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?)
Cadem got a reaction from Coco8 in 2018 J1 WAIVER TIMELINE