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Past J-2 visa 2 year home country requirement - South Korea mandatory military service, current F-1 applying spouse AOS

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Hello,

So I am currently a F-1 student here in the US trying to apply for AOS with my US citizen wife. In 2008, I came here with my father (J-1 visa) to go to high school as a J-2 visa. 

And after graduating high school in 2010, I changed my status to F-1 visa to go to college. After my first three years in college, I went back to my home country in 2013 for 2 years to do my mandatory military service and came back  in 2016 to continue my college. Would this make up for the J-2 visa 2 year home country requirement? Are there any documents/evidence I should send to uscis as a proof I was in my home country for 2 years consecutively?

 

Thanks I greatly appreciate your help!

 

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32 minutes ago, Jon Pyo said:

Hello,

So I am currently a F-1 student here in the US trying to apply for AOS with my US citizen wife. In 2008, I came here with my father (J-1 visa) to go to high school as a J-2 visa. 

And after graduating high school in 2010, I changed my status to F-1 visa to go to college. After my first three years in college, I went back to my home country in 2013 for 2 years to do my mandatory military service and came back  in 2016 to continue my college. Would this make up for the J-2 visa 2 year home country requirement? Are there any documents/evidence I should send to uscis as a proof I was in my home country for 2 years consecutively?

 

Thanks I greatly appreciate your help!

 

 

Do you have the travel stamps for the time you entered and exited Korea in 2013 and 2016? I think you can also check your travel history (I-94) on the CBP website. 

 

Worst case scenario, wouldn't the South Korean military give you some sort of paperwork proving you times in the service?

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I have past 2 passports back in S.Korea and my current passport here. When I entered current passport info in CBP website it only shows that I exited S.Korea in 2016, probably because it only shows the past 5 years. I will have to order the proof of my military service from S.Korea. 

 

Thanks for answering!

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