Hello! Good news here. My boyfriend FINALLY got his FR after almost 1 year... His case was straightforward and he never had government funding.
His case: Physician with J-1 research in 2021. Currently MBA student with F-1 visa.
I am on H1-B thankfully
Basis: No objection
Oct 2022 - Sent all the documents
Nov 2022 - DoS confirmed that everything was received
Jan 2023 - Asked Congressperson to send email. Got standard response that it can take up to 12 weeks...
Mar 2023 - Asked them again and they confirmed that all documentation was complete and that we
July 2023 - Changed address
July 2023 - Asked congressperson again. Again got standard response that "sometimes it can take longer than 12 weeks".
Sep 13 2023 - Got an e-mail saying that documentation was incomplete and a list of documents to re-send (we had sent everything!!!!). Even the DS-3035 and statement of reason they asked again.) - they also asked for I-94 which had not been asked before and the actual J-1 visa page. All could be sent by e-mail thankfully.
Sep 20 2023 - FR Finally!!!!
Oct 2023 - Awaiting correspondence from USCIS