Conrad 30 Illinois waiver

[Pp2023 0]

I was hoping for advise reg my situation.

I applied for a specialist Conrad waiver position in Illinois last year but it did not get approved (apparently there were more than 30 applicants). I ended up extending my fellowship by another year. This year I’m applying for a PCP position again through Conrad waiver in Illinois state. My application was submitted on October 1, 2022, but I still haven’t received a response from IDPH.

 

I’m a little concerned because last time they had sent their approvals/rejections on November 30 2021, but it took almost till mid December for the hospital lawyers to contact me reg the rejection. I don’t want the situation to repeat again this year.

 

I have a couple of questions-

1. What is the best way to follow up from IDPH. My lawyers say we need to wait till mid December, but I feel that is too late

2. what is the usual Conrad 30 timeline for approvals/ rejections for illinois

3. Can I travel back to my home country while I wait for this? Till when is it safe to travel back. I do know that at some point during the transition from j1 waiver to H1B it is recommended not to travel.

 

thanks all for your time.

[milimelo 4,481]

Wouldn’t getting in touch with someone from IDPH make more sense than asking here? 99.9% of us here wouldn’t know about Conrad waiver. 
 

if you’re past duration of studies and your student visa is about to expire check with your school what needs to be done.