Questions Concerning Permanent Residents of Canada

redhill(红山)

Questions Concerning Permanent Residents of Canada

Q. I came to the U.S. from a country other than Canada on a J-1 visa, and after completion of my J program I moved to Canada and acquired landed immigrant status in Canada. Which country am I subject to return to for my two-year residence requirement -- my former country of residence or my current one, Canada?

A. You are subject to return to your former country of residence. J-1 regulations stipulate that an exchange visitor is subject to the country of his/her legal permanent residence at the time that the visitor acquires the J-1 status. The visitor must return to his/her former country of residence in order to fulfill the two-year home residence requirement or he/she must receive a waiver of the requirement.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/tempvisitors_info_waivers8.html#canada

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Last Updated: 2004-7-23
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Questions Concerning Permanent Residents of Canada -redhill(红山); 2004-7-23 {778} (#1815011@0)

http://travel.state.gov/visa/tempvisitors_info_waivers8.html#canada

Foreign Residency Requirement -redhill(红山); 2004-7-24 {763} (#1815038@0)

Foreign Residency Requirement

Certain "J" exchange visitors who participate in programs which are financed in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by an agency of the U.S. Government or by the exchange visitor's government, or who are nationals or residents of a country which has been designated by the Exchange Visitor Program and Designation Staff as requiring the skills of the exchange visitor, must return to their country of nationality or last residence after completing their program in the United States, and reside there physically for two years before they may become eligible to apply for an immigrant or temporary worker visa. "Q" exchange visitors may not participate in another "Q" program until they have been abroad for one year.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/tempvisitors_types_scholars.html

Thank you. Redhill. I already got NO OBJection letter for the J1 waiver. The only thing left is waiting for the final J1 Waiver. I am wondering during that waiting time, can I start to apply H1. Or I cannot -graceflower(开心果冻); 2004-7-24 (#1815190@0)

难道你真的要自己申请H1-B吗？通常申请H1-B是要通过律师的。如果我在这里说可以，而你的律师说不可以，那又有什么用呢？ -redhill(红山); 2004-7-24 (#1815217@0)
I think you can start to apply H1 because you already got NO OBJection letter for the J1 waiver. -redhill(红山); 2004-7-24 (#1815245@0)

that No Obejection letter is from Canada government. The final waiver decision should come from US government -graceflower(开心果冻); 2004-7-24 (#1815310@0)

如果No Obejection letter is from Canada government，那应该更容易了。 -redhill(红山); 2004-7-24 (#1815346@0)

yes. I believe so. Thanks. -graceflower(开心果冻); 2004-7-24 (#1815353@0)

我看你还是抓紧时间（不通过律师）赶快办理吧！准备材料也要花很多时间呢！ -redhill(红山); 2004-7-24 (#1815364@0)

另外你有没有考虑过不离境而在美国境内转换身份呢？这样是不是有可能更好一些？还是考虑稳妥一些为好。真不想你留下什么后患。 -redhill(红山); 2004-7-24 (#1815253@0)

thank you, redhill, for your quick reply. Do you know where I can find an affordable lawyer to handle this for me? How to transfer "SHEN FEN" in US? I just do not know what I should do now -graceflower(开心果冻); 2004-7-24 (#1815307@0)

the employer wants me to start working right after my J1 -graceflower(开心果冻); 2004-7-24 (#1815314@0)
there must be some way to transfer directly from J1 to H1. I searched google, but got nothing. -graceflower(开心果冻); 2004-7-24 (#1815317@0)

do u employer sponsor u? -blessingme(多喝果汁); 2004-7-24 (#1815321@0)

they just promises to sign all the required forms. But has not promise to provide leagal assistance yet. There is another Chinese girl in this firm. She transfered from F1 to H1 and she -graceflower(开心果冻); 2004-7-24 {85} (#1815326@0)
did everything by herself. The boss signed everything though, and she finally got H1.

but that is last year. H1 is not very difficult yet at that time. -graceflower(开心果冻); 2004-7-24 (#1815329@0)
那你还是请教一下她怎么办吧！请律师办H1-B也挺贵的，要1000多美元呢！ -redhill(红山); 2004-7-24 (#1815342@0)

你现在在美国哪个城市？你先看看这个华人律师的网站（见网页链接）。我曾经办过4个H1-B状态，都是由雇主的美国律师办理的。