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There is, but it does not apply to me.

• woodson 8y ago
  Why is that?
  • throwaway_1776 8y ago
    By default J-2 visa holders have to leave the country? Short answer - my spouse and I do not fulfill the main conditions they specify for having to leave the country after the visa expires.
    • woodson 8y ago
      Ok, my understanding was that (again, I’m not lawyer, this is not legal advice!), if there is a two-year home residency requirement on the J-1 holder’s visa, then both J-1 and J-2 holders cannot switch to another visa before you have either (a) resided for two years in the country of residence, or (b) were granted a Section 212(e) waiver approved by USCIS. But perhaps that’s different for some J-1 categories.
      • throwaway_1776 8y ago
        That might very well be true, but in our case, the two-year home residency does not apply to me nor to my spouse.