Hello,
This question seems straight forward but I couldn't find a topic like this or I didn't know how to search properly.
I am on a J1 visa and both my DS and visa have a two-year home residency on them. The reason that I should go back for two years as it appeared on my DS is "PL 94-848 as amended". Based on my online research this part is for medical students or doctors. This is very bizarre that I should go back for two years because:
1- I am not funded by any government (self-fund)
2- I am from Iran (so it's on the list of the countries that you need to go back)
3- I am not a medical student. I barely passed a biology course in my life. My major is Sports science and health and my research is sports psychology and I am in a Psychology department here in the US. and my program number starts with p-1
In my view, there was an obvious mistake here, and I think the advisory opinion should fix the situation.
So here are my questions:
1- do you agree with my view that I should not be subject to the home residency rule?
2- If I file for the advisory opinion, how should I write the cover letter describing my program in a way that I convince them that I am not a medical student? Is there a template?
I thank you for answering my question in advance!
This question seems straight forward but I couldn't find a topic like this or I didn't know how to search properly.
I am on a J1 visa and both my DS and visa have a two-year home residency on them. The reason that I should go back for two years as it appeared on my DS is "PL 94-848 as amended". Based on my online research this part is for medical students or doctors. This is very bizarre that I should go back for two years because:
1- I am not funded by any government (self-fund)
2- I am from Iran (so it's on the list of the countries that you need to go back)
3- I am not a medical student. I barely passed a biology course in my life. My major is Sports science and health and my research is sports psychology and I am in a Psychology department here in the US. and my program number starts with p-1
In my view, there was an obvious mistake here, and I think the advisory opinion should fix the situation.
So here are my questions:
1- do you agree with my view that I should not be subject to the home residency rule?
2- If I file for the advisory opinion, how should I write the cover letter describing my program in a way that I convince them that I am not a medical student? Is there a template?
I thank you for answering my question in advance!
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