J1 Hardship Waiver 2021-2022 Timeline

[HardshipWaiverApr 10]

On 3/31/2022 at 10:45 AM, S9471 said:

The reality is that there is no real process to expedite waivers once they are at DoS. Your best bet is waiting...

This thread is getting me nervous. I-612/I613 reached DOS last month.

[S9471 60]

6 hours ago, HardshipWaiverApr said:

This thread is getting me nervous. I-612/I613 reached DOS last month.

You have some way to go.... I've heard of people that had to wait for 10-12 months at the DoS stage.

[Ghugho 6]

9 hours ago, S9471 said:

You have some way to go.... I've heard of people that had to wait for 10-12 months at the DoS stage.

I am in my 15th month with DoS. I612 and I 613 was received in December 2020 . I will say don't panic, just take it easy. There's nothing else we can do. 

[Pillowchis 6]

5 hours ago, Ghugho said:

I am in my 15th month with DoS. I612 and I 613 was received in December 2020 . I will say don't panic, just take it easy. There's nothing else we can do. 

When I made an email inquiry the autoreplay was they are having a system maintainance from 10:00-2:00 until Apr 29. Im still waiting for a reply coming from a representative. My friends who filed No Objection they were denied and theIr decision was received within the time frame. Even I wanted to go back to work to help my husband we can not do anything just to wait.

[Amoyar_Dever 30]

39 minutes ago, Pillowchis said:

When I made an email inquiry the autoreplay was they are having a system maintainance from 10:00-2:00 until Apr 29. Im still waiting for a reply coming from a representative. My friends who filed No Objection they were denied and theIr decision was received within the time frame. Even I wanted to go back to work to help my husband we can not do anything just to wait.

What is the basis of your waiver application- NOS or Hardship? When your application was received by Waiver Review Division at DC?

Do you know why the NOS-based waiver of your friend(s) was denied? Was their J program funded by US government or home country? Was your friend(s) Fullbright Fellow?

Edited April 6, 2022 by Amoyar_Dever

[Ghugho 6]

1 hour ago, Pillowchis said:

When I made an email inquiry the autoreplay was they are having a system maintainance from 10:00-2:00 until Apr 29. Im still waiting for a reply coming from a representative. My friends who filed No Objection they were denied and theIr decision was received within the time frame. Even I wanted to go back to work to help my husband we can not do anything just to wait.

They will eventually reply you expect 1 to 3 months but don't send them multiple inquiries, due to covid they are backed up. 

 

They did reply me last month, and said my file is complete and they will process it as soon as possible 

[Hardship waiver 20]

2 hours ago, Pillowchis said:

When I made an email inquiry the autoreplay was they are having a system maintainance from 10:00-2:00 until Apr 29. Im still waiting for a reply coming from a representative. My friends who filed No Objection they were denied and theIr decision was received within the time frame. Even I wanted to go back to work to help my husband we can not do anything just to wait.

There are horror stories and good ones.
 

DoS might not reply to the representative either. You have to wait it out 😕 

[Pillowchis 6]

2 hours ago, Ghugho said:

They will eventually reply you expect 1 to 3 months but don't send them multiple inquiries, due to covid they are backed up. 

 

They did reply me last month, and said my file is complete and they will process it as soon as possible 

Thank you. 

[HardshipWaiverApr 10]

On 4/5/2022 at 11:15 PM, Ghugho said:

I am in my 15th month with DoS. I612 and I 613 was received in December 2020 . I will say don't panic, just take it easy. There's nothing else we can do. 

Did you receive Fulbrigth or any government funding? Are all hardship waivers taking this long or the ones with government funding?

[HardshipWaiverApr 10]

On 4/5/2022 at 1:22 PM, S9471 said:

You have some way to go.... I've heard of people that had to wait for 10-12 months at the DoS stage.

Thanks! Embracing the long wait!

[Ghugho 6]

1 hour ago, HardshipWaiverApr said:

Did you receive Fulbrigth or any government funding? Are all hardship waivers taking this long or the ones with government funding?

Govt funding. And I do not know, I have seen people getting decisions within 6 months -  and I have seen people waiting for 3 years. No idea what happens with certain cases.  There is a gentleman on visa journey -  unfortunately, his waiver was rejeceted after waiting 2.5 years. 

[RASHAB 2]

On 3/9/2022 at 12:19 PM, COPK said:

Hi, I have a similar case too. My hardship waiver with USCIS started in 2019. And in March 2021 USCIS requested DOS opinion. I didn’t know that we can apply to DOS at same time, so I sent my waiver application to DOS 6 months after USCIS requested their opinion. DOS received my I-612 and I-613 in December 2021 and I haven’t got any updates since then. I’m not sure what to do now. Should I email them or contact my local congress office for help?

Hello, do you have any update? Similar to you, USCIS has sent my I-612/I-613 to DoS on Dec 15, 2021. DoS updated as received on March 13, 2022!! 

[RASHAB 2]

On 3/25/2022 at 12:02 AM, Pillowchis said:

I know how you feel. You are waiting longer than me.  DoS is taking so long. They received  my I613 for almost 6 months now. It worries me.

Hi P, Did you hear anything from DoS?

[Pillowchis 6]

4 minutes ago, RASHAB said:

Hi P, Did you hear anything from DoS?

Hello

As of now, there is no update. I read a post this morning about a man waited for 2.5 years and it was denied. Im experiencing anxiety because of this. Lets hope for the best. 

[COPK 5]

3 hours ago, RASHAB said:

Hello, do you have any update? Similar to you, USCIS has sent my I-612/I-613 to DoS on Dec 15, 2021. DoS updated as received on March 13, 2022!! 

Nothing yet. DoS received my I-612/I-613 on December 2nd 2021.