2018 J1 WAIVER TIMELINE

[Coco8 1,042]

7 hours ago, zubairaliraja said:

Hello Coco,
 

My wife left for home country in Dec 2012 to fulfill the condition but I stayed in US to start my PhD and wanted to change the status from J2 to F1. I was denied by USCIS. I got NOC for my J2 residence condition from the Embassy and came back in August 2013 to do the PhD on F1. I completed it last year in 2017.

Ah got it. Where you on F1 during the whole PhD? If so, any time you traveled to your home country counts towards your 2 year residency requirement. Any time you spent after your J2 in your country basically counts; the 2 years don't need to be "served" at the same time.

 

I'd think that your case merits a special consideration and you could apply for the waiver on your own. They do consider some J2 waivers, like in the case of divorce. Even if you haven't divorce, the fact that you have lived apart for at least 2 years makes it a similar case. You can send an email to the waiver division asking them about your case. 

 

Did your J1 receive funding from the DOS or any special government agency? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Rach + Deck 0]

14 hours ago, Coco8 said:

 

Yes, application first because you will get some numbers that you have to give your embassy to submit the no objection. Otherwise, there is no way they can match the no objection to your application. 

 

The number will be given to you when you fill out the application. But it is best to submit the application and then give the number to your embassy, because every time you fill out/download the application the number changes. That means that if you make a mistake, you might end up with a different number. 

 

I hope that is clear.

Yes, this is extremely helpful! Thank you!

[zubairaliraja 0]

5 hours ago, Coco8 said:

Ah got it. Where you on F1 during the whole PhD? If so, any time you traveled to your home country counts towards your 2 year residency requirement. Any time you spent after your J2 in your country basically counts; the 2 years don't need to be "served" at the same time.

 

I'd think that your case merits a special consideration and you could apply for the waiver on your own. They do consider some J2 waivers, like in the case of divorce. Even if you haven't divorce, the fact that you have lived apart for at least 2 years makes it a similar case. You can send an email to the waiver division asking them about your case. 

 

Did your J1 receive funding from the DOS or any special government agency? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks, I think this is the best suggestion I have gotten. This is the best way to proceed among all options. Do I have to go through the Waiver application link of the J1 and then present my case a J2?

[zubairaliraja 0]

5 hours ago, Coco8 said:

Ah got it. Where you on F1 during the whole PhD? If so, any time you traveled to your home country counts towards your 2 year residency requirement. Any time you spent after your J2 in your country basically counts; the 2 years don't need to be "served" at the same time.

 

I'd think that your case merits a special consideration and you could apply for the waiver on your own. They do consider some J2 waivers, like in the case of divorce. Even if you haven't divorce, the fact that you have lived apart for at least 2 years makes it a similar case. You can send an email to the waiver division asking them about your case. 

 

Did your J1 receive funding from the DOS or any special government agency? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes I was on F1 during the whole period. After J2 I spent almost 4 months in my home country.

[zubairaliraja 0]

1 minute ago, zubairaliraja said:

Yes I was on F1 during the whole period. After J2 I spent almost 4 months in my home country.

Also I never received any funding.

[Coco8 1,042]

12 minutes ago, zubairaliraja said:

Thanks, I think this is the best suggestion I have gotten. This is the best way to proceed among all options. Do I have to go through the Waiver application link of the J1 and then present my case a J2?

 

Yes, you should do the same application.

 

In the statement you are supposed to write, explain that your wife served the 2 years but you stayed under F1 to do a PhD. Send copies of your F1 visa, transcript, and CV along with your application as 'additional material'. You might want to include evidence that your wife served her time in your country, like a statement from her stating what he has been doing in her country, a copy of her passport and J1 stamp, a copy of her DS 2019. 

 

Make sure you write everything well because I had a hard time understanding your case (probably because this is just a blog and you wrote it fast). 

 

You should show evidence of time spent in your country (those 4 months).

 

Did your wife receive government funding? If so, you should say she received funding and you did not. It is tricky because you would have received it indirectly.

 

 

 

Edited July 23, 2018 by Coco8

[zubairaliraja 0]

5 hours ago, Coco8 said:

Ah got it. Where you on F1 during the whole PhD? If so, any time you traveled to your home country counts towards your 2 year residency requirement. Any time you spent after your J2 in your country basically counts; the 2 years don't need to be "served" at the same time.

 

I'd think that your case merits a special consideration and you could apply for the waiver on your own. They do consider some J2 waivers, like in the case of divorce. Even if you haven't divorce, the fact that you have lived apart for at least 2 years makes it a similar case. You can send an email to the waiver division asking them about your case. 

 

Did your J1 receive funding from the DOS or any special government agency? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Putting all things together

 

1) My J1 was a Full brighter so she received the DOS and Government funding
2) I did whole PHD after my J1 left for home country on F1 and spent only 4.5 months in home country

3) Do I need to apply on the J1 waiver link? as there is none for J2. And then present my case in the statement? 

