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I do not care about asylum or any other group. I meant by status that Asylum seeker once get his USCIS receipt notice, he is allowed to stay in US legally. For us they will kick us out of USA with your US citizen family members or acquire unlawful status. Anyway I am not here to argue. Instead, we are here to find possible solutions to our miserable situations instead of useless arguing with each others. There is a clear fact that NO ONE CAN DENY that immigration system in USA is broken and always unfair.

I think we should speak up about our issues, maybe on social media or by holding peaceful protests like you suggested. Lawyers often tell us not to inquire about our cases or take legal action because they fear DOS might deny our applications in response, and we can't even fight those denials. Unlike the USCIS, the DOS operates without clear oversight, and I think bringing our concerns to the limelight might instigate change. It's disheartening to endure almost 2.5 years of uncertainty between the DOS and USCIS, particularly for hardship cases. The situation feels even more challenging when we see other categories, like asylum seekers, obtaining status and work permits swiftly. I'm in full agreement with you, and if I were in DC, I'd be right beside you in any protest. For the slogan, how about "Years of Waiting, Lifetimes on Hold: We Need Quick Decisions on J-1 Hardship Waivers Now!'

Hi, you say you have analyzed 600 cases. Would you mind share the results of this analysis? that would be helpful for us to see where are we so we can plan a head and also to see how DOS currently processes hardship cases. I know that you do not have to do that, but you may think about how many families you may help by this data to plan a head.

@Motheus I know that you may just got tired of the group and this process in general, but we really appreciate if you please share more about your mandamus (it is definitely the cause that your case is approved nothing else). Questions would be: 1) was the suit against DOS only or USCIS and DOS? 2) how long your lawyer prepared for the case? 3) you said in June, would you mind share the date? I am trying to calculate when should be filed befor my status expire? 4) how much did it cost you? thanks and hope that you consider sharing info with us. Most of people are separate here and any info would be very valuable.

Foreign fund meant to be person’s home country government fund

Mine since March 2022(I-612). No US government fund. Hardship to US citizen child. No expedite. I see several cases from March 2022 with foreign fund approved over the past 3 months and one case from April 2022. I see that queue for foreign funds become longer than the US government fund (Fulbright etc.) Please let us know if any approvals happened recently.