materialcontroller

Yes it does.

The embassy in London usually give applicants in your situation a VCU R3 form, which gives the reasons for them being found inadmissible as well as a brief explanation of the waiver process and possible timescale.

ian-mstm

You can likely read about it yourself. Click on the person's username and select "find more posts..."

Ian

biomedicalengg

Thanks for the replies guys! Appreciate it.

brit82

Hi again, yes the other guys have answered the questions for me.

Do they usually give a 6 month visa to start with for your first waiver or is it usually a year?

How many of you obtained a 6 month one the first time round and how many received one which lasted for a year?

Thanks

materialcontroller

My first visa was valid for 12 months and one single entry to the USA. The second one was valid for 12 months and multiple entries.

brit82

Thanks for the reply, as we originally told them we would travel 27th August for 2 weeks and then received the letter stating it would be 20 - 22 week wait we move the holiday forward to mid Feb next year. Now we received the email yesterday asking us to submit my bf passport for visa issuance I am now worried they will only offer a 6 month visa which would mean it would out of date for mid feb. Just want to know the chance of this, as I read a previous poster stating his first was only for 6 months.

ian-mstm

With respect, this is one of the reasons we suggest that people don't book tickets until they actually have a visa in their passport!

There is no way to know, in advance, the validity period of your visa. It could be 6 months; it could be 12 months; or it could be 1 month.

Ian

brit82

We havent actually booked anything, other than time off work.

I just wanted to ask how many people received 6 months or a year for their first Visa.

biomedicalengg

hey guys,

I was wondering what is the procedure for renewing the 212d3 waiver.

So assuming I'm granted the waiver (1st time) for 1 year single entry, but I'm going to the US for university. As a student I will be flying home during break to visit my family. So in this case would I have to go back to the embassy where I obtained the visa and re-apply for another waiver and wait another 20 weeks?

Or is there a way I can apply for a renewal while I'm still in the US?

I've tried looking around for information on this, but haven't had much luck find any.

Thanks.

materialcontroller

You make another complete visa application from scratch. Start over from the beginning again.

I don't believe you can apply for a visa while inside the USA.

biomedicalengg

But don't they typically issue the visa for the duration of the course listed on the I-20? It wouldn't make sense to issue a 1 year visa for a 4 year course.

It would make sense if it were a tourist visa, but it doesn't seem reasonable to expect a student to leave the country and sit out 5 months in the middle of a degree.

I've looked through the forum but I haven't come across any F-1 applicants that applied for a waiver. Most seem to be B1/B2.

materialcontroller

I only answered the specific question you asked which was "So assuming I'm granted the waiver (1st time) for 1 year single entry...etc etc".

To be honest, I have no experience with student visas and wouldn't know what visa conditions are likely to apply if your waiver recommendation is accepted, other than it will be no more than 5 years duration (as that is the maximum duration visa that can be given to any applicant requiring a waiver of ineligibility).

biomedicalengg

Gotcha. Yea I haven't been able to find much information pertaining to student visas and waivers.

I was just confused on the what the process is for renewing the waiver specifically. I've read online that you can apply for a waiver in advance with the CBP if you're in the US and plan on leaving and re-entering.

Also, once you've been approved for a waiver does each subsequent application require the same 20-22 week waiting period?

I understand there are a lot of uncertainties regarding this issue. Thanks for replying though.

marbella-james

over 1 year now since i applied for a waiver and seem to be stuck in AP, can anyone give any advice to what i should do??

ian-mstm

Yes - wait patiently, because there is nothing you can do. You can't find out why you're in AP; you can't find out where in the process you are; and you can't find out how long it'll take to complete. The only thing you can do is wait.

Ian