CorinaB

Hey - it takes about 2 weeks for the DoS to "receive" your NoL as it has to be mailed around to a number of departments and get x-rayed and what not. So hopefully it should be online in the next few days! My experience with DoS has been quite pleasant as they were very quick with the favourable recommendation after they received all documents. I'm now still waiting for the USCIS final approval ...

Hi, thank you very much for the answer. I hope my NOL will be online soon. :-)

I heard that USCIS can take a while. Good luck to you too.

Hi Romancita,

Congratulations for getting the waiver and thank you for sharing your experience here.

I have also started the procedure for J1 waiver.

My application was updated on DOS webpage on 10th of February, only couple of days after sending my documents.

On 14th of February I received at home the No Objection Letter from the Embassy (letter dated 8th of February).

Since then, no update about my No Objection Letter on the DOS webpage.

I do not even know if the NOL was received by DOS or not. I cannot reach anybody there.

I called the Embassy to ask if they will send another letter, in case the first one did not arrive. They will do this only if they will get an official notification from DOS in this regard.

I saw that you had to ask for another NOL from the Embassy.

Did you get any notification from DOS in this regard? How did you find that the NOL was not received?

Thank you very much and hope to talk with you more,

Corina