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I was on Internship program, not W&T - on my visa it says bearer is NOT subject to section 212e - 2 years rule does not apply

I dont have my old DS, just the visa in my passport.

ahh so many problems with this immigration process

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i think you will be fine with that, because you probably paid for this program on your own or throught an agency in your own country. it was not sponsored by the us government as they do for scholarships, etc. ...

Dated since 2004, 10/22/2008 Married in NY, wife left the country, returns on 01/06/2009 as a visitor (granted stay until July 2009)

01/15/2009 Sent I-130 package for CR1 to Chicago Lock Box, 01/19/2009 USCIS Chicago received the application

01/26/2009 USCIS sent out NOA1, 01/28/2009 Moneygrams Order cashed

02/24/2009 Case is in Vermont Processing Center (told by the USCIS by calling the free phone line)

03/02/2009 NOA2 mailed, application approved!!!! (47 days since we mailed I-130 package)

03/05/2009 NVC Received Case / Case number assigned

03/12/2009 DS-3032 / AOS fee bill generated and e-mailed to us, 03/12/2009 I e-mailed and snail mailed DS-3032 and paid AOS fee bill online

03/18/2009 NVC received DS-3032 and it was entered into the system (I never received email confirmation)

03/20/2009 IV Bill generated and I paid online

03/30/2009 Sent I-864 package to NVC, 03/31/2009 Sent DS-230 package to NVC

04/01/2009 IV fee shows unpaid, 04/03/2009 documents are under review (confirmed by operator)

04/06/2009 IV Fee finally shows PAID, 04/07/2009 AVR system says that IV bill has been processed, "instruction package" received by email

04/08/2009 AVR system says "NVC received your documents on April 3...", our case is under review...

04/10/2009 RFE issued for DS-230 Part I, but AOS accepted

04/14/2009 found out the exact issue with DS-230 and sent the response using Chris Parker's RFE shortcut and later in the day received an email checklist for RFE

04/15/2009 RFE response arrived to the NVC facility, 04/20/2009 RFE response received by NVC

04/23/2009 CASE COMPLETED, 06/02/2009 VISA RECEIVED

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one more question:

is the expiration date on your J-1 visa (internship) the actuall expiration date including the 30 days for traveling?

my exp date was April 2nd 2008 - in internship program(last day of training) was on that day.

So I as far as i understand the actual exp date(the day when i should leave the US) was on May 2nd?

please tell me that i am right!

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one more question:

is the expiration date on your J-1 visa (internship) the actuall expiration date including the 30 days for traveling?

my exp date was April 2nd 2008 - in internship program(last day of training) was on that day.

So I as far as i understand the actual exp date(the day when i should leave the US) was on May 2nd?

please tell me that i am right!

your visa is definitely ok. as for the travel, i believe you have 30 days outside of the period of training (whether you arrive 30 days earlier or leave 30 days later or something in between it doesn't matter)

09/27/2008 Married

11/13/2008 Petition I-130 sent

11/16/2008 Petition received

11/26/2008 NOA 1

01/16/2009 Transferred to CSC

02/03/2009 Approved - NOA 2

02/08/2009 NVC Case number assigned

02/10/2009 DS-3032 emailed

02/13/2009 DS-3032 accepted

02/17/2009 AOS and IV bills generated

02/19/2009 AOS and IV bills paid

02/24/2009 AOS package received

02/28/2009 RFE for IV Package

03/02/2009 IV Package received

03/04/2009 RFE Question 20 DS-230

03/09/2009 New DS-230 mailed

03/12/2009 NVC AVR says they received the checklist info

04/03/2009 Another RFE - couldn't tell us what exactly

04/07/2009 Received email with checklist letter - document regarding J-1 visa

04/07/2009 Emailed the requested document

04/10/2009 Case complete

04/23/2009 Interview scheduled for June

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one more question:

is the expiration date on your J-1 visa (internship) the actuall expiration date including the 30 days for traveling?

my exp date was April 2nd 2008 - in internship program(last day of training) was on that day.

So I as far as i understand the actual exp date(the day when i should leave the US) was on May 2nd?

please tell me that i am right!

your visa is definitely ok. as for the travel, i believe you have 30 days outside of the period of training (whether you arrive 30 days earlier or leave 30 days later or something in between it doesn't matter)

kotana i agree with you! The problem is that I overstayed my J-1 visa and I dont know if I should start counting the overstayed days from the date in my visa or i should add those 30 days and that will be the actual expiration date.

If starting the date in my visa i overstayed more then 180 days - which means tragedy to me

if its with those 30 days i am less than 180 days and i should be fine

so my life now depends on that date!

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one more question:

is the expiration date on your J-1 visa (internship) the actuall expiration date including the 30 days for traveling?

my exp date was April 2nd 2008 - in internship program(last day of training) was on that day.

