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Get a lawyer! As far as I know, one requirement for obtaining a green card is a spotless record. You committed a federal offense so chances are, you will not receive your green card and you can be arrested for the offense. Get a lawyer!

Yes you can! The 2-yr HRR does not allow you to work or immigrate to the US during the period but does not bar you from visiting for business or pleasure. Reference: http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1267.html#15 To quote, "Change of Status and Waivers of Requirement - If...

Thanks! Hi Chigirl, Let me be honest with you as I want you to succeed. I think that generally, your case has a chance to be approved for EB2-NIW but you have to build a very strong argument to convince the immigration officer that you are well above and beyond most people in your...

Hi guys, After getting a waiver of the J1 2-yr HRR, I moved to H1. Then, after a little less than one year on H-1, I applied for a green card under the EB2-NIW category. It was a self-petition and a self-representation which means I did it all by myself without a lawyer. I thought that the...

No it was not

You are in a conundrum here because you will need the I-797, Notice of Action from the USCIS for your H-1B to be approved. I know people who waited for 8 months before they received their approval, so two months is not that bad unless you are in a hurry for the H-1B. You can of course follow-up...

I am sorry that you had to experience that. I would have been upset too if I were in that same situation. However, that whole situation there is a little ludicrous. DOS is very specific in its instructions about the third-party barcode page -- send it to the embassy that will, together with the...

As far as I know and have experienced, the third party barcode is sent to the embassy not for authentication but for it to be sent with the NOS by the embassy. The CFO only requires the waiver file number issued by the DOS that is generated online when an application for the waiver is initiated...

Melai, The granting of the NOS depends on 2 important factors -- no government or international funding and the candidate's degree or training is not in the skills list. If you check on both factors, you have a very high chance of getting the NOS, granting that in addition to the factors...

Section 6-b(1) of the GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES ON THE WAIVER OF THE TWO-YEAR HOME COUNTRY RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT FOR EXCHANGE VISITORS (as of April 2008) by the CFO states that you only need a copy of the DS-2019. That copy must be authenticated as indicated in Section 7. For further details...

Wow! Seems like your responsible officer is either new to her job or does not have any law and judiciary background. That is strange for someone who signs a DS-2019. Anyway, this is how you do it: 1) Take a photocopy of the DS-2019 2) Bring the photocopy and the original to a notary public...

Any news, missmykids?

I got 2 letters from my supervisor. One was addressed to me, confirming the job offer if the waiver would be issued and another one for the CFO. The one for the CFO was more like a letter of support stating that I had been very productive with my work and that my skills were unique and...

I did not pay because the notaries were my friends. I paid, however, for the authentication of the notaries by the County Clerk, Secretary of State and the Philippine embassy. You only notarize and authenticate the documents issued in the US. The ones from the Philippines do not need to be...

Hi, 2 pages.

Once the waiver in in process, you cannot transfer or extend your DS-2019 even if the waiver gets rejected. So once your current DS expires, you have to move on to another visa type if you get the waiver, or if your waiver is rejected you either use another waiver type (interested government...

The only way to verify that is to check the tracking number of your parcel if it had been delivered to Manila. Unless there is a force majeure or a theft, your parcel should be received by the CFO. From my experience and that of people I know, the CFO had been very efficient and professional in...

I am a DIY person so I did not hire a lawyer and just followed the CFO's instructions. Your J-1 US entry visa must bear the info if you are subject to INA Section 212(e) which is the 2-yr home residency requirement. If not, then I think that the advisory opinion should be pretty much the real...

Hi Andre, The following were the reasons I gave for the NOS to be issued. 1) That I am making significant progress on my research work that will make important contributions to the fields of microbiology and immunology (these fields are deemed important). This was vouched by a...

I am afraid not. The 2-year home residency requirement (HRR) must be fulfilled unless you get a waiver. That is the one and only way to avoid it. You can beat around the bush by getting an O visa but ultimately, you have to fulfill it or get a waiver. Changing citizenship will not change the...