J1 Hardship Waiver 2021-2022 Timeline

[Sabina Bart 28]

27 minutes ago, Hardship_waiver said:

2022? No way. They have still not finished 2021 cases. Now holiday season is here and work will resume in 2024. 

"Process it asap" emails are generic and I am getting these replies from the last 1.5 year.

I am counting since the time they received I-612 not the statement, is this yours? I feel like it’s coming for you soon! 

[Sabina Bart 28]

10 minutes ago, asevstr said:

Recent but not mine:

 

Oh see they are processing 2022! Fingers crossed this will be fast! 

[Hardship_waiver 54]

2 hours ago, Sabina Bart said:

I am counting since the time they received I-612 not the statement, is this yours? I feel like it’s coming for you soon! 

They are also delaying upload of I-612/I-613 by upto 10 months to get more time. 

[Fisha 3]

Hi everyone. I had my hardship waiver approved recently 19 months after my i612 was sent to the DOS. My lawyer filed family based i485 as well in September 2021 and I had an interview in April 2022 while my i612 was still pending. The officer didn’t deny my 485 but didn’t approve it either and my case was sent to another office of Jurisdiction since then. 
my question now since my waiver is already approved by the DOS and recently by USCIS, how long will it take to have my 485 approved if anybody knows?. I appreciate your input. 

[Mickey344 14]

13 hours ago, Fisha said:

Hi everyone. I had my hardship waiver approved recently 19 months after my i612 was sent to the DOS. My lawyer filed family based i485 as well in September 2021 and I had an interview in April 2022 while my i612 was still pending. The officer didn’t deny my 485 but didn’t approve it either and my case was sent to another office of Jurisdiction since then. 
my question now since my waiver is already approved by the DOS and recently by USCIS, how long will it take to have my 485 approved if anybody knows?. I appreciate your input. 

Congratulations on your approval. I think you should send a copy of the approval from USCIS to the office where your case is being adjudicated with a copy of your receipt notice for I-485 since that may be the likely reason your case is pending. You are fortunate your case was not denied outright since you did not have a basis to adjust your status before hardship waiver approval. 

[PASTJOURNEY18 9]

18 hours ago, Fisha said:

Hi everyone. I had my hardship waiver approved recently 19 months after my i612 was sent to the DOS. My lawyer filed family based i485 as well in September 2021 and I had an interview in April 2022 while my i612 was still pending. The officer didn’t deny my 485 but didn’t approve it either and my case was sent to another office of Jurisdiction since then. 
my question now since my waiver is already approved by the DOS and recently by USCIS, how long will it take to have my 485 approved if anybody knows?. I appreciate your input. 

Congratulations! Did you have a sponsor?

[Wyboxcx 49]

On 11/21/2023 at 9:24 PM, Fisha said:

Hi everyone. I had my hardship waiver approved recently 19 months after my i612 was sent to the DOS. My lawyer filed family based i485 as well in September 2021 and I had an interview in April 2022 while my i612 was still pending. The officer didn’t deny my 485 but didn’t approve it either and my case was sent to another office of Jurisdiction since then. 
my question now since my waiver is already approved by the DOS and recently by USCIS, how long will it take to have my 485 approved if anybody knows?. I appreciate your input. 

Congrats. Did you have government funding??

[Hardship_waiver 54]

Not mine. 

[DrFood 9]

On 11/23/2023 at 1:11 PM, Hardship_waiver said:

Not mine. 

Congrats!! Let's hope they will be moving faster and faster!

[PJAW 18]

On 11/7/2023 at 9:29 AM, Yaz-123 said:

How Long does it take after the DOS approval to get approved by USCIS? any Estimates?

It took us 4 weeks.

[Mickey344 14]

8 hours ago, PJAW said:

It took us 4 weeks.

Did you get a copy of the approval from DoS too? Thanks 

[PJAW 18]

23 hours ago, Mickey344 said:

Did you get a copy of the approval from DoS too? Thanks 

Yes, by email.

[Mickey344 14]

40 minutes ago, PJAW said:

Yes, by email.

Awesome. Thank you. Best wishes with the next step! 

[extreme_hardship 22]

Not mine, but discouraging.

 

[SofiaJ1FilipinaEH 0]

@extreme_hardship

What’s the situation of this person? 
it is self funding or government funding?

is it eh for USC spouse?