J1

[sandyn 0]

good luck! hope everything goes smoothly

hey guys, my interview is tomorrow, hope everything goes well....

My son in law was here on a J1 Visa. They got married in Sept, filed in Nov, biometrics are done and an interview is scheduled for 3/5/08. I am nervous about it. They are on the up and up but this is the government and if you meet with someone who is having a bad day, they might find a reason to deny you. My daughter will be hysterical if that happens

How did your interview go raphanddarrin?

[raphandarrin 0]

sorry I took so long to answer, I posted in the other thread but forgot about this one...It was really easy, they asked how me met, details about the house and our pets, he didn't look at any papers and went through the pics so fast I doubt he saw anything...Our interviews were separated (they do it with everyone in my local office, I don't know why....Just be calm, guys, there's no catch as long as your relationship is an actual relationship, just trivial questions everyone would know...

At the same day I got an e-mail saying my card was ordered....

[LeaAndBen 0]

I'm glad your interview went fine!

sorry I took so long to answer, I posted in the other thread but forgot about this one...It was really easy, they asked how me met, details about the house and our pets, he didn't look at any papers and went through the pics so fast I doubt he saw anything...Our interviews were separated (they do it with everyone in my local office, I don't know why....Just be calm, guys, there's no catch as long as your relationship is an actual relationship, just trivial questions everyone would know...

At the same day I got an e-mail saying my card was ordered....

[KIMCORENE 0]

CONGRATS!

[meez 0]

Glad your interview went well and your card is on the way!

[RebeccaAndPhil 5]

I am and I have no idea what to do! lol My boyfriend is here on a J1 and we are trying to figure out the route to take...either K1 or K3 or something else

[LeaAndBen 0]

then you should do what my husband and I did. I was on a J1 as well and we got married before the end of my visa. going back to his country would mean applying for a K-something visa. which would mean a much longer route. I would advise to get married before his visa expires.

I am and I have no idea what to do! lol My boyfriend is here on a J1 and we are trying to figure out the route to take...either K1 or K3 or something else

[rubyred 0]

for the AOS interviews, do you and your partner get interviewed together or separately?

[RebeccaAndPhil 5]

then you should do what my husband and I did. I was on a J1 as well and we got married before the end of my visa. going back to his country would mean applying for a K-something visa. which would mean a much longer route. I would advise to get married before his visa expires.

I am and I have no idea what to do! lol My boyfriend is here on a J1 and we are trying to figure out the route to take...either K1 or K3 or something else

Did you file your I-485 and I-130 forms together? If so, did either of those packets pending invalidate your J1 status? As in, were you still allowed to work and reside in the country while you waited for adjustment of status? That's our biggest concern

[LeaAndBen 0]

then you should do what my husband and I did. I was on a J1 as well and we got married before the end of my visa. going back to his country would mean applying for a K-something visa. which would mean a much longer route. I would advise to get married before his visa expires.

I am and I have no idea what to do! lol My boyfriend is here on a J1 and we are trying to figure out the route to take...either K1 or K3 or something else

Did you file your I-485 and I-130 forms together? If so, did either of those packets pending invalidate your J1 status? As in, were you still allowed to work and reside in the country while you waited for adjustment of status? That's our biggest concern

I filed I-485, I-130, authorization of work and advance parole all together. I am not allowed to work until I get my EAD since I am out of status. But if he is still on a J1 he might be able to work still under his contract. But I am not sure.

[RebeccaAndPhil 5]

then you should do what my husband and I did. I was on a J1 as well and we got married before the end of my visa. going back to his country would mean applying for a K-something visa. which would mean a much longer route. I would advise to get married before his visa expires.

I am and I have no idea what to do! lol My boyfriend is here on a J1 and we are trying to figure out the route to take...either K1 or K3 or something else

Did you file your I-485 and I-130 forms together? If so, did either of those packets pending invalidate your J1 status? As in, were you still allowed to work and reside in the country while you waited for adjustment of status? That's our biggest concern

I filed I-485, I-130, authorization of work and advance parole all together. I am not allowed to work until I get my EAD since I am out of status. But if he is still on a J1 he might be able to work still under his contract. But I am not sure.

What is advance parole? I keep hearing it on the forums but I have no idea what it is

[LeaAndBen 0]

then you should do what my husband and I did. I was on a J1 as well and we got married before the end of my visa. going back to his country would mean applying for a K-something visa. which would mean a much longer route. I would advise to get married before his visa expires.

