vidsampath
Registered Users (C)
Hi All:
My brother is in a sticky situation.
He recently was accepted to Duke as an exchange student and got his J visa stamped. That is when we found out that 212 (e) clause { he has to return to his home country for 2 years } applied to him.
He petitioned to the university and they have agreed to grant him a F1 instead and his J has been revoked. In the meantime he also has been recruited by a US based firm who is ready to sponsor his H1.
The questions now are:
Should he take up his F1? Or should he go straight to the H1?
How does the F1 (taking it up or not) affect his chances of getting the H1 stamped?
And does the whole issuance and revoking of J affect the subsequent visa interviews?
I really appreciate any feedback on this.
-Vidya
My brother is in a sticky situation.
He recently was accepted to Duke as an exchange student and got his J visa stamped. That is when we found out that 212 (e) clause { he has to return to his home country for 2 years } applied to him.
He petitioned to the university and they have agreed to grant him a F1 instead and his J has been revoked. In the meantime he also has been recruited by a US based firm who is ready to sponsor his H1.
The questions now are:
Should he take up his F1? Or should he go straight to the H1?
How does the F1 (taking it up or not) affect his chances of getting the H1 stamped?
And does the whole issuance and revoking of J affect the subsequent visa interviews?
I really appreciate any feedback on this.
-Vidya