J1 Waiver No Objection Italy timeline

[natalie9791 1]

Great news! Congrats!

I am still gathering all the documents for my Adjustment of Status from F-1. It is a lot of work since we are doing everything ourselves, without a lawyer. Hope to send the AOS package this week...

Good luck! Keep us posted.

updating... I've been keeping calling, emailing, faxing BOTH uscis and dos, still without any luck!

but then, yesterday, i finally received DOS favorable recommendation letter! It says it was sent on may 24th, but i only received it yesterday. USCIS still says that there's no case open in my name. But since I just got the favorable recommendation letter yesterday i'll give them some time until I call again... but if nothing changes i'm thinking about sendind them this letter myself!

oh well... at least this gave me a little hope not to give up

[erica_itz 5]

UPDATE!

I had practically given up on this waiver, when I finally got some good news today. What happened is that neither DOS or USCIS did anything to help me or even responded my emails/faxes. So in July, when I finally received the favorable recommendation from DOS on the mail I decided to send it myself to USCIS along with a letter explaining the situation. I sent it by snail mail AND by email! Today I finally received an email from USCIS saying my case was finally opened in August 19th and they also sent me my case number!! Now I finally have a case and I can follow it online!!! Hopefully from now on things will go smoothly! =)

[Mathilda 19]

Good for you, I am very happy! This is a good lesson for everybody: never give up!

Thanks for sharing,

M.

[natalie9791 1]

So happy to hear the good news. Hope everything goes well!

UPDATE!

I had practically given up on this waiver, when I finally got some good news today. What happened is that neither DOS or USCIS did anything to help me or even responded my emails/faxes. So in July, when I finally received the favorable recommendation from DOS on the mail I decided to send it myself to USCIS along with a letter explaining the situation. I sent it by snail mail AND by email! Today I finally received an email from USCIS saying my case was finally opened in August 19th and they also sent me my case number!! Now I finally have a case and I can follow it online!!! Hopefully from now on things will go smoothly! =)

[rot80 0]

UPDATE!

I had practically given up on this waiver, when I finally got some good news today. What happened is that neither DOS or USCIS did anything to help me or even responded my emails/faxes. So in July, when I finally received the favorable recommendation from DOS on the mail I decided to send it myself to USCIS along with a letter explaining the situation. I sent it by snail mail AND by email! Today I finally received an email from USCIS saying my case was finally opened in August 19th and they also sent me my case number!! Now I finally have a case and I can follow it online!!! Hopefully from now on things will go smoothly! =)

Hi Erica,

Good to read that you already have a USCIS case number. I also applied for the J1 waiver, documents submitted in late June, favorable recommendation issued in late July and USCIS receipt date is also August 19th. I know one more person who also applied for the waiver (about 2 months before I did) and USCIS received his case also in the 19th. Seems like either DOS send a bunch of cases at the same time in August to USCIS, or USCIS was behind in entering the applications and finally got to add a bunch of us at the same time. In any case, I haven't heard anything from USCIS yet, it still says Initial Review when I check the status online. Hopefully they don't take too long in making the decisions, the wait can be stressful. From what I've been reading online they usually take 2-3 weeks, but in some cases they've taken months to issue the waiver.

Do you have any updates on your case? Good luck! I'll let you know through here if there's any updates in my case.

[erica_itz 5]

Hi Erica,

Good to read that you already have a USCIS case number. I also applied for the J1 waiver, documents submitted in late June, favorable recommendation issued in late July and USCIS receipt date is also August 19th. I know one more person who also applied for the waiver (about 2 months before I did) and USCIS received his case also in the 19th. Seems like either DOS send a bunch of cases at the same time in August to USCIS, or USCIS was behind in entering the applications and finally got to add a bunch of us at the same time. In any case, I haven't heard anything from USCIS yet, it still says Initial Review when I check the status online. Hopefully they don't take too long in making the decisions, the wait can be stressful. From what I've been reading online they usually take 2-3 weeks, but in some cases they've taken months to issue the waiver.

Do you have any updates on your case? Good luck! I'll let you know through here if there's any updates in my case.

