applicant23 Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 12/12/2018 USCIS approved my case, and today 12/20 I received it in the mail. My 16-month wait is over, I can breathe easy. If anyone has questions, I will do my best to answer. Otherwise, keep patience and don't lose hope. best of luck to every one of you! Quote Link to comment
JustFoundThis Posted January 2, 2019 Report Share Posted January 2, 2019 It has been almost 2 months since my RFE response was delivered at USCIS, but I haven't gotten a response or anything yet. Is there anything I should be worried about? Should I give them a call and ask them for the status or should I wait more? Has anyone else experience this? Quote Link to comment
Stillwaiting88 Posted January 3, 2019 Report Share Posted January 3, 2019 1 hour ago, JustFoundThis said: It has been almost 2 months since my RFE response was delivered at USCIS, but I haven't gotten a response or anything yet. Is there anything I should be worried about? Should I give them a call and ask them for the status or should I wait more? Has anyone else experience this? Hello Let me explain to you my experience so far I sent the response for the first rfe and it was showing rfe response review for almost 4 month and then status changed rfe issued and i received texactly he same rfe asking the same information that i submitted already. I resent the same documents in end november and i have a confirmed delivery date of december 3 by usps and till now my status did not even update to rfe response received(still showing rfe issued). I called the center they told me wait at least 60 days and it should update. I cant tell u how much is the frustration that i am living everyday. I asked my lawyer he told me waut few months and check dos website u cant rely on uscis case status update. Did ur case status changed to rfe response received? If yes then expect answer in the upcoming month or so If ur case status did not update like mine then u have to check DOS website see if uscis sent them ur documents Best of luck! Quote Link to comment
applicant23 Posted January 7, 2019 Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 On 1/2/2019 at 8:26 PM, Stillwaiting88 said: Hello Let me explain to you my experience so far I sent the response for the first rfe and it was showing rfe response review for almost 4 month and then status changed rfe issued and i received texactly he same rfe asking the same information that i submitted already. I resent the same documents in end november and i have a confirmed delivery date of december 3 by usps and till now my status did not even update to rfe response received(still showing rfe issued). I called the center they told me wait at least 60 days and it should update. I cant tell u how much is the frustration that i am living everyday. I asked my lawyer he told me waut few months and check dos website u cant rely on uscis case status update. Did ur case status changed to rfe response received? If yes then expect answer in the upcoming month or so If ur case status did not update like mine then u have to check DOS website see if uscis sent them ur documents Best of luck! Also remember the government shutdown is greatly delaying the process Quote Link to comment
Stillwaiting88 Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Update on my case I told my lawyer to call uscis and ask about my application and he submitted an inquiry and they sent him back an email saying they never received my response to rfe So for the third time i am submitting the same documents again I am not sure what to do and how many i have to send this documents Quote Link to comment
Apply&Wait Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 On 1/7/2019 at 12:01 PM, applicant23 said: Also remember the government shutdown is greatly delaying the process According to a statement by USCIS, “fee-for-service activities performed by USCIS are not affected by a lapse in annual appropriated funding.” Filed petitions will continue to move forward despite the government shut-down. At least, one advantage of paying $930 fee. Quote Link to comment
JustFoundThis Posted January 25, 2019 Report Share Posted January 25, 2019 Hello, just an update on my case.Timeline: Case submitted Jan 2018. RFE received Sep 2018. RFE response sent Nov 2018. Nothing since then... I gave a call to the USCIS as instructed in the RFE letter that if I don't hear back within 60 days after submitted my RFE response I should call them. The person on the phone confirmed that they have received my response and said that I should keep waiting as they are still processing cases from August 2017. He said the estimated current process time of J1 waiver in CA 13.5 to 17.5 months and my case is still in that timeline. Anyone waiting for longer than me? This is my 12th month since I have submitted my case. Quote Link to comment
Waivermed Posted January 25, 2019 Report Share Posted January 25, 2019 I have been waiting since 06/13/2017. Uscis aske for rfe on 09/06/2018 and I responded in 11/2018. still no response. Quote Link to comment
Stillwaiting88 Posted January 26, 2019 Report Share Posted January 26, 2019 21 hours ago, Waivermed said: I have been waiting since 06/13/2017. Uscis aske for rfe on 09/06/2018 and I responded in 11/2018. still no response. Hello I am in the same situation Does ur status shows rfe response received ? Quote Link to comment
Waivermed Posted January 27, 2019 Report Share Posted January 27, 2019 Actually it did not. But i asked my lawyer and he said it happens often that the system does not update. Quote Link to comment
applicant23 Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 On 1/24/2019 at 11:42 PM, JustFoundThis said: Hello, just an update on my case.Timeline: Case submitted Jan 2018. RFE received Sep 2018. RFE response sent Nov 2018. Nothing since then... I gave a call to the USCIS as instructed in the RFE letter that if I don't hear back within 60 days after submitted my RFE response I should call them. The person on the phone confirmed that they have received my response and said that I should keep waiting as they are still processing cases from August 2017. He said the estimated current process time of J1 waiver in CA 13.5 to 17.5 months and my case is still in that timeline. Anyone waiting for longer than me? This is my 12th month since I have submitted my case. Hey mine took about 15 months Quote Link to comment
applicant23 Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 @Stillwaiting88 Hey any updates on your case? Quote Link to comment
