TWICE THE HOME RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT????!!!!
Mar 26th 2002, 3:39 pm
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TWICE THE HOME RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT????!!!!
Hi there,
After finishing my Master's degree, I transferred from a Fulbright J-1 program
subject to the 2-year HRR to the university's J-1 program in order to keep studying
towards the PhD degree.
My question now that I finished both degree programs is: Do I have to spend 4 years
in my home country as a result of transffering from one J-1 program subject to HRR
to another J-1 program subject to HRR???. My university's J-1 program officer thinks
that the second J-1 program was a continuation of the original J-1 program, and I
transfered from the first to the second, therefore I have to spend only 2 years in
my country. What do you guys think??, any legal expert out there who can help me
clarify this?.
The university's J-1 program did not receive funding from the US government, but the
specialization is listed in the US State Department Skills List for my country.
After finishing my Master's degree, I transferred from a Fulbright J-1 program
subject to the 2-year HRR to the university's J-1 program in order to keep studying
towards the PhD degree.
My question now that I finished both degree programs is: Do I have to spend 4 years
in my home country as a result of transffering from one J-1 program subject to HRR
to another J-1 program subject to HRR???. My university's J-1 program officer thinks
that the second J-1 program was a continuation of the original J-1 program, and I
transfered from the first to the second, therefore I have to spend only 2 years in
my country. What do you guys think??, any legal expert out there who can help me
clarify this?.
The university's J-1 program did not receive funding from the US government, but the
specialization is listed in the US State Department Skills List for my country.
Mar 27th 2002, 9:05 am
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Re: TWICE THE HOME RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT????!!!!
Jose Hurtado wrote:
> After finishing my Master's degree, I transferred from a Fulbright J-1 program
> subject to the 2-year HRR to the university's J-1 program in order to keep studying
> towards the PhD degree.
>
> My question now that I finished both degree programs is: Do I have to spend 4 years
> in my home country as a result of transffering from one J-1 program subject to HRR
> to another J-1 program subject to HRR???. My university's J-1 program officer
> thinks that the second J-1 program was a continuation of the original J-1 program,
> and I transfered from the first to the second, therefore I have to spend only 2
> years in my country.
Your university J-1 program officer is correct.
What do you guys think??, any legal expert out there who can
> help me clarify this?.
>
> The university's J-1 program did not receive funding from the US government, but
> the specialization is listed in the US State Department Skills List for my country.
The fact that you incurred the two-year obligation in two different ways does not
double the 2 year home country physical presence requirement.
> After finishing my Master's degree, I transferred from a Fulbright J-1 program
> subject to the 2-year HRR to the university's J-1 program in order to keep studying
> towards the PhD degree.
>
> My question now that I finished both degree programs is: Do I have to spend 4 years
> in my home country as a result of transffering from one J-1 program subject to HRR
> to another J-1 program subject to HRR???. My university's J-1 program officer
> thinks that the second J-1 program was a continuation of the original J-1 program,
> and I transfered from the first to the second, therefore I have to spend only 2
> years in my country.
Your university J-1 program officer is correct.
What do you guys think??, any legal expert out there who can
> help me clarify this?.
>
> The university's J-1 program did not receive funding from the US government, but
> the specialization is listed in the US State Department Skills List for my country.
The fact that you incurred the two-year obligation in two different ways does not
double the 2 year home country physical presence requirement.