Still no news for me either!! When I check online it also says initial review!!! Hopefully we'll hear something soon!!

[rot80 0]

Still no news for me either!! When I check online it also says initial review!!! Hopefully we'll hear something soon!!

Hi erica_itz,

There was an update on my case in the USCIS website. It says my waiver was approved. I will still wait for the official document in the mail. Maybe they updated yours too. Good luck!

[erica_itz 5]

Hi erica_itz,

There was an update on my case in the USCIS website. It says my waiver was approved. I will still wait for the official document in the mail. Maybe they updated yours too. Good luck!

hi! They approved mine yesterday too!! Now let's wait for the document in the mail! I hope it arrives soon!

[erica_itz 5]

Hi, I have a question! I put my mailing address as my boyfriend's address in the US (cuz I'm currently in Brazil and I thought it would be easier to receive mail there). He just sent me an email saying that a letter arrived for me from USCIS. All he said in the email is that he opened the letter and it says it's an approval notice waiver of the two year requirement and also that it says it's not a visa. Then he sent me another email saying I-612, application to waive foreign residence requirements, approval notice. Is that the actual waiver??? Or should I expect to receive something else? He's traveling right now and I'm anxious to find out if that's really the waiver or just an approval notice!! Thanks!

[natalie9791 1]

That is the Waiver! You got it, finally.

I got the same thing. It says:

Notice Type: Approval Notice.

Congratulations!!

Hi, I have a question! I put my mailing address as my boyfriend's address in the US (cuz I'm currently in Brazil and I thought it would be easier to receive mail there). He just sent me an email saying that a letter arrived for me from USCIS. All he said in the email is that he opened the letter and it says it's an approval notice waiver of the two year requirement and also that it says it's not a visa. Then he sent me another email saying I-612, application to waive foreign residence requirements, approval notice. Is that the actual waiver??? Or should I expect to receive something else? He's traveling right now and I'm anxious to find out if that's really the waiver or just an approval notice!! Thanks!

[Mathilda 19]

Hi, I have a question! I put my mailing address as my boyfriend's address in the US (cuz I'm currently in Brazil and I thought it would be easier to receive mail there). He just sent me an email saying that a letter arrived for me from USCIS. All he said in the email is that he opened the letter and it says it's an approval notice waiver of the two year requirement and also that it says it's not a visa. Then he sent me another email saying I-612, application to waive foreign residence requirements, approval notice. Is that the actual waiver??? Or should I expect to receive something else? He's traveling right now and I'm anxious to find out if that's really the waiver or just an approval notice!! Thanks!

That's it babe! Congratulations to ya'll!

M.

[erica_itz 5]

Yay!! Thank God! I can't believe this is finally over! Thanks a lot everyone!!! You guys were very helpful! Thank you so much!

[alexa.a 0]

Please I need help , just has interview with embassy of US in Peru , consul said papers were fine but I had a previous J1 visa , therefore O had to wait 2 years or apply for the DS-3035, he said once i have it to mail it with letter and passport. but I dont know where i have to pay for fee, do i submit it to the embassy here in Peru ? what are the documents I need? Please someone help me !!

[natalie9791 1]

Hola Alexa

Lo que tienes que hacer es conseguir un WAIVER que es como un "perdon" para que no esperes los 2 años. El proceso del waiver puede demorar hasta 1 año, aunque si tienes suerte te sale en mucho menos tiempo.

Yo consegui el waiver en USA mientras estaba de estudiante con mi visa F1. Todo lo hice desde aca de USA, asi que debe ser un poco diferente hacerlo desde Peru.

Es un proceso largo pero lo hice yo sola y con la ayuda de la gente de visajourney que saben un monton. Si tienes mas preguntas mandame un mensaje.

Entrando a este link puedes empezar con el waiver, pero tienes que saber bien que poner como statement of reason. Darles una buena razon para que te den el waiver.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/info/info_1296.html

[suimongaku 0]

Hi Mathilda,

Could you please share your statement of reason for the J1 waiver? You could send it to dazzle1891@hotmail.com.

Thanks!