Hi there,
I am trying to gather some info for a friend of mine who is on J1 right now. He has a single entry J1 until June of this year. He has already filed for an intent to apply for J1 waiver and not actually applied for the waiver yet. There is a need for him to go to India at this time to get married.
My question is two fold.
1. For him to return to the U.S he needs to go to the U.S consulate and apply for a J1 to return back. With the intent to apply for J1 waiver already filed, will there be a problem for the consulate to issue a J1 ?
2. If the answer to Qn-1 is not a problem, upon his return to the U.S should the process of acquiring a J2 for his spouse be completed before the process of applying for a J1 waiver and getting a H1 ?
Thanks in Advance.
P.S - I have been reading some of the discussion postings and cannot refrain myself from appreciating the prompt and to-the-point prompt replies from Jigesh. Jigesh - you are doing a great service in this space.
I am trying to gather some info for a friend of mine who is on J1 right now. He has a single entry J1 until June of this year. He has already filed for an intent to apply for J1 waiver and not actually applied for the waiver yet. There is a need for him to go to India at this time to get married.
My question is two fold.
1. For him to return to the U.S he needs to go to the U.S consulate and apply for a J1 to return back. With the intent to apply for J1 waiver already filed, will there be a problem for the consulate to issue a J1 ?
2. If the answer to Qn-1 is not a problem, upon his return to the U.S should the process of acquiring a J2 for his spouse be completed before the process of applying for a J1 waiver and getting a H1 ?
Thanks in Advance.
P.S - I have been reading some of the discussion postings and cannot refrain myself from appreciating the prompt and to-the-point prompt replies from Jigesh. Jigesh - you are doing a great service in this space.