f-1 student with j-1 2 year residency requirement

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lori.

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Hello all,

I am a student on F 1 visa. I previously had J-1 and I am probably subject to two year residency since my program was fully funded by the U.S. Dept of State. I need to check if I am subject. Will checking that affect my F 1 status in any way? Will applying for a J 1 waiver affect my current status?

When applying for a waiver, will it help in any way that I fulfilled 20 months of residency requirement back at home?

Also, does anyone know what documents J 1 students usually receive besides IAP-66. I was a student in 2001. I don't think I was given those forms to keep. I know that I filled them out, but I think they were given to the immigration. I don't know where to get them now.

Does anyone also know of Russia giving out "no objection" statements?

Answers to any of these questions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
 
I am not sure as to what are you asking? You can check to see if the home residency applies to your country by doing some research on-line or making a phone call to an immigration lawyer. However, if you are asking because you are going through an AOS process than your post gets a totally new meaning. Please clarify as to why you are looking for this information.

lori. said:
Hello all,

I am a student on F 1 visa. I previously had J-1 and I am probably subject to two year residency since my program was fully funded by the U.S. Dept of State. I need to check if I am subject. Will checking that affect my F 1 status in any way? Will applying for a J 1 waiver affect my current status?

When applying for a waiver, will it help in any way that I fulfilled 20 months of residency requirement back at home?

Also, does anyone know what documents J 1 students usually receive besides IAP-66. I was a student in 2001. I don't think I was given those forms to keep. I know that I filled them out, but I think they were given to the immigration. I don't know where to get them now.

Does anyone also know of Russia giving out "no objection" statements?

Answers to any of these questions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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why info?

Hi,

I am trying to figure out if I should apply for a j 1 waiver or not. I don't want this application to hurt my f 1 status. I am just starting this search, so I thought that this forum could help. Sorry, not familiar with "AOS" yet. Any help would be much appreciated.

Lori
 
lori. said:
Hello all,

I am a student on F 1 visa. I previously had J-1 and I am probably subject to two year residency since my program was fully funded by the U.S. Dept of State. I need to check if I am subject. Will checking that affect my F 1 status in any way? Will applying for a J 1 waiver affect my current status?

When applying for a waiver, will it help in any way that I fulfilled 20 months of residency requirement back at home?

Also, does anyone know what documents J 1 students usually receive besides IAP-66. I was a student in 2001. I don't think I was given those forms to keep. I know that I filled them out, but I think they were given to the immigration. I don't know where to get them now.

Does anyone also know of Russia giving out "no objection" statements?

Answers to any of these questions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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1. You should know if u r subject or not by looking at your passport or IAP-66. If both don't mention anything, then u can try to get adviosry opinion through DOS. But if u think u r anyway, dthen get a waiver through 'no objecttion'.

2. Asking for advisory opinion or getting a waiver will not affect your F1 status. It's just that you try to remove 2 years HRR from your J. So, u can do it anytime but start soon because such process takes up so much time.

3. I was told that any time that you are in your home country after J counts and it doesn't have to be countinously. So, this means you now owe only 4 months. Check again for that since I'm not %100 sure although I'm almost possitive.

4. You should have the pink copy of IAP-66 with you. When I was under J, it's the only thing I had. If you don't have it anymore, try to contact the agency that issued you the IAP-66.
 
thaiangle said:
3. I was told that any time that you are in your home country after J counts and it doesn't have to be countinously. So, this means you now owe only 4 months. Check again for that since I'm not %100 sure although I'm almost possitive.
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It is true, but the burden of proof is on you. Do you have plane tickets or other documentation to prove that you were present in your home country for a total of 20 months after you completed your J-1 program? USCIS may ask for such proof if you apply for green card and possibly also for H-1b.
 
Thank You!

Sorry for not responding right away, I was gone for some time. Thank you for your help, thanks a lot.
I don't have pink slips for that form or any proof of my residency, but I can get that.
 
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