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The Application is filed online, once you complete all the information, you will have to print it all, add the requested documentation and payment and the address you have to submit everything will be there (mailed to the Department of State). And yes, your waiver should be fairly easy to get...

Yes, you should extend your visa first, then apply for a waiver. The J1 visa requires that you have shown no interest in staying in the US, by applying to the waiver, you are expressing your intentions to reside in the US and therefore, your visa extension could be denied. I have no idea of...

Anyone cares to share their experience in attempting to get a J1 waiver based on an Interested Government Agency? Experiences with the Department of Health would be a plus! I am a researcher (PhD) not a clinical fellow.

It won't work. As soon as you drop out of the University, the University HAS to notify the Department of State and you have 30 days to leave the country. Since Sept 11, the government has increased its surveillance on people that come to this country on student visas.

IGA advice? I just got my J1 waiver under "No Objection" basis denied (damn Fulbright!). I was wondering if anyone out there has gotten a waiver based on an IGA, prefereably under the Department of Health (HHS)? I need to decide whether my application would be strong enough to make it worth...