Amoyar_Dever

Finally off the hook! USCIS approved my waiver on July 6th. **Case Background** Waiver basis- No Objection Statement Country of Citizenship- India US government funding: Yes, I was funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) **Recap of my timeline for the reference of others** Oct 20, 2021- Docs delivered at St. Louis lockbox by USPS Express Mail Oct 29, 2021- Indian embassy in DC emailed NOS to the Waiver Review Division (WRD) Feb 10, 2022- All docs marked as "Received" on the DoS portal April 22, 2022- DoS requested Sponsor Views from the NIH April 27, 2022- DoS "Received" Sponsor Views May 12, 2022- DoS issued a "Favorable" recommendation, and forwarded the case electronically to the USCIS Vermont Service Center June 25, 2022- Received "Receipt Notice" from the USCIS. As per the Receipt Notice, USCIS received my case on May 23, 2022 July 6, 2022- USCIS approved the case and mailed notice Good luck everyone! It's a game of waiting..

Finally off the hook! USCIS approved my waiver on July 6th. **Case Background** Waiver basis- No Objection Statement Country of Citizenship- India US government funding: Yes, I was funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) **Recap of my timeline for the reference of others** Oct 20, 2021- Docs delivered at St. Louis lockbox by USPS Express Mail Oct 29, 2021- Indian embassy in DC emailed NOS to the Waiver Review Division (WRD) Feb 10, 2022- All docs marked as "Received" on the DoS portal April 22, 2022- DoS requested Sponsor Views from the NIH April 27, 2022- DoS "Received" Sponsor Views May 12, 2022- DoS issued a "Favorable" recommendation, and forwarded the case electronically to the USCIS Vermont Service Center June 25, 2022- Received "Receipt Notice" from the USCIS. As per the Receipt Notice, USCIS received my case on May 23, 2022 July 6, 2022- USCIS approved the case and mailed notice Good luck everyone! It's a game of waiting..

@qwopqwop @Rianna @Rimssk DoS issued FR, and electronically forwarded the case to Vermont Service Center on May 12, 2022. No "Receipt Notice" or "Receipt Number" as of today. Contacted the USCIS representative. He couldn't locate my case. He submitted the "Service Request", and informed to wait for 30 days. Don't understand why it requires so much time

@konrad89 @maybeariadne Can you get No Objection Statement (NOS) from your home country as well as from the country who financed your study/ exchange program? I studied (PhD) and got my J visa stamped in the country other than my home country. But my exchange program in US was financed neither of them. While applying for the waiver I managed to get NOS from both countries (home country and the country where I studied PhD, and got J visa stamped). Department of State (DoS) issued me FR but don't know which NOS they used. I guess having NOS from your home country and the country who financed your exchange program wouldn't hurt. It will take some time upfront but save you lot of time later (if DoS ask NOS from the country who financed your exchange program. Good luck!