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52 minutes ago, J1visa said:
@PK_ Thank you!!! Great to know that within a week this first part of the process will be concluded.
They didn't updated in the website but do you already have your case approved, right?
Correct. I have received the approval notice in the mail, and even today, the status still says "Case Was Received At Another USCIS Office".
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1 minute ago, J1visa said:
Awesome! You should be getting the final approval within a week. My online status did not get updated with the approval.
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18 hours ago, J1visa said:
Hi, @LauCC Thank you! My timeline started on July 18th when I saw they received my documents. Then, on October 17th I saw the NOS from my Embassy in the system. On Dec. 20th the FR showed up as sent. I received a letter from DOS in which they Grant my waiver. It was addressed to USCIS, they sent a copy to my Embassy as well. But since then, I haven't received anything else. I called USCIS but I need the case number, and I don't have it. I am worried about it. So, in total there has been almost 6 months.
On the DS-3035, was your physical address different than your mailing address?
You should be getting your initial USCIS receipt by now. The alternative way to get your receipt number is through:
- Call USCIS - 1-800-375-5283
- Go to lost receipt number (Press 1-1-2-2)
- Mention that you filed I-612 form with the Vermont Service Center
- They will ask for your name, date of birth, address, etc. Make sure you give them the physical address that you have listed on the DS-3035 (not the mailing address)
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South Korea.
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He can put your address on the mailing address and the self-addressed envelope. (I would recommend getting the USPS Priority Flat-Rate Envelope with $7.35 stamp and tracking number.)
Please note that the USCIS might still send the final approval to his physical address.
For the statement of reason, if it's a no-objection case, it almost doesn't matter. Getting the K-1 visa is a valid reason.
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My N-400 journey is coming to an end. I have been tracking the progress of Seattle/Yakima/Portland offices, and I just want to drop this graph off for anyone who has applied in the first half of 2019.
- Seattle interview wait time has been steadily decreasing. You can read the projected wait time from the graph to get a better approximation for your N-400 interview.
- I live in Bellevue, but my interview is still in Seattle. I believe they only transfer some of the applications to Yakima, not all.
- Good luck!
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On 1/9/2020 at 4:33 PM, pushbrk said:
Correct. Do not get current country police report until after petition approval. In the meantime, study and prepare.
What's the rationale for not getting the current country police certificate? Is that related to the certificate being expired?
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Got an interview appointment today
PD: Jan 4, 2019
Interview: Feb 10, 2020
USCIS Seattle
(not a combo filer)
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1 hour ago, tnnandi said:
Has anyone received their J-1 waiver recently? I'd appreciate if you can post your timeline.
The processing time for waiver based on NOS is mentioned as 12 to 16 weeks in the DOS website. So, it'd be good to know some actual timelines for a better estimate of the wait times.
Thanks in advance.
Have you tried reading the previous 2-3 pages of this topic? There are plenty of recent timelines posted already.
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On 11/16/2019 at 4:29 AM, sw6chung said:
Hello,
I submitted my DS260 in October of 2019 under the F4 Category (my Uncle is a US Citizen and I am a dependent of my father). This month, I got an offer to work as an intern for a tech company in California, that would require me to obtain a J1 visa. I am still an undergraduate student and am planning on returning to Canada to resume my studies after my 4 month internship, which can be easily proved. I have no intentions of adjusting status, and want to do consular processing in Montreal later in 2020. Our immigration lawyer projects that the consular interview date in Montreal for our Green Cards will be scheduled late February, which will already be 2 months into the internship.
My question is, is it still possible to obtain a J1 visa after having filed a DS260, on the basis that I am a student wanting to return to my home university in Canada in order to finish my degree? Has anyone ever received a nonimmigrant visa after submitting a DS260?
As a Canadian citizen, you do not need to obtain a visa for J-1. You can enter the U.S. with the J-1 status by just presenting the DS-2019 paper along with the training plan.
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11 minutes ago, kylat4n said:
Hello all Seattle filer, does anyone from October filer and November 2018 filer get scheduled for the interview? Please share if you get scheduled for the interview, will appreciated. Let’s help each other out for who still waiting for the interview scheduled🙏🏻. Thank You
You can check on the Timelines to see the progress of the Seattle field office. If you have not filled your timeline, please share your timeline so everyone can be updated with the progress.
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We have just received the physical DOS favorable recommendation letter, and it says at the bottom that the letter is also sent to
- Your country's embassy
- All of your program sponsors
- You
So, they will all be notified of your waiver favorable recommendation.
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3 hours ago, The Conqueror said:
Finally I received an email yesterday 11.07.2019 notifying me for my scheduled interview. Then I checked my document tab today and my interview is scheduled on December 11, 2019.
Congrats! The wait time is coming down to 14.5 months.
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2 hours ago, Bogie said:
What if i take my case from my lawyer how much will it cost mi for u guys to do it.i already have my i130 approved
For DOS, there are no additional fees beyond the initial fees at the beginning of the process. Your embassy may charge some fees to produce the no objection statement. Overall, it's up to you.
