waiver Posted August 14, 2018 Report Share Posted August 14, 2018 On 8/2/2018 at 10:23 AM, Faithful1 said: hi @Stillwaiting88 and @applicant23 May I ask if you know what I should do if my I-612 under persecution has been submitted and received but my DS 2019 is expiring. I failed to file for a waiver earlier because my sponsor filed for extension. Unfortunately it was denied. My I-612 was received by USCIS last May 28, 2018 and my DS3035 was received by DOS June 18, 2018. I still do not have updates and my DS2019 is expiring August 31, 2018. Thank you very much and God Bless. @Stillwaiting88 hi Faithful1 how is everything? Why you get denied? Some of my friends got approved recently and can you transfer to F1 or O1 Quote Link to comment
Faithful1 Posted August 16, 2018 Report Share Posted August 16, 2018 On 8/14/2018 at 12:50 PM, waiver said: hi Faithful1 how is everything? Why you get denied? Some of my friends got approved recently and can you transfer to F1 or O1 Hi @waiver My program has no extension. we tried to appeal but we still failed. thank you for your response. Quote Link to comment
Faithful1 Posted August 16, 2018 Report Share Posted August 16, 2018 On 8/2/2018 at 7:22 PM, Stillwaiting88 said: Hello faithful1 If you have a j1 sponsor u can file for a new ds2019 form but if you dont have a sponsor or u cant get a new ds2019 then u have to look for other visa category like O1. The persecution waiver is taking at least a year to get it that if ur lucky and they didnt ask for rfe As far as i know u cant stay in the usa with no status, but it is better to call a lawyer because ur situation is tricky and u dont want to stay illegally. Even if you have to pay for a lawyer dont risk it this is my advice especially with the new regulation and how strict now they are Hope this helps Best of luck! Thank you for your response @Stillwaiting88 It seems that the best way to deal with this is to seek for a legal advice or a legal counsel. Thank you very much. Good Bless your good heart. Quote Link to comment
Faithful1 Posted August 16, 2018 Report Share Posted August 16, 2018 On 8/3/2018 at 10:43 AM, applicant23 said: I agree. You should immediately seek legal advice Hi @applicant23 Thank you for your advise. I am going to seek for an immigration lawyer advise as quickly as possible. God bless your good heart. Quote Link to comment
carewaiver Posted August 23, 2018 Report Share Posted August 23, 2018 Hi all, today my case is updated. When I was checking before, it was showing that it was on hold since June 12. When I checked today it showed On June 12, 2018, we requested another non-USCIS advisory opinion for your Form I-612. It is interesting. this means USCIS found persecution? Right ? Quote Link to comment
Stillwaiting88 Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 3 hours ago, carewaiver said: Hi all, today my case is updated. When I was checking before, it was showing that it was on hold since June 12. When I checked today it showed On June 12, 2018, we requested another non-USCIS advisory opinion for your Form I-612. It is interesting. this means USCIS found persecution? Right ? Yes congrats you passed the first and the most important part and now dos has to give recommendation and usually they approve most of the cases. Do u mind asking u what was the rfe about, did they ask more evidence or was it some paper missing? I am still waiting a reply from uscis after they received my rfe response 3 weeks ago Best of luck!! Quote Link to comment
carewaiver Posted August 24, 2018 Report Share Posted August 24, 2018 14 hours ago, Stillwaiting88 said: Yes congrats you passed the first and the most important part and now dos has to give recommendation and usually they approve most of the cases. Do u mind asking u what was the rfe about, did they ask more evidence or was it some paper missing? I am still waiting a reply from uscis after they received my rfe response 3 weeks ago Best of luck!! Thank you. regarding RFE, They asked my current legal status, all passport pages, all us visas, travel history, and more evidence for persecution claims. not that hard. I did everything myself. I have sent my document to DoS mid July 2018. Now I checked and it's updated as of yesterday like this: including I-613 received. What is "other" referring here? Quote Link to comment
Stillwaiting88 Posted August 26, 2018 Report Share Posted August 26, 2018 On 8/24/2018 at 11:17 AM, carewaiver said: Thank you. regarding RFE, They asked my current legal status, all passport pages, all us visas, travel history, and more evidence for persecution claims. not that hard. I did everything myself. I have sent my document to DoS mid July 2018. Now I checked and it's updated as of yesterday like this: including I-613 received. What is "other" referring here? Thank you for your response I got the same rfe with passport pages and visa and more evidence and they asked also if applied for asylum I have been waiting 3 weeks since they received my rfe The other my lawyer told me doesnt mean anything so u can ignore it and dont worry about it Quote Link to comment
