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Hi Everyone ! Thank you for sharing your timeline and informations !  Especially Coco8 who really helps us with his advices  and experience!

I am waiting for the DoS recommandation for a no objection case I applied for in April 2018. I know they received positive views from my sponsor last week, so I am hopeful to received a positive recommandation (I hope soon!).

I have some questions juste to be sure I understand well the process once the DoS gives its recommandation.

- the DoS sends its recommandation to the USCIS : it seems to take from 7 days to several week as I could see on this forum, it is right?

- the USCIS then makes a determination for the waiver, again, it seems to take from one week to one month? Does it exist cases where the recommandation of the DoS was positive but the determination of the USCIS negative?

- The USCIS send by mail their recommandation and we need this PAPER to apply for a visa (the H1B in my case) in the US consulate in your country (I am in France). Do we really have to wait to have a hard copy of the paper or does it exist an electonic version we can use?  Can we ask to sent it by  Fedex for example (but I think it is too late, they use the stamp we sent us before I assume?)

Thank you so much !

Thank you so much for your answer Coco8 !

What was your status when you were in the US before having the waiver?

I am currently in France but I plan to move in the US in July if it is possible. If you say that it is going faster in the US it could be great, but I have to be sure I can change my status. I benefit from an ESTA (so my status is visitor on the Visa Waiver Program WT) to enter in the US but I am not sure we can change it to an H1B. 

Hi !

I am a French researcher who benefits from a Dos international visiting program of two weeks last year and then subject to the 2 years requirement. I found a job in a US University and need to ask for a J1Waiver. Here is my timeline, they are waiting for the sponsor views of my visiting, who is the DoS. Do you think I need to write to the responsible of my visiting program in the DoS to hurry up things? My job in the University begin mid August but I feel the timing will be tight, what is your opinion? How long does it take between the DoS recommandation and the time we can ask for the H1B visa? I saw it can be very long in some cases. Thank you very much !

Hi !

I am a French researcher who benefits from a Dos international visiting program of two weeks last year and then subject to the 2 years requirement. I found a job in a US University and need to ask for a J1Waiver. Here is my timeline, they are waiting for the sponsor views of my visiting, who is the DoS. Do you think I need to write to the responsible of my visiting program in the DoS to hurry up things? My job in the University begin mid August but I feel the timing will be tight, what is your opinion? How long does it take between the DoS recommandation and the time we can ask for the H1B visa? I saw it can be very long in some cases. Thank you very much !