PRIG

On 9/18/2020 at 9:37 AM, J1student said:

 

Hey@J1,  Have you received final hard copy of waiver yet? My case got approved at the same time as yours. Thanks

 

USCIS finally approved my I-612! I see the approval on https://my.uscis.gov/ but it still haven't updated yet on the https://egov.uscis.gov/casestatus website. So make sure to create an account in https://my.uscis.gov/ which seems to have more details.

 

Goo luck to all of you waiting still, thank you for being here and updating each other on the progress of this tedious process. 🎉

16 minutes ago, J1student said:

My case is showing exactly the same thing: still pending. If you create and account and add you case you can see a bit more history.

Form accepted 9/1 the case was received at another USCIS office on 9/2.

 

I'm waiting on the approval this week, otherwise I'll file the AOS anyways using the DOS FR, that's technically what they ask for in form I-485.

Thanks J1 , That's helpful. I get to know from my department if filing with DOS FR is possible. Please update as your case status changes. best, 

59 minutes ago, no12name said:

Hi PRIG, I had the same status and was confused. I think it just means they assigned your case to another USCIS office due to work overload. It's not a bad thing. My case was approved just a few days later.

Thanks for clarifying. Could you please tell how long did it took for approval after you got this message ? I received the I-797C on sep9 and my case status is still the same on website. 

42 minutes ago, @shP said:

So u got I-797c. Great. 
May be @J1student could update if he has the same thing on his status. He seemed to receive I-797c pretty earlier. 

yeah may be.. but as he mentioned earlier about his case- is displaying pending on uscis website. lets see..

47 minutes ago, Shib said:

In that case look for the transfer dates and count the days from that time. In my case the case was approved the next day at around 7 pm after i received the letter. My case was also transferred and I got the same message as you. In your case the clock starts at seotember 2. When did you get the letter?

I received the letter September 9 but the status is still the same on the website, and its almost approaching 2 weeks since the current uscis office received my case. It just seems a never ending process

Hey guys, attached is the USCIS status I'm seeing online with the given I-612 receipt no. It's weird that instead of showing any status its saying that my application transferred from another office (didn't understand what does this imply). Also the I-797C  notice which I received do not mention any other information except the receipt no. It's been >2 weeks since I got FR drom dos. Could anyone here please help me to interpret what does that mean or someone else who is going through / or had similar experience?

appreciate any suggestions. Thanks

Hey guys, attached is the USCIS status I'm seeing online with the given I-612 receipt no. It's weird that instead of showing any status its saying that my application transferred from another office (didn't understand what does this imply). Also the I-797C  notice which I received do not mention any other information except the receipt no. It's been >2 weeks since I got FR drom dos. Could anyone here please help me to interpret what does that mean or someone else who is going through / or had similar experience?

appreciate any suggestions. Thanks

12 minutes ago, @shP said:

Oh that’s good. At least you have something (FR). Don’t know why they have so much discrepancies.

Fingers crossed 🤞🏻 

12 minutes ago, @shP said:

Oh that’s good. At least you have something (FR). Don’t know why they have so much discrepancies.

Fingers crossed 🤞🏻 

yeah that's right. All we can do is be hopeful! good luck

1 minute ago, @shP said:

@PRIG did u receive anything from DoS ? My FR was also on 27th August. 
thanks @J1student. Based on ur timeline, I am assuming USCIS might have received our case on the Sept 1st-2nd as well. However haven’t received any receipt. 

@shP I received DOS letter on 7th september (self addressed envelop via mail) but nothing yet from USCIS. lets hope we get to hear something soon!

8 minutes ago, J1student said:

Hi, 

 

Yes I have received the DOS recommendation (in the self addressed mail) on September 4th and this uscis receipt I797c on September 8th.

 

The status on uscis website is still pending and it shows they have received my case on September 1st. 

That's pretty quick,!  So one can only check the status USCIS online after receiving I797c? just thought to confirm the process.

On 8/27/2020 at 9:34 AM, J1student said:

Finally got the Favorable Recommendation from the state department!

 

Here is my timeline:

• March 18: application sent to department of state (except NOS)
• May 4: application showed up on DOS website (except NOS and passport data page)
• May 16: Embassy sent NOS
• June 28: NOS showed up on DOS website
• August 18: Passport data page showed up on DOS website
• August 26: Favorable Recommendation.

