J1 waiver 2020 NOS update timeline

[S9471 60]

22 minutes ago, Lako said:

Yes, thing is that my petition was filed as a "consular appointment" since my j1 visa expired earlier. 

Not sure though.. Could I travel to the US as a tourist and use the approval notice to switch the status? 

You will need the waiver to get the visa stamp. Reading your post, it looks like you are in J-1 status currently, so change of status is out of the question. The second part of your post is something that can get you in a lot of issues - your best bet is to get the waiver and then the work visa, or fulfill the two year requirement.

[Lako 2]

14 minutes ago, S9471 said:

You will need the waiver to get the visa stamp. Reading your post, it looks like you are in J-1 status currently, so change of status is out of the question. The second part of your post is something that can get you in a lot of issues - your best bet is to get the waiver and then the work visa, or fulfill the two year requirement.

I don't have any status right now. I relocated in another country and have no idea what to do with my approved h1b  this waiver is taking forever and have no hope that it get's approved

[S9471 60]

Just now, Lako said:

I don't have any status right now. I relocated in another country and have no idea what to do with my approved h1b  this waiver is taking forever and have no hope that it get's approved

You can't do anything with the approved H1 until you get the waiver/complete the 2YHRR requirement.

[Amoyar_Dever 30]

10 minutes ago, Lako said:

I don't have any status right now. I relocated in another country and have no idea what to do with my approved h1b  this waiver is taking forever and have no hope that it get's approved

I think you're in the process since long time. Hold tight.. it will get sorted out soon. Was you in the US at the time of applying for the waiver? How long you have been out of the US? 

[Lako 2]

1 minute ago, Amoyar_Dever said:

I think you're in the process since long time. Hold tight.. it will get sorted out soon. Was you in the US at the time of applying for the waiver? How long you have been out of the US? 

Yes, I was still in the US, but left soon after. I sent out all documents later July 2021 and left the US in August. 
I applied for the waiver after I got h1b case approval. H1b is valid since 10/01/2021

[S9471 60]

1 minute ago, Lako said:

Yes, I was still in the US, but left soon after. I sent out all documents later July 2021 and left the US in August. 
I applied for the waiver after I got h1b case approval. H1b is valid since 10/01/2021

Your approval notice should contain information on the validity of the approval - keep that in mind for your plans.

[taycan 7]

1 minute ago, S9471 said:

Your approval notice should contain information on the validity of the approval - keep that in mind for your plans.

can you elaborate a little more on that please? 

 

I'm trying to understand what happens if we apply for H1B while waiting for the waiver 

[S9471 60]

1 hour ago, taycan said:

can you elaborate a little more on that please? 

 

I'm trying to understand what happens if we apply for H1B while waiting for the waiver 

This was specifically for @Lako - an approval has a validity period and in some circumstances can expire if not acted upon.

 

Whether or not you can apply for H-1B depends on what status you're currently in. As mentioned earlier in the thread, you can't apply for the work visa change-of-status/new visa stamp if you are currently in J-1 status and haven't completed the 2YHRR requirement or have a waiver.

[Amoyar_Dever 30]

@BrunoJ1 @SomeoneNamedIan @WGLKID @Hdd @qwerqwer We all are October 2021 applicants. Anyone of you have any update on your case? I do not see even a first update (documents received) as of now. 

 

@iwantmywaiver @etcoflife are also October applicants. @iwantmywaiver was first week of Oct, and @etcoflife is last week of Oct. They both see there case as received on the waiver portal. 

Edited February 9, 2022 by Amoyar_Dever

[BrunoJ1 13]

11 minutes ago, Amoyar_Dever said:

@BrunoJ1 @SomeoneNamedIan @WGLKID @Hdd @qwerqwer We all are October 2021 applicants. Anyone of you have any update on your case? I do not see even a first update (documents received) as of now. 

 

@iwantmywaiver @etcoflife are also October applicants. @iwantmywaiver was first week of Oct, and @etcoflife is last week of Oct. They both see there case as received on the waiver portal. 

No updates for me. My case is still empty. Any chances they actually lost it?

[SomeoneNamedIan 8]

18 minutes ago, Amoyar_Dever said:

@BrunoJ1 @SomeoneNamedIan @WGLKID @Hdd @qwerqwer We all are October 2021 applicants. Anyone of you have any update on your case? I do not see even a first update (documents received) as of now. 

 

@iwantmywaiver @etcoflife are also October applicants. @iwantmywaiver was first week of Oct, and @etcoflife is last week of Oct. They both see there case as received on the waiver portal. 

As of today (2/9/22), "Currently, there is no information regarding the status of your case."

[qwerqwer 11]

34 minutes ago, Amoyar_Dever said:

@BrunoJ1 @SomeoneNamedIan @WGLKID @Hdd @qwerqwer We all are October 2021 applicants. Anyone of you have any update on your case? I do not see even a first update (documents received) as of now. 

 

@iwantmywaiver @etcoflife are also October applicants. @iwantmywaiver was first week of Oct, and @etcoflife is last week of Oct. They both see there case as received on the waiver portal. 

I have no updates. I'm expecting to see it in this week. I'm just worried if they lost my docs.

[iwantmywaiver 13]

37 minutes ago, Amoyar_Dever said:

@BrunoJ1 @SomeoneNamedIan @WGLKID @Hdd @qwerqwer We all are October 2021 applicants. Anyone of you have any update on your case? I do not see even a first update (documents received) as of now. 

 

@iwantmywaiver @etcoflife are also October applicants. @iwantmywaiver was first week of Oct, and @etcoflife is last week of Oct. They both see there case as received on the waiver portal. 

No new updates. The last one was NOS received on January 10th.

[español1974 7]

I am on November 11th. I waiting too...😔

[Amoyar_Dever 30]

1 minute ago, español1974 said:

I am on November 11th. I waiting too...😔

@español1974 I have your record too. But did not include you in the original post because you are November applicant. FYI- @tub77 was also on Nov.11. I will tag both of you in future posts.