Question about J1 Visa and restriction

[dba 0]

Normally, you are not allowed to work on F-1.

If you are a highly educated/special employee, you can probably find a company to sponsor H-1 visa for you.

If not, you could go to graduate school, that is if you qualify. You would be on F-1 visa, not allowed to work off campus, but usually you'd have a small stipend to support you. F-1 visa is for duration of studies, but usually no longer than 3 years (can be renewed) and only valid while you are enrolled in school.

If you have no degree and no special skills to secure a job or place in grad school, then may be you have a lot of money? Then you could go and get a bachelors degree, as a student.

If not, that's the end of it.

J-1 requirement to return home may be released by your country. It's up to them really. Otherwise you have to go back after your J-1 is over, I do not think you can switch to any other type of visa without fulfilling return requirement.

Hi rika60607,

I already have a bachelor degree and I'm certified in some courses and I have experience. Please give me more about the graduate schools because I don't know anything about it. And kindly, do u know if I applied for F1 visa from home is the empassy going to accept it or not because of the 2 years residency ? Thanks a lot for your help.

Yeah, I had a friend who had J-1 requirement too but she got her F-1 visa from her country no problem, but yeah I don't think it removes the requirement...

Hi JERIII, thanks for your reply

Can I do the wavier paper without married? And if I got married is it easy tp go for wavier and take it to remove this residency condition

I really want to stay here, I love her so much.

It doesn't remove the requirement, but it does postpone it. You don't need to do your residency immediately after the J-1 ends.

Hi JERIII, thanks for your reply

Can I do the wavier paper without married? And if I got married is it easy to go for wavier and take it to remove this residency condition

I really want to stay here, I love here so much.

Edited November 30, 2009 by dba

[rika60607 215]

Dba,

if you marry someone for the purpose of staying in the US, that's fraud. Don't do it.

You have BS? Great! Google the universities in your city, see what kind of departments they have, see where you would fit in with your education, how much stipend they offer and apply.

If you get accepted to grad school, you will have paperwork to get F1 visa.

I do not know if you will have to go back to your country to switch from J-1 to F-1.

[dba 0]

Dba,

if you marry someone for the purpose of staying in the US, that's fraud. Don't do it.

You have BS? Great! Google the universities in your city, see what kind of departments they have, see where you would fit in with your education, how much stipend they offer and apply.

If you get accepted to grad school, you will have paperwork to get F1 visa.

I do not know if you will have to go back to your country to switch from J-1 to F-1.

Dear Rika60607 ….. First of all thanks for your reply

About the marriage, I’m not going to marry a girl for this purpose of course. I will marry because I want to have family and children and good life and I’m sorry if I make you confused about this point. I will search about the universities but this will take time but any way I will do it.

Edited December 1, 2009 by dba