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The first question is loaded. Please search the Internet USCIS resource for the VISA stamping process. In short, you'll need a completed form DS160, documents, USA VISA size photos, your I-797, employment pay stubs for verification, all passports you have, etc. and a completed profile on their...

Update: As you probably read above, my J1 VISA came with the "NOT subject to the 2 yr HRR"....and thankfully the H1-B petition was approved. We had applied under premium processing. I will get the H1 VISA stamped when I leave USA next time to be able to return to USA. I'll await the green card...

That's what I am saying - your second J1 did not even have the 2 year HRR, so USCIS at the time of COS to H1b had no reason to ask if you served HRR or not (why would they?). This tells us that USCIS "believed" DOS' decision that was stamped on your second J1 VISA. Had they come back with RFE...

3. Your old J1 on Full-Bright almost does not matter here, because you served the 2 year requirement for that, so that's a wash. 4. However, the second J1 status you came to USA was converted to H1B status by your "another" University. As you are saying, USCIS could have asked for the second J1...

Anyone? :(

Many thanks for your answer. I understand what you mean by spending time in Russia after 2007. Yes, pretty much any time spent in Russia after my J1 would have counted toward the 2 Year rule. I mentioned above that so far I have spent 14 months in Russia and I cannot spend any more because I...

Hi, 1) I spent 2 months in a summer camp (CCUSA) in 2005 on a 3-month duration J1 VISA stamped "2 year rule does not apply". The related DS-2019 endorsement has no boxes checked. 2) I left USA and lived in Russia (home country) for 14 months after J1. I did not over-stay my J1 VISA. 3) I...