Recent content by adcyprian

LucyMO, do you know this as a fact or are you just guessing? I mean technically you're not supposed to switch from F-1 to H-1 if you're subject to HRR from previous J-1. Obviously USCIS made a mistake and my question is how would a consulate know about your past more than USCIS? Any info you...

Yep, that's also another factor in my case I think. I mean I was so young when I got J-1 and I really didn't have the maturity to bother with what it meant to have J-1 with 2 year rule. Maybe that's something I can mention at some point.

I didn't really plan this way. I was pretty young when I got J-1 (16), and I didn't really think much about 2 year rule and if it applies or not. Once I was done with J-1, I got into graduate school and when I went to the embassy to get student visa, they gave me F-1. Again, I didn't really...

Sorry, I don't have my old visas or the old IAP-66s with me right now so I can't check what you asked me. Yes, I was funded by a US agency and that was the reason I thought I was subject to 2 year rule but then again, I was never told anything about this rule. Given that I'm in the US...

Thanks for the feedback. First of all, I need to clarify that I'm not even sure if 2 year rule applies to me. I was on J-1 and I kind of think that there was 2 year rule on my J-1 but nobody told me anything about . Furthermore, I went back home and switched to F-1 with no problems. I would...

Well, I don't agree that it's fraud because I didn't really hide anything. I provided all the information asked during switching from J-1 to F-1 to H-1B. What are the chances that they will check all my past status in the US in Canada though?

Hi, I came to the US as J-1 (with 2 year home residency requirement) for undergraduate studies. I got accepted to the graduate school so right after undergrad school, I went back home, got F-1 visa and came back to the US on F-1 visa for grad school. After grad school, I did 1 year OPT and...