Tricky Q? Change from J1 to F2!
Apr 29th 2004, 4:04 pm
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Tricky Q? Change from J1 to F2!
Hello,
My spouse is on J1 visa (with 2 year home country residency requirement) for last 4 months. Her project was for the period of 6 months and so will finish in 2 months. Before she joined the project on J1, she was on F2 visa. Will it be a problem to convert back to F2 once her project ends. Will she be asked to fullfil the 2 year HRR (or get a waiver) before changing to F2, or will she have to leave US and reenter with new F2? (My status as a F1 has been maintained thoroughout and my I-20 is valid for next 3 years). Very confused. Thanks for your opinion.
My spouse is on J1 visa (with 2 year home country residency requirement) for last 4 months. Her project was for the period of 6 months and so will finish in 2 months. Before she joined the project on J1, she was on F2 visa. Will it be a problem to convert back to F2 once her project ends. Will she be asked to fullfil the 2 year HRR (or get a waiver) before changing to F2, or will she have to leave US and reenter with new F2? (My status as a F1 has been maintained thoroughout and my I-20 is valid for next 3 years). Very confused. Thanks for your opinion.
Apr 30th 2004, 7:31 am
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Re: Tricky Q? Change from J1 to F2!
She can't change status without leaving the USA (and getting a new F-2
visa if her old one expired), but it is not necessary to fulfill the HRR
at this point.
On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 16:04:16 +0000, nps wrote:
> Hello,
> My spouse is on J1 visa (with 2 year home country residency requirement)
> for last 4 months. Her project was for the period of 6 months and so
> will finish in 2 months. Before she joined the project on J1, she was on
> F2 visa. Will it be a problem to convert back to F2 once her project
> ends. Will she be asked to fullfil the 2 year HRR (or get a waiver)
> before changing to F2, or will she have to leave US and reenter with new
> F2? (My status as a F1 has been maintained thoroughout and my I-20 is
> valid for next 3 years). Very confused. Thanks for your opinion.
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visa if her old one expired), but it is not necessary to fulfill the HRR
at this point.
On Thu, 29 Apr 2004 16:04:16 +0000, nps wrote:
> Hello,
> My spouse is on J1 visa (with 2 year home country residency requirement)
> for last 4 months. Her project was for the period of 6 months and so
> will finish in 2 months. Before she joined the project on J1, she was on
> F2 visa. Will it be a problem to convert back to F2 once her project
> ends. Will she be asked to fullfil the 2 year HRR (or get a waiver)
> before changing to F2, or will she have to leave US and reenter with new
> F2? (My status as a F1 has been maintained thoroughout and my I-20 is
> valid for next 3 years). Very confused. Thanks for your opinion.
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everybody to seek competent legal counsel rather than relying on usenet
newsgroups.
Please support H.R. 539, H.R. 832 and S. 1510. More information at
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Please visit my new FAQ at http://www.kkeane.com (always under construction)
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