Recent content by Simbo

Hi all, I am subject to the 2-year home residency requirement, but just got a "Favorable Recommendation" based on "No Objection" from DOS. It has been forwarded to the CA USCIS. I would be grateful if you could tell me your experiences with this service... How long did they take to issue your...

Thank you LucyMO for your help. :) I also heard that it is very difficult to do a transfer J1 ==> F1, and that it requires to go out of the US and get an F1 stamp in the home country. Do you know anything about that? (I came in the US through an exchange program between my home university and a...

(Sorry if you have already read this in a H1B thread -- wasn't sure where it should be :-( ) Hi all, I am currently working on a J1 visa and my company is willing to sponsor me for a H1B. As this year quota is reached and that my current status is valid untill March 2006, I will have a six...

Hi all, I am currently working on a J1 visa and my company is willing to sponsor me for a H1B. As this year quota is reached and that my current status is valid untill March 2006, I will have a six month "gap" (before October 2006) during which I am not allowed to work in the United States...