J1 Hardship Waiver 2021-2022 Timeline

[COPK 5]

9 hours ago, Hardship_waiver said:

Great news. Congratulations. I am unsure how productive will we be left after this mental trauma of yearssss. 

Yeah, there isn’t a day that I don’t think about it.

[HardshipWaiverApr 10]

1 hour ago, ErinK said:

No government funding. Sent from USCIS to DoS in Feb 2022

Thanks for sharing. We have close timeline. Mine is March 2022.

[Wyboxcx 49]

Is anyone else still stuck at USCIS's initial stage ?? Filed in May 2022 and so far they haven't either requested additional evidence or forwarded it to DOS. 😪

[KA1214 1]

13 hours ago, Freidrichm said:

Is anyone else still stuck at USCIS's initial stage ?? Filed in May 2022 and so far they haven't either requested additional evidence or forwarded it to DOS. 😪

Count me in!!! In my 7th month now…

[Wyboxcx 49]

14 minutes ago, KA1214 said:

Count me in!!! In my 7th month now…

That's frustrating. I am sorry to hear. I don't know what's going on with the California Service Center, they used to be much quicker with hardship decisions and the delay was mostly at the DOS. I submitted an expedite request and it was rejected in 15 mins even though we had good evidence!!

[PeterW 17]

2 hours ago, Freidrichm said:

That's frustrating. I am sorry to hear. I don't know what's going on with the California Service Center, they used to be much quicker with hardship decisions and the delay was mostly at the DOS. I submitted an expedite request and it was rejected in 15 mins even though we had good evidence!!

I think USCIS is waiting for DOS. If there is a congestion in DOS, the speed in USCIS is also slow.

[ssssssaa 1]

it is really frustrating how most cases are stuck in the DOS ,has anyone here heard about an expedite request that got accepted? also is it hard to get O1 visa these days ?

[Wyboxcx 49]

4 hours ago, PeterW said:

I think USCIS is waiting for DOS. If there is a congestion in DOS, the speed in USCIS is also slow.

That could be an explanation 

[PeterW 17]

36 minutes ago, Saedaaa said:

it is really frustrating how most cases are stuck in the DOS ,has anyone here heard about an expedite request that got accepted? also is it hard to get O1 visa these days ?

If you stay in the location corresponding to CSC or your don't request premium process, O1 should be not very difficult.

[ErinK 35]

4 hours ago, Saedaaa said:

it is really frustrating how most cases are stuck in the DOS ,has anyone here heard about an expedite request that got accepted? also is it hard to get O1 visa these days ?

O-1s are not hard if you work with a good lawyer and if you are not in the north east. If you live in the northeast your case goes to the Vermont USCIS and apparently they issue a lot of RFEs for O-1s. Highly recommend North America Immigration Law group- Chen www.wegreened.com for O-1. They look at your CV and provide a very detail evaluation of your case for O-1 for free

[Hardship_waiver 54]

14 hours ago, Saedaaa said:

it is really frustrating how most cases are stuck in the DOS ,has anyone here heard about an expedite request that got accepted? also is it hard to get O1 visa these days ?

This is the oldest case I am following. Still pending. This person must have started his waiver process two years ago for a two years condition waiver. 

[Robble42 6]

22 minutes ago, Hardship_waiver said:

This is the oldest case I am following. Still pending. This person must have started his waiver process two years ago for a two years condition waiver. 

This is ours:

[Robble42 6]

15 hours ago, Saedaaa said:

it is really frustrating how most cases are stuck in the DOS ,has anyone here heard about an expedite request that got accepted? also is it hard to get O1 visa these days ?

It's very frustrating and expediting at the DOS stage is extremely difficult. You either need to have a "significant humanitarian need" (hardship doesn't count) or "a clear and significant U.S. government interest"  (being a doctor who treats COVID patients during a pandemic doesn't count).

[Waiver 2021 10]

Last two weeks of 2022, I wonder if the DOS will provide any recommendation for hardship cases? or it is over for this year. Jan. 2023 will mark 14 months at the DOS.

[ssssssaa 1]

32 minutes ago, Waiver 2021 said:

Last two weeks of 2022, I wonder if the DOS will provide any recommendation for hardship cases? or it is over for this year. Jan. 2023 will mark 14 months at the DOS.

I hope so , or hopefully they start to move in 2023 ,it looks like most cases are stuck since right after COVID , ah we pray something changes by new year