carewaiver Posted August 27, 2018 Report Share Posted August 27, 2018 On 8/25/2018 at 8:10 PM, Stillwaiting88 said: Thank you for your response I got the same rfe with passport pages and visa and more evidence and they asked also if applied for asylum I have been waiting 3 weeks since they received my rfe The other my lawyer told me doesnt mean anything so u can ignore it and dont worry about it How long does it take at DoS? is there anyone recently get favorable recommendation? Quote Link to comment
Stillwaiting88 Posted August 27, 2018 Report Share Posted August 27, 2018 9 hours ago, carewaiver said: How long does it take at DoS? is there anyone recently get favorable recommendation? It can take from 2 to 3 weeks to 8 month no one knows Quote Link to comment
applicant23 Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 On 8/23/2018 at 5:32 PM, carewaiver said: Hi all, today my case is updated. When I was checking before, it was showing that it was on hold since June 12. When I checked today it showed On June 12, 2018, we requested another non-USCIS advisory opinion for your Form I-612. It is interesting. this means USCIS found persecution? Right ? I would consider it good news! What kind of evidence did you submit in RFE to support your statement? Are you working with a lawyer? Quote Link to comment
applicant23 Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 Updates on my cases: I am still working on putting together my RFE evidence. I talked to one lawyer, Brian Schmitt from Maryland. Unfortunately, his services were way beyond my budget, so I am doing this on my own for now, but still looking for lawyers who work with persecution cases. Do you guys know what should the statements of support look like? I am asking statements from my friends, as well as professors and experts. How many pages, structure, etc? I would really appreciate some information. Thank you all! Quote Link to comment
carewaiver Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 I just checked my case status, DoS received the documents on August 23 and favorable recommendation has been sent on August 29. That's a record right , less than week :) Quote Link to comment
Stillwaiting88 Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 6 hours ago, carewaiver said: I just checked my case status, DoS received the documents on August 23 and favorable recommendation has been sent on August 29. That's a record right , less than week 🙂 Congratulation!!!! That was quick Quote Link to comment
JustFoundThis Posted September 2, 2018 Report Share Posted September 2, 2018 (edited) On 8/30/2018 at 7:02 AM, carewaiver said: I just checked my case status, DoS received the documents on August 23 and favorable recommendation has been sent on August 29. That's a record right , less than week 🙂 @carewaiver Congratulations!!! If you don't mind sharing, what's your case type? Based on persecution? You mean the whole process took only a week? 😮 or is it after you submitted the RFE? Will appreciate if you could share your case timeline. Thanks Edited September 2, 2018 by JustFoundThis Quote Link to comment
carewaiver Posted September 5, 2018 Report Share Posted September 5, 2018 no, one week at the DoS. Here is the timeline: mid july 2017- case received late Jan 2018- RFE requested mid Apr 2018- RFE received mid June 2018- case is on hold and sent to DoS for Recommendation, Mid July 2018- forms submitted to Dos Late August- Forms received by DoS and recommendation sent. DoS stage was fast. it may be because I sent the DoS package after USCIS asked for another opinion. Quote Link to comment
JustFoundThis Posted September 7, 2018 Report Share Posted September 7, 2018 On 9/5/2018 at 3:57 AM, carewaiver said: no, one week at the DoS. Here is the timeline: mid july 2017- case received late Jan 2018- RFE requested mid Apr 2018- RFE received mid June 2018- case is on hold and sent to DoS for Recommendation, Mid July 2018- forms submitted to Dos Late August- Forms received by DoS and recommendation sent. DoS stage was fast. it may be because I sent the DoS package after USCIS asked for another opinion. @carewaiver What did they request in the RFE? Did you hire a lawyer for working to prepare your RFE? I am also received an RFE this week. Any recommendations about a good lawyer? Thanks Quote Link to comment
carewaiver Posted September 9, 2018 Report Share Posted September 9, 2018 They asked my current legal status, all passport pages, all us visas, travel history, and more evidence for persecution claims. not that hard. I did everything myself. No lawyer. Regarding RFE, read everything, and respond everything properly. Do not miss anything. Quote Link to comment
