Re: General information and notes about adjustment from H1B, F-1, J-1,

[Flopper-Ann 0]

Hello,

I'm new here. I navigated to the page of AOS information via this route > VisaJourney.com > Other AOS Info

and found the following information (See below) but the link entitled "THIS URL" doesn't work. I get an error message when I click it. Can anyone advise me if the info is still online somewhere?

Thank you,

Flopper-Ann

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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.