Hello,
This summer, my wife applied for a waiver to the J1 2-Year Residency requirement (on the basis of no objection). A favorable recommendation was granted on September 20, 2013 and was forwarded to USCIS. However, since then, we have not heard an update.
Last week, I contacted my senator to have his office look into the status of the case. This was the response they received from USCIS:
“Thank you for your inquiry regarding the J-1 Waiver of Foreign Residency issue presented by your constituent. Upon receiving a “No objection” letter from the Department of State, she should file form I-612, Application for Waiver of Foreign Residency Requirement, with USCIS. The California Service Center will process this form. Both the form I-612 and its filing instructions may be found on our website, www.uscis.gov.”
From my understanding, we didn't need to file I-612 for a no-objection waiver. Do we need to file with form (along with the $585 fee)?
Thank you
This summer, my wife applied for a waiver to the J1 2-Year Residency requirement (on the basis of no objection). A favorable recommendation was granted on September 20, 2013 and was forwarded to USCIS. However, since then, we have not heard an update.
Last week, I contacted my senator to have his office look into the status of the case. This was the response they received from USCIS:
“Thank you for your inquiry regarding the J-1 Waiver of Foreign Residency issue presented by your constituent. Upon receiving a “No objection” letter from the Department of State, she should file form I-612, Application for Waiver of Foreign Residency Requirement, with USCIS. The California Service Center will process this form. Both the form I-612 and its filing instructions may be found on our website, www.uscis.gov.”
From my understanding, we didn't need to file I-612 for a no-objection waiver. Do we need to file with form (along with the $585 fee)?
Thank you