J1:
Exchange Aliens: Legal Requirements
A nonimmigrant exchange visitor and his or her
accompanying spouse and minor children may be admitted
into the United States in J-1 and J-2 classifications.
Waiver of the J Visa Two-Year Foreign Residence
Requirement, 212(e)
U.S. Department of State website provides guidelines to
apply for the J Visa Two-Year Foreign Residence
Requirement, 212(e).
Please click the web link to acquire updated information
of waiver of the J visa two-year foreign residence
requirement, 212(e)
http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/info/info_1296.html
J1
Holders May Apply for U.S. Permanent Residency without a
Waiver
J1 holders subject to Two-Year Foreign Residence
Requirement may file I-140 application for U.S.
Permanent Residency before receiving a waiver of the
two-year foreign residence requirement.
After I-140 application is approved, the J1 applicant
may either:
Apply for a waiver of the J visa two-year foreign
residence requirement, then file I485: Application for
Adjustment of Status, or
To satisfy the two-year foreign residence requirement,
then apply for U.S. Permanent Residency at the U.S.
Consulate abroad.
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