J1 Hardship Waiver 2021-2022 Timeline

[Hardship612 0]

On 8/20/2022 at 8:31 PM, Lilly999 said:

Hardship waiver timeline

application submitted sep 21

forward to DOS Feb 2022 (no RFE) 

FR august 2022 

Hello and Congrats! Have you received the USCIS final approval? how long it took between DOS FR and USCIS final notice (if any). DOS sent a FR on my case 5 months ago and still waiting for USCIS final approval. Any suggestions?

[ErinK 35]

2 hours ago, Hardship612 said:

Hi All,

Does anyone know how long it takes for USCIS to issue the approval notice after receiving the Favorable Recommendation? DOS sent FR on April 28^th 2022 (5+ months ago), but I’m still waiting for USCIS notice. Any tips, advice, suggestions?

 

Case status at USCIS still shows “On Hold; On August 25, 2021, we requested another non-USCIS advisory opinion for your Form I-612, Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement (under Section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended), Receipt Number xxxxxxxxxx. Processing of your case will resume when we receive the response.”

 

I submitted a query to USCIS about 1 week ago (https://egov.uscis.gov/e-request/Intro.do) regarding timeline expectations for this final notice, but their answer was pretty generic; “Our records show that your case is currently pending adjudication. We regret that we are unable to provide you with a completion date at this time. We apologize for the delay”.

 

We have invested 25+ months in the whole process 😕

 

 

Thanks in advance for your time!

do you have a lawyer? i know there are some legal actions they can take if a case falls outside of normal USCUS processing time.

[Hardship612 0]

6 minutes ago, ErinK said:

do you have a lawyer? i know there are some legal actions they can take if a case falls outside of normal USCUS processing time.

I do, but nothing clear from their side; i.e. they just said that USCIS should issue the approval at any time, but they haven't proposed anything different other than waiting. Do you know any more specific actions we can take? at least to brainstorm with the lawyers or even start doing it on my own?

[ErinK 35]

On 10/12/2022 at 4:14 PM, Hardship612 said:

I do, but nothing clear from their side; i.e. they just said that USCIS should issue the approval at any time, but they haven't proposed anything different other than waiting. Do you know any more specific actions we can take? at least to brainstorm with the lawyers or even start doing it on my own?

Mine is still at DoS but my lawyer said that when things get stuck at USCIS, they can do queries and even file a lawsuit

[Magnet 12]

On 10/9/2022 at 3:36 PM, ErinK said:

 

 It took them a little short of 2 months after receiving my RFE response to process it. 

Does the USCIS website mention if they received your RFE response or not?

[ErinK 35]

If I remember correctly, yes

[DrIdaddoq 22]

No action recently?

still pending here 13 months at the DoS and counting 

[Waiver 2021 10]

14 minutes ago, DrIdaddoq said:

No action recently?

still pending here 13 months at the DoS and counting 

Pending for 11.5 months here. 

[Hardship_waiver 54]

19 hours ago, DrIdaddoq said:

No action recently?

still pending here 13 months at the DoS and counting 

I am pending with DoS from 7 months.

Try contacting a congressperson as its beyond DoS updated timeline.

Looks like hardship cases are not being processed. Totally Stuck.

Edited October 20, 2022 by Hardship_waiver

[Pillowchis 6]

On 10/19/2022 at 6:03 PM, DrIdaddoq said:

No action recently?

still pending here 13 months at the DoS and counting 

Hi. Just keep on holding. If you do not mind me asking, do you remember what you answered in part 2 of I612? I

[DrIdaddoq 22]

17 minutes ago, Pillowchis said:

Hi. Just keep on holding. If you do not mind me asking, do you remember what you answered in part 2 of I612? I

Graduate medical (4) 

[Pillowchis 6]

31 minutes ago, DrIdaddoq said:

Graduate medical (4) 

I dont know if you can see the image. This part

[DrIdaddoq 22]

1 hour ago, Pillowchis said:

I dont know if you can see the image. This part

Yes, I choose number 4. Graduate medical education training. 

[Pillowchis 6]

39 minutes ago, DrIdaddoq said:

Yes, I choose number 4. Graduate medical education training. 

Okay. Did you consider seeking the assistance of a congressman to know the stage of your case? 

[ErinK 35]

6 hours ago, Pillowchis said:

Okay. Did you consider seeking the assistance of a congressman to know the stage of your case? 

Congressmen/women can't do much when it comes to DoS. I have tried it 2 times with no success. DoS just responds that they are processing the cases in the order they are received.