It has been a long ride, now waiting for the final approval from USCIS.

 

Good luck to all of you!

 

Hi J1, Have you heard from USCIS yet? I got FR on 27 aug but didn't heard anything from USCIS since then. Thanks

On 8/29/2020 at 6:28 PM, Shib said:

I am so glad. I wish you all the success. You waited a lot. May god be your force.

Thanks Shib. discussions in this forum really kept me hopeful!  my best wishes to you.

Finally after long long wait!! Below is snapshot of my timeline. Lets see how long it will take for the next step. 

3 hours ago, Shib said:

I will pray that you have things sorted soon

Please do! I appreciate it. Thanks

46 minutes ago, Shib said:

Yea Sure no problem. What stage are you at?

My NOS was last updated on July 5. Since then there is no update on my case and a very narrow time window is remaining on my visa. DOS is not replying to my inquiries and so it's just stressful situation. let see how it goes. Thanks for asking.

23 hours ago, Ari.7 said:

Anyone who received favorable recommendation towards the beginning of August, 2020 got the letter from DOS or USCIS. Its been 15 days that DOS send the recommendation to USCIS but I received no acknowledgement or hard copy. 

Hi Ari.7, Could you please share your timeline here. Also any update you received from USCIS yet?

On 8/12/2020 at 11:04 AM, Veronikac said:

Hi, I am in the same situation. I received my FR on July 28 and I did not get any mail from either DOS or USCIS. I will be also grateful for some feedback from people who are further in the process. Thank you.

Hi Veronikac, Have you heard anything from USCIS yet? 

15 hours ago, Shib said:

I got the uscis I612 approval online. Hope to get the letter soon. So now i can start the aos process.

Congratulation!  That shows you got the USCIS approval in approx. 15 days after getting FR from DOS. That was pretty quick for you. Thanks for sharing.

19 hours ago, J1student said:

Nothing yet unfortunately. I see 3 applications that got FR in the 2019 thread with:

• Application #1: NOS received on June 10th -> FR August 7th
• Application #2: NOS received on June 10th -> FR August 10th
• Application #3: NOS received on June 12th -> FR July 21st

My NOS was received on June 28th, I was hoping I would get an update sometime around mid-August but as you see, nothing so far.

Thanks for the update J1. We are almost touching the similar time line. Fingers crossed . Hope it gets through soon for us. 

On 6/30/2020 at 11:13 AM, J1student said:

Spoke too soon, the website was update today with the NOS receipt. Here is the timeline:

 

Hey, Have you got the favorable recommendation? Please update. Thank you

Hi All, is there anyone who have their waiver case with NOS last updated on JULY 5 or around that time, already got the favorable recommendation or are still waiting for it? Please comment here if you're in similar situation. It will give us some idea of the current processing times. Thanks again.

Thanks for the update Shib.

On 8/3/2020 at 11:45 PM, j1_nocwaiver said:

Do you have any update? I guess you have 20 days left. I hope you have got some news. 

My NOS got updated on July 5. Since then no progress . Still waiting for fav recommendation. I could see people with similar timeline already received fav. recommendation. processing times seems to vary with each individual case. Have you got your waiver yet?

On 8/11/2020 at 10:58 AM, no12name said:

I FINALLY got my favorable recommendation, 23 weeks after sending my documents (the delay might in parts be due to extremely bad timing as I initiated the process just before all the lockdowns happened). Hopefully everyone else's moves faster than mine.

 

Application package sent to St. Louis - March 2nd, 2020

Check cashed - March 9th

Embassy sent NOS - March 15th

Application package received in online system - April 30th

Embassy sent NOS again - May 15th

NOS received in online system - June 10th

Recommendation sent - August 10th

 

Mine is almost similar timeline. NOS received on DOS website -July 5th but to progress since then Still waiting for fav. recommendation:( but thanks for sharing your timeline!

On 8/9/2020 at 4:18 PM, Shib said:

I have shared my timeline below. I got my FR August 7th.

Thanks for sharing. My NOS got updated on JUlLY 5 but still not received fav. recommendation. Did you received any letter form DOS ?