, more efficient vehicles, with no decrease in Metro’s ability to get you where you need to go.
Metro’s hybrid buses are the same size and shape as its other 40-foot buses. They all carry 38 comfortably seated passengers, with a few more standing if needed. The engine and transmission - the drivetrain - are the big distinctions.
Metro’s hybrids have a combination of traditional diesel engines and electric motors. By using each to its best advantage, the system consumes less fuel, puts out fewer pollutants and still works in the real world. Metro’s hybrids also have regenerative braking. Every time the brakes are applied, energy from the wheels is converted to electricity, recharging the bus’s batteries. Braking wastes energy in normal vehicles, and generates energy in hybrids.
Even before hybrid drivetrains Metro buses were one of the most economical and environmentally friendly modes of transportation available. For every mile traveled, public transportation uses about one half of the fuel consumed by automobiles, and about a third of that used by sport utility vehicles and light trucks*.
So, if feel like taking a ride on one of the most sophisticated, socially responsible vehicles on the road – hop on a Metro hybrid bus. You will not notice a big difference, but that is the point. Metro is public transportation that’s good for the whole public . . . even those that are not riding just yet.
*courtesy of the American Public Transit Association
What is the savings?
Metro estimates a 25% to 30% reduction in fuel based on the efficiencies of the hybrid drivetrain. Savings are also anticipated from decreased maintenance costs associated with brakes, engines and transmissions.
How clean are they?
Particulates, 90% less
Hydrocarbons, 90% less
Carbon Monoxide, 90% less
Nitrogen Oxides, 50% less
Metro’s hybrid buses are the cutting-edge, representing a commitment to improving our environment. New advancements in engine and transmission technology mean clean-running, more efficient vehicles, with no decrease in Metro’s ability to get you where you need to go.
Metro’s hybrid buses are the same size and shape as its other 40-foot buses. They all carry 38 comfortably seated passengers, with a few more standing if needed. The engine and transmission - the drivetrain - are the big distinctions.
Metro’s hybrids have a combination of traditional diesel engines and electric motors. By using each to its best advantage, the system consumes less fuel, puts out fewer pollutants and still works in the real world. Metro’s hybrids also have regenerative braking. Every time the brakes are applied, energy from the wheels is converted to electricity, recharging the bus’s batteries. Braking wastes energy in normal vehicles, and generates energy in hybrids.Even before hybrid drivetrains Metro buses were one of the most economical and environmentally friendly modes of transportation available. For every mile traveled, public transportation uses about one half of the fuel consumed by automobiles, and about a third of that used by sport utility vehicles and light trucks*.
So, if feel like taking a ride on one of the most sophisticated, socially responsible vehicles on the road – hop on a Metro hybrid bus. You will not notice a big difference, but that is the point. Metro is public transportation that’s good for the whole public . . . even those that are not riding just yet.*courtesy of the American Public Transit Association
What is the savings?
Metro estimates a 25% to 30% reduction in fuel based on the efficiencies of the hybrid drivetrain. Savings are also anticipated from decreased maintenance costs associated with brakes, engines and transmissions.
How clean are they?
Particulates, 90% less
Hydrocarbons, 90% less
Carbon Monoxide, 90% less
Nitrogen Oxides, 50% less
'Stop Loss' Special Pay Application Deadline Approaches
By Karen Parrish
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2010 - Defense Department officials are working to remind veterans and current servicemembers who were involuntarily retained in the military under the so-called "Stop Loss" program to apply for special pay before the Dec. 3 deadline.
Military members whose service was involuntarily extended or whose retirement was suspended between Sept. 11, 2001, and Sept. 30, 2009, are entitled to a retroactive payment of $500 for each month of extension.
By law, servicemembers who received a bonus for voluntarily re-enlisting or extending their service are not eligible for the special pay, officials said, but they added that they strongly urge people who even think they may be eligible to submit an application before the deadline.
Information on the special pay and links to the application are available at http://www.defense.gov/stoploss.
About 65,000 of 145,000 eligible claims have been paid, and $243 million has been disbursed of the $534 million appropriated, officials said.
President Barack Obama released a video message Sept. 15 urging eligible servicemembers and veterans to apply.
"You served with honor. You did your duty. And when your country called on you again, you did your duty again," he said in the message. "Now, it's time to collect the special pay that you deserve."
The services are promoting the retroactive pay through national and regional media, direct mail, veteran and service organizations, websites and phone lines. Information about the special pay also has been included on civilian and retiree pay stubs.
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2010 - Defense Department officials are working to remind veterans and current servicemembers who were involuntarily retained in the military under the so-called "Stop Loss" program to apply for special pay before the Dec. 3 deadline.
Military members whose service was involuntarily extended or whose retirement was suspended between Sept. 11, 2001, and Sept. 30, 2009, are entitled to a retroactive payment of $500 for each month of extension.
By law, servicemembers who received a bonus for voluntarily re-enlisting or extending their service are not eligible for the special pay, officials said, but they added that they strongly urge people who even think they may be eligible to submit an application before the deadline.
Information on the special pay and links to the application are available at http://www.defense.gov/stoploss.
About 65,000 of 145,000 eligible claims have been paid, and $243 million has been disbursed of the $534 million appropriated, officials said.
President Barack Obama released a video message Sept. 15 urging eligible servicemembers and veterans to apply.
"You served with honor. You did your duty. And when your country called on you again, you did your duty again," he said in the message. "Now, it's time to collect the special pay that you deserve."
The services are promoting the retroactive pay through national and regional media, direct mail, veteran and service organizations, websites and phone lines. Information about the special pay also has been included on civilian and retiree pay stubs.
Carrizo Springs Agents Seize Marijuana
Del Rio, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Carrizo Springs station seized more than 200 pounds of marijuana, with an estimated value of $164,000, Tuesday morning.
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At 6 a.m. Tuesday, agents patrolling FM 2644, also known as El Indio Highway, stopped a Ford F-150 pickup truck. After speaking to the driver and inspecting the vehicle, the agents requested the assistance of a canine unit. The canine alerted and a search of the vehicle yielded 98 packages of marijuana sealed in the roof of a camper shell.
The driver, a 24-year-old San Antonio man, was arrested and turned over to the Drug Enforcement Administration, along with the contraband which had a total weight of 206 pounds.
Randy Clark, patrol agent in charge of the Carrizo Springs Station commended agents on the seizure.
“Over time, we have seen smugglers go to great lengths to conceal humans and contraband,” Clark noted. “As the border in our area becomes increasingly more difficult to cross, these smugglers become even more creative.
“The Border Patrol agents who made this arrest and seizure have managed to counter this creativity through effective training, experience and their dedication to duty.”
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
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