J1 waiver 2020 NOS update timeline

[Damn Dos .... 2]

Hi is there anyone of May 17 th and June 1st batch who has received a FR ?

Edited October 17, 2021 by Damn Dos ....

[mango11 4]

On 10/13/2021 at 1:24 PM, mango11 said:

Hi all,

 

An update on my long wait...

 

Sent documents end of January

NOS received 6/30 (updated online 9/7)

FR 9/24

FR letter arrived today

 

Now waiting for USCIS 

 

If anyone's having trouble getting their NOS received, I would recommend asking your embassy to send you a copy of the NOS if you can. DOS didn't accept mine at first and I think it was because my embassy wrote the wrong dates on the NOS...

Got the receipt letter from USCIS today and was able to check my status. My case was accepted on Oct 15, thus ending my 9 month wait. 

 

Good luck to everyone !

[pedroneo 26]

Does anyone know or have any idea why it takes so long for them to make an assessment on NOS basis? The average of 3 months from when they mark the documents as received is outrageous. It should be a simple process, NOS is straightforward.

Edited October 18, 2021 by pedroneo

[j1waiver2021 3]

3 hours ago, mango11 said:

Got the receipt letter from USCIS today and was able to check my status. My case was accepted on Oct 15, thus ending my 9 month wait. 

 

Good luck to everyone !

Hello Mango, are you please able to tell me how did you received the notice? For example if it was an envelope that fits in the mailbox or a large one and is It delivered by usps? Thank you. I got FR on Sep 22nd but haven't received anything yet.

[AMV 15 8]

On 10/16/2021 at 11:07 PM, Damn Dos .... said:

Hi is there anyone of May 17 th and June 1st batch who has received a FR ?

No. Still no update..

[Damn Dos .... 2]

10 minutes ago, Velmurugan said:

No. Still no update..

Did you mail them? I mailed them thrice but of no use. People who were 1-1.5 months behind us got theirs cleared almost a month back. What is wrong with this batch?

[darius8 2]

On 10/12/2021 at 8:56 AM, cherp said:

All my docs showed as received May 14th. Sept 29th they sent it to Sponsor Reviews and they received the answer from my sponsor on the same day (Sept 29th). I am now waiting...

@cherp Have your Sponsor Reviews shown as "Received" on the website yet? If yes, how long did it take since the Sponsor Reviews Request were sent till the day they were updated as "Received"? Mine were requested 2 weeks ago, and I don't know how long this will take.

Edited October 18, 2021 by darius8

[cherp 13]

12 minutes ago, darius8 said:

@cherp Have your Sponsor Reviews shown as "Received" on the website yet? If yes, how long did it take since the Sponsor Reviews Request were sent till the day they were updated as "Received"? Mine were requested 2 weeks ago, and I don't know how long this will take.

Hey,

 

Thankfully I knew my sponsor so I gave them a call and they sent their reviews on the same day. My sponsor review shows as received since Sept 29th.

2 hours ago, pedroneo said:

Does anyone know or have any idea why it takes so long for them to make an assessment on NOS basis? The average of 3 months from when they mark the documents as received is outrageous. It should be a simple process, NOS is straightforward.

3 months on a good day - mine has been over 5 months and it still shows as pending....

[Cris Santos 22]

12 minutes ago, darius8 said:

@cherp Have your Sponsor Reviews shown as "Received" on the website yet? If yes, how long did it take since the Sponsor Reviews Request were sent till the day they were updated as "Received"? Mine were requested 2 weeks ago, and I don't know how long this will take.

Is it possible for you to contact your sponsor? My sponsor informed me they have up to 30 days to answer but I’m pretty sure it varies among sponsors 

[AMV 15 8]

1 hour ago, Damn Dos .... said:

Did you mail them? I mailed them thrice but of no use. People who were 1-1.5 months behind us got theirs cleared almost a month back. What is wrong with this batch?

I mailed many times they are not responding. Now I contact the congressman last week. They said we will contact he DOS. I am not sure how long will it takes.   

[darius8 2]

2 minutes ago, Cris Santos said:

Is it possible for you to contact your sponsor? My sponsor informed me they have up to 30 days to answer but I’m pretty sure it varies among sponsors 

@Cris Santos I contacted my sponsor but they never replied to me. It's good to know that it may take up to 30 days for them to give the answer, so I can prepare my wait. Thank you for the info!

 

@cherp Yes I remember your sponsor sent it on the same they received the request. So surprising that it got updated right away on the website (compared with NOS and other paperwork). I hope you will receive the FR very soon, maybe this week. Good luck!

 

 

[cherp 13]

12 minutes ago, darius8 said:

@Cris Santos I contacted my sponsor but they never replied to me. It's good to know that it may take up to 30 days for them to give the answer, so I can prepare my wait. Thank you for the info!

 

@cherp Yes I remember your sponsor sent it on the same they received the request. So surprising that it got updated right away on the website (compared with NOS and other paperwork). I hope you will receive the FR very soon, maybe this week. Good luck!

 

 

Same to you. I am so tired of this whole process lol.

 

25 minutes ago, Cris Santos said:

Is it possible for you to contact your sponsor? My sponsor informed me they have up to 30 days to answer but I’m pretty sure it varies among sponsors 

I emailed them and they replied...

 

Here's what it shows:

 

[Damn Dos .... 2]

11 hours ago, Velmurugan said:

I mailed many times they are not responding. Now I contact the congressman last week. They said we will contact he DOS. I am not sure how long will it takes.   

Let me know if you receive FR...

[j1waiverpatience 3]

Thanks @Damn Dos .... @Velmurugan for sharing your timeline. @cherp congratulations on your FR. Is it possible for you to share your entire timeline, I mean when DOS received your NOS and when you received your FR?

[cherp 13]

6 hours ago, j1waiverpatience said:

Thanks @Damn Dos .... @Velmurugan for sharing your timeline. @cherp congratulations on your FR. Is it possible for you to share your entire timeline, I mean when DOS received your NOS and when you received your FR?

Mine still shows as pending. Ill update it here once i get the fr