Waivermed Posted February 4, 2019 Report Share Posted February 4, 2019 I still wait for the answer on my rfe that i sent late Nov 2018. Im almost 20 months since initial file i612 received by uscis. (06/2017) Quote Link to comment
Stillwaiting88 Posted February 5, 2019 Report Share Posted February 5, 2019 20 hours ago, applicant23 said: @Stillwaiting88 Hey any updates on your case? Hello Thank you for checking! My status updated to case on hold mid last week but still my i612 and i613 did not show as received on DOS website I am now checking dos website for any changes hoping i will see some this week Finger crossed ! Quote Link to comment
Stillwaiting88 Posted February 9, 2019 Report Share Posted February 9, 2019 Today My Dos page updated with i612 and i613 received feb 6 and favorable recommendation sent feb 8. 2 days only!! Thx god I am just waiting for uscis approval and i will be done Thank you all for ur support especially @applicant23 All the best for those still waiting Any questions happy to answer Quote Link to comment
Waivermed Posted February 10, 2019 Report Share Posted February 10, 2019 On 2/9/2019 at 8:19 AM, Stillwaiting88 said: Today My Dos page updated with i612 and i613 received feb 6 and favorable recommendation sent feb 8. 2 days only!! Thx god I am just waiting for uscis approval and i will be done Thank you all for ur support especially @applicant23 All the best for those still waiting Any questions happy to answer Congrat! ✌️✌️ This is great news. So how long sid it take from the day rfe was received by uscis till they sent it to dos for advisory opinion. My RFE response was received by uscis since about 75 days. Still no change. But all i could donis to confirm it was received by uscis. Quote Link to comment
Stillwaiting88 Posted February 10, 2019 Report Share Posted February 10, 2019 6 hours ago, Waivermed said: Congrat! ✌️✌️ This is great news. So how long sid it take from the day rfe was received by uscis till they sent it to dos for advisory opinion. My RFE response was received by uscis since about 75 days. Still no change. But all i could donis to confirm it was received by uscis. When i sent the 1rst rfe after 3.5 month i got the same rfe again and then I responded and after 66 days got case on hold Quote Link to comment
JustFoundThis Posted February 11, 2019 Report Share Posted February 11, 2019 On 2/9/2019 at 6:19 AM, Stillwaiting88 said: Today My Dos page updated with i612 and i613 received feb 6 and favorable recommendation sent feb 8. 2 days only!! Thx god I am just waiting for uscis approval and i will be done Thank you all for ur support especially @applicant23 All the best for those still waiting Any questions happy to answer Congratulations @Stillwaiting88 !! Hi all, So happy to share that my DOS status changed as will. DOS has sent a favorable recommendation to the USCIS. Any idea how long will it take for the USCIS to send me their final decision? Best of luck to every and thank you for the support. It has been such a long journey. Any question, happy to answer. Quote Link to comment
Stillwaiting88 Posted February 11, 2019 Report Share Posted February 11, 2019 10 hours ago, JustFoundThis said: Congratulations @Stillwaiting88 !! Hi all, So happy to share that my DOS status changed as will. DOS has sent a favorable recommendation to the USCIS. Any idea how long will it take for the USCIS to send me their final decision? Best of luck to every and thank you for the support. It has been such a long journey. Any question, happy to answer. Congratulation too!! Happy to hear u are also done with this As far as final recommendation it can take from few days up to a month or so My wife took her 3 weeks and one of my friends 1 week Mine still showing case on hold Will let u know if any news Quote Link to comment
Preparing_To_Wait Posted February 11, 2019 Report Share Posted February 11, 2019 11 hours ago, JustFoundThis said: Congratulations @Stillwaiting88 !! Hi all, So happy to share that my DOS status changed as will. DOS has sent a favorable recommendation to the USCIS. Any idea how long will it take for the USCIS to send me their final decision? Best of luck to every and thank you for the support. It has been such a long journey. Any question, happy to answer. Great news congratulations! Could you please, and of course without revealing any personal information, share what kind of additional evidence you provided? Did they ask for anything specific or was it the regular RFE template they send everyone. Thanks. Quote Link to comment
applicant23 Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 (edited) On 2/9/2019 at 9:19 AM, Stillwaiting88 said: Today My Dos page updated with i612 and i613 received feb 6 and favorable recommendation sent feb 8. 2 days only!! Thx god I am just waiting for uscis approval and i will be done Thank you all for ur support especially @applicant23 All the best for those still waiting Any questions happy to answer That's amazing! Very happy for you! I got USCIS approval 6 days later after DOS approved mine and a week later in the mail. Your case should be closed before February is over. Sigh of relief and go celebrate!!! Edited February 12, 2019 by applicant23 Quote Link to comment
mb19 Posted February 14, 2019 Report Share Posted February 14, 2019 Hello everyone, Has anybody reached out to local representatives? I would greatly appreciate if you can share this experience with us? Thanks Quote Link to comment
Waivermed Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 Does any one here have a case pending, submitted prior to 06/13/2017? Mine is still pending. Waiting still for uscis to respond to my rfe that i submitted on 11/28/18 Quote Link to comment
Georgia Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 On 2/19/2019 at 9:13 PM, Waivermed said: Does any one here have a case pending, submitted prior to 06/13/2017? Mine is still pending. Waiting still for uscis to respond to my rfe that i submitted on 11/28/18 I know several people they filled their application around April and May, still no news. They were not even asked for RFE. When did they ask for RFE? Quote Link to comment
Georgia Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 On 2/10/2019 at 8:56 PM, JustFoundThis said: Congratulations @Stillwaiting88 !! Hi all, So happy to share that my DOS status changed as will. DOS has sent a favorable recommendation to the USCIS. Any idea how long will it take for the USCIS to send me their final decision? Best of luck to every and thank you for the support. It has been such a long journey. Any question, happy to answer. Congrats! what is your timeline? Could you please share it? I have been waiting for 6 months and still nothing. Quote Link to comment
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