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EB2-NIW petition submission before J1 visa

Published Mar 10,2024 By

I am currently in the UK I submitted a petition for EB2-NIW, however a month after submission I was offered a postdoc position in USA. Does my EB2-NIW petition make me in eligible for the J1 visa?

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Renu is J1 Shraey and Samaira are J2 Can we file self petition for Green Card

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J1 sponsor rule on USCIS petition

Published Jun 5,2022 By

Hi Team, I’m a postdoc working in STEM at a national lab, currently on a J-1 visa. While discussing filing I-140 self petition, my lawyer suggested that there’s no need to disclose any details of the plan to obtain a green card, unless I really need to extend my J-1 status, (which will be difficult … Continue reading J1 sponsor rule on USCIS petition

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Can we change jobs after applied/received J1 waiver?

Published Oct 24,2019 By

Hi, I am in the process of applying J1-Waiver and changing J1 to H1B to proceed with my GC. Have some questions before that, and would like to know some details before going in action. 1. Now, I got the NO OBJECTION certificate from my government 2. Preparing in applying to Indian Embassy to get … Continue reading Can we change jobs after applied/received J1 waiver?

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J!

Published Jun 4,2019 By

Good day, Am Gabriel, a Phd candidate from University of Lagos (Nigeria). Am currently a J1 visa holder in Texas A&M Corpus Christi University. I have learnt a lot but still have many more to learn with limited time. I will like to know what opportunities are open for me after my exchange though I … Continue reading J!

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J1 looking for NIW

Published Mar 18,2019 By

Hi, I’m a J1 postdoc and started my 2 years contract few months ago. My DS-2019 is silent but my visa mentions two years home residency requirement. I want to know if I need to get the J1 waiver first before going for EB2-NIW or it can be done other way around as well. Thanks!

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PhD Candidate

Published Feb 11,2019 By

Hello and thank you for the information from your website. I am about to finish up my PhD, US would be my first choice as I would be able to easily secure a post-doc position once I am done here. But the question is what next after a year or two of post-doc. My long … Continue reading PhD Candidate

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J1 Waiver Decision

Published Sep 28,2018 By

Dear Sir/Madam, My J1 status has the two year home country requirement. On the basis of “No Objection”, I applied for a waiver, and the current status of my application at the DoS is “Favorable Recommendation”. I understand that the USCIS has to make the final decision. My question is this: must I wait to … Continue reading J1 Waiver Decision

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J1 waiver for a tenure track job

Published Mar 14,2018 By

I am currently finishing up a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship in the Humanities before moving to a tenure-track position. I am on j-1 academic training; and my concerns are about what happens when I finished my third year of academic training, which is the maximum I can do before either completing my 2 year home residency … Continue reading J1 waiver for a tenure track job

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Postdoctoral Associate

Published Oct 26,2017 By

Hi I’m a postdoctoral associate for about 2 years and my contract is finishing in 6 months. I have J1 visa, which I applied from UK (My PhD is from UK), although I’m a Sri Lankan citizen. My DS2019 form say that I’m not subjected to 2 years requirement (also nothing mention about the two … Continue reading Postdoctoral Associate

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