2018 J1 WAIVER TIMELINE

[Coco8 1,039]

1 hour ago, Annina85 said:

Hi! I received the favorable recommendation from DoS on May 24 but I did not receive yet the NOA or the waiver by  UCSIS. Is it normal? Thank you

Mmm... Are you in the US? If you are abroad, mail can be slow. If you are in the US, you might want to call UCSIS and see if you can find out. I've seen one or two cases in which they had misplaced the DOS waiver but it is hard to find your cases too, because you don't have a number. So insist if they want to hang up on you.

[Annina85 2]

4 minutes ago, Coco8 said:

Mmm... Are you in the US? If you are abroad, mail can be slow. If you are in the US, you might want to call UCSIS and see if you can find out. I've seen one or two cases in which they had misplaced the DOS waiver but it is hard to find your cases too, because you don't have a number. So insist if they want to hang up on you.

I am in Italy. 

[Coco8 1,039]

47 minutes ago, Annina85 said:

I am in Italy. 

If you are abroad you need the UCSIS waiver to go to the consulate. The DOS paper is not enough.

[Annina85 2]

8 minutes ago, Coco8 said:

If you are abroad you need the UCSIS waiver to go to the consulate. The DOS paper is not enough.

I received the hardcopy of the favorable recommendation by DOS about three weeks ago. Now I am waiting for the final decision by UCSIS who received the favorable recommendation for granting me the waiver. 

Edited June 24, 2018 by Annina85

[Coco8 1,039]

41 minutes ago, Annina85 said:

I received the hardcopy of the favorable recommendation by DOS about three weeks ago. Now I am waiting for the final decision by UCSIS who received the favorable recommendation for granting me the waiver. 

You should receive a NOA 1 from UCSIS with a number to check the case online. Then, you will receive a green paper which is the waiver.

[Annina85 2]

37 minutes ago, Coco8 said:

You should receive a NOA 1 from UCSIS with a number to check the case online. Then, you will receive a green paper which is the waiver.

Thank you, I hope it arrives soon... I must be patient! 

[Buhr 122]

On 6/23/2018 at 8:49 PM, Duckee said:

@Buhr hey dis you already got your waiver from USCIS? They received my case last April 2nd and haven’t heard anything from them. Thanks!

I did. My NOA1 letter took forever to arrive because they sent it to my address in Brazil and the postal service sucks, so I eventually called them to get my case number, they had had my case for like a week. It got approved a few days after I got the case number. They sent the NOA2 to the US address. It took 16 days total from Received to Approved.

 

Edit: make sure you check the new website because they often won't update the old one. My case still shows as Received on the old system.

Edited June 25, 2018 by Buhr

[Duckee 2]

1 hour ago, Buhr said:

I did. My NOA1 letter took forever to arrive because they sent it to my address in Brazil and the postal service sucks, so I eventually called them to get my case number, they had had my case for like a week. It got approved a few days after I got the case number. They sent the NOA2 to the US address. It took 16 days total from Received to Approved.

 

Edit: make sure you check the new website because they often won't update the old one. My case still shows as Received on the old system.

What new website? Did you have an H1B application or a spouse petition?

[Buhr 122]

4 minutes ago, Duckee said:

What new website? Did you have an H1B application or a spouse petition?

https://myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov/

 

I had a fiancé petition going at the same time

[Duckee 2]

43 minutes ago, Buhr said:

https://myaccount.uscis.dhs.gov/

 

I had a fiancé petition going at the same time

Did you make an inline account with USCIS? I just have my NOA1. 

[Buhr 122]

8 minutes ago, Duckee said:

Did you make an inline account with USCIS? I just have my NOA1. 

Yes, you have to create an account to check your application status. The signup process is quite lengthy so it's best to do it when you've got some spare time.

[Duckee 2]

I thought I just can check if without creating an account. Did you have a lawyer to file your case?

1 hour ago, Buhr said:

Yes, you have to create an account to check your application status. The signup process is quite lengthy so it's best to do it when you've got some spare time.

 

[Buhr 122]

10 minutes ago, Duckee said:

I thought I just can check if without creating an account. Did you have a lawyer to file your case?

 

You can on the old website, on the new one you're required to create an account to check the status.

I did have a lawyer for my fiancé petition but I filed the waiver on my own.

[Duckee 2]

48 minutes ago, Buhr said:

You can on the old website, on the new one you're required to create an account to check the status.

I did have a lawyer for my fiancé petition but I filed the waiver on my own.

Was your J1 visa already expired when you filed the waiver?

[mohitindelhi 1]

On 6/24/2018 at 1:33 PM, Coco8 said:

 

Hi,

They can apply for the H1B if you are in the US and you are AOS from another visa (e.g. F1) to H1B. They cannot apply if you are abroad and doing consular processing. 

Will you work for a university or some organization that is not capped? 

The salary is based on the company/university and it cannot be lower than it should be. You should never accept a salary that is low because they are trying to take advantage of you!

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, I am in USA transitioning from J1 to H1B. I am just chnging the position from Post Doc Scholar to Research Associate in the same university. and my university is cap exempt (non-profit)