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Hi there,
I have a rather complicated question to ask about the J1 visa waiver for the 212(e) home country presence rule. I'm not sure what procedure to follow, as in how to get the waiver. Be great if anyone familiar with J1 visa waiver can give me some suggestions. Thanks!!
1) I am an Indian citizen, currently on a J1 visa.
2) I got my J1 visa in Germany in January 2012, where I was living at the time, and the consular at the US embassy in Germany did not subject me to the 212(e) home country rule after asking me a few questions about my academic history. I have not worked or studied in India since 1998.
3) Anyway, when I went to get my visa renewed (Aug. 2013) at the US embassy in Bombay/Mumbai, the consular did subject me to the 212(e) rule.
Here's my quandary, I suppose I have to apply for a waiver now, however, I renewed my visa in Bombay in August (2013) and my J1 visa expires in January (2014). This gives me about 4 months to apply for a waiver. From everything I have read about the waiver process, it takes 6-9 months to apply for one. I am a little concerned about this given that I'm in a time crunch. If my first J1 visa had the 2-year rule imposed on it, I would have had enough time to apply for a waiver.
Any advice on how I should proceed will be much appreciated!!
Thanks!!
I have a rather complicated question to ask about the J1 visa waiver for the 212(e) home country presence rule. I'm not sure what procedure to follow, as in how to get the waiver. Be great if anyone familiar with J1 visa waiver can give me some suggestions. Thanks!!
1) I am an Indian citizen, currently on a J1 visa.
2) I got my J1 visa in Germany in January 2012, where I was living at the time, and the consular at the US embassy in Germany did not subject me to the 212(e) home country rule after asking me a few questions about my academic history. I have not worked or studied in India since 1998.
3) Anyway, when I went to get my visa renewed (Aug. 2013) at the US embassy in Bombay/Mumbai, the consular did subject me to the 212(e) rule.
Here's my quandary, I suppose I have to apply for a waiver now, however, I renewed my visa in Bombay in August (2013) and my J1 visa expires in January (2014). This gives me about 4 months to apply for a waiver. From everything I have read about the waiver process, it takes 6-9 months to apply for one. I am a little concerned about this given that I'm in a time crunch. If my first J1 visa had the 2-year rule imposed on it, I would have had enough time to apply for a waiver.
Any advice on how I should proceed will be much appreciated!!
Thanks!!
