Friend re-applying for J1, worried about taxes and 2 year home requirement

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Hi, I'm posting this question on behalf of a friend. She hasn't asked for help but she seems worried and I was hoping to be able to ease her mind a bit.

From 2011 to 2013 my friend from England was an Au Pair. She was a subject to the 2 year home requirement. She has now been asked by her former host family to come back to the states as their Au Pair and I have two questions:

1) Her second year she did not pay taxes, will she have to pay them now before being able to get a visa?

2) Just to be clear, days spent outside of England does not count towards her two year requirement correct? I know she recently took a trip to the states and she has also been to South Africa since her Au Pair days.

Thank you so much for your help!

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2YHRR doesn't matter for a second J1. In fact, she might be subjected to a fresh 2YHRR.

[Unidentified 2,930]

2YHRR doesn't matter for a second J1. In fact, she might be subjected to a fresh 2YHRR.

Isn't the whole purpose of the 2YHRR to keep people from going back on a 2nd J1 or other visa?

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No. You're talking about a different thing, the 12/24 month bar, but I think that's only for research scholars.

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Au Pair are not normally subject to HRR.

Is she shure?

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Au Pair are not normally subject to HRR.

Is she shure?

That's what she is telling me. Though I did google that sometimes they makes mistakes. I will ask her to double check both her Visa and her DS whatever the number was.