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16 minutes ago, Bogie said:
So that means my lawyer dnt kno what the hell dem doing. They keep messing with
You should follow up with your country's embassy. On the initial DS-3035 packet, there is a barcode page that needs to be sent to your embassy. Make sure that they have received that page along with any necessary documentations that your embassy needs.
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3 minutes ago, Bogie said:
Yes they have everything
The top corner of your case says "no objection", so they need the no objection letter from your country's embassy. They will not start processing your case without it.
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48 minutes ago, Bogie said:
My documents was received on April 24 2019 until now it still saying pending anyone kno why its get frustrating
Do they have all of the required documents? You can send them an email to ask for the status of your file.
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We have just got favorable recommendation for a simple no-objection letter case. Here is our DOS timeline.
2019-05-19 - Generated DS-3035 packet
2019-05-24 - Dropped USPS Priority flat rate envelope package off
2019-05-26 - USPS Package got delivered to the PO Box
2019-05-29 - Money Order was cashed
2019-06-19 - DOS status page showed items received
2019-10-03 - Embassy sent the no objection letter
2019-10-20 - No objection statement received
2019-11-05 - Favorable Recommendation sent to USCIS
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On 11/2/2019 at 3:19 PM, J1visa said:
-For the change of status in the checklist of the I-485, says:
"Documentation of immigrant category, such as a copy of Form I-797, Approval or Receipt Notice, for the Form I-130 filed on your behalf (unless you are filing your Form I-485 with the Form I-130 filed on your behalf)" is that the final notice that they send us to the mail? or we can download it from the website?
This has nothing to do with J1 waiver. This is related to filing I-130 and I-485 concurrently, so you should send both I-130 and I-485 in the same package. See https://www.uscis.gov/greencard/concurrent-filing-form-i-485
If you have already sent I-130, then you will need to attach the I-130 approval or receipt notice with the I-485 form.
On 11/2/2019 at 3:19 PM, J1visa said:- I am not pretty sure when I have to notify my J-1 sponsor that I got married and in the process of changing my status. Some people say I have to notify them when I send the adjustment of status papers, other people say as soon as I get my waiver approved, but I really don't know. Any advice, please? Or could anyone tell me how did you do? I am really nervous thinking about it. I don't want it affects my adjustment of status process.
For your marriage status, you may want to update your sponsor since it may affect your health insurance and/or income tax withholding.
For adjustment of status, you don't really need to update anyone since your J1 visa is still valid. Once you have received EAD, then you may inform them to update I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification).
For the J1 waiver, you don't really have to notify the program sponsor unless your sponsor needs to be involved in the waiver process (e.g. government sponsored).
As far as the adjustment of status process, you just need either the DOS favorable recommendation letter OR the final USCIS I-612 approval notice. You will be receiving the DOS favorable recommendation letter first. Based on your timeline, I would expect you to received it within the next 1.5 months.
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1 hour ago, LauCC said:
Yes, definitely... I agree. I thinks it’s already done now... so we are changing our plans and staying until the process is finished:(
btw we had booked our appointment with the embassy to renew the j... we’re canceling it now... I hope it doesn’t mess up with the waiver thing...
Imagine having some random people creating barcodes with some random numbers and names. To me, generating barcode is just a way to help filing the forms. Without submitting the form and the processing fee, they won't start looking at anything related to your file.
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4 minutes ago, LauCC said:
Hi Pk! Thanks for your answer. Our j visas are expired, so we were told that we can’t renew them once the waiver is submitted.
That's correct. You should only file the J1 waiver after your last J1 Visa.
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On 10/29/2019 at 8:27 PM, Popicerbs said:
Ive been trying to have a schedule for us visa interview and it always says there is no schedule available but my friends told me that they can book an appointment and there is an available date.
The visa interview scheduling procedure at the U.S. embassy/consulate is different from country to country. I'd recommend contacting them directly for more info and/or expediting your interview if none is available before your program start date.
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On 10/30/2019 at 12:29 PM, LauCC said:
Hi,
I have a question regarding the J1 waiver process.
I have finished and submitted step one, which generated the bar code number. However I did't send it to the DOS.
I have an emergency now and I need to travel abroad.
I will need to withdraw the application at this point and re submit it once I'm back. Have anyone done this? Would it affect my application in the future?
If you haven't sent anything, then you can just reuse the same barcode and everything. Why do you feel that you have to wait to send it later? You don't need to be in the U.S. to file for the waiver. You don't need to have the no-objection letter ready right away (our embassy took months to produce the letter).
It doesn't hurt to send it now.
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1 hour ago, Felicie said:
Are they going to Portland for the interview or Seattle office?
Based on the wait time, the person is likely to have an interview in Seattle. Portland has already processed application filed in January 2019.
N400 Seattle (merged)
in US Citizenship Case Filing and Progress Reports
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You will get the Certificate of Naturalization at the oath ceremony, and you can apply for the US passport on the next day. You can get the passport as quickly as on the same day if you have a proof of urgent travel. Follow the chart at https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/how-apply/where-to-apply.html to see where and which category you will need to apply.