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J-1 two year residency requirement 

 

Question

How do I know if I am subject to the 212(e) two year residency requirement?  

Answer:

Exchange Visitors may be subject to the two-year foreign residence requirement of Section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, for one or more of the following reasons:  

they received funding from the United States Government, their own government, or an international organization in connection with their participation in the Exchange Visitor Program;

    • the education, training, or skill that they are pursuing in this country appears on the Exchange Visitor Skills List for their country;

    • they acquired J-1 status on or after January 10, 1977 for the purpose of receiving graduate medical education or training.


    Exchange visitors who are subject to, but do not wish to comply with, the two-year home country residence requirement may apply for a waiver of that requirement under any one of five applicable grounds provided by United States immigration law

     

       
       

     

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