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  1.    PJAW reacted to a post in a topic: J1 Hardship Waiver 2021-2022 Timeline
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    Edit: Sorry, forgot to mention this is immediate family based adjustment of status, so based on how you are adjusting status, this timeline may be of little to no value to you. Here is our timeline: 10-24-23 - DOS Favorable Recommendation 11-21-23 - USCIS Approval Notice 12-9-23 - Filed for AOS. E-filed Form I-130 12-9-23 - Notice of receipt of Form I-130 12-20-23 - Concurrently filed (hard copy, only way) forms I-485, I-131, I-765 and also attached forms I-864W and I-693 12-27-23 - Notice of receipt of forms I-485, I-131, I-765. Added cases to electronic USCIS account. 12-28-23 - Notice of Approval of I-130. 12-30-23 - Notice that Biometric Appointment Scheduled 1-17-24 - Biometrics Appointment Attended 1-17-24 - Case status changed to Under Review For I-131, I-765, and I-485. 1-18-24 - Notice of Approval of I-765 4-20-24 - Notice of Approval of I-485 (No interview, no advanced parole ever issued) FYI: I'm an attorney so did this all myself. I would recommend hiring an attorney if you can, there are definitely things that can trip people up. But I know money is always an issue. Good luck everyone.
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    Yes. FR in 12/23. Took 12 months. No gov. funding. Waiting on green card now.
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    My statement of reason for DOS form DS3035 was four sentences or so. Just a brief summary of why I was legally entitled to relief. Short, but accurate summary one paragraph long. DOS receives a copy of your form 612 and accompanying documents form USCIS when the Form 613 is issued upon USCIS finding of hardship.
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    EAD approved next day after biometrics.
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    Non-immigrant work visa. Made a mistake posting here, sorry.
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    I thought I'd share this interesting dynamic of our pending I130/I485 Concurrent Filing for marriage based green card. US Citizen Spouse filed I130 electronically on December 9, 2023, and mailed in the I485 on December 19, 2023. The I130 was APPROVED on December 29, 2023. We received notice of receipt for the I485 dated December 27, 2023, so a couple days before the approval of the I130, and when we got the paper notices in the mail in early January, we entered the cases online on our USCIS account. The online account DOES show "concurrent filing". We did the fingerprinting for the 485 a couple days ago, on January 17, 2023. Everything was sent in (medical, supporting proof, etc.), so we are hoping for a waiver of interview. The interesting thing is that the I130 was approved lightning fast, but with concurrent filing (which we did achieve, but just barely), they should by their own policy be reviewing the I485 at the same time. So, will see if the I485 is reviewed within the next week or so, or if something else happens.
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    I suspect (just a guess), that DOS as a matter of routine does not grant FR for hardship waivers for people who are not in status. I'd be curious if anyone on this forum has been granted a j1 hardship waiver after having overstayed a visa, for example. So I worry that some people think they can overstay while waiting for a waiver because they will eventually be forgiven in their adjustment of status, but they may never get the waiver. Bottom line, as a general rule avoid getting out of status if at all possible.
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    Hey everyone, so I'm an attorney. I finished this J-1 waiver process for my family last month (see previous posts), and am now considering staying involved in this area and helping out after realizing how much of a nightmare this can be for people. I'm not going to give legal advice in this forum, but go ahead and message me if you want my contact information.
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    Yes, by email.
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    It took us 4 weeks.
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    I reached out to senators and reps offices, they requested to expedite, quickly rejected and then ignored after repeated requests. I did not file a lawsuit.
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    Just got FR. 52 weeks at DOS. No government funding.
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    It's relevant because I am interested in seeing a copy of the petition. I want to pull a copy from the cm/ecf but I need to know what jurisdiction it was filed in.
  29. PJAW
    Could you please share what court you filed the mandamus suit in?
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