We just found out after 4 months of my wife's application for a waiver at the DOS, that she's been issued a favorable recommendation (on their site). Great news! I know we should be recieving a letter soon, but I am curious what happens when it is "sent" to the USCIS.
Our case is a little screwy in that we married in October of '05 (Im a citizen), filed all the necessary papers and went to our interview last July. They approved the marriage, but sent the case to our district office because she was an out-of-status J2 and then later denied her the green card by the district office because of her J-visa. But...the USCIS office themselves told us not to file a waiver months before we applied because she was divorced from the J-1 and the law only states that the "legal spouse" must return home for 2 years with the J-1. We got caught in the immigration black hole.
But, with the help of our lawyer, we filed for the waiver in August and have been waiting since then for a recommendation and now have it. My worry is how it get's synced back up with our case at the USCIS since it's already been filed. Does the DOS send it straight to them and they link it to our case or do they send it to us?
Any insight is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Eddie
Our case is a little screwy in that we married in October of '05 (Im a citizen), filed all the necessary papers and went to our interview last July. They approved the marriage, but sent the case to our district office because she was an out-of-status J2 and then later denied her the green card by the district office because of her J-visa. But...the USCIS office themselves told us not to file a waiver months before we applied because she was divorced from the J-1 and the law only states that the "legal spouse" must return home for 2 years with the J-1. We got caught in the immigration black hole.
But, with the help of our lawyer, we filed for the waiver in August and have been waiting since then for a recommendation and now have it. My worry is how it get's synced back up with our case at the USCIS since it's already been filed. Does the DOS send it straight to them and they link it to our case or do they send it to us?
Any insight is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Eddie