Re: OOPS! I mean J-1

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Posted by Student on July 07, 2001 at 18:46:29:

In Reply to: OOPS! I mean J-1 posted by Odysseus on July 06, 2001 at 16:18:56:

Hi Odysseus,

If you girlfriend has a J-1 visa which is a subject to 2 year home residency requirement (she should have small "212(e)" printed somewhere on her visa), then it is true that it would be very hard for her to marry you and stay in the US. I myself had an F-1 visa, married American, and obtained green card in the US without having to leave but "J-1 subject to 212(e)" is different.

You might want to read imformation on

http://www.imminfo.com/Nonimmigrants/Exchange%20visitors.html

and references there to see if your girlfriend qualifies for a waiver. The International Student Advisor in her school might be able to help her in doing this.

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: Hi Odysseus, : If you girlfriend has a J-1 visa which is a subject to 2 year home residency requirement (she should have small "212(e)" printed somewhere on her visa), then it is true that it would be very hard for her to marry you and stay in the US. I myself had an F-1 visa, married American, and obtained green card in the US without having to leave but "J-1 subject to 212(e)" is different. : You might want to read imformation on : http://www.imminfo.com/Nonimmigrants/Exchange%20visitors.html : and references there to see if your girlfriend qualifies for a waiver. The International Student Advisor in her school might be able to help her in doing this.

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