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    I-131 Finger Print Timeline for Normal and "EXPEDITE" Request

    There are applications which have normal and expedite service like H visa, some I140 categories, beside others. I131 has only one kind of application with No expedite service for that kind of application. Some send requests for expedite and wrote expedite on the top, bottom or any where in the...
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    Should the 2y home residency req. be consecutive or can they accumulated through many years?

    Every day you spent in your home country AFTER you finished the J counts toward the 2 year requirement.
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    applying for I-131 reentry permit.After biometrics what is next?need help asap.thanks

    Yes you can travel now if you want. The USCIS will mail the approval notice (99.99%) to the address you listed in your application. Make sure that someone can pick the notice and send it to you overseas to use it when you return back whithin 2 years. Your chance to get it before June 15 is still...
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    Can't bring my fiancées here for another 3.5 years!? WHAT?

    GC is an immigrant visa which is restricted by total number every year. Every GC holder cannot just simply bring lovely father, mother, brother, fiancée.....etc immediately or within certain time period he/she think is the reasonable time just because he/she became permanent resident. If you...
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    Please help......J1 visa waiver

    You may have multiple Js, some are subject and others are not subject to the 2 year home country. Whn you apply for waiver you need to send copies from all DS (either subject or not) and include all of them in your application. If you do not have copy from any of the DS (no matter how far the...
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    Please help......J1 visa waiver

    The no objection letter from your country and the agreement of your sponsor are parts and required documents in your waiver application. Those are not the only points and if you have them every thing else will be forgivven for example. To have your application approved you need to have continous...
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    second J-1 category intern

    It differ from case to case and from category to another. The rule is the second J should be in the same line and consistent with the previous one. The burden of approval that the second J is consistent with the previous one is on you. No written law with which type of J is consistent with which...
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    Re-entry permit timeline inquiry

    The time is variable and differ from case to case. Some people rec'd the appointment letter after few months and there is nothing you can do
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    J1 waiver and GC based on spouse's I-140 filing

    yes you are right, You need to file I485 for here with copy from your approved I140, gc, .......................... when she cleared from the j requirement
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    new J1 after J1?

    Since you stayed 2 months only in your J, you can get another J right now and jin the new place without serving 2 years which will be postponed till you finish your second J. SOmetimes the DOS will count the previous 2 months toward your new J, and many times, they will start the count from zero...
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    Is my DS2019 extendable?

    You can switch from J to F but you still have to do the 2 year country or waiver after you finish the F to switch to any other status like H or GC.
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    j1- question about spouse

    Yes it is much easier if you marry then apply for J1 and J2 at the same package. you will have interview at the same time, visa stamp with each other and so on in most cases. There are few cases where the J1 get the visa and the spouse delay but this is not the norm. If you apply by your self...
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    j1- question about spouse

    If you are not married NOW how can you report that you are married? This is fraud. Report your current situation right now. You can apply for spouse after marriage and she will have here own procedure (interview if any, stamp, security check ....etc) Or you can wait till you marry then start...
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    h4 to j1

    Most of the people in this forum are volunteers, if you need competent immigration lawyer just contact any to help you. You can request to change H4 to J1 while in US and start ewsidency. If there is delay in the J processing time, your husband should apply for H4 for you then you will be in...
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    Research Volunteer on a H1 visa

    H visa is a single employer visa with tight regulations mainly minimal wage in addition to others (You can not work free on H1 visa). for reference go to the USCIS web page and read instructions of H visa
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    J-1 to H-4

    No, you can not change to H4 or H1 or J2. How can you change to J2 without J1 principal applicant? J2 is a dependent visa to those on J1 which is not your case. Even if there is a J1 principal, it is not allowed to keep switching between J1 and J2 to stay in US before doing 2 year home country...
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    j1 favorable recommendation

    Yes you can, print the online page with your application #, enclose a copy from the original application with your name on it. The leter takes one month to show up in you mail.
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    J1 Waiver & won DVLottery

    Approval or denial of I140 will not do any good or bad for you, what actually you need is the waiver. Without the waiver you can not apply for H, you can not adjust status for GC even if the I140 accepted and so on. Apply for waiver under any category and get it (no one know when it will be...
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    J1 Waiver & won DVLottery

    Yes, She does need waiver if she want to proceed further in the application. Actually it does not matter f you approved for GC by lottery, family based or employment based application and and route of those will not waive the requirement of the 2 year home country if you are subject. Again, J2...
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