J-1 Waiver Timelines 2016

[peeyush 0]

1 hour ago, qingshuiyiju said:

Did you receive a receipt notice sometime in November or December?

Can you see other pending cases received after 12/20/2016?

Yes my receipt notice was on Nov 17 2016.  Not able to see the pending cases. 

[BOSTON7 0]

4 hours ago, strider4 said:

Hey there, I'm also in a similar situation. I got my favorable recommendation in about a week in Sept after they received my NOC from the embassy. My case was received at Vermont on September 21. Good luck!   Lets hope we get our approval notices soon.

 

Hey WI_CA,

I haven't been able to check the forum lately, but I saw your replies to my posts. Thanks for the suggestions. I'll contact the senator soon. Also, I'd ask my lawyer about filing for I-130 / I-485 without having to wait for the I-612 notice.

 

Thanks!

Thanks, let see how much more time they take. Its frustrating.

[qingshuiyiju 0]

On 1/25/2017 at 4:56 PM, WI_CA said:

 

They told me the same 1 day before I received the NOA in the mail. I don't know what is wrong with their system. I even spoke to a tier 2 officer without luck. Unfortunately, there is nothing that you can do now except to keep calling them and insisting to be given a case number. Let them know that you are outside the 30 days.

 

Also, you might want to contact the DOS waiver office to make sure that they sent your case to the USCIS.

 

GL

Hi there,

I just want to double check with you that, did you talk to a tier 2 officer about your case 1 day before you receive the NOA in the mail? Did you tell them your name and date of birth and they can not find record of your case in the system?

[WI_CA 51]

1 minute ago, qingshuiyiju said:

Hi there,

I just want to double check with you that, did you talk to a tier 2 officer about your case 1 day before you receive the NOA in the mail? Did you tell them your name and date of birth and they can not find record of your case in the system?

That is right.

might have been the same day actually.

[qingshuiyiju 0]

28 minutes ago, WI_CA said:

That is right.

might have been the same day actually.

Thank you. I am dreaming that they have received my case but the case has not been appeared in the system....

[Goky 1]

Anyone here with his case stuck at DOS, Waiver Review Division ?

 

My Non-Objection case it at DOS from the November 30, well above the specified timeline for Non-objection cases which is 6-8 weeks. Have a friend from Germany at the exact same situation with the timeline i attached. Anyone in same situation, is this something related to recent changes with Muslim countries, any experience with delays recently ? I am from Turkey, not one of the 7 countries recently banned with executive order but don't know if there is a broader policy change regarding to other Muslim countries in general.

 

 

 

Edited February 15, 2017 by Goky

[WI_CA 51]

13 minutes ago, Goky said:

Anyone here with his case stuck at DOS, Waiver Review Division ?

 

My Non-Objection case it at DOS from the November 30, well above the specified timeline for Non-objection cases which is 6-8 weeks. Have a friend from Germany at the exact same situation with the timeline i attached. Anyone in same situation, is this something related to recent changes with Muslim countries, any experience with delays recently ? I am from Turkey, not one of the 7 countries recently banned with executive order but don't know if there is a broader policy change regarding to other Muslim countries in general.

 

 

 

Goky,

I just realized that you are in Cleveland Oh as well.

I was wondering if your country's embassy forwarded the NOS and at what date. The 4-6 weeks are an estimate from the NOS receipt date.

If yes, then you can try to email the waiver office pointing that out, although they take about 2 weeks to respond.

The other option is to fax them and inquire about the delay. Don't forget to have all you information, case ID and your email on the fax you send. They respond to faxes in 1-2 days typically.

Best of luck

[Goky 1]

17 minutes ago, WI_CA said:

Goky,

I just realized that you are in Cleveland Oh as well.

I was wondering if your country's embassy forwarded the NOS and at what date. The 4-6 weeks are an estimate from the NOS receipt date.

If yes, then you can try to email the waiver office pointing that out, although they take about 2 weeks to respond.

The other option is to fax them and inquire about the delay. Don't forget to have all you information, case ID and your email on the fax you send. They respond to faxes in 1-2 days typically.

Best of luck

Yes They forwarded it at November 30 and i got a generic mail saying indeed there is some delay with my case but they are processing it according to time they received but it contradicts with the timeline above. Please see my timeline below. can you check your PM please

[Rohit 1]

On 1/31/2017 at 5:36 PM, john2017 said:

Hi All,

 

My case is based on J1 No objection, and I am freaking out because it has been almost 2 months since I have been waiting from USCIS. 

