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Veronikac

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  1. I personally think that you should talk to a lawyer regarding this issue. I do not think that they are looking on an overstay when you are applying for the waiver (just my opinion). But the Fulbright would be an issue, at least based on others which I saw in the discussion. Fulbright seems to be very strict with sponsor views and in majority of cases they are not providing favorable recommendations. Maybe lawyer experienced in J1 waivers will be able to to tell you with which waiver you will have a better chance and if you have strong enough case for the hardship waiver. I assume that once you will get a waiver, your spouse will sponsor you for a green card and then the overstay will be forgiven since she/he is a US citizen. Maybe somebody more experienced with Fulbright funding will be able to comment on your question. Good luck!
  2. You are right, it looks like they have everything needed. Did you try to contact DOS? You can maybe push them a little bit by sending email to the available email address. Also you could contact your senator or congressman to ask for help with your case if you are currently in the U.S. They are usually able to help when dealing with USCIS but I believe that they can contact DOS as well.
  3. 10 months is pretty long waiting time. Can you see on the DOS website that they received everything what is needed - also the no-objection letter from your embassy if your case in no-objection? Do you have any government funding involvement in your case? My case took around 8 months back in 2020 but I was funded by the U.S. government which make it more complicated and sponsor views needed to be requested at that time.
  4. Hi, I did my biometrics recently (July) and I was also worried because they had a difficulty to obtain my fingerprints during the appointment. Only 2 of my fingers were green and the rest had orange/yellow warning. However, 8 days after the biometrics I got update on my I-485 form that my interview is ready to be scheduled. This mean that my fingerprints were sufficient for the FBI background check. I never received any update on I-765 or I-131 forms that fingerprints were taken. In worst case, you will get a second invite for fingerprints. If even after the second appointment, they will not get sufficient fingerprints, you will normally moved forward in the process to interview and you will be later on asked to provide police clearance from places were you lived in last 5 years.
  5. Biometrics can take a while. I just received my letter yesterday after 7.5 months of waiting (FO is Baltimore, MD). The timeline mainly depends on your local office. You can try to find people from your area and estimate when will be your turn. In most cases, there is no change in your online status when biometrics are scheduled, you will just find mail in your mailbox. Status will be updated after biometrics will be taken. You can sign up for USPS informed delivery which will help you to track your letter.
  6. I do not have any experience with this but if you are close to your spousal interview, I think that will be just easier to wait that interview instead of applying for H1B. Once you will receive your green card you can use it to work for the company which wanted to sponsor you for the H1B. It looks like there are a long waiting times for nonimmigrant visas.
  7. I am sorry, I did not realized at first that you are on spousal visa. I was thinking that you are doing AOS. Sorry for that. Yes, there should be no problem with you getting H1B since it is a dual intent visa. I do not think that you should have a problem during the spousal visa interview.
  8. Do you currently have any legal status in the US (like B1, J1, O1, F1) or are you only AOS pending?
  9. Just be careful, if your H1b petition will be approved, you will have to leave the US and do a consular processing do get the H1B status if you are not currently in any legal status (such as F1, J1.....). If you are not in a legal status, you cannot proceed with change of status in the US. If you do not have an advanced parole, you cannot leave the US without abandoning your AOS application.
  10. I can finally also report some updates. I received today my biometrics notice for July 19. I am excited that my case is finally moving after7.5 months of waiting. My PD is November 16, 2020 and my field office is Baltimore.
  11. Based on the DOS timeline, the DOS favorable recommendation was issued and send to USCIS on July 28, 2020. USCIS approved my case on August 7, 2020. I did receive the USCIS hard copy approval approximately two weeks after. I received the DOS hard copy after I received the USCIS hard copy. The USCIS approval was pretty fast for me, but my waiver was pending over 6 months with DOS.
  12. I just saw your previous message that the DOS already approved your waiver and now you are waiting for the USCIS approval. You can try to chat with Emma on USCIS website and connect to a live agent to ask about your case. However, if you are waiting for the USCIS approval to be able to apply for AOS I think that just the DOS approval is sufficient for the initial AOS application
  13. Hi, I am not sure what exactly means not have a J1 waiver in hands - does that mean that it is not approved yet or it is approved and you are just missing the hard copy? In the case that the waiver is not approved, you will probably receive RFE before interview to provide the proof that you have waiver or they will ask for it during the interview. In case your waiver is not approved until that time, you will be denied AOS because you are ineligible to adjust status. In case you do not have the hard copy but your waiver is approved, you may be able to explain it to the officer with a screenshot of the USCIS case tracking, saying that waiver was approved and the approval letter from DOS. I am not a professional and the above is only based on my opinion. You should contact a lawyer to get more accurate question. I personally applied for AOS once I had the waiver approval from USCIS in my hands and I included it in my application.
  14. Hi, I just wanted to ask you one question. I was in very similar situation - worked first in NIH under J1 visa and then transferred my J1 sponsor under public research hospital. I was just curies if you also did NIH to JHU J1 sponsor transfer and if so weather your updated DS2019, received after your sponsor transfer, had the two years market there as government funding?
  15. Unfortunately that is the current reality. I am waiting for biometrics appointment (AOS) from November 16, 2020. I saw many people also from September 2020 (even earlier months) still waiting. There is a huge backblock for biometrics and the scheduling depends on availability in your local biometrics office. I would think that they will use your previous biometrics (from your AOS) and applied them to your current application.
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