A J1 Visa is a special type of Visa that allows Interns, Scholars, Doctors, Hospitality and Hotel, Public School Teachers, and Other Professionals to come to the United States for a few days and up to 5 years, depending on the underlying program. However, many J-1 visa holders have a residency requirement placed if their profession or area of study is within the exchange visitor skills list subject to Section 212(e).
If a J-1 visa holder seeks to remain in the United States beyond the end date of their program, the common reasons for staying included:
Whether by other employment or marriage to a U.S. Citizen, there are five general statutory bases in which to request the removal of the residency requirements.
It must be stated that requesting a waiver of a home residency requirement does not guarantee that a waiver will be given. Before a J-1 visa holder enters the U.S., some agree to return to the home country for two years. So, some may get the waiver, whereas others may not.
The Following Countries are Subject:
Our Immigration law office has years of experience with J Visa Waivers, specifically with many NC J-1 Sponsors for Public School Teachers, like EPI and PARTICIPATE (Formerly VIF). The Immigration Attorney met and married a J1 Teacher over a decade ago, and has personally experienced the immigration process before beginning our immigration law firm in 2015.
Our office initially assisted Philippine J1 in the No Objection Statement process. So much so, that our office became an outreach location for the Philippines Embassy in DC for Legalization processes, which was required for every Philippine J1 seeking a waiver, to purchase property, or to do other legal matters in the Philippines. Shortly thereafter, our office received assistance requests for other J1 Professionals from:
Below are estimates of our fees for J1 Visa Waiver Filings and Family-Based Green Card matters. If you do not see exactly what is needed to meet your needs, please contact us.
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