J1_Waiver_2018 Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 (edited) On 9/29/2018 at 11:18 PM, J12018 said: Congrats!!! Great news! still waiting on mine... how fast did website updated your status? looking back at forum it took few weeks. Thank you! Hope you can hear about your case soon too. DOS showed favorable recommendation on September 18th and I got the letter from DOS on 21th. And I received another letter (I-797) from USCIS today. Good luck with your case bro! Edited October 2, 2018 by J1_Waiver_2018 wording Quote Link to comment
patience17 Posted October 16, 2018 Report Share Posted October 16, 2018 On 9/30/2018 at 6:40 PM, Hardship593 said: Is there anybody who filed I-612 (hardship) to USCIS on September 2017 or after? Please share your timeline. Hey Hardship593, This is my timeline: Late August 2017: Received by USCIS . July 2018: Case on hold by USCIS August 2018: Received by DoS It has been two months since DoS received my case. Any updates on other cases? Thanks! Quote Link to comment
J12018 Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 On 10/1/2018 at 8:45 PM, J1_Waiver_2018 said: Thank you! Hope you can hear about your case soon too. DOS showed favorable recommendation on September 18th and I got the letter from DOS on 21th. And I received another letter (I-797) from USCIS today. Good luck with your case bro! Hi. Got fav rec November 6. Took full 6 months since DOS received case. Now waiting for USCIS again. Quote Link to comment
patience17 Posted December 6, 2018 Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 got fav rec this week. Good look to everyone who is still waiting. Hope you hear about your cases soon. Quote Link to comment
Hardship593 Posted December 7, 2018 Report Share Posted December 7, 2018 21 hours ago, patience17 said: got fav rec this week. Good look to everyone who is still waiting. Hope you hear about your cases soon. Congrats patience17! When did DOS receive your application (mm/dd)? and what was type of your waiver (hardship or persecution)? DOS has received mine on Sep. 23 and still pending! Thanks Quote Link to comment
patience17 Posted December 8, 2018 Report Share Posted December 8, 2018 (edited) On 12/7/2018 at 12:32 PM, Hardship593 said: Congrats patience17! When did DOS receive your application (mm/dd)? and what was type of your waiver (hardship or persecution)? DOS has received mine on Sep. 23 and still pending! Thanks Hardship593, Thanks!. DoS received mine on 08/27. it was hardship. Hope you hear about yours soon. Edited December 8, 2018 by patience17 - Quote Link to comment
Loanweight Posted December 16, 2018 Report Share Posted December 16, 2018 Hey guys, thank you for this thread, very helpful. In September 2017 I applied for 612 j-1 hardships. October 25th 2018, USCIS has forwarded forms 612 and 613 to the DOS. Since then, nothing from the DOS. Should I contact my senator or wait? Thank you! Quote Link to comment
J1Tired Posted December 22, 2018 Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 (edited) Hi here is my timeline applied for hardship waiver: October 2017 RFE: August 2018 I-612/613 sent to DOS: Nov 20, 2018 I am so exhausted as my husbands visa expires next week. Still no response. Reached out to congressman did not do anything :( Edited December 22, 2018 by J1Tired Quote Link to comment
J1-hardship Posted January 7, 2019 Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 On 12/22/2018 at 1:17 PM, J1Tired said: Hi here is my timeline applied for hardship waiver: October 2017 RFE: August 2018 I-612/613 sent to DOS: Nov 20, 2018 I am so exhausted as my husbands visa expires next week. Still no response. Reached out to congressman did not do anything :( Hi J1TIRED, What did they ask for in your RFE? I am submitting my waiver application next week. Just wondering what they are usually send out in the RFE. Maybe I can save some processing time by sending them what they will be looking for in the RFE now with my application. Thank you very much. Quote Link to comment
Loanweight Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 On 1/7/2019 at 1:24 AM, J1-hardship said: Hi J1TIRED, What did they ask for in your RFE? I am submitting my waiver application next week. Just wondering what they are usually send out in the RFE. Maybe I can save some processing time by sending them what they will be looking for in the RFE now with my application. Thank you very much. Every case is different. Every RFE is different. It depends on your case and your hardships. That being said, the RFE would be something such as a request for additional 'updated' documents. Or request for more evidence to be provided to the USCIS. They'll give you typically 90 days to prepare and mail your RFE package. Quote Link to comment
Loanweight Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 On 12/22/2018 at 2:17 PM, J1Tired said: Hi here is my timeline applied for hardship waiver: October 2017 RFE: August 2018 I-612/613 sent to DOS: Nov 20, 2018 I am so exhausted as my husbands visa expires next week. Still no response. Reached out to congressman did not do anything 😞 Forget about it now, our luck is very bad. The whole government is shut down and not working. I wonder if the DOS Hardships Review Division are not working too. Does anyone know? Quote Link to comment
