Last year I was a holder of J-1 visa, but this year I am not sure what is going on with my visa and I really wanna know what is my visa type and my duration of my staying?
Please help and also can a student apply for a green card
2007-03-23 18:55:30 · 6 answers · asked by Tim loves YaLl! 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
you should find a consulate or the nearest embassy of which country you are from
http://www.foreignborn.com/visas_imm/start_here/7us_consulate_embassy.htm
2007-03-23 19:06:55 · answer #1 · answered by Consi 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First off, your passport should show the stamp for the visa you were admitted under and the expiration date (the I-94 card will also show your visa status expiration date).
The best source of information for matters of immigration law are the USCIS.gov and ICE.gov websites. I suggest a good starting point is http://www.ice.gov/sevis/students/index.htm to help you determine your current status (have you not reviewed the contractual documentation upon which your J visa is based? That should provide you with the information you need).
As far as a gree card, bear in mind that part of the J visa is the two-year non-residency requirement (you use the education you receive in the US to help improve your own country for at least two years), after which you can apply for an employment-based immigration visa or a family-based immigration visa.
However, the two-year non-residency requirement can, in some cases, be waived, but the circumstances involving waiverability are too complex to offer advice in this forum (for example, are you privately or government sponsored? If government sponsored, does the sponsoring government have a J-visa waiver policy in place? Has the US State Department made an administrative decision involving waiverability for your particular sponsor? and so on).
So, even if you find yourself able to meet all other requirements for either an employment-based or family-based visa, you may need to reside outside the US for the requisite two years before gettting an immigration visa.
2007-03-23 19:45:33 · answer #2 · answered by yotsuya_sensei 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your business enterprise probable used an immigration lawyer to get you your H-1B. Ask them your question. Myself i became interior the US for 4 years on TN visas and that i've got been given an H-1B for the completed era.
2016-11-28 02:45:09 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-03-23 19:00:07 · answer #4 · answered by JOSE C 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Easy to do, go to this site;
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis
2007-03-26 14:57:51 · answer #5 · answered by allen w 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ta the consulate
2007-03-23 19:00:41 · answer #6 · answered by Raymond B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