So I as far as i understand the actual exp date(the day when i should leave the US) was on May 2nd?

please tell me that i am right!

your visa is definitely ok. as for the travel, i believe you have 30 days outside of the period of training (whether you arrive 30 days earlier or leave 30 days later or something in between it doesn't matter)

kotana i agree with you! The problem is that I overstayed my J-1 visa and I dont know if I should start counting the overstayed days from the date in my visa or i should add those 30 days and that will be the actual expiration date.

If starting the date in my visa i overstayed more then 180 days - which means tragedy to me

if its with those 30 days i am less than 180 days and i should be fine

so my life now depends on that date!

count the 30 days. and i hope everything goes smoothly. good luck!

09/27/2008 Married

11/13/2008 Petition I-130 sent

11/16/2008 Petition received

11/26/2008 NOA 1

01/16/2009 Transferred to CSC

02/03/2009 Approved - NOA 2

02/08/2009 NVC Case number assigned

02/10/2009 DS-3032 emailed

02/13/2009 DS-3032 accepted

02/17/2009 AOS and IV bills generated

02/19/2009 AOS and IV bills paid

02/24/2009 AOS package received

02/28/2009 RFE for IV Package

03/02/2009 IV Package received

03/04/2009 RFE Question 20 DS-230

03/09/2009 New DS-230 mailed

03/12/2009 NVC AVR says they received the checklist info

04/03/2009 Another RFE - couldn't tell us what exactly

04/07/2009 Received email with checklist letter - document regarding J-1 visa

04/07/2009 Emailed the requested document

04/10/2009 Case complete

04/23/2009 Interview scheduled for June

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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Poland
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one more question:

is the expiration date on your J-1 visa (internship) the actuall expiration date including the 30 days for traveling?

my exp date was April 2nd 2008 - in internship program(last day of training) was on that day.

So I as far as i understand the actual exp date(the day when i should leave the US) was on May 2nd?

please tell me that i am right!

your visa is definitely ok. as for the travel, i believe you have 30 days outside of the period of training (whether you arrive 30 days earlier or leave 30 days later or something in between it doesn't matter)

kotana i agree with you! The problem is that I overstayed my J-1 visa and I dont know if I should start counting the overstayed days from the date in my visa or i should add those 30 days and that will be the actual expiration date.

If starting the date in my visa i overstayed more then 180 days - which means tragedy to me

if its with those 30 days i am less than 180 days and i should be fine

so my life now depends on that date!

count the 30 days. and i hope everything goes smoothly. good luck!

ahh i hope you are right! this whole thing kills me from the inside! i have never been so stressed, never cried that much...this is so unfair guys that we all have to go thru this whole stress

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yes, you have a 30-day grace period upon the expiration of your j-1 visa. you were legally in the country for 30 days following the visa expiration.

Dated since 2004, 10/22/2008 Married in NY, wife left the country, returns on 01/06/2009 as a visitor (granted stay until July 2009)

01/15/2009 Sent I-130 package for CR1 to Chicago Lock Box, 01/19/2009 USCIS Chicago received the application

01/26/2009 USCIS sent out NOA1, 01/28/2009 Moneygrams Order cashed

02/24/2009 Case is in Vermont Processing Center (told by the USCIS by calling the free phone line)

03/02/2009 NOA2 mailed, application approved!!!! (47 days since we mailed I-130 package)

03/05/2009 NVC Received Case / Case number assigned

03/12/2009 DS-3032 / AOS fee bill generated and e-mailed to us, 03/12/2009 I e-mailed and snail mailed DS-3032 and paid AOS fee bill online

03/18/2009 NVC received DS-3032 and it was entered into the system (I never received email confirmation)

03/20/2009 IV Bill generated and I paid online

03/30/2009 Sent I-864 package to NVC, 03/31/2009 Sent DS-230 package to NVC

04/01/2009 IV fee shows unpaid, 04/03/2009 documents are under review (confirmed by operator)

04/06/2009 IV Fee finally shows PAID, 04/07/2009 AVR system says that IV bill has been processed, "instruction package" received by email

04/08/2009 AVR system says "NVC received your documents on April 3...", our case is under review...

04/10/2009 RFE issued for DS-230 Part I, but AOS accepted

04/14/2009 found out the exact issue with DS-230 and sent the response using Chris Parker's RFE shortcut and later in the day received an email checklist for RFE

04/15/2009 RFE response arrived to the NVC facility, 04/20/2009 RFE response received by NVC

04/23/2009 CASE COMPLETED, 06/02/2009 VISA RECEIVED

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yes, you have a 30-day grace period upon the expiration of your j-1 visa. you were legally in the country for 30 days following the visa expiration.

oh my god! so there shouldnt be any problem at the embassy!

I am so stressed.

is there a cure for this? pills, herbs, something! i cant live like that!

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP !!! EVERYBODY!

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well, i don't know whether they wil give you a hard time at the embassy because of overstaying visa, but hopefully your overstay will be waived because of a marriage to the US citizen. good luck with everything. don't stress out. this is an annoying process but not worth obssessing about. it will work out in the end.

