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Thank you very much for your quick suggestions.

Could you please tell about COS (change of status) form I-539?, how long it take to get approved, if the case like H1b (exempt) to H4 (exempt) transfer is quit easy? Or How many months before should start the COS processing before expiration or termination of current VISA. Thanks for...

Hi friends, I am currently on J2 and very soon my employer (university) will file H1B (because my spouse is going to change in H1B by university). I am planning is to quit job later (8-10 month later) and I want to switch to H4. I never heard any problem associated with H1 to H4 transfer. I...

Hi friends, I saw many questions on this forum regarding transfer from H4 to H1 but none of H1 to H4. I am currently on J2 and very soon my employer (university) will file H1B (because my spouse is going to change in H1B). I am planning is to quit job later (8-10 month later) and I want to...

Hi, Thank you so much. I wish you will get it very soon. May be it depends on centre to centre and the vermont centre happens to be fast. My USICS document says Notice type: Approval Notice. I guess that means I have got the waiver. I had an another question. Does this waiver...

Hi, Thanks for the response. I got only one letter from USCIS , Vermont (I-797, Notice of Action). I got my DOS recommendation after I got I-797. Is this the final document (I-797) or will I receive any other document from USCIS. Thanks

Approved waiver: status of J-1 VISA? Hi All, Thank you all for the expert suggestions and help. Just before asking my question I just wanted to brief you all with my situation. I am here on J-1 Visa and my DS2019 will expire on Oct 2007. So I started my waiver process. I had applied...

Hi Thanks you so much for providing this useful information. I did file my tax return for 2005 with all the evidence. I guess all J-1 scholars who take the benefit of the tax treaty have to go through the same procedure. Thanks once again.

Tax treaty benefits??? Hi All, I am from India and I came to US in 2005. I had taken the benefits of the tax treaty for the year 2005 so I did not pay any tax on my income of year 2005. In 2006 I did not take the benefits of the treaty and all the federal and state taxes were deducted from...

Thank you all very much for the information I have received from you. I will wait for some more suggestions and than I will proceed. I appreciate all the support I have got from you all.

Thanks a lot for your reply and nice advice. The detail story is this, I applied for waiver online on 31st OCt 2006, got case number and submitted all suporting document with fee at St Louis on Nov3, 2006. On the second week of Nov 2006 I got information from the IES, of my unversity that all...

Dear all, I have applied online for my case number (for waiver) and have send the documents to St. Louis along with the application fees and the system shows they recieved the documents. After I applied for case number my J1 got extended and I got a new DS2019 and this new DS2019 was not...

You need a waiver to change your status from J2 to J1 or H1. I also had the same situation and the letter from USCIS denied my status change from J2 to J1 mentioning that I need a waiver.

Hi all, I am currently on J2 Visa. I had few queries if anyone could reply to them. a) Once your status changes from J2 to H4 is it possible to change it to H1 if anyone sponsors you an H1. b) J1 Visa is extendable for upto three years. I have read that now J1 visa can be extended to...

Hi, Thanks for sharing the information. I had contacted my employer and they said that since J-2s are dependents of the primary J-1 they are not considered in this class because their primary purpose were not to work. They have to obtain permission from USCIS for employment authorization...

Hi, I am on J2 visa and had worked in 2005. I have no idea which form (1040 NR or 1040NR EZ or any other form) I am supposed to fill in order to file my federal and state tax return. My employer had withheld Social Security and Medicare taxes from my salary. I read that I can request the...