What are my chances to be back to the US after fulfilling a 2 year home requirement with an overstayed j-1 visa?

The impact of your overstay is of no consequence because you were admitted for duration of status, annotated as D/S on your I-94 card and likely on...

I am on F1. Time taken to convert to J1 is typically 2-5 months. Can I apply fro a fresh J1? Isn't that faster?

You can change status from F-1 to J-1 in the United States. Alternatively, you could depart the United States and apply for a J-1 visa and then...

Can j1's status be changed to j2? or can j1 be allowed to have a work permit?

A J-1 cannot obtain a work permit. A J-2 can obtain employment authorization. But a J-1 cannot change status from J-1 to J-2 if the individual is...

Adjustment of Status for Green Card Holder (but former Asylee and former j-1 holder subject to 2-year rule)

The grant of asylum does not waive your two-year foreign residence requirement. One subject can only overcome the two-year foreign residence...

J1 visa waiver Hardship. I am a US citizen and she is on J1 visa. How much will it cost? Do I have a good chance?

First you need to determine whether and why your spouse is subject to the two-year foreign residence requirement. There are three ways one can...

I hold J1visa, if I can get I20 from a language school can I still stay in USA for study even my visa deadline is 6/30/2014?

You are subject to the two-year foreign residence requirement of INA § 212(e). One subject to the two-year foreign residence requirement is...

To win an I-612 persecution waiver application, the applicant must demonstrate that he or she has a well founded fear of persecution upon return to...

Hi my wife applied for my I-485 but on basis of my previous J1 home residency short for 1 month, they gave us more time.

Under the plain language of INA 212(e), you were ineligible to apply for adjustment of status until you had the waiver grant in hand. ...

J1 waiver -No objection route

Under INA 212(e), one cannot apply for a green card until the waiver grant is in hand. However, the filing of this adjustment of status...

Being subject to the two-year foreign residence requirement creates several legal disabilities that do not go away until one subject obtains a...