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Note that the person you sponsor will most likely be subject to the two-year home residency requirement: after their J1 expires, they are required to return to

Note that the person you sponsor will most likely be subject to the two-year home residency requirement: after their J1 expires, they are required to return to their home country of residence for at least two years before converting to any US immigrant visa (i.e. any visa which could lead to permanent residency or citizenship). If your employee doesn't intend to stay in the US, that's fine, but if they, say, get married while in the US, they'll have significant obstacles in their way. There are certain circumstances in which this requirement doesn't apply or can be waived, but I won't presume to know if they apply to you. https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/study-exchange/student/residency-waiver.html https://travel.state.gov/content/visas/en/study-exchange/stu...

tehlike 10y ago
I was a j1 trainee thrice. lifting 2 year residency condition was a prerequisite for h1b. Clearing it was a beurocratic but straightforward process which involved mailing some papers to my own country's consulate. It probably depends on the origin country, but for me since my funding was given by the us school i was interning at, and since there was no involvement of my government, it was rather straightforward. Good thing that is all over now :)
- binoct 10y ago
  Glad it all worked out for you! I would definitely recommend any J1 candidate take a careful look to the 2-year residency requirements and their particular situation. Sometimes it is relatively painless paperwork to have it waved, however in some situations they can pretty seriously enforce it.