stefid9

14 minutes ago, Coco8 said:

2 year home residency requirement

Initially, we don't plan to stay permanently in the US, maybe he would like to do an internship right after ending his LL.M, but our plan is to return by the end of 2018. Do you think this requierment you mention, will be a problem to do that?

Thank you SO SO much for your answers!!!

4 minutes ago, Coco8 said:

Here is one set of instructions from a university:

 

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwj0m4b-ys_UAhXBcj4KHZYJDlYQFggvMAE&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmu.edu%2Foie%2Fadmins%2Fhandoutpdfs%2Fj2-work.pdf&usg=AFQjCNGkxi_reEmMHZ9fyUVIYnzQEor3aQ&sig2=KikZsiF_3lFzzHCEtsTg2Q

 

You can also ask the people at the international office/house of the university he is going to attend for instructions. 

 

After receiving the EAD you will have to apply for a social security card (like the instructions say). That can take a while too (I think a month). 

 

I'd recommend trying to get a job at the university (you can search their jobs website) because that might be easier.

 

Keep in mind that J-1 and J-2 have the 2 year home residency requirement. If you get the J2 you will have the same issue he will have. Fulbright is not good at explaining any of that. If his program is one a year, it might be too much hassle to go through all the paperwork and you can visit up to 6 months with a visitor visa. If his program is longer, that is different.

 

You can leave the country while your EAD is pending because you have a J2. 

 

 

 

Thanks Coco, for the information! 

I would like to work in order to get some experience and do something while my husband is studying, his master last for a year, and I would like to do an  internships while i'm living in the US. But I would like to travel before installing in the US, just for some days in order to start the application process for the work authorization and return to Argentina for an extra month, so I don't have to spend so much time doing nothing. 

Do you think that's possible?? I'm concern about the biometrics appointment or if I'm asked to be in person for anything else, during the month I plan to get back to Argentina. 

What do u think?

Hi! I'm having some trouble to understand the whole process for gettinf a work authorization!

My husband is a fulbrighter, for that he will recieve J-1 visa, and I'll get J-2 visa. I would like to work in the US while my husband does his master, I know that I have to applty for a work authorization, and that usually takes up to 90 days. My husband is starting the semester on August, buy I wanted to go on September to start the application process for the work authorization, and return to my home-country for 1 month before formally moving to the US, on mid-November. What are the steps to apply for the work authorization? What do I need to send with the I-765 form? Can I start it and return to Argentina for about a month? What else do I need to do after sending the I-765 form? 

Thank you very much in advance for your help!!

Stefi