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I got favorable recommendation on July 17th, and I already got the H1-B approval! :-)

Hi Metoo99, The time sponsors take to respond may vary greatly. Mine was 3.5 months and it can be as long as 8 months, according to the posts here. It seems the sponsor views are important for waiver application. If you could enlist their support, it would be very helpful! In your case, the...

Hi disha12, I think DOS is updating their website everyday. In my case, the waiver review division requested for sponsor views in early April, and they did not get it until 3 months later according to my online case status. However, I do not know when my sponsor sent their views since I have...

I got the 2-year requirement for a 4-week program. Ten months is not short at all!

Dear all, I got DOS's favorable recommendation the same day they got my sponsor view. Just want to thank everyone here for your support and helpful information. I almost gave up and thought I had to go back to my home country to fulfill the rest of the 2 years...Now I can start worrying about...

Hi, what's ppl? Thanks. Wendy

Thank you so much, Nemu. I've been really distressed these days. I already applied for a waiver of the 2-year rule based on no objection from my own government. However, because part of the funding was from the U.S. State Department, I was told that it is unlikely for me to get a waiver even...

Confused and Worried Hi Nemu, Thank you for your reply. The information I got from this forum is that the 2 years are accumulative and whatever time I spent in my home land (China) when I'm on F-1 status is counted towards it. However, when I consulted some Chinese immigration lawyers, I got...

Dear all, Five years ago, I got a J-1 with the 2-year rule. I then went back to my home country and stayed for one year before I came back to the U.S. again under a F-1 visa. I still have one year left to fulfill the two-year requirement. Right now I'm thinking about going back to my...