J-1 and green card lottery

You first need to determine whether you are subject to the two-year foreign residence requirement of INA § 212(e). Note that annotations...

Overstay on j 1 visa for 2month, then have leave us. Can 1 reapplied for j 1 or will they know I overstay even not return i94.

First off, J-1s have a 30 day grace period to leave the country. Second, most J-1s are admitted in duration of status, annotated on the I-94...

Could I take another J-1 visa from another institution

This is a very complex situation. An exchange visitor may transfer from one program sponsor to another if the purpose of the transfer is to...

Beginning a new J-1 program may create serious problems with your pending I-485 application. If your J-1 program will make you subject to the...

German currently living in Switzerland applying for J visa: Which is my permanent residency?

22 CFR § 62.2 defines country of nationality or last legal residence as: “either the country of which the exchange visitor was a national at the...

This delay shouldn’t be a problem. Ideally, the Department of State Waiver Review Division (WRD) would’ve received the DS-3035 from St. Louis...

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Our firm concentrates on J-1 hardship and persecution waiver applications. We've had specific success in J-1 hardship cases from Lebanon and...

Applied for marriage based green card then learned I am still under J1 restriction - will the USCIS deny my application

Our firm concentrates on J-1 matters. One subject to the two-year foreign residence requirement of INA § 212(e) is subject to several legal...

Year rule while on F-1 visa

First off, annotations on J-1 visa stamps and DS-2019s are frequently incorrect and are not legally binding. One must perform a legal analysis of...

Can I get a second J-1 ? ? ?

It is very difficult to win any kind of waiver when U.S. government funding is involved. Fulbright programs are funded by the U.S. government. ...