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Are they maybe asking you to put a Hague Apostille on this birth certificate? I think you need to write down the exact words you got from the US embassy. The new copy of the birth certificate is not a problem. Everyone submits new copy with a new stamp dated closer to their application date.

Thank you! This helps. I would still keep my current address where all of my mail goes. And I also have an ID for this state.

Hi! I might get an offer for a job that's only 6 months and I would have to stay in this other state 4-3 days a week, be home/work remote the rest of the week. It's a top company, otherwise I wouldn't consider so much travel XD I want to make sure that I do not have to change my address with USCIS. I'm not going to rent a long term place there, though I'll have to pay taxes in the other state for the days I'm there, etc. I don't want to change my address because this would be 6 months and I'm able to file for citizenship August of the next year (so it would delay for me if I had to change my address). Thoughts? Thanks PS: I hate the address change the most so I can't wait for USC so I don't have to do that again.

He has a masters in Accounting from Australia. He doesn't know anything about taxes in the US so it's not like he can set up shop and start doing people's taxes. Also, a business for sale for 200,000 most likely doesn't have a lot of clients and the clients would leave if someone without experience in the US would want to do their taxes.

You can change consulate later in the process. Once USCIS approved it. I've only heard bad things about Quebec, like it's very slow. I personally would do it in London. You can schedule the interview yourself and it doesn't have to be right away. You can quit your job in Canada, get rid of things, send whatever you need to your wife, then go to London and take a holiday with your family and do the interview. Then move to the US.

There are cases of TN visas given for "Data Science" positions. The TN can be given to Mathematicians including Statisticians, but it says nothing about Data Science because it's a new wording. So what you do is to provide proof of the requirements you meet given your background and expertise and that Data Science = Mathematician. USCIS are bureaucrats, so you need to think like one and give them facts in a silver platter.

Can't you ask the lawyers of Employer B? That's why the lawyers are being paid. I wouldn't go with whatever someone in a forum is saying.

I would think you'll be allowed, but just in case I would take the paperwork of your F1 status (because you don't have stamps on the passport) and also, documents about ties to Canada (like lease or ownership of house, job, etc.). Don't give them the extra info with your passport! Only give stuff if they ask.

If you have another J1 then yes, but you don't need a waiver for the first J1

I understand you came in a J1 visa. But if you have been 2 years in your home country you don't need a waiver at all. You have already completed the 2 years. So what I am saying is that you do not need a waiver. You already spent 2 years in your country. You can simply go to the consulate and get whatever visa you want.

If you fulfilled the 2 years then you don't need a waiver. Why would you ask for one? If you need a visa, you just go to your visa interview with proof that you completed the 2 years in your country (like information of where you lived, passport stamps, etc) and that's it.

Yeah, it doesn't matter how far back it was, they will ask for sponsor views.

Your BF should visit you in Japan.

You need the consulate in DC, not the embassy. Though they might seem like the same, they are not. You can also try the consulate in NYC or any other. You might have better luck.

Yes, I have a good friend that did the exchange with Rotary Club. You are supposed to host another kid while your kid is being hosted or later. Rotary Club also provides a stipend for expenses for the kids (not a lot, like a couple hundred dollars). That said, you have to participate of meetings and things, unless you are lucky to be in an area in which not many people live and the Rotary Club branch wants to send someone.

She has to talk to the restaurant. They would have to pay for the lawyer and visa, and I bet once they know that she is not allowed to work in the US they will rescind the offer. Employees are not allowed to pay for their own visas. She got the J1 to do the trainee program, not to come to the US and find another job on another visa as soon as she got here. That's already problematic and don't think US government paper pushers aren't going to realize that. If she is in a trainee program, she barely has any experience. Unless she is a sous chef or a chef at at either a Michelin star restaurant or a luxury chain restaurant, she is never getting a work visa. Those are typically O1 visas, not H1B because H1B are for people with at least college degree doing more white collar jobs. She should finish her trainee program.

K1 is to get married, not to be engaged. You should stay in the program and keep dating. You are allowed to date on a J1 visa.

Keep evidence of all the times you visit each other (even receipts). I'm guessing you'll have summer breaks, holidays, etc. so take pictures and have evidence you spent that time together.

Ok. There is no way to get any legal status unless you marry a US citizen. You have overstayed way too long and this length gets a 30 year ban (I think) and you can get deported.

Study computer science. Video games is very competitive and you are not getting into the industry by studying graphic design and being a "video game concept artist". Graphic designers are disposable now because now it's mostly using software; what really gets you into the industry is computer science. There's no way you are getting an O visa. You need to be internationally recognized for those visas. People are I know have PhD with publications. Actors can get it if they are nominated for a golden globe or something like that. Artists could get one if they show at an important museum or win a competition. Usually those visas have ton of paperwork and then letters of recommendation from important figures in your field. You are not getting that one as someone in your mid 20s. If you do well in university, you can apply for PhD program in the US and go for graduate school. It's very competitive but you can get fellowship + scholarship (meaning you don't pay tuition and get paid a salary -- not much but enough to get by while you stuyd/work all the time). However, you need to do something like computer science, not graphic design because there's no PhD for graphic design.

I don't think the US is good for going to Art school. It's also incredibly difficult to get into college, particularly if you want to do art, because you have to take standardize test and probably have an art portfolio. You should study somewhere closer to you and start looking for scholarships/internships/opportunities to show your art all over the world. I wouldn't study art in the US unless it's in like NYC. All other places are far from museums, galleries, and art scenes. I have family members who are artists and a lot of it is connections, meeting people, mentors, and getting opportunities to show your work early and get into competitions, etc. You are never going to have those opportunities in a little college town in the middle of anywhere.

How long have you overstayed?

I think they randomly send people and they just check your case against a dataset. One time I had been to Colombia for work and I got send to a different line with more people, and they checked our prints against CODIS. I only find out because they told me the system was down and it was going to take a bit more. They also put our luggage in some huge xray machines, I'm guessing looking for drugs and they also had dogs. After that, I just realized they do a lot of random checks for security reasons, so I don't take it personally. Of course I get nervous, but I also think it's part of their work and I don't even have a traffic ticket.

I had this same issue the first time I came back after getting my green card (like you). Instead of being in a room, I was in like a waiting room and I could see one guy was checking my data in their computer. I think they pulled up where I worked and lived, etc, because they actually asked me to corroborate that. Their system is slow and it took a long time. I was the only one there and it took like 20 minutes. There were other two guys who worked there just watching TV and making jokes.

You can do it in a third country if you are a resident of that country or are living/working/studying in that country. Usually you cannot even get an appointment if you don't have a reason to be there. That said, one thing you can try is to ask the company doing the H1B for you if they can arrange something for you in another country. My sister did an H1B through AOS (from F1) in the US. Her company has HQ in Europe. Our citizenship is not from an European country and it would have taken way too long for her to travel to our country, get a stamp, and then be able to travel to Europe for a meeting. So because the company has strong ties to the European country, they managed to get her an appointment in the European country consulate and they did her H1B without problems while she was attending meetings and traveling there. So if your company has an office in a country where it'd be easy to get a stamp, then maybe they can invite you to that country in some way? To attend meetings, you wouldn't need a visa for the third country. Also, the lawyers doing the H1B paperwork should know where you can go for the visa because they are dealing with these issues, so they should be consulted. I guess what I'm saying is, don't make the decision unilaterally. Your company might decide you can work from home in Canada for X months and they would rather wait for you to get an appointment there. Or they might have a way to get you an "emergency" appointment in Canada saying you will be loosing money if you don't get to the US ASAP (that's usually a way to expedite things).