I am and I have no idea what to do! lol My boyfriend is here on a J1 and we are trying to figure out the route to take...either K1 or K3 or something else

Did you file your I-485 and I-130 forms together? If so, did either of those packets pending invalidate your J1 status? As in, were you still allowed to work and reside in the country while you waited for adjustment of status? That's our biggest concern

I filed I-485, I-130, authorization of work and advance parole all together. I am not allowed to work until I get my EAD since I am out of status. But if he is still on a J1 he might be able to work still under his contract. But I am not sure.

What is advance parole? I keep hearing it on the forums but I have no idea what it is

he doesn't need to ask for advance parole if he doesn't want to travel outside of the country. it allows him to come back in the usa while his green card his pending.

[leha.sotokin 0]

Hey guys, I've read everyone's post, so glad that j1 is in here. I couldnt find anyone with j1 in anyother forum. I hope everyone's doing well,

I need you help really bad, I have a lot of questions. I'll trully appriciate everyone's answer.

I got married in the middle of last year. I came with j1 w/ 2 HRR applied to it in 2006, but went back home and came back to the states the same year with F1. So, I got my ssc through my college to work oncampus, but I used it for offcampus. I hope it wont affect my status. Anyways, I dont know where to start the waiver. My wife's income isn't enough to cover me as a sponsor, but hopefully we'll find a sponsor.

1. what waiver option should i use to get waived? I already tried no objection letter from my embassy, they told me they dont this kind of stuff, and I also heard that No objection letter is not the most effective ones. So I dont know what exactly to do in this case.

2. Will my situation using ssc offcampus affect my aos status when the time will come?

Thank you all,

Take care and good luck with everything,

Regards.

[KIMCORENE 0]

Strange that your home country does not issue No Objection statements- which by the way is the simplest and most common waiver basis used, as you don't need to fulfill any special requirements to be approved (outside of obtaining the statement, that is). The other four bases on which you can apply for a waiver of the two yr requirement are:

Request by an interested government agency (IGA):

If an exchange visitor is working on a project for or of interest to a U.S. Federal Government agency, and that agency has determined that the visitor's departure for two years to fulfill the INA 212(e) requirement will be detrimental to its interest, that agency may request an interested government agency waiver on behalf of the EV for sake of public interest. The IGA request must be signed by the head of the agency or its designee and submitted directly to the Waiver Review Division. The EV has the responsibility for obtaining an IGA request from a U.S. Federal Government agency.

Persecution

If an exchange visitor believes that he or she will be persecuted based on his/her race, religion, or political opinion if he/she were to return to his/her home country, the EV may apply for a persecution waiver. This waiver basis requires that the EV submit Form I-612, Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement of Section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, directly to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS), within Department of Homeland Security. Only if CIS makes a finding of persecution will the Waiver Review Division proceed with the waiver case under this basis. Once CIS makes a decision, it will forward directly to the Waiver Review Division its decision on Form I-613.

Exceptional hardship to a United States citizen (or legal permanent resident) spouse or child of an exchange visitor:

If an exchange visitor can demonstrate that his or her departure from the United States would cause exceptional hardship to his or her U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident spouse or child, he or she may apply for an exceptional hardship waiver. (Please note that mere separation from family is not considered to be sufficient to establish exceptional hardship.) This waiver basis requires that the EV submit Form I-612, Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement of Section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, directly to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS), within the Department of Homeland Security. Only if CIS makes a finding of exceptional hardship will the Waiver Review Division proceed with the waiver case under this basis. CIS will forward its decision directly to the Waiver Review Division on Form I-613.

Request by a designated State Department of Public Health or its equivalent, CONRAD:

Pursuant to the requirements of Public Law 103-416, a foreign medical graduate who has an offer of full-time employment at a health care facility in a designated health care professional shortage area or at a health care facility which serves patients from such a designated area, and agrees to begin employment at that facility within 90 days of receiving such a waiver, and who signs a contract to continue to work at that health care facility for a total of 40 hours per week and for not less than three years, may apply for a waiver under this basis.

The EV must first apply with a state public health department which is allowed to request 30 such waivers per federal fiscal year. Five of the thirty requests may be for EV physicians who will serve at a facility which may not be located within a designated area but serves patients who live within a designated health care professional shortage area. The state public health department will forward the Conrad requests directly to the Waiver Review Division if agrees to sponsor the EV for such a waiver.

Note: Only foreign medical doctors who received their J-1 status to pursue graduate medical education or training may apply for a waiver under this basis.

This information was taken from http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/temp/info/info_1288.html Hope that helps.

[mansur23 0]

Hello evebody I have a question .I came to USA and my I end up overstaying .When I go fill it out the forms .They ask questions like :

When your I-94 and your visa should expired ???.Should I put the date expired anyways .or just N/A ???Thanks !!