4) Do they usually apply through email? Even if you have not lodged a formal case?

 

[zubairaliraja 0]

4 minutes ago, Coco8 said:

 

Yes, you should do the same application.

 

In the statement you are supposed to write, explain that your wife served the 2 years but you stayed under F1 to do a PhD. Send copies of your F1 visa, transcript, and CV along with your application as 'additional material'. You might want to include evidence that your wife served her time in your country, like a statement from her stating what he has been doing in her country, a copy of her passport and J1 stamp, a copy of her DS 2019. 

 

Make sure you write everything well because I had a hard time understanding your case (probably because this is just a blog and you wrote it fast). 

 

You should show evidence of time spent in your country (those 4 months).

 

Did your wife receive government funding? If so, you should say she received funding and you did not. It is tricky because you would have received it indirectly.

 

 

 

Thanks, you are very helpful. I can arrange my No Objection Certificate as well directly from the embassy again. Will it work?

[Coco8 1,042]

2 minutes ago, zubairaliraja said:

Thanks, you are very helpful. I can arrange my No Objection Certificate as well directly from the embassy again. Will it work?

The embassy has to sent it to DOS

 

5 minutes ago, zubairaliraja said:

Putting all things together

 

1) My J1 was a Full brighter so she received the DOS and Government funding
2) I did whole PHD after my J1 left for home country on F1 and spent only 4.5 months in home country

3) Do I need to apply on the J1 waiver link? as there is none for J2. And then present my case in the statement? 

4) Do they usually apply through email? Even if you have not lodged a formal case?

 

 

You need to explain that your wife had a Fulbright on the statement. You want to be clear about it. 

 

While you are putting everything together, send an email to the waiver division and ask them about your case very briefly. They should reply about inquiries. I say that you have a 50/50 chance that they reply. It can take them 2 weeks to do so.

 

You have to mail COPIES of the J1 stamp (wife), J2 stamp (you) and the DS 2019, along with the forms of the application. The additional material I mentioned has to be mailed as well. You have space for the statement on the online forms you have to fill out (which have to be printed and mailed, they are not submitted online).

 

 

 

 

 

[zubairaliraja 0]

Who has encountered this error once he/she clicked the "DISPLAY PACKET" bottun to generate online PDF application?

 

Couldn't open input file! D:\CA_Websites\JWOL\DS-3035-blank1.pdf

 

I have tried at least 10 times over the last two days and this error is not going away. It frustrating as I need to apply ASAP.

 

Regards

[zubairaliraja 0]

Who has encountered this error once he/she clicked the "DISPLAY PACKET" bottun to generate online PDF application?

 

Couldn't open input file! D:\CA_Websites\JWOL\DS-3035-blank1.pdf

 

I have tried at least 10 times over the last two days and this error is not going away. It frustrating as I need to apply ASAP.

 

Regards

[Gonzala 9]

2 minutes ago, zubairaliraja said:

Who has encountered this error once he/she clicked the "DISPLAY PACKET" bottun to generate online PDF application?

 

Couldn't open input file! D:\CA_Websites\JWOL\DS-3035-blank1.pdf

 

I have tried at least 10 times over the last two days and this error is not going away. It frustrating as I need to apply ASAP.

 

Regards

I didn‘t have this error but did you try a different browser? My application did not work with Google Chrome.

[whereismywaiver 0]

19 minutes ago, zubairaliraja said:

Who has encountered this error once he/she clicked the "DISPLAY PACKET" bottun to generate online PDF application?

 

Couldn't open input file! D:\CA_Websites\JWOL\DS-3035-blank1.pdf

 

I have tried at least 10 times over the last two days and this error is not going away. It frustrating as I need to apply ASAP.

 

Regards

Try signing in your Application account and download the PDF again. Your download may not be completed so you could open the file. Treat yourself and download an Adobe reader to read PDF file.

[zubairaliraja 0]

17 hours ago, Gonzala said:

I didn‘t have this error but did you try a different browser? My application did not work with Google Chrome.

Tried at least 100 times same issue. used different browsers and getting the same error

 

 

[SanaM 0]

On 7/2/2018 at 4:35 PM, SoniaL said:

Hi everyone,

 

I just got an update on my case - saying that an incomplete information letter was Sent. What could this be about?

 

I'm getting very worried, any tips would be appreciated! This is a no objection case based on marriage and continuation of work.

 

Thank you all!

 

 

Hi everyone,

 

I am in the same situation. I got an update on my case  from DOS saying "Incomplete Information Letter" sent on July 3rd but I haven't received any letter (nor has my lawyer who filed the application for me).  Is this "Incomplete information letter" sent to the applicant or the Lawyer? I have changed homes since submitting the application at DOS so I am afraid I might have missed the letter at my old place (though I forwarded my address to my new one from USPS)

 

Any help is appreciated.

 

Sana