J1 waiver Pathology

[mestep3]

I am doing my path residency on J1.

I have exhausted 3.5 yrs of H1B visa before my J1 residency start.

I know that J1 waiver=H1B status.

Now, since i only have 2.5 yrs on H1B remaining, I plan to find a J1 waiver where I can file my GC in the first 6 months itself.

Is this possible for pathology waiver as i dont know if most of the VA's consider sponsoring GC while doing a J1 waiver.

 

[mmed]

I am doing my path residency on J1.

I have exhausted 3.5 yrs of H1B visa before my J1 residency start.

I know that J1 waiver=H1B status.

Now, since i only have 2.5 yrs on H1B remaining, I plan to find a J1 waiver where I can file my GC in the first 6 months itself.

Is this possible for pathology waiver as i dont know if most of the VA's consider sponsoring GC while doing a J1 waiver.

It is not the issue of filling GC in the 1st or last 6 months, it is the issue that you already exhausted 3.5 years on H and obtained J to start residency. If you file for GC, you can not adjust till you satisfy the waiver requirement which will not happen because you do not have that much left in H. Add to that the relatively low chance to get waiver spot being pathology and the complicated visa issue in your situation.

 

[mestep3]

It is not the issue of filling GC in the 1st or last 6 months, it is the issue that you already exhausted 3.5 years on H and obtained J to start residency. If you file for GC, you can not adjust till you satisfy the waiver requirement which will not happen because you do not have that much left in H. Add to that the relatively low chance to get waiver spot being pathology and the complicated visa issue in your situation.

thanks for ur reply.
from ur reply it seems that I can file for a GC anytime after starting my J1waiver since I will be on H1B status.
Now my concern here is to get H1B extensions ..... and this is possible only if I clear I -140 stage. This means if I start my GC process immediately after getting a waiver and get my I -140 cleared in the next 2 yrs then I can ask for H1B extensions.
Correct me if I am wrong ?


thanks again