J1 Hardship Waiver 2021-2022 Timeline

[Hardship_waiver 54]

Now we need some recent favorable recommendation cases to keep people positive on this forum. Anyone if sees FR please post it here. 

These rejections are killing. 

 

[Wyboxcx 49]

3 minutes ago, Hardship_waiver said:

Corrected:

It looks like game is over for hardship waivers (especially for those with government funding). Should we still keep hope??????

I think it’s best to just come up with a plan B at this point. 

[HardshipWaiverApr 10]

1 hour ago, Freidrichm said:

I think it’s best to just come up with a plan B at this point. 

Actually seems like we need to use waiver as plan B and move forward with a different plan 😭

[Wyboxcx 49]

On 4/24/2023 at 5:04 PM, Hardship_waiver said:

Corrected:

It looks like game is over for hardship waivers (especially for those with government funding). Should we still keep hope??????

There doesn’t seem to be much hope 

[VZN 1]

This is actually my case that was denied. I had one of the best J1 waiver attorneys when I filed the case. My scholarship was Fulbright funded.

My former employer filed O1 on my behalf but it also got denied. 

Me and my family went back to my home country now( 5 months still hunting a job).

If your case is still pending, do not lose hope. Maybe things will work out for you. But, start to think about Plan B if there is a possibility. 

Wish you ALl the best.

[Hardship_waiver 54]

1 hour ago, VZN said:

This is actually my case that was denied. I had one of the best J1 waiver attorneys when I filed the case. My scholarship was Fulbright funded.

My former employer filed O1 on my behalf but it also got denied. 

Me and my family went back to my home country now( 5 months still hunting a job).

If your case is still pending, do not lose hope. Maybe things will work out for you. But, start to think about Plan B if there is a possibility. 

Wish you ALl the best.

Hi VZN,

             I hope you stay strong and there must be something better for you waiting. The delays in case decisions causes a serious trouble. Thank you for the wishes and stay positive. 

[Hardship_waiver 54]

1 hour ago, VZN said:

This is actually my case that was denied. I had one of the best J1 waiver attorneys when I filed the case. My scholarship was Fulbright funded.

My former employer filed O1 on my behalf but it also got denied. 

Me and my family went back to my home country now( 5 months still hunting a job).

If your case is still pending, do not lose hope. Maybe things will work out for you. But, start to think about Plan B if there is a possibility. 

Wish you ALl the best.

Can you please check your message icon on top right. I have sent you a message. Thank you. 

[g3dan00 20]

Personally I prefer forum over chat just because our data can be used for future waiver submitters.

In chat all is gone after a while. 

It's also hard to traverse since it's not paginated. 

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[PeterW 17]

4 hours ago, VZN said:

This is actually my case that was denied. I had one of the best J1 waiver attorneys when I filed the case. My scholarship was Fulbright funded.

My former employer filed O1 on my behalf but it also got denied. 

Me and my family went back to my home country now( 5 months still hunting a job).

If your case is still pending, do not lose hope. Maybe things will work out for you. But, start to think about Plan B if there is a possibility. 

Wish you ALl the best.

I am sorry to hear that. My case has been more than 1 year in WRD. Due to the expiration of my J, I am also staying with my family in my home country rigit now. My US kid becomes sick frequently here. 

[Wyboxcx 49]

4 hours ago, VZN said:

This is actually my case that was denied. I had one of the best J1 waiver attorneys when I filed the case. My scholarship was Fulbright funded.

My former employer filed O1 on my behalf but it also got denied. 

Me and my family went back to my home country now( 5 months still hunting a job).

If your case is still pending, do not lose hope. Maybe things will work out for you. But, start to think about Plan B if there is a possibility. 

Wish you ALl the best.

So sorry to hear that. Do you mind sharing who your lawyer is?

[g3dan00 20]

4 hours ago, VZN said:

This is actually my case that was denied. I had one of the best J1 waiver attorneys when I filed the case. My scholarship was Fulbright funded.

My former employer filed O1 on my behalf but it also got denied. 

Me and my family went back to my home country now( 5 months still hunting a job).

If your case is still pending, do not lose hope. Maybe things will work out for you. But, start to think about Plan B if there is a possibility. 

Wish you ALl the best.

Really sorry for what happened. Hopefully things will get better in no time 💜

[flyonearth 5]

Not mine. There was one case that was approved on April 27, 2023 - this really gives us some hope...

[Ontarkie 14,321]

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[Saysono 5]

My case was sent to DOS in February 2022. So been nearly 15 months there. I contacted my state senator last week but I don’t think they’ve received a response from DOS as they said they would forward it to me. Would you guys just wait or try to do another inquiry through someone else( ie friends friends acquaintance sort of situation in a very good government position)?

[Saysono 5]

4 minutes ago, Hardship said:

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If you don’t mind me asking, who was your lawyer? And what was the procedure/cost for the mandamus