Recent content by kanty

my impression was that the departure information would be entered into the system by the port authorities once you leave US (i.e once the I94 is taken from your passport at the port of exit), so all US agencies will have these info on file.

In addition to personal and departmental funds, item 2 on my previous two DS-2019s indicate that I have received funding from the Department of Health and Human Services. Also, the people I have spoken to at NIH have given me an impression that the DOS would ask for a comment from NIH only...

Hi running_swede, Thank you very much for your prompt and timely response. Your comments were very helpful. I do however have few more questions. I understand from your reply that "students on a research assistantship or grants paid to the university are NOT considered to have...

I am a graduate student on a J-1 visa and I'm subject to the 2 yr HRR. I receive funding from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). My active field of research is Bioinformatics and Life Sciences. Would it be possible to know if the HRR is due to the government funding or due to the fact...

Has your visa expired?

Once you have obtained your waiver, it will not be possible for you to extend/reapply your j1 visa. But since your current J1 visa is valid for 8 months, I think you should be OK with your travel.

I am graduate student and I spent the summer ('05) doing working at an off-campus location, for which I did not obtain prior authorization from the Responsible Officer from my University. From the begining of Fall, I have planned to start an academic training program in order to continue doing...

Hi, I have been in the US on a J1 visa, since 05/2002. I am a graduate student. My visa stamp expired on 12/2002 and since then I have been given extensions (IAP-66 & DS-2019) by my university. I have the following two questions: 1) I was not subject to section 212e, at the time of my...