WGLKID

Hello All,

Recently I received approval for my I612 (waiver for home residency requirements for J visa holders). However, both in receipt and approval notices from USCIS, I have my first name (which is a bit long) truncated to 18 characters. I looked into some immigration related forums and found it common.

Can anyone on Visa journey confirm with their experiences as well?

Thanks

4 minutes ago, iwantmywaiver said:

Awesome! Congratulations!

Did your case update online, or did you just receive the approval letter?

 

Thanks, both. 

1 hour ago, iwantmywaiver said:

Any update on your case?

Yes, approved. But my name is a bit long. The receipt notice shows only half of it. Now should work on it.

3 hours ago, Amoyar_Dever said:

That's amazing. Congrats.

I guess we are on the same timeline but I haven't received as of today. Could you please share your timeline, if possible?

Thank you! My sponsor is my University. I guess yours is NIH so there is an extra step. Hope you will get it soon. 

21 minutes ago, iwantmywaiver said:

Since you have your receipt number you don't need to chat with emma, just track the through the website.

Were you able to track?

Yes, I know. I contacted emma before receiving the I797C. 

Im able to track- Case Was Received At Another USCIS Office

1 hour ago, Amoyar_Dever said:

@WGLKID you received DoS waiver too?

 

Yes, end of March. But Im with a different problem these days. When I chatted with Emma, they did not see my application. But my I797C says they got the application on April 01, 2022. Looks like there are several unique issues..

2 hours ago, etcoflife said:

Waiting for final, which might take up to 3 months. You get lucky if you get early

Did you get I797C? What was the notice date?

On 4/7/2022 at 1:15 PM, iwantmywaiver said:

Quick updates:

 

All document sent - October 4th 2021

NOS sent - October 5th 2021

System update (all document received except NOS)  - December 20th 2021

NOS received - January 10th 2022

Favorable Recommendation Sent - March 17th 2022

FR Hardcopy received from DOS - March 23rd 2022

USCIS got the case - April 1st 2022

USCIS transferred the case to another office - April 5th 2022

Receipt notice in mail from USCIS - April 7th 2022

Now I’m waiting to be approved

 Did you receive any other communication?

8 minutes ago, qwerqwer said:

I got the updates finally on March 21st.

I sent the documents at the end of October and it took full 5 months just for updating.

Hope to have FR soon.

What was the receipt date please? Was it back dated to Feb or Jan?

1 hour ago, asmacan said:

Thanks for your advise, i will ask them

i also learnt recently that my embassy sent the NOS to Waiver review division at Washington DC

Shouldn't it be sent to St-Louis , MO?

Does anybody have any experience like this

Do you know where did your embassy send your No Objection Statement?

Thanks

Every embassy sends waiver to waiver review division at DC only not to St. Louis. You can see that in your DS3035 also. 

6 hours ago, asmacan said:

NOS was sent at December 6th, but I'm not able to confirm that money order was checked out because of USPS system, money order check can be done for a certain time and i was not ware of it during those time

 still getting this " “ Currently, there is no information regarding the status of your case. If you would like additional information, please contact Public Inquiries at 212ewaiver@state.gov" sign, frustration and anxiety grows, considering sending a second package but also afraid of that this will mess up everything

Does anybody send a second package for J1 waiver with same number? 

Did you check about the money order by sending an email to : helpdeskaccounting-st.louis@usps.gov?

2 hours ago, Amoyar_Dever said:

Below is my update as of today, March 16, 2022

• Application package delivered to St. Louis- Oct 20, 2021
• Application processing fee cashed- Oct 22, 2021
• All documents, including NOS, marked as "received"- Feb 10, 2022 (YES, the update was on March 16, 2022 indicating that the documents were received on Feb 10, 2022).

My program is sponsored by NIH so hoping WRD would contact NIH soon for the sponsor views.

Congratulations on the back date. I'm around the same time. Updated on 04 Mar with 03 Mar in the received column. Don't know if this is based on DS2019 expiry or something else.

