2018 J1 WAIVER TIMELINE

[okland 31]

DoS received the NOS. The update came today although the NOS was sent on Dec 18th and the received date is Jan 31st.

 

On 2/1/2019 at 2:27 PM, orpheus said:

USCIS just approved my waiver, but the status only shows in the new website (myUSCIS). Isn't that weird? 

This is normal. It happened to my OPT status too.

[Lucia_F 0]

Hi,

I need an information. When uscis approves your case will send to you only the I-797c notice of action (courtesy copy) or also the I-797 notice of action (the original one)??

can I go to the embassy with only the courtesy copy??

 

thanks

[Coco8 1,039]

6 hours ago, Lucia_F said:

Hi,

I need an information. When uscis approves your case will send to you only the I-797c notice of action (courtesy copy) or also the I-797 notice of action (the original one)??

can I go to the embassy with only the courtesy copy??

 

thanks

 

For the embassy you need the actual waiver. It's a green paper with the Statue of Liberty printed on it.

[Lucia_F 0]

Uscis sent it to you? Beacuse I never receved nothing and yesterday I called and they told me that if I want the original i-797 I should fill the i-824 and pay the 468$ fee. This is crazy!

 

[Coco8 1,039]

18 minutes ago, Lucia_F said:

Uscis sent it to you? Beacuse I never receved nothing and yesterday I called and they told me that if I want the original i-797 I should fill the i-824 and pay the 468$ fee. This is crazy!

 

 

It looks like this https://citizenpath.com/form-i-797-notice-action/

 

I think it's always a copy, because they keep the originals; kind of like a birth certificate.

 

FYI -- Yes, I have a green paper that is that form with the waiver. That's what I needed for my GC and H1B applications

 

Edited February 5, 2019 by Coco8
FYI part

[adrian876 1]

On 1/31/2019 at 5:10 PM, GKT said:

 

On 1/31/2019 at 5:10 PM, GKT said:

What are the processing times for USCIS. Got my noa in the mail today

[GKT 3]

35 minutes ago, adrian876 said:

 

What are the processing times for USCIS. Got my noa in the mail today

Hi adrian876, 

 

The processing time for final waiver varies from weeks to months, so nobody really knows.

There is a website to estimate it (https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/) - I never use it so not sure how accurate is it.

 

For those who submit DOS favorable recommendation letter with H1b premium processing (like my case),

the final waiver will typically be approved within 15 calendar days.

 

Hope it answers your question.

 

 

 

[adrian876 1]

20 minutes ago, GKT said:

Hi adrian876, 

 

The processing time for final waiver varies from weeks to months, so nobody really knows.

There is a website to estimate it (https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/) - I never use it so not sure how accurate is it.

 

For those who submit DOS favorable recommendation letter with H1b premium processing (like my case),

the final waiver will typically be approved within 15 calendar days.

 

Hope it answers your question.

 

 

 

Thanks for clearing that up for me. Everything went quickly so I was hoping the same would be for USCIS. My two years are up in September. Hopefully it comes before that.

[bibble 0]

Just an update for anyone it may help (because I know I've been slowly losing my mind over the past two months). I've been waiting since October 24th for a DOS decision on an NIH-sponsored NOS waiver. I emailed at the 8 week mark (generic response), 12 week mark (no response), and again on Monday as I had reached the four week countdown to my J-1 expiration date. On Monday, I also contacted my senator's office, having previously had no luck with my state representative.

 

I'm not sure whether any of the latest prods aided the process, but first thing this morning I received an email confirming that a favorable recommendation had been issued (not yet updated online). As soon as I receive the DOS letter, I'll be going ahead with H-1B premium processing, and it may still even be possible that there is no interruption to my employment.

[J111 0]

Hi Biblbe, 

Congratulation on your favorable recommendation though it came after a long struggle,. Are you a Fulbright or sponsored candidate?

Edited February 6, 2019 by J111
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[bibble 0]

1 hour ago, J111 said:

Hi Biblbe, 

Congratulation on your favorable recommendation though it came after a long struggle,. Are you a Fulbright or sponsored candidate?

Thank you! I had two J-1s. First was a 6 month short term scholar, funded by home government and hosted at NIH. I returned to my home country for 18 months so it remained subject to 212(e). Second was a full research scholar, of which the first three years were funded by NIH. I moved in my fourth year to a university, which allowed NIH to provide favorable sponsor views. I had two notable delays - firstly, my embassy provided some incorrect information about required documents and then lost my packet; second was at DOS.

[Coco8 1,039]

17 hours ago, bibble said:

Just an update for anyone it may help (because I know I've been slowly losing my mind over the past two months). I've been waiting since October 24th for a DOS decision on an NIH-sponsored NOS waiver. I emailed at the 8 week mark (generic response), 12 week mark (no response), and again on Monday as I had reached the four week countdown to my J-1 expiration date. On Monday, I also contacted my senator's office, having previously had no luck with my state representative.

 

I'm not sure whether any of the latest prods aided the process, but first thing this morning I received an email confirming that a favorable recommendation had been issued (not yet updated online). As soon as I receive the DOS letter, I'll be going ahead with H-1B premium processing, and it may still even be possible that there is no interruption to my employment.

 

Good luck! 

 

Yes, you can do H1B with the DOS letter. I did that.

Edited February 7, 2019 by Coco8

[shiv2019 1]

Hi all,

I sent my documents to DOS on Jan, 19th and got a confirmation from USPS tracking that the documents were delivered on Jan, 22nd.

However, today is Feb, 8th and there is still no update in the DOS portal that my documents were received.

I have seen in some of the timelines that others have shared in this thread that it normally takes around 2 weeks, so am a bit worried that my documents got lost somewhere.

Is anyone else seeing delays?

Thanks!

 

[adrian876 1]

34 minutes ago, shiv2019 said:

Hi all,

I sent my documents to DOS on Jan, 19th and got a confirmation from USPS tracking that the documents were delivered on Jan, 22nd.

However, today is Feb, 8th and there is still no update in the DOS portal that my documents were received.

I have seen in some of the timelines that others have shared in this thread that it normally takes around 2 weeks, so am a bit worried that my documents got lost somewhere.

Is anyone else seeing delays?

Thanks!

 

DOS didn't get a statement of reason from me and I sent one early in December. It took almost a month for them to update the portal even though it showed that they got it a few days after I sent it. Give them some time. Sometimes it takes a while.

[Conrad2019 0]

how long is USCIS taking to process these days?

given: im conrad 30 application,H1b premium procesing and holds a valid state liscence. 2-3 weeks or unpredictible weeks?