How long til my J-1 2\YHRR waiver is through?

[german_steffi 1]

Below is my timeline. How long do you guys think until I get a hopefully "positive recommendation" from the DoS?

[lostinlove03 2]

Below is my timeline. How long do you guys think until I get a hopefully "positive recommendation" from the DoS?

Ours took 6 months from start to "favorable recommendation." Are your currently in the States or Germany?

[german_steffi 1]

Ours took 6 months from start to "favorable recommendation." Are your currently in the States or Germany?

Hi,

thank for your reply. I am in the States right now! How long from when you received your sponsor view until you got a favorable recommendation??

[lostinlove03 2]

Hi,

thank for your reply. I am in the States right now! How long from when you received your sponsor view until you got a favorable recommendation??

We applied for it April 24, 2009--we sent the "recommendation for the j-1 waiver with our intitial application". The Embassy gave its recommendations for approval May 27th, 2009. However, on the DoS website it indicated that they received it August 26, 2009 and we had a favorable recommendation on October 1, 2009.

[german_steffi 1]

We applied for it April 24, 2009--we sent the "recommendation for the j-1 waiver with our intitial application". The Embassy gave its recommendations for approval May 27th, 2009. However, on the DoS website it indicated that they received it August 26, 2009 and we had a favorable recommendation on October 1, 2009.

Did they ask for sponsor views?? They already received the No Objection letter from the Embassy...now I am just waiting and waiting and waiting drives me crazy!

[lostinlove03 2]

I am not sure what "sponsor views" are. If you are referring to the organization that had sponsored his j-1....we submitted their view w/our j1 application.

The waiting is pretty long. I would apply for the k1 while you wait on the j1. We didn't do that and wasted 5 months. The embassy will want the waiver not the USCIS. So...you can kiss 2 birds with 1 stone. By the time your case goes through USCIS and NVC hopefully you'll have your visa by then.

GOOD LUCK!

[german_steffi 1]

Got a favorable recommendation :)

Starting AOS now :)

[lostinlove03 2]

Got a favorable recommendation :)

Starting AOS now :)

Congrats! Are you getting married and doing the K3?

[german_steffi 1]

Congrats! Are you getting married and doing the K3?

I already got married and I am still on F-1 here in the US. Will only need to do AOS

[lostinlove03 2]

I already got married and I am still on F-1 here in the US. Will only need to do AOS

SMART! Very SMART!!! I wish we had done that. But we had to go through a advisory panel first. UGH!!!!

[efc 1]

hello all - sorry this is only slightly related but u may be able to answer my q?!

i was on a j1 visa starting july 2008 for 3 years so it expires july 2011. however, i had to leave the usa in july 2009 as i lost my job that was sponsored for the j1. so therefore i am no longer on a j1, so is it invalid so i dont need a waiver for a k1???

i have my interview for my k1 next month, and only just found out about the 2 year home stay rule. i am from the uk, have been back here for 1 year. BUT - the uk does not follow the 2 year rule, it was a mistake on the consular officrers part at my j1 interview.

sorry i am rambling!

what i want to know is...how do you get the 'no objection'

and can i even do it seeing as though i am no longer in the us???

thanks

[lostinlove03 2]

hello all - sorry this is only slightly related but u may be able to answer my q?!

i was on a j1 visa starting july 2008 for 3 years so it expires july 2011. however, i had to leave the usa in july 2009 as i lost my job that was sponsored for the j1. so therefore i am no longer on a j1, so is it invalid so i dont need a waiver for a k1???

i have my interview for my k1 next month, and only just found out about the 2 year home stay rule. i am from the uk, have been back here for 1 year. BUT - the uk does not follow the 2 year rule, it was a mistake on the consular officrers part at my j1 interview.

sorry i am rambling!

what i want to know is...how do you get the 'no objection'

and can i even do it seeing as though i am no longer in the us???

thanks

Hi.

Does it show on your visa that the 2yr HRR applies to you? You also have to look at your DS2019. The DS2019 surpass the visa (from another post that i've read).

I would suggest that you call the Embassy and find out if the 2yr HRR applies to you. If so---reschedule your interview date for a later time to give you enough time to apply for the "no objection." You can apply for the J1 waiver outside of U.S as well. To apply for the waiver is through: http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/info/info_1296.html

Your 2yr HRR starts the day you went back to UK and the 2 months that you were in the U.S do not count towards the 2yrs. On the J1 I found other forums more helpful. Hope this helps.

[casa_blanca 0]

I already got married and I am still on F-1 here in the US. Will only need to do AOS

I read your post here and actually my fiance and I are planning to do the same - to get F-1 and get married while I am there.

However, we have a big BUT!!! I am on my 2 year HRR cause of my J-1, so I wondered whether you know something about such cases.

I would really appreciate your help! Don't know what the best thing to do is!

[hallo123 0]

I read your post here and actually my fiance and I are planning to do the same - to get F-1 and get married while I am there.

However, we have a big BUT!!! I am on my 2 year HRR cause of my J-1, so I wondered whether you know something about such cases.

I would really appreciate your help! Don't know what the best thing to do is!

Hi - I just went through the J-1 process myself (am now waiting for the USCIS waiver!) and here is what I know:

Where did your sources of funding come from? (it is written on your DS-2019 form) If it is home government funding, you will have to get a no objection statement from the embassy of the country of residence given on the DS-2019. This is usually easiest. If you received funding from a source in the US, you have to get in touch with them and ask them to write you no objection statement waiving the 2 year requirement.

After you made sure you got the no objection statements from your sources of funding, you will be in good shape to apply!