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J1 waiver job change
- Thread starter sjian
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Dear Sjian:
I changed my J1 waiver job after initial 8 months. The employer I was working was exploiting me, not giving salary as specified in the contract. All u need to do is following.
1) find another job in a HPSA.
2) Notify your waiver sponsering agency. (This is optional for some state health department. In my case I got OK from Texas department of health.)
3) File for H1b. You need to include the documents showing why you need to change the job. Most of the time the statement of financial hardship from the employer is enough. In my case my employer refuesed to give me letter of financial hardship. So I filed self-afficdavit stating that I am not getting the full salary and its the violation of the contract and It worked.
I got my H1b approval with in 2 days of filing.
I changed my J1 waiver job after initial 8 months. The employer I was working was exploiting me, not giving salary as specified in the contract. All u need to do is following.
1) find another job in a HPSA.
2) Notify your waiver sponsering agency. (This is optional for some state health department. In my case I got OK from Texas department of health.)
3) File for H1b. You need to include the documents showing why you need to change the job. Most of the time the statement of financial hardship from the employer is enough. In my case my employer refuesed to give me letter of financial hardship. So I filed self-afficdavit stating that I am not getting the full salary and its the violation of the contract and It worked.
I got my H1b approval with in 2 days of filing.
If it is due to the facility closing, you are fine. If you want to change by your own volition, it is very difficult. So, if your employer cooperates by giving you a letter stating that they are closing, it is not a big problem.
If you stay in the same state, you should probably talk to the department of health to get their ok. (some states have these odd 6 month advertisement requirements, I don't know how they would deal with a change in plan).
If you move to a different state, it is a bit more complicated. I believe you need a new 'slot', but I am not sure. In any case, the new state has to sponsor you in one way or another (don't know whether you have to go back to DOS, but I could ask a friend who did the change).
If you stay in the same state, you should probably talk to the department of health to get their ok. (some states have these odd 6 month advertisement requirements, I don't know how they would deal with a change in plan).
If you move to a different state, it is a bit more complicated. I believe you need a new 'slot', but I am not sure. In any case, the new state has to sponsor you in one way or another (don't know whether you have to go back to DOS, but I could ask a friend who did the change).
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j-1 job change
I had to change after 1&1/2 years into the waiver due to the CEO's harrassement and termination. I changed to a different state.
While changing, my attorney did not inform INS of the "extenuating circumstances" under which I had to switch jobs. Hence INS gave me a hard time when it was time for adjudication.
So, make sure your attorney attaches a cover letter ,evidence of the "extenuating circumstances"(which, in your case is closure of your clinic), & in case you're switching to a job in a different state,letter from your current state J-1 coordinator and another from the 2nd state J-1 coordinator, while applying for the H-1 transfer.
However, if you're switching to a job in the same state, just the letter from the state J-1 coordinator stating that he/she is aware of your move will suffice.
Hope this helps!!
I had to change after 1&1/2 years into the waiver due to the CEO's harrassement and termination. I changed to a different state.
While changing, my attorney did not inform INS of the "extenuating circumstances" under which I had to switch jobs. Hence INS gave me a hard time when it was time for adjudication.
So, make sure your attorney attaches a cover letter ,evidence of the "extenuating circumstances"(which, in your case is closure of your clinic), & in case you're switching to a job in a different state,letter from your current state J-1 coordinator and another from the 2nd state J-1 coordinator, while applying for the H-1 transfer.
However, if you're switching to a job in the same state, just the letter from the state J-1 coordinator stating that he/she is aware of your move will suffice.
Hope this helps!!
> So, make sure your attorney attaches a cover letter ,evidence of
> the "extenuating circumstances"(which, in your case is closure of
> your clinic), & in case you're switching to a job in a different
> state,letter from your current state J-1 coordinator and another
> from the 2nd state J-1 coordinator, while applying for the H-1 transfer.
So, you didn't have to go back to the DOS waiver division ?
The other question is whether you need a 'Conrad30' number from the new state ? I wouldn't think so.
> the "extenuating circumstances"(which, in your case is closure of
> your clinic), & in case you're switching to a job in a different
> state,letter from your current state J-1 coordinator and another
> from the 2nd state J-1 coordinator, while applying for the H-1 transfer.
So, you didn't have to go back to the DOS waiver division ?
The other question is whether you need a 'Conrad30' number from the new state ? I wouldn't think so.