Statment Of Reason?

[jwurgaft 0]

I am in the process of filing a ds-3035 waver and I am required to fill out a statement of reason. The reason is; I am married and want to live in the same country with my spouse, does that qualify as a statement of reason?

[Merrytooth 5,748]

See the sample here and change it to suit your case:

http://www.j1waivertips.com/sample-statement-of-reason-for-j1-visa-waiver-application-at-us-dept-of-state/

[jwurgaft 0]

Thank you very much for your reply. I've read quite a bit about the statement of reason, but I am really confused. I'm not sure if I should talk about marriage and changing status in this statement of reason, or if this should just be a statement about career in the US as the samples I've seen are. If any has any advice that would be a great help.

[Merrytooth 5,748]

I think the reason could be somewhere along the line of

"I am requesting a waiver of the two-year home residence requirement based on No Objection Statement (NOS) from the XXXXX Embassy in the United States so that I am eligible to file a marriage based adjustment of status application in US"

See this link, talking about career in US vs marriage with US citizen

http://forums.immigration.com/showthread.php?325056-No-Objection-Statement-of-reason

Maybe a consultation with an immigration attorney could help you out and word the statement of reason in such a way that it sounds more appealing.

Edited January 30, 2014 by Merrytooth

[jwurgaft 0]

Thank you so much.