J1 visa 2-year foreign residence requirement question

[Matilda Bloom 1]

Hi, 

I had a J1 visa in 2016 and left the US after the program and visa expired without breaking any rules.

I lived and worked in my native country until 2019,( even have a certificate from my place of work stating that I worked in this company from 2004 to 2019). Then I left my home country to work in a third country.

Now, filling out the form I 485, I came across this: "if your J status made you subject to the 2-year foreign residence requirement of INA section 212(e), you must submit documentation to show that you complied with the foreign residence requirement", and I was the subjuct to the requirement. 

 

Could you tell me what can be the proof of my fulfillment of this rule? Wouldn't the fact that I sometimes traveled to other countries for holidays (1-2 weeks) be recognized as a violation? What documentation (I have the visa photocopy and the I -94 form showing my entries ) do you think I can submit to show that I compliied the requirement?

Thank you in advance!

 

Edited July 26, 2023 by Matilda Bloom

[Boiler 45,486]

Your holiday would not be counted towards the 2 years.

[Chancy 6,241]

*** Moved from AOS Progress Reports to AOS from Work/Student/Tourist Visas forum ***