17 minutes ago, vabhi6 said:

So after I received my FR on Feb 3, USCIS took until March 01th to finally issue me I612 (USCIS version of the 212e waiver) which finally came on March 06 2022. I started the whole process of procuring documentation in March 2021. It took a full year to complete the process. My suggestion to everyone who is looking at this forum for some hope:

1. Apply for the waiver as soon as possible. It takes a year from the day you start collecting documents to finally get the certificate. 
2. Be patient and only reach out to DoS after the 4 months of applying
3. Some people in this forum get through the process easily and for some it is gruesome. Just be positive and hope that you are among the lucky few who get through the process in a timely manner. 

Can you please comment on why one might receive a opinion from a funding agency? Is it common for everyone -even who is working with a project under PI who has NIH funding?

49 minutes ago, qwerqwer said:

Did you get update with later date than him?

Sadly, then they update randomly not by the date they actually received.

I hope I get update soon

Yes. Please see my timeline above. I got an update on March 04- and the documents show up with March 03. Sent my docs in Oct 2021

On 3/2/2022 at 1:10 PM, Amoyar_Dever said:

Is there anyone who had/ require sponsor views from NIH nowadays?

Do you think everybody who is even working on a NIH sponsored project with PI will get a opinion request from DoS? Or is it direct NIH funded postdoc?

On 3/2/2022 at 12:56 PM, qwerqwer said:

I don't think they follow a first-in-first-out policy.

My friend, who submitted around early November, which is about a week later than me, got updated with a received date as Feb 28 for NOS.

 I just hope my update would show soon and earlier date.

But I did not get with the earlier date

October update:

Sent Docs on 12 Oct 2021, MO Cashed on 20 Oct 2021.

First update 04 March 2022

All docs received on 03 March 2022.

Have no NOS entry yet.

Status: Pending.

Saga starts officially

1 hour ago, BrunoJ1 said:

October - update

 

So I just checked my status and I finally got an update (my documents were delivered to DoS on Oct. 15th 2021):

 

[February 28th 2022]

Except for the NOS, all documents are being displayed as received. The date on the system shows February 24th and 25th for some documents. 

Good luck! I'm trying to understand if this update actually happened on Fri. Have you checked the status on Fri? If it has updated today- it means, the updates are coming even on Monday- contrary to general assumption on Wed/Fri.

Thanks

Just now, DebSATX said:

Hi! I submitted all my forms + the Dutch embassy submitted my NOS in October. Today my part was updated, no NOS update yet.

Date in Oct 2021 please

17 minutes ago, etcoflife said:

I am not sure whether this is allowed here, admins please delete if this post is not allowed. Some of us are doing a Facebook messenger page for Sep Oct Nov applicants to keep us updated. This is just to share stress. Found some case updates there today from Oct applicants.

Whats the page name?

1 hour ago, Amoyar_Dever said:

@BrunoJ1 @SomeoneNamedIan @WGLKID @Hdd @qwerqwer We all are October 2021 applicants. Anyone of you have any update on your case? I do not see even a first update (documents received) as of now. 

 

@iwantmywaiver @etcoflife are also October applicants. @iwantmywaiver was first week of Oct, and @etcoflife is last week of Oct. They both see there case as received on the waiver portal. 

Status quo. No updates. 

2 hours ago, Amoyar_Dever said:

Not even a first update (documents received) as of now.
We are couple of days earlier than @etcoflife. As per his/her timeline we should have update by now. 
DoS says they process cases on first in- first out basis. But I don't hink that's true. They are not following their own publicly posted timelines. My employer is waiting for this stupid waiver thing so that they can process H1B. Don't know how long it's going to take. 

 

We should expect to see the update this or next week as per @palvi07 timeline (fingers crossed!)
 

Any attempts to contact congressman at this stage?

1 minute ago, etcoflife said:

I can see case update online, done last week of Jan. Emailed many times, but no response from them.

Great.... did I miss your screenshot? 

@Amoyar_Dever @etcoflife

Did you guys try sending emails or contacted congressman? Any strategies to deal with our current situation?

I emailed the 212 address on Jan 6. No response so far. 

1 hour ago, Amoyar_Dever said:

Mine was sent on Oct 20, cashed on Oct 22. Everything a day earlier than you. But no update.   

I sent them by 18, cashed on 20. No update yet!