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No, not at all. As I understand there is no formal process for the no-obj letter issuance at my embassy. They just told me to send whatever I thought they might need for decision making, so I sent them everything: statement of reason, a separate letter to consul explaining my situation, marriage...

Hi, I wanted to share my J1 waiver story and timeline, to give hope to those who are just starting their process or waiting for a decision. I went through the entire process myself, without hiring any lawyers, who wouldn't take my case anyway because they thought it was impossible to get a...

Hello, Would really appreciate if somebody could answer this: How long does it usually take to change from B2 to F1? Do I remain in status while waiting for the decision on change of status? How does it work in case of status change denial? Thank you.

Hi all, I am currently on B2 in the US visiting my USC spouse. I want to take several credit courses at a college without enrolling into a degree. My question is: Is it possible to receive an F1 for non-degree studying? Is it possible to change B2 to F1 without leaving the country? My...

yes, the DS-3035 online has only two pages and that's what I have, but in the instructions what to include into the packet it says pages 1, 2, 3. I just left them blank

Hi everyone, I am sorry to start a thread with such a silly question, but I really need the answer. I have filled out the waiver application online, received a case number, and printed out the waiver packet generated in the pdf format. in the packet assembly checklist there are the following...

Thank you, your replies really helped.

In case I have to apply for a visitor visa again, would the consul in the US embassy not consider that I lied to him having asked for 4 months and stayed longer?

B1/B2-- asked for 4 months, staying longer - violation? I have a question similar to that, so did not want to start a new thread. I am currently in the US on B1/B2 visiting my spouse who is a citizen. I have a two-year home residency requirement after J1 and am fulfilling it, visiting my...

What I meant by saying I haven't heard from the embassy, is that they haven't yet let me know whether they are going to send the letter to the DoS for me. Can you please elaborate on this. Should I have sent the embassy the entire application with the statement and all the documents for the...

Hi everyone, I was in the US on J1 with 2YHRR, sponsored by DoS for graduate studies. I got married to a U.S. citizen while I was on J1, still I returned to my home country to fulfill the residency requirement. Since then I have come to the US twice on visitor visas and have accumulated only...