Forum: J-1 Home Residency Requirement

Hi, I am a student from Cyprus (EU) and I came here on the Fulbright Scholarship. My sponsor on my DS-2019 is the US Department of State and all my paperwork was handled by the Institute of International Education (IIE). I recently applied for the J-1 Waiver and I am still waiting to hear...

Hi I am doing fellowship in cardiology with J1 and am in the 6th yr of J1. I want to do an additional yr of fellowship after 7 yrs of J1. So my questions are 1. Is an 8th yr extension allowed for J1 visa for physicians in fellowship training? 2. If yes will it be difficult to obtain a waiver...

Hello, If there is anybody who has won the DV-2011 among you, can you contact me? I have a question about the J1 waiver process and sending the forms to KCC. Thank you

Hey guys anyone out there who got denied by DOS after USCIS approved their J1 Hardship Waiver?If so please share the reason given(if any ).My case shows that DOS has sent "incomplete information letter" and Im trying to make sense of what that might mean,,,please advise .....

Can you please share your timeline for getting an approval from DOS for 2Yr HRR based on no-objection letter? Here is my timeline. Request for Sponsor Views Sent June 16, 2009 Sponsor Views Requested June 16, 2009 No Objection Statement Received June 01, 2009 Fee Received May 26, 2009 ...

Hello Everyone, I was in the US for a small time on a 6-month J1 visa from Jan to June 2009. My J1 visa also expired in June 2009. I came back to India after my training and I am in India since then. Now I want to go to the US again on a new J1 visa and have to apply for a waiver for the 2-year...

Hi, I am in US since Oct 2007 on J-1 visa. I am subjected to two year home rule requirement. I haven't got my waivers either. My DS2019 is going to expire on 30th June 2010. I am not getting any extension. neither I found a job to transfer my J-1. Fortunately, my husband came to US in March 2010...

Is it alright to give copies of the NORI to your consulate to forward to the embassy in D.C., or did you need to give the original? Please let me know your experience, especially if you're Indian - my consulate (Indian) is in Tel Aviv, and since they don't do NORIs they don't know which I need...

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Hi, I'm presently in J-2 visa and my husband is having J-1 visa. We both are Indian Nationals. My husband applied for J-1 visa when he was in Germany. It is mentioned in my husband's Visa clearly that "Two Year rule does NOT apply". 3 months later, I applied for J-2 from India with his...

Hi guys, I'm about to get a J-1 for 18 months, I will enter a Trainee program and I won't basically earn money. I will be a trainee in a big Institution through an international agency. Will I need to stay home for 2 years then? Nobody ever mentioned that to me. A friend of mine had the same J1...

Hi friends, I wish if you can help me since i have no clue about this, I am a canadian permanent resident,and will apply to match of 2012, by that time i would not have the canadian passport, but have been living in canada for 3 years after i do interviews in the US, and whether they...

Can someone please share their experience. I see that DOS received all the docs on May 28th 2010. The decision is still pending. Thanks in advance

Hi guys, I would like to apply J1 waiver, so I need NOS from Vietnamese Embassy. I called to the our Embassy and they said they did not have such service :( Does anybody here came from Vietnam and got his/her waiver, please give me some advices. Thank you so much and I am looking forward to...

Hi Friends Nov 2009 started June 2010 approved from USCIS Ready to go for H1 and Green Card Would be happy to help if any body need detailed guilelines

Hello friends, I applied for a j-1 waiver based on No objection and got a favorable recommendation from Department of State 5 weeks back. I have received the copy. However I did not hear anything from USCIS. I called the number 18003755283 and spoke to a lady. She could not find my receipt...

Hello Everybody, I am J-2 visa holder whose 2 year HRR is not ended yet. I am in my home country now. 2 year HRR will end next year June. Currently I am selected as one of the DV lottery winners and waiting for my second notification letter from Kentucky Consular Center. So can I have a chance...

Can I send advisory opinion by fedex? It's not for waiver, I just want to get the advisory opinion, because if I once get waiver, I cannot extend my current J-1. If I send via fedex, does the address different from the one as in US mail? And, can I also include the return mail (addressed to...

I came to US with a j visa as a journalist in 2001. Never left the country. Created a website hoping it will flourish and make a god income and basis for green card. Filed taxes but did not pay due to low level of income. I am highly educatd and tired of not being able to get a proper job or leave...

Hello, I would like to know if the 2 y home residency req. have to be 2 full years staying in my home country or they can accumulated over time? That is, does it count if after my J1 expired I spent 1 years in my home country, then came back to the US on a F1 to study in the US. SO now does it...

Is the J-2 still required to fulfill the 2 year rule home residency requirement if the J-1 has already met the requirement. I have a complicated case. I came on a J-2 visa back in 2000 when I was in 7th grade, my J-1 left the country several times and has already fulfilled the 2 year rule...