Sabina Bart

Congrats again! Amazing news!! 😌😌

Congratulations! 🎆Did you have Gov funding? What was the basis for the hardship?

Oh shoot! You should expedite with them, since you have been waiting for more than their estimated time. Amazing! They just posted it on Facebook, I see. She said her husband and her were Fulbrighters and they filed for their kiddo. They did cover different reasons.

Hi guys, any news? Has anyone received any favorables from the DOS? Has anyone waited already a year?

Oh why? It was very helpful! SO what the admins removed it here, some of us can still have access to it since we know the web site's name... darn!

Does anyone know why this j1hardshipcase web site not working? I tried to access for a week now...

I think I know what the previous person meant, there was indeed a case in FB group and they applied first for NOS, and it was denied where sponsor views were requested. After they applied applied So, the suggested j1hardshiptracker web site has been under maintenance for a week now, does anyone know when its gonna be working? Person who created it can you grant us access please. Thank you!

I think you should email DOS and let them know that you waited for like pretty much forever, like 2 years?! And ask if they have any updates I would start there… also it really depends how efficient your senator is, I heard some don’t care and wouldn’t even take extra calls… I think it might depend on the state or willingness of a personnel to help you!

Hmm humanitarian reasons are tough unless you are from Ukraine where that would totally be considered since there is a war happening… or if you’re from Sudan. But also I think when I googled humanitarian it doesn’t have to be necessarily wars or climatic disasters!! It could also potentially be like a person suffering from disability for instance…

I think that person has like 2-3 kids and a spouse so I am sure it was both US spouse and US born kids… so far many cases I saw had kids where the approval happened… I am not quite sure if there is a case where only US spouse present and no kids. They won’t ask for it… since they already did before, might be a faster process for them and for you!

I think I know what the previous person meant, there was indeed a case in FB group and they applied first for NOS, and it was denied where sponsor views were requested. After they applied for hardship and it was approved and they didn’t seek any sponsor views-so it took actually faster…

That’s amazing! Congratulations!! What was the basis of your waiver, US Spouse? Did you try to expedite by any chance?

So this new web site whoever created has not been working for days now, does anyone know what's going on? Thank you Mine has a passport page hmm..

Has anyone tried to expedite their hardships? Did it work? I contacted the senator but no promises. According to FB yesterday someone posted their hardship case being approved-from March 2022, my God they are so behind!! It’s already June 2023.

I myself a step mom of 3 kiddos and an immigrant. Initially when I met my husband I was scared to meet the kiddos since I have never before dated anyone with kids and here I have all 3. My husband always came up with different ideas how we all can hang out and do things together as a family like camping trips or going to a pool. I homeschooled my kiddos during pandemic and yes it was tough and we would go insane and it's also time when we got married. Living together and having kids every other day made it hard for us -being a young couple. But to be honest, one thing that is really helpful is to think that your fiancee is coming from a different culture, perspective of blended families is a way different in developing societies. Here yes everyone is open and try to be friends... But even I have my boundaries with everyone and especially with kids’ mom. Reading your story really reminded me of me when we just got married and pandemic peacked I was also hiding in a bedroom after kids’ schooling because I needed some time alone not because I ignored everyone I just love my privacy too much. I would suggest having a conversation with your fiancee ask her how she sees your lives together, what are her thoughts. As a stepmom I am still learning and I probably will fail to understand much but every failure is a lesson. As I await my own baby, I am sure I will understand it even more when I become a mother of my own child. Just really have a talk and discuss with her, it might be so hard for her to understand the blended family dynamic, and she maybe needs someone to help her. I also have a youngest one the same age as yours, she will turn 9 soon, and I struggled with her and it also seemed that we both fought for daddy’s attention. But she also outgrew this and I love spending time with her, she has friends and does extracurricular activities. Anyways, no one would understand what step parenting is unless you're one. You do have to be selfless but also boundaries matter.

Yep! They just increased the processing times from 10 months I think to 12... Crazy!

Makes sense, mine has US Gov funding maybe that's why yours is faster. But also I think you are right about the backlog. It is honestly DOS fault all they could do is consider one or two case every day, now it also affected those who do Non objection and they even wait longer.

For sure. I did contact my senator though none of them promise expedite, so I hope they can help me. My husband is a disabled veteran and we honestly don't ask for much just consider someone who served the country and gave their youth to protect this country while also getting illnesses when serving.

Wow yours is much much faster! Was your program via DOS or any other US Gov program? I wish mine would take this faster, mine did take a way longer at USCIS, it was like last minute for them to open my case and issue an rfe.

Mine is similar to yours, took like 8 months for me and I also received an RFE, I felt like I completely had to show my case all over again, but with more evidence and some was hard to get but I did it. But overall then it took like 10ish months to forward it to DOS, with DOS I have been waiting for half a year now.

Hello, thanks for your reply. I heard something like that, I am sure there is a human element. I know of a person who asked for administrative closure of I-485 while I-612 is pending. I have been waiting now for the latter and it's such an excruciating wait that I believe I am getting depressed. Attorney btw should be doing administrative closure meaning your case is in hold so you don't have to reapply all over again for I-485. I wonder those who are waiting for the waiver and invited for interview what do they do? I see that USCIS started working faster while DOS not.

Hi, I am trying to reach to the senator here too. They received all my complete documents earlier this year I know it’s early but I also have I-485 pending because of that, I am super concerned and I cannot really get any new visa unfortunately. Did anyone try to expedite not on humanitarian basis? Like if your spouse is veteran with disability I wonder if it counts?!

Hello, I am wondering if anyone is still contributing to this thread and if any of you got your waivers approved. I have been waiting less than all of you, but I would love to know where the DOS right now in the process. I heard that they are trying to speed up because they have been so behind since pandemic. I really hope the processing times for this type of waiver will get decreased it is insane how much time people wait.