PabloMorphy
New Member
I came to the U.S. about 7 years ago with the partial funding of a Venezuelan government foundation, under the assumption that they had an 'escape clause,' i.e. I would be able to pay double the amount loaned + interests if I felt I was doing well in academia and didn't want to go back home. I then got a 212-e two-year home residency stamped in my visa, but again I thought I could get out of it by paying back and getting a no objection letter from Venezuela.
A year later, the government turned these loan schemes into full scholarships, and now refuses to take the money back and/or issue no objection letters to the students. Even worse, they turned the Foundation into a politicized agency that sponsors students to accomplish the 'socialist goals' of the government, and stopped sponsoring students to the U.S. altogether.
In the mean time, I have been doing well here, and would love to stay, but don't know how to get out of the two-year requirement. The no objection letter is a no go, and if I insist too much at the Foundation, they might use further mechanisms to make me go back home (right now they pretty much don't care if I return or go to a different country). Any ideas or suggestions about what to do???? (I talked to a lawyer and said that no objection was the only possibility and that, as far as he is concerned, I should forget about it)
A year later, the government turned these loan schemes into full scholarships, and now refuses to take the money back and/or issue no objection letters to the students. Even worse, they turned the Foundation into a politicized agency that sponsors students to accomplish the 'socialist goals' of the government, and stopped sponsoring students to the U.S. altogether.
In the mean time, I have been doing well here, and would love to stay, but don't know how to get out of the two-year requirement. The no objection letter is a no go, and if I insist too much at the Foundation, they might use further mechanisms to make me go back home (right now they pretty much don't care if I return or go to a different country). Any ideas or suggestions about what to do???? (I talked to a lawyer and said that no objection was the only possibility and that, as far as he is concerned, I should forget about it)