Hardship593 Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 On 12/8/2018 at 12:51 PM, patience17 said: Hardship593, Thanks!. DoS received mine on 08/27. it was hardship. Hope you hear about yours soon. Hi Patience17, I finally received favorable recommendation from DOS after 4 months. How long did it take for you to get the approval notice after DOS sent their recommendation to USCIS? thanks, Quote Link to comment
Faith363 Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 Are these offices (USCIS and DOS) working in this government shut down time period and anyone recieving responses ? How long does it take usually for USCIS to repond to RFE after receiving ? Anyone please .... Quote Link to comment
Hardship2019 Posted February 28, 2019 Report Share Posted February 28, 2019 Hey guys. I am a Physican. I applied for a hardship. My case recived by DOS on 12/03/18. Still pending.its seems like it’s taking 3-4 months to get the favorable recs. Any recent experience with processing time.! Thanks Quote Link to comment
Stillwaiting88 Posted February 28, 2019 Report Share Posted February 28, 2019 4 hours ago, Hardship2019 said: Hey guys. I am a Physican. I applied for a hardship. My case recived by DOS on 12/03/18. Still pending.its seems like it’s taking 3-4 months to get the favorable recs. Any recent experience with processing time.! Thanks From my friend experience took him 7 months Hope u will get yours soon Quote Link to comment
Hard_J1 Posted April 18, 2019 Report Share Posted April 18, 2019 USCIS sent my hardship application to DOS for an advisory opinion. My I612/613 was received by the DOS on February 7th 2019. It is still pending. I appreciate people sharing their timeline so that we are aware of the processing time at the DOS. Thank you and good luck everyone Quote Link to comment
2HardshipWaiver2019 Posted April 25, 2019 Report Share Posted April 25, 2019 Hello all! I am about to apply for Hardship Waiver, I need help with the timeline, please. My last DS2019 will be issued on January 2020, and as you all may know, I cannot get approved before that date or ECFMG won't give me that last DS2019. So basically I need help with the timeline, to try to time it the best I can, please and thank you Quote Link to comment
J1 hardship 001 Posted May 14, 2019 Report Share Posted May 14, 2019 On 4/18/2019 at 1:09 PM, Hard_J1 said: USCIS sent my hardship application to DOS for an advisory opinion. My I612/613 was received by the DOS on February 7th 2019. It is still pending. I appreciate people sharing their timeline so that we are aware of the processing time at the DOS. Thank you and good luck everyone Mine was received by DOS on 3rd January and its still pending. Quote Link to comment
J1 hardship 001 Posted May 14, 2019 Report Share Posted May 14, 2019 On 2/28/2019 at 9:21 AM, Hardship2019 said: Hey guys. I am a Physican. I applied for a hardship. My case recived by DOS on 12/03/18. Still pending.its seems like it’s taking 3-4 months to get the favorable recs. Any recent experience with processing time.! Thanks Hello Hardship 2019, Any news on your case with DOS. Quote Link to comment
J1 hardship 001 Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 Hello friends, I got fav rec on 23rd of last month, now waiting for final approval. Anyone in the same situation. Quote Link to comment
J1 hardship 001 Posted July 10, 2019 Report Share Posted July 10, 2019 On 1/23/2019 at 10:39 PM, Hardship593 said: Hi Patience17, I finally received favorable recommendation from DOS after 4 months. How long did it take for you to get the approval notice after DOS sent their recommendation to USCIS? thanks, Hello Hardship593, Did you get your final approval yet? Thanks Quote Link to comment
Hardship593 Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 On 7/10/2019 at 9:56 AM, J1 hardship 001 said: Hello Hardship593, Did you get your final approval yet? Thanks Yes, I received it 4 months ago. Good luck with yours. Quote Link to comment
J1 hardship 001 Posted July 13, 2019 Report Share Posted July 13, 2019 (edited) On 7/11/2019 at 11:26 AM, Hardship593 said: Yes, I received it 4 months ago. Good luck with yours. Thats great, good luck to you for your future endeavor and thank you very much fir the reply.How long did it take for you to get the I797 from USCIS after getting fav rec from DOS. its been 1 month for me and I am getting worried now. Edited July 13, 2019 by J1 hardship 001 Quote Link to comment
J1MDhardship Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 (edited) Hi I'm J1 visa physician applying for exceptional hardship waiver. Timeline USCIS received I-612 on june/2018 DOS received DS-3050 on jul/2018 USCIS RFE on 03/2019 documents sent on 04/23/2019 USCIS put case on hold 06/20/2019 DOS received I-612/I-613/letter of need 07/10/2019. Lawyer explained USCIS status may not be updated frequently so it may take some weeks to show updated information, in my experience USCIS case on hold was shown same date(06/20/2019). Lawyer also explained DOS may take 3-4 months to take a decision. you can call USCIS to speak with someone in particular express your concern and then receive a mail regarding your concern; DOS I reached them trough mail, initially you get an informative email(not specific with your concern). but later someone will reach you and likely answering your initial questions. Edited July 16, 2019 by J1MDhardship Quote Link to comment
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