J2 Visa for my wife when she travels back? will it be a problem?!!Please help

[smle333]

Hello, I am in j1 research and now have filed a Dos petition for the j1 research to j1 clincal. Meanwhile my wife who is on j2 is planning to visit india for a short trip, although her j2 IAP66(DS-2019) is still valid for an year, her visa stamping is not current. hence i was told that she needs to get a visa stamping on her return trip.
She will be traveling with my son who was born here.
Do you anticipate any chance of rejection.
If so what is the advice , shud i go to canada to get the stamping instead.
Also i understand that to get an appointment of the visa interview it will take more than 70days, is that true?
can someone give the directions for how to go.

 

[J1victim]

J2 visa interview

Hello, I am in j1 research and now have filed a Dos petition for the j1 research to j1 clincal. Meanwhile my wife who is on j2 is planning to visit india for a short trip .....

* although her j2 IAP66(DS-2019) is still valid for an year, her visa stamping is not current. hence i was told that she needs to get a visa stamping on her return trip.
>>>> Yes, that is right. Once you go out of the US, u need an entry permit stamp to reenter (e.g. a visitor visa B1/B2, or J1/J2, H1/H4, GC etc etc)

Also note: if you DON'T have a VALID VISA STAMP in your passport, and you are flying via europe, then you will need a TRANSIT VISA for the european country. (both going out and coming back). exceptions to this are:
- if you have a valid unexpired Visa stamp for the US/Canada in your passport
- you are going via Air India and you will NOT get out of the plane in London.
- you are going via Amsterdam (Holland doesn't require transit visa)


* She will be traveling with my son who was born here. Do you anticipate any chance of rejection.
>>> there is always a risk. you can NOT assume automatic approval of J2 visa if J1 has got visa issued. Each J2 dependent has to independently prove to the consulate officer that the J2 has a residence in home country that he/she has no intention to abandon.


* If so what is the advice, shud i go to canada to get the stamping instead.
>>> If the visa gets rejected in canada, then you may NOT reenter US from canada. you will be stuck in canada, and then you will have to go to your home country from canada to get visa stamp.

* Also i understand that to get an appointment of the visa interview it will take more than 70days, is that true?
>>> Yes. the current waiting time for visa appointment at US consulate is 70 days. check here: http://www.ttsvisas.com then "Check Appointment Availability"

* can someone give the directions for how to go.
>>> Does your wife have a previous J2 stamp in her passport? If yes, then go without fear. If not, then there will always be a theoretical risk.
if i had to do it, i would go to my home country than canada to get the visa stamp.
.

 

[smle333]

Thanks so much for the advice, but i was thinking that if they go to canada, even if

Hi j1 victim,
But i was thinking that if she goes to canada for stamping then if they reject,she can reenter because of valid IAP66. is that not true.?

Thanks for the advice
smle333

 

[J1victim]

visa rejection at border posts and return to US

... i was thinking that if she goes to canada for stamping then if they reject, she can reenter because of valid IAP66. is that not true.?

Yes, it is NOT true. if your visa is rejected at any border post (Mexico/canada), you may NOT reenter the US on an unexpired visa stamp.
you will have to stay in that country, go to your home country from there itself and apply for a visa at the US consulate in your home country.
.