 

Here is my rough timeline. 

 

- DOS favorable recommendation on December 03, 2016.

- USCIS received the case on vermont center on December 13, 2016,

 

I am still waiting USCIS.  Any ideas  ? How long did you guys wait ? Is it normal for USCIS to take such a long time ?

 

Thanks,

John. 

 

HI John,

 

Did you get any updates?

May case for J1 waiver under no objection from Dos was sent on DEC 3 and received by USCIS on DEC 13 2016 Vermont Center. same as your timeline.

 

My case status says still in processing. 

Edited February 17, 2017 by Rohit

[Rohit 1]

Any Updates.

I can see Processing Time for I-612 cases rolled back to July 28(don't know why)

[strider4 43]

Hello Everyone,

 

Has anyone received the NOA/updates from the USCIS during these past few weeks? I did an infoPass but received the same answer that my case is pending.

 

[cosmonauts 125]

On 3/6/2017 at 9:33 AM, strider4 said:

Hello Everyone,

 

Has anyone received the NOA/updates from the USCIS during these past few weeks? I did an infoPass but received the same answer that my case is pending.

 

I received my NOA of Feb 2nd and the letter from DOS saying they sent a favorable recommendation on the same day. I have not heard anything since.

I'm not able to check status on uscis website either, it only says that my case was received.

[strider4 43]

Hello everyone!

 

After an extremely long wait of 5 months and 13 days (6 Months and 13 days to be precise, including the DS-3035 process), I got approval from the USCIS today! Best of luck to all those waiting, it should be arriving soon.  

 

For reference, here's my timeline:

 

USCIS Online Update for Approval: March, 06 2017

USCIS Case Received (I797C notice, dated): September 21, 2016 

DoS Recommendation: September, 15 2016

DoS received No Objection Statement: September, 06 2016

 

Edited March 10, 2017 by strider4
typo

[Rohit 1]

Looks Like USCIS had processed some i-612 applications this week. 

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Posted Sunday at 08:02 PM · 

I'm on my second J1 visa and I didn't receive any type of scholarship for it so I came to the US with my own funds in December 2016. Before applying for this J1 visa (internship program to work at an American engineering company) my currently sponsor explained that it was unusual for interns to be subject to the 2 years home residence. Based on this information I took the risk of applying for a second J1 even having my wedding scheduled to march 2017 with my fiance that is a US citizen. Now I realized how my immigration situation got complicated since I can't apply for the green card how me and my husband planned because I'm subjected to the 212e rule again.

 

In addition I had my first J1 visa using a scholarship from the Brazilian Government back in June 2014-August 2015 to take engineering classes at the University of Miami. This specific scholarship requires the students to go back to Brazil and accomplish one year home residence before immigrating or studying abroad again. I lived in Brazil for one year and 4 months after finishing my first J1 program then I moved back to the US, with my second J1 visa that I mentioned above, in December 2016. The responsible by my scholarship produced documents proving that I already finished my home residence (1 year) and any other obligations with the Brazilian scholarship. The consulate of Brazil already confirmed that they will emit the no-objection letter as soon as I start my waiver application. My currently sponsor also provided a letter confirming that I never used any government financial support for my second J1. My employer can also produce a letter explaining that they will offer me a full time position if I waiver the 212 e rule and if I get the residence documents since my husband is a US citizen.

 

The responsible for my scholarship for my first J1 confirmed that they had students who successfully got the waiver after staying in Brazil for just one year (time required for Brazil) but they recommended me to look for an attorney support since my case involves one additional J1 visa. I couldn't find a lowyer who has experience with a case involving one J1 with scholarship and one without it. I tried to complete the DS3035 on my own to start the waiver application but they have questions as "did you have a scholarship?" what I can't answer with "yes/no" because I had both cases. 

 

I'm sorry for the long explanation, I really need to find someone with more informations about waivers involving multiple J1 visas andor confirm if the 9 months that I have left on my J1 is enough to receive the waiver and to get to the point of the green card process when I can get permission to stay legally at the US. One last concern is that I want to get the permission to travel to Brazil by march 2018 (1 year from now) to finish the 4 months that I have left on school there to receive my degree as an engineer. 

 

The waiver and green card process is our best option since I already have work/study experience at the US and my husband already has his own company here. It would be much more complicated for him to move to Brazil than for me to stay here. He already visited Brazil few times to see me but moving there is a change that he can't consider right now due to cultural and economic reasons. 

 

I really appreciate all information or attorney contacts.