Applying for J1 waiver from overseas

[mango11 4]

Hi all! I appreciate everyone's input with such complicated processes for visas.

I would like to ask about applying for the j1 waiver for 2year home residency. I was in the US as a research scholar on the J1 visa but I've already moved back to my home country a few months ago due to work/covid situations. My husband (US citizen) still lives in the US and we want to get the waiver so I can start applying for my spouse visa. 

 

So my questions are:

1. I cant find any options in my country to get checks/money orders is USD. Will they accept a check/money order in my husband's name if I just write my necessary info in the memo section?

2. If anyone was in a similar situation (J1 to spouse/fiance visa on the basis of No Objection), could you share your statement of reason with me? I've written a first draft but I'm not sure how much info I should include. For example, even if I'm applying for spouse visa, should I include potential benefits I would bring to the US career-wise?

 

Any info will be very much appreciated!!

[Tissa 15]

On 1/11/2021 at 2:48 AM, mango11 said:

Hi all! I appreciate everyone's input with such complicated processes for visas.

I would like to ask about applying for the j1 waiver for 2year home residency. I was in the US as a research scholar on the J1 visa but I've already moved back to my home country a few months ago due to work/covid situations. My husband (US citizen) still lives in the US and we want to get the waiver so I can start applying for my spouse visa. 

 

So my questions are:

1. I cant find any options in my country to get checks/money orders is USD. Will they accept a check/money order in my husband's name if I just write my necessary info in the memo section?

2. If anyone was in a similar situation (J1 to spouse/fiance visa on the basis of No Objection), could you share your statement of reason with me? I've written a first draft but I'm not sure how much info I should include. For example, even if I'm applying for spouse visa, should I include potential benefits I would bring to the US career-wise?

 

Any info will be very much appreciated!!

I hope you have a lawyer because you are definitely going to need one. As for payment options you better call directly to USCIS and ask them what they would accept. If I remember correctly they only accept money orders. Your best bet is to ask a friend or family member back in the USA to send your petition for you and include money order. 

 

P.S. We got J1 waiver in 2019 but ours was hardship. 

[mango11 4]

4 hours ago, Tissa said:

I hope you have a lawyer because you are definitely going to need one. As for payment options you better call directly to USCIS and ask them what they would accept. If I remember correctly they only accept money orders. Your best bet is to ask a friend or family member back in the USA to send your petition for you and include money order. 

 

P.S. We got J1 waiver in 2019 but ours was hardship. 

Hi! Thanks for your reply.

We're not thinking of getting a lawyer at the moment because we're applying on the basis of No Objection and the application process seems pretty straightforward from what I've read so far.

 

But we're not completely opposed to it so if you don't mind me asking, where do you think your lawyer was most helpful? I'm guessing they help you with your statement?

 

 

[Coco8 1,042]

3 hours ago, mango11 said:

Hi! Thanks for your reply.

We're not thinking of getting a lawyer at the moment because we're applying on the basis of No Objection and the application process seems pretty straightforward from what I've read so far.

 

But we're not completely opposed to it so if you don't mind me asking, where do you think your lawyer was most helpful? I'm guessing they help you with your statement?

 

 

 

I wouldn't get a lawyer. I called a couple of lawyers and they were all idiots. And they were supposedly to be good lawyers. I had difficult situation because my sponsor was the State Department; I filed No Objection and wrote a statement specific of why the US would benefit would stay and how my work would be continuing the objectives of the program I had participated in (the program was for 20-30 days, so no Fulbright or longer program in which they never give waivers). All the lawyers just wanted to take my money and make me file the other type of waivers; ridiculous.

 

As long as you don't have a Fulbright or a special type of sponsor, you should be fine. 

 

It doesn't matter who does the money order.

 

 

 

 

Edited January 14, 2021 by Coco8

[mango11 4]

2 hours ago, Coco8 said:

 

I wouldn't get a lawyer. I called a couple of lawyers and they were all idiots. And they were supposedly to be good lawyers. I had difficult situation because my sponsor was the State Department; I filed No Objection and wrote a statement specific of why the US would benefit would stay and how my work would be continuing the objectives of the program I had participated in (the program was for 20-30 days, so no Fulbright or longer program in which they never give waivers). All the lawyers just wanted to take my money and make me file the other type of waivers; ridiculous.

 

As long as you don't have a Fulbright or a special type of sponsor, you should be fine. 

 

It doesn't matter who does the money order.

 

 

 

 

Thanks for your input!

Your experience matches with stories I've read about how lawyers can be irrelevant with these application processes, so I think we'll stick with not getting a lawyer and just make sure we don't make mess up anything

[Tissa 15]

22 hours ago, mango11 said:

Thanks for your input!

Your experience matches with stories I've read about how lawyers can be irrelevant with these application processes, so I think we'll stick with not getting a lawyer and just make sure we don't make mess up anything

For hardship I would say you need a lawyer for sure. No objection possibly not. But I was a Fulbright and Fulbrighters never get no objection waiver. Our lawyer was very helpful 

[mango11 4]

On 1/15/2021 at 2:10 PM, Tissa said:

For hardship I would say you need a lawyer for sure. No objection possibly not. But I was a Fulbright and Fulbrighters never get no objection waiver. Our lawyer was very helpful 

Thanks!!