CASE: J-1 Waiver (No Objection Statement)
NATIONALITY: Philippines
LOCATION: Eagle Butte, SD
Our client came from the Philippines on a J-1 in August 2015 to work as a teacher. She was subject to the two-year foreign residency requirement. She now has a US Citizen child and she wishes to apply for a waiver.
Our office told our client that she can apply for a waiver under the No Objection Statement category based on the fact that she has a U.S. citizen child.
On July 12, 2019, the J-1 Waiver Application (Form DS-3035) was filed to the Department of State. We then prepared the EVP Packet upon receipt of her documents. On November 14, 2020, our office sent our client’s materials to the Waiver Review Committee in Manila, Philippines. They eventually approved the No Objection Statement, forwarded the approval to the Philippine Consulate in DC to issue the official NOS, and the then on September 10, 2020, the Waiver Review Division issued a favorable recommendation based on the No Objection statement. Eventually, on September 23, 2020, the USCIS issued an I-612 approval notice for the waiver.