Jazz

hi,

i am a student in quinnipiac university and my visa status is F1. I
want to know whether i can get it changed for J1 ?? if so ??? what
will be proceedure and what are the rules and regulagations if
differnt from F1.

if anyone of you has any idea,plz let me know.

thanx
jazz

Sylvia Ottemoeller

"jazz" wrote in message
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    > i am a student in quinnipiac university and my visa status is F1. I
    > want to know whether i can get it changed for J1 ?? if so ??? what
    > will be proceedure and what are the rules and regulagations if
    > differnt from F1.

This is a question which must be addressed to an international student
adviser in the international office at your school. The procedure will be
to have form DS 2019 issued (which certifies eligibility for J-1 status) and
then to either (1) file an I-539 with BCIS asking to change from F-1 to J-1;
or (2) leave the U.S., obtain a J-1 visa stamp (except if you are a citizen
of Canada, in which case you don't need a visa stamp), and re-enter the U.S.
in J-1 student status.

J-1 student status has some similar rules to F-1 student status: the student
can work on campus up to half time during term and full time during breaks
and vacations; the rules for maintaining a full course of study are about
the same. J-1 student status carries eligibility for up to 18 months (36
months for postdoctoral researchers) of J-1 academic training after
graduation, compared to 12 months for F-1 students.

To qualify for J-1 student status, you must have some funding that is not
personal funding.

Josh

Being a spouse of a J1 holder, I would like to add this:
with J1 visa, you have 2 years home residency requirement if you want
to apply for green card. so think about it if you want to stay in the
US.
for us we either have to have a waiver or go home and after 2 years
we can look for a job and get may be an H1 visa.

"Sylvia Ottemoeller" wrote in message news:...
    > "jazz" wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >
    > > i am a student in quinnipiac university and my visa status is F1. I
    > > want to know whether i can get it changed for J1 ?? if so ??? what
    > > will be proceedure and what are the rules and regulagations if
    > > differnt from F1.
    >
    > This is a question which must be addressed to an international student
    > adviser in the international office at your school. The procedure will be
    > to have form DS 2019 issued (which certifies eligibility for J-1 status) and
    > then to either (1) file an I-539 with BCIS asking to change from F-1 to J-1;
    > or (2) leave the U.S., obtain a J-1 visa stamp (except if you are a citizen
    > of Canada, in which case you don't need a visa stamp), and re-enter the U.S.
    > in J-1 student status.
    >
    > J-1 student status has some similar rules to F-1 student status: the student
    > can work on campus up to half time during term and full time during breaks
    > and vacations; the rules for maintaining a full course of study are about
    > the same. J-1 student status carries eligibility for up to 18 months (36
    > months for postdoctoral researchers) of J-1 academic training after
    > graduation, compared to 12 months for F-1 students.
    >
    > To qualify for J-1 student status, you must have some funding that is not
    > personal funding.

Sylvia Ottemoeller

Only *some* J-1 status holders are subject to the 2 year home residence
requirement, *not all.* See
http://travel.state.gov/waiver_instructions.html.

"josh" wrote in message
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    > Being a spouse of a J1 holder, I would like to add this:
    > with J1 visa, you have 2 years home residency requirement if you want
    > to apply for green card. so think about it if you want to stay in the
    > US.
    > for us we either have to have a waiver or go home and after 2 years
    > we can look for a job and get may be an H1 visa.

    > "Sylvia Ottemoeller" wrote in message
news:...

    > > "jazz" wrote in message
    > > news:[email protected]...

    > > > i am a student in quinnipiac university and my visa status is F1. I
    > > > want to know whether i can get it changed for J1 ?? if so ??? what
    > > > will be proceedure and what are the rules and regulagations if
    > > > differnt from F1.
    > >
    > > This is a question which must be addressed to an international student
    > > adviser in the international office at your school. The procedure will
be
    > > to have form DS 2019 issued (which certifies eligibility for J-1 status)
and
    > > then to either (1) file an I-539 with BCIS asking to change from F-1 to
J-1;
    > > or (2) leave the U.S., obtain a J-1 visa stamp (except if you are a
citizen
    > > of Canada, in which case you don't need a visa stamp), and re-enter the
U.S.
    > > in J-1 student status.
    > >
    > > J-1 student status has some similar rules to F-1 student status: the
student
    > > can work on campus up to half time during term and full time during
breaks
    > > and vacations; the rules for maintaining a full course of study are
about
    > > the same. J-1 student status carries eligibility for up to 18 months
(36
    > > months for postdoctoral researchers) of J-1 academic training after
    > > graduation, compared to 12 months for F-1 students.
    > >
    > > To qualify for J-1 student status, you must have some funding that is
not
    > > personal funding.