J1 Hardship Waiver 2021-2022 Timeline

[Sabina Bart 28]

7 minutes ago, extreme_hardship said:

not mine but a recent one

Yeah I just checked that one too, that is unfortunate  There is one more who got yesterday NFR from January 2023. 

[Wyboxcx 49]

21 minutes ago, extreme_hardship said:

not mine but a recent one

I have the impression that cases with a NFR take even longer to get a decision . Sad 

[Sabina Bart 28]

12 minutes ago, Wyboxcx said:

I have the impression that cases with a NFR take even longer to get a decision . Sad 

January 2023 case that got NFR was pretty recent kinda of on time too. So I think it just depends on the case itself how strong it is based on evidences etc.

[extreme_hardship 22]

30 minutes ago, Wyboxcx said:

I have the impression that cases with a NFR take even longer to get a decision . Sad 

Yeah. If I were to speculate, I would say that they have some secondary review process for the cases that they can not approve or reject right away. 

[Sabina Bart 28]

1 minute ago, extreme_hardship said:

Yeah. If I were to speculate, I would say that they have some secondary review process for the cases that they can not approve or reject right away. 

Some cases from mid 2022 are still pending… how long does it take now for gov sponsored cases does anyone know? There was one case from like Jan 2022 approved this month with gov sponsored case.

[asevstr 20]

I see one more case approved yesterday from March 2023, 329 days.

 

[asevstr 20]

Not mine - 281 Days

[Wyboxcx 49]

16 hours ago, asevstr said:

Not mine - 281 Days

Do we have any idea if this person somehow managed to expedite their case with DOS or if they are actually working faster now?

[extreme_hardship 22]

Does anyone know how to contact the sponsor ( Fulbright ) directly, when their views are requested ? Is there an email address or a phone number?

thanks

[Sabina Bart 28]

1 hour ago, extreme_hardship said:

Does anyone know how to contact the sponsor ( Fulbright ) directly, when their views are requested ? Is there an email address or a phone number?

thanks

When did DOS receive your docs? 

[Sabina Bart 28]

2 hours ago, extreme_hardship said:

Does anyone know how to contact the sponsor ( Fulbright ) directly, when their views are requested ? Is there an email address or a phone number?

thanks

And no I don’t know anyone from Fulbright  Has anyone here been on Ugrad? 

[PASTJOURNEY18 9]

Need assistance/guidance regarding hardship waiver please.

 

Our statement for USCIS is quite long, but confused about the statement of reason for DOS DS-3035 form - do I copy/paste the same statement from USCIS or do I write a summary?

 

Thanks!

[hideaki 10]

@nmanc33 You can print your Statement of Reason on a separate document to attach with your DS-3035, and leave a note on the SOR in the DS-3035 form with something like "find the SOR in the supporting document". 

[PASTJOURNEY18 9]

6 minutes ago, hideaki said:

@nmanc33 You can print your Statement of Reason on a separate document to attach with your DS-3035, and leave a note on the SOR in the DS-3035 form with something like "find the SOR in the supporting document". 

So it is ok to use the same statement that I send to USCIS? It's fairly long.

[hideaki 10]

@nmanc33 I guess we all do that. How long is yours? Mine and other people I know range from 5-20 pages.