Dated since 2004, 10/22/2008 Married in NY, wife left the country, returns on 01/06/2009 as a visitor (granted stay until July 2009)

01/15/2009 Sent I-130 package for CR1 to Chicago Lock Box, 01/19/2009 USCIS Chicago received the application

01/26/2009 USCIS sent out NOA1, 01/28/2009 Moneygrams Order cashed

02/24/2009 Case is in Vermont Processing Center (told by the USCIS by calling the free phone line)

03/02/2009 NOA2 mailed, application approved!!!! (47 days since we mailed I-130 package)

03/05/2009 NVC Received Case / Case number assigned

03/12/2009 DS-3032 / AOS fee bill generated and e-mailed to us, 03/12/2009 I e-mailed and snail mailed DS-3032 and paid AOS fee bill online

03/18/2009 NVC received DS-3032 and it was entered into the system (I never received email confirmation)

03/20/2009 IV Bill generated and I paid online

03/30/2009 Sent I-864 package to NVC, 03/31/2009 Sent DS-230 package to NVC

04/01/2009 IV fee shows unpaid, 04/03/2009 documents are under review (confirmed by operator)

04/06/2009 IV Fee finally shows PAID, 04/07/2009 AVR system says that IV bill has been processed, "instruction package" received by email

04/08/2009 AVR system says "NVC received your documents on April 3...", our case is under review...

04/10/2009 RFE issued for DS-230 Part I, but AOS accepted

04/14/2009 found out the exact issue with DS-230 and sent the response using Chris Parker's RFE shortcut and later in the day received an email checklist for RFE

04/15/2009 RFE response arrived to the NVC facility, 04/20/2009 RFE response received by NVC

04/23/2009 CASE COMPLETED, 06/02/2009 VISA RECEIVED

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we have found the form DS 2019. For me doesn't apply the 2 years rule.

We scanned it and sent trough email. Let's see if it will work this way.

Let's hope they'll process it fast

I-130 USCIS

10/30/2008 - Mailed I-130 to Chicago Lockbox

11/03/2008 - I-130 delivered to Chicago Lockbox

11/07/2008 - NOA1 received

01/13/2009 - Transferred to CSC

02/09/2009 - I-130 Approved

NVC

02/14/2009 - NVC Received/Case number assigned

02/18/2009 - DS-3032 / AOS Bill Generated

02/26/2009 - E-mailed (wiki template) DS-3032

03/06/2009 - DS-3032 approved by NVC via email

03/10/2009 - Affidavit of support invoice paid

03/16/2009 - IV fee paid

04/02/2009 - Sent I-864 and DS-230

04/06/2009 - NVC received I-864 and DS-230

04/18/2009 - RFE for visa J1

04/29/2009 - NVC completed case

06/09/2009 - Medical examination

06/10/2009 - Interview at the consulate. APPROVED

07/25/2009 - POE Miami

LIFTING CONDITIONS

06/28/2011 - Date Filed I751 Vermont Service Center

07/13/2011 - NOA Date

09/20/2011 - Bio. Appt

01/30/2012 - Removal of condition approved

03/02/2012 - GC received

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lord, are you absolutely sure? but if you are already married, they might waive this. there is hope. i know people who stayed in the country and just applied for the adjustment of status. and it was waived. so there is chance. your process will probably last longer but don't give up.

Dated since 2004, 10/22/2008 Married in NY, wife left the country, returns on 01/06/2009 as a visitor (granted stay until July 2009)

01/15/2009 Sent I-130 package for CR1 to Chicago Lock Box, 01/19/2009 USCIS Chicago received the application

01/26/2009 USCIS sent out NOA1, 01/28/2009 Moneygrams Order cashed

02/24/2009 Case is in Vermont Processing Center (told by the USCIS by calling the free phone line)

03/02/2009 NOA2 mailed, application approved!!!! (47 days since we mailed I-130 package)

03/05/2009 NVC Received Case / Case number assigned

03/12/2009 DS-3032 / AOS fee bill generated and e-mailed to us, 03/12/2009 I e-mailed and snail mailed DS-3032 and paid AOS fee bill online

03/18/2009 NVC received DS-3032 and it was entered into the system (I never received email confirmation)

03/20/2009 IV Bill generated and I paid online

03/30/2009 Sent I-864 package to NVC, 03/31/2009 Sent DS-230 package to NVC

04/01/2009 IV fee shows unpaid, 04/03/2009 documents are under review (confirmed by operator)

04/06/2009 IV Fee finally shows PAID, 04/07/2009 AVR system says that IV bill has been processed, "instruction package" received by email

04/08/2009 AVR system says "NVC received your documents on April 3...", our case is under review...

04/10/2009 RFE issued for DS-230 Part I, but AOS accepted

04/14/2009 found out the exact issue with DS-230 and sent the response using Chris Parker's RFE shortcut and later in the day received an email checklist for RFE

04/15/2009 RFE response arrived to the NVC facility, 04/20/2009 RFE response received by NVC

04/23/2009 CASE COMPLETED, 06/02/2009 VISA RECEIVED

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