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So there is a broken/expired link on this page on visajourney.com http://www.visajourney.com/content/otheraos

It apparently goes to the Cornell webiste, but there is an error message. I'm really just interested in finding out the information described below. As I've come to learn a ton about AOS for my husband on an F-1 visa, it turns out I know nothing about those who are trying to immigrate based on merit and not simply through a family member. I'm trying to help our friend learn what her options are while she's on a J-1 visa with a 2-yr HRR since she is going to marry her non-USC fiance soon who is at the same school as her on an F-1 visa. I'd like to help point her in the right direction so she does not have to be separated from her soon-to-be husband.

check.gif General information regarding J-1 visa: Some J-type visas have a 2-year home residency requirement (2-yr
HRR). Anyone who is considering marriage on a J-visa needs to confirm whether they are subject to the HRR.
If the J-1 visa holder IS subject to the 2-yr HRR, he/she needs to obtain a waiver prior to marriage.

THIS URL lists the 3 bases for J-1 holders being subject to the two-year HRR requirement, and the 4 methods
of getting a waiver. Actually, there is a 5th method for physicians, the "Conrad State 20" method based on job
commitments in areas in which there is a shortage of health care professionals. The government-funding base
for the 2-year obligation could apply to a citizen of any country. The skills-list base for the 2-year obligation only
applies to citizens or residents of certain countries. There is a link to the skills list on the State Department
website. The graduate medical education base for the 2-year obligation could apply to a citizen of any country.

Marriage to a U.S. citizen is not relevant to any of the 4 methods of getting a waiver, except perhaps
exceptional hardship. Exceptional hardship has to be really extreme, not just a lack of employment
opportunities, or problems in adjusting, for the U.S. citizen spouse, It is recommended that one hire an attorney
in order to obtain a waiver.

I wrote a full detailed account of our AOS process, timeline, AP use, and interview on my blog. You can read it here.

Read our experience clearing immigration with an expired green card and extension letter here.

F-1 AOS Journey

Spoiler

10/05/15 - Mailed AOS Package (I-130, I-485, I-864, I-693, I-131, I-765, G-325As, G-1145)

10/07/15 - AOS Package delivered to Chicago Lockbox

10/14/15 - Received four NOA1s via e-mail & text notifications that USCIS received our case. Routed to National Benefits Center for processing

10/15/15 - Checks cashed

10/19/15 - Received four hard copies of NOA1s in the mail

10/23/15 - Received biometrics appointment in the mail. Scheduled for 11/03

10/26/15 - Failed early walk-in attempt for biometrics at Boston location

11/03/15 - Biometrics appointment in Boston

11/10/15 - AOS case status changed to "Ready to be scheduled for interview"

12/21/15 - EAD/AP approved

12/24/15 - EAD/AP mailed

12/30/15 - EAD/AP delivered

03/17/16 - Interview scheduled for April 20th

04/20/16 - AOS Inteview - Boston, MA - APPROVED!

04/25/16 - Approval notice received in the mail

04/26/16 - Green card mailed

04/29/16 - Green card delivered

 

ROC

Spoiler

02/20/18 - Mailed I-751 Package

02/23/18 - I-751 delivered to CSC

02/28/18 - Check cashed

03/02/18 - NOA1 received in the mail

05/12/18 - Notice that previous biometrics will be reused

08/24/18 - Received 18 month extension letter (courtesy copy)

10/22/18 - Received the "revised notice" with the correct 18 month extension letter--on green paper this time.

02/27/19 - Card mailed notification via Case Tracker mobile app

03/01/19 - Both approval letter and new green card delivered

 

N-400

Spoiler

03/02/19 - Filed N-400 online

03/02/19 - NOA1 via online portal

03/09/19 - Biometrics scheduled

03/12/19 - Biometrics appointment appeared in Documents tab in online USCIS account

03/13/19 - Successful early walk-in for biometrics 

11/13/19 - Interview

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