CASE: J-1 Waiver of Two-Year Foreign Residency Requirement, No Objection Statement NATIONALITY: Korean LOCATION: Columbus, OH Our client is from South Korea who came to the U.S. on a J-1 Visa in 2010 to work as a researcher. Her J-1 program made her subject to the two-year foreign residence requirement. After her J-1 program was completed, she went back to South Korea and got her F-1 student visa. With her F-1 status, she finished her Ph.D. degree and started to work as a post-doctoral researcher. She retained our office to seek legal assistance for her I-140 (National Interest Waiver Classification) and I-485 Adjustment of Status applications. However, our client completely forgot about her J-1 status in the past and was not fulfilled the 2-year foreign residency requirement. Thus, before we file her I-485 application, she has to get a waiver for her two-year foreign residency requirement. Once retained, our office promptly prepared and filed a waiver request through the No…
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