JustFoundThis Posted September 11, 2018 Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 On 9/9/2018 at 1:52 PM, carewaiver said: They asked my current legal status, all passport pages, all us visas, travel history, and more evidence for persecution claims. not that hard. I did everything myself. No lawyer. Regarding RFE, read everything, and respond everything properly. Do not miss anything. Thank you @carewaiver! My RFE came from USCIS. I was told by someone that the RFEs are supposed to come from DoS. I said I don't think so, but got unsure about it. Did your RFE come from USCIS too? I talked to couple lawyers, but their fee is way beyond my budget. Not really sure what to do. How long was your response to the RFE for persecution? Just want to get an idea if I should do it myself too. Thanks again for the reply. Quote Link to comment
carewaiver Posted September 11, 2018 Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 14 hours ago, JustFoundThis said: Thank you @carewaiver! My RFE came from USCIS. I was told by someone that the RFEs are supposed to come from DoS. I said I don't think so, but got unsure about it. Did your RFE come from USCIS too? I talked to couple lawyers, but their fee is way beyond my budget. Not really sure what to do. How long was your response to the RFE for persecution? Just want to get an idea if I should do it myself too. Thanks again for the reply. Yes, it came from USCIS. If you think you can handle it yourself, go for it. mine was not that hard. They have given roughly 2 months for reply. Quote Link to comment
Preparing_To_Wait Posted September 11, 2018 Report Share Posted September 11, 2018 hello everyone, nice to find this forum. I wish I found it earlier as I just sent my J-1 waiver application. According to the published wait times I was expecting 3-4 months of wait time, but going thru your posts obviously it's way longer. my case is based on fear of persecution but I haven't submitted any evidence. I have a detailed statement of reason though. Not sure whether that would cause RFE or just unfavorable decision (thoughts?) Also do you think how long ago I was on J-1 makes any difference? As it has been almost 9 years now. Thanks, Quote Link to comment
applicant23 Posted September 12, 2018 Report Share Posted September 12, 2018 19 hours ago, Preparing_To_Wait said: hello everyone, nice to find this forum. I wish I found it earlier as I just sent my J-1 waiver application. According to the published wait times I was expecting 3-4 months of wait time, but going thru your posts obviously it's way longer. my case is based on fear of persecution but I haven't submitted any evidence. I have a detailed statement of reason though. Not sure whether that would cause RFE or just unfavorable decision (thoughts?) Also do you think how long ago I was on J-1 makes any difference? As it has been almost 9 years now. Thanks, Hey @Preparing_To_Wait welcome to the group. My J-1 was about 6-7 years. I don't think, in fact I am confident, that how long ago you had your J-1 does not matter. I submitted my documents September 2017, currently putting together evidence for RFE. I advise you gather as much as you can in the form of documentary evidence and testimonial evidence. My lawyer says that we are again entering a hostile environment, which means a lot of people even with voluminous and well put together applications are getting RFE's. But don't feel discouraged. Do your best! I have around 400 pages of documentary evidence and a few letters from experts. Quote Link to comment
donewaiting Posted September 18, 2018 Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 (edited) Hello All! I'm in the process of filing a waiver based on persecution, I'm in California can I file to the Vermont center since the processing time is a lot less, or how does this work do they just decide which center will process my file for me? Thank you! Edited September 18, 2018 by donewaiting Quote Link to comment
Waivermed Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 My time line for now: 06/13/17 uscis california received i612 application 06/28/17 dos received ds3035, ds2019,passport,fee, statement kf reason, g28 02/08/18 uscis forwarded case to dos for second opinion 06/08/18 i612/613 received by DOS 09/06/18 uscis reopens case and request RFE. Currently collecting Evidence to send it to uscis Quote Link to comment
Stillwaiting88 Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 2 hours ago, Waivermed said: My time line for now: 06/13/17 uscis california received i612 application 06/28/17 dos received ds3035, ds2019,passport,fee, statement kf reason, g28 02/08/18 uscis forwarded case to dos for second opinion 06/08/18 i612/613 received by DOS 09/06/18 uscis reopens case and request RFE. Currently collecting Evidence to send it to uscis Thank you for sharing your timeline. Sorry to hear that they reopened ur case that is unusual. But these days no one getting approved right away and everyone is receiving an RFE, including me😅 I think they became more strict and they have new rules in order to approve cases It is been 46 days since they received my response My timeline below: 11/9/2017 case received by uscis 7/9/2018 RFE issued 8/2/2018 RFE response received and since then i am waiting Good luck for everyone Quote Link to comment
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