mother's surname in ds 160(merged)

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Hi! Guys, please help how should write my mother's name in the ds 160? In our petition I put her maiden name sice we were told so by Rapid Visa. So now in the ds 160 should I put her maiden name as in our petition or as it is in her passport and all her documents? In my birth certificate it is her current passport surname.

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Guys, can I use my petition photo, which is 6 months old, in my ds 160 as well? No changes in my appearance since then. Or should I go get another new photo taken?

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Guys! I got my J 1 visa and returned home on time. Broke no rules. Then next year I applied for this visa again and found out I was subject to 2 year home residency rule. Is applying for the J1 visa while having not yet fulfilled the 2 year rule considered a violation of the visa terms or not? I just got denied the second time applied and my previous visa is stamped with 'cancelled without prejudice'

[USS_Voyager 1,971]

6 minutes ago, ADVP said:

Guys! I got my J 1 visa and returned home on time. Broke no rules. Then next year I applied for this visa again and found out I was subject to 2 year home residency rule. Is applying for the J1 visa while having not yet fulfilled the 2 year rule considered a violation of the visa terms or not? I just got denied the second time applied and my previous visa is stamped with 'cancelled without prejudice'

J-1 holders may become subject to a two-year home residency requirement, which means that they are required to return to their home countries for two years after completion of J-1 program. If you are subject to the rule, the requirement will stay with you even if you later switch to another visa status. In other words, if you have had J-1 visa before with the 2-year home residency requirement and you have not complied with it, the requirement will stay with you forever until you either comply or get a waiver.

 

You can become subject to the J-1 2-year rule for the following reasons:

-Government funded Exchange Program – if you participate in a J-1 exchange program that was funded in whole or in part by a U.S. government agency, your home country’s government, or an international organization that received funding from the U.S. government or your home country’s government.

-Specialized Knowledge or Skill – if you participate in a J-1 exchange program involving a specialized field that has been designated as necessary for further development of your home country and appears on the Department of State’s Exchange Visitor Skills List for your home country. The specialized field that you are participating in will be mentioned on your DS-2019 form as Item 4.

-Graduate Medical Education/Training – if you participate in a J-1 exchange program to receive graduate medical education or training in the U.S.

[aaron2020 11,651]

You have not violated the terms of any visa.

You got denied a visa because you have not satisfied the 2 years requirement.

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3 minutes ago, aaron2020 said:

You have not violated the terms of any visa.

You got denied a visa because you have not satisfied the 2 years requirement.

thank you!! 

[aaron2020 11,651]

Correct it at your interview.

[aaron2020 11,651]

Asking a mod to merge your two threads.

 

 

[aaron2020 11,651]

This is your 3rd thread on your case.  Please stop.  Keep everything in one thread.  

Follow the rules.  Break them at your own risk.  Not hard to get another photo.  

[Ontarkie 13,955]

~~Duplicate threads merged. Please only start one thread for the same or related topic.~~

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2 hours ago, Ontarkie said:

~~Duplicate threads merged. Please only start one thread for the same or related topic.~~

thank you! Im new to this forum, can you please tell me where I should post this question?

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2 hours ago, aaron2020 said:

This is your 3rd thread on your case.  Please stop.  Keep everything in one thread.  

Follow the rules.  Break them at your own risk.  Not hard to get another photo.  

thank you! Im new to this forum, can you please tell me where I should post this question?

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55 minutes ago, ADVP said:

thank you! Im new to this forum, can you please tell me where I should post this question?

Your questions are posted. You don't need to post again, any other questions related to this question is best kept to this thread. It helps members give the best advice when they can see everything together. 

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8 minutes ago, Ontarkie said:

Your questions are posted. You don't need to post again, any other questions related to this question is best kept to this thread. It helps members give the best advice when they can see everything together. 

ok, got it! thank you! Im gonna post my further questions here. I just thought my questions were not really connected with each other and I should post them separately.