2019 J1 WAIVER TIMELINE - New Applicants

[qwerty101 5]

On 1/31/2020 at 12:50 PM, canel020 said:

Thanks a lot! I believe it was a week after the favorable recommendation.

Okay. I'll keep an eye out for the USCIS letter.

[Joohny 1]

Hi guys,

 

My Complete timeline:

 

All documents received on Oct1, 2019

No objection statement received Nov 4 2019

Favorable recommendation sent on January 17th 2020

Case approved and received letter by USCIS on January 31st 2020

 

 

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[tnnandi 7]

5 hours ago, Joohny said:

Hi guys,

 

My Complete timeline:

 

All documents received on Oct1, 2019

No objection statement received Nov 4 2019

Favorable recommendation sent on January 17th 2020

Case approved and received letter by USCIS on January 31st 2020

 

 

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Hi,

 

Thanks for sharing your timeline. It seems it took 2 weeks from the day you got the favorable recommendation (from DoS) to the day you got the final letter from USCIS. Can you please tell after how many days of the favorable recommendation did you get the letter with the receipt number from USCIS which can be used to check the progress with USCIS?

Edited February 3, 2020 by tnnandi

[Joohny 1]

I think after around 10 days of FR, I got the letter with receipt number. Then after a couple of days, 797c letter came to my mail box.

 

[qwerty101 5]

On 2/2/2020 at 3:44 AM, tnnandi said:

I'm on the same boat too, got the favorable recommendation from DoS on Jan 23rd, still waiting for the USCIS receipt number. Got a letter a couple of days ago from DoS, which mentioned the favorable recommendation and a copy of which was also sent to USCIS. I assume USCIS needs that letter before starting the work at their end.

I got my DOS letter 2 days after my FR was made. I think that depends on what type of self addressed envelope (overnight, priority or regular post) you have sent to the DOS. DOS sends the FR to the USCIS electronically.

Edited February 3, 2020 by qwerty101

[waiverSE 1]

On 12/27/2019 at 10:29 AM, waiverSE said:

I would like to share my timeline. I applied waiver with NOS from my home country. Thanks everyone here for sharing their timelines and answering questions, it was very helpful!

I will give you more updates on USCIS side.

 

I received a letter from USCIS that my case was sent to another USCIS office on Jan 7th and haven't received the approval yet. I'm worried because all the cases I've seen had approval within a month of the favorable recommendation. I'm wondering if there is someone else who had similar timeline with me? 

Edited February 3, 2020 by waiverSE

[Abayomi 1]

10 minutes ago, waiverSE said:

I received a letter from USCIS that my case was sent to another USCIS office on Jan 7th and haven't received the approval yet. I'm worried because all the cases I've seen had approval within a month of the favorable recommendation. I'm wondering if there is someone else who had similar timeline with me? 

Don't worry, they will do it. I was also very worried last year when after 3 weeks, I did not get any approval from them and I noticed most people with receipt ID accepted the same day as mine were approved.

Mine was accepted on November 27th and was finally approved December 23.

I actually called them on December 20, which was a Friday when I was really disturbed. And the guy I spoke with said, because cases were accepted the same day does not mean they will be approved the same day. The following Monday 23rd, it was approved and I got the approval notice on December 29th.

[A_waiver_20 0]

17 hours ago, Joohny said:

Hi guys,

 

My Complete timeline:

 

All documents received on Oct1, 2019

No objection statement received Nov 4 2019

Favorable recommendation sent on January 17th 2020

Case approved and received letter by USCIS on January 31st 2020

 

 

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Thank you for sharing your timeline.

[waiverSE 1]

23 minutes ago, Abayomi said:

Don't worry, they will do it. I was also very worried last year when after 3 weeks, I did not get any approval from them and I noticed most people with receipt ID accepted the same day as mine were approved.

Mine was accepted on November 27th and was finally approved December 23.

I actually called them on December 20, which was a Friday when I was really disturbed. And the guy I spoke with said, because cases were accepted the same day does not mean they will be approved the same day. The following Monday 23rd, it was approved and I got the approval notice on December 29th.

Thanks for sharing this, I'm very panicked. I'm hoping that I would have a similar experience with yours!

[tnnandi 7]

6 hours ago, qwerty101 said:

I got my DOS letter 2 days after my FR was made. I think that depends on what type of self addressed envelope (overnight, priority or regular post) you have sent to the DOS. DOS sends the FR to the USCIS electronically.

Hi,

 

Today I got the letter from USCIS with the receipt number. The case status website shows the message "Case Was Received At Another USCIS Office. On January 29, 2020, we received your Form I-612, Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement".  Is that normal? Is I-612 relevant for no-objection cases?

 

Edited February 3, 2020 by tnnandi

[qwerty101 5]

1 hour ago, tnnandi said:

Hi,

 

Today I got the letter from USCIS with the receipt number. The case status website shows the message "Case Was Received At Another USCIS Office. On January 29, 2020, we received your Form I-612, Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement".  Is that normal? Is I-612 relevant for no-objection cases?

 

Hey,

 

I received my USCIS receipt letter today as well. I see the same status when I check online.

 

I think it is normal based on the previous posts in this forum. I-612 has been filed by the DoS on our behalf. We just have to wait now!

[waiverSE 1]

4 hours ago, tnnandi said:

Hi,

 

Today I got the letter from USCIS with the receipt number. The case status website shows the message "Case Was Received At Another USCIS Office. On January 29, 2020, we received your Form I-612, Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement".  Is that normal? Is I-612 relevant for no-objection cases?

 

I got the same letter around Jan 13th. They said they sent my case to a different USCIS office on Jan 7th and still waiting for the approval... 

[tnnandi 7]

24 minutes ago, waiverSE said:

I got the same letter around Jan 13th. They said they sent my case to a different USCIS office on Jan 7th and still waiting for the approval... 

Did you try calling USCIS to check the status? It seems some members of this forum had some success after calling.

[waiverSE 1]

39 minutes ago, tnnandi said:

Did you try calling USCIS to check the status? It seems some members of this forum had some success after calling.

I called today, but they told me that my case is still processing... 

[A_waiver_20 0]

Hello All,

 It's been 15 days, still home embassy didn't sent the NOS to the DOS.

I've contacted to the office and said "we will sent".

Is it okay? I need waiver ASAP for the H1B.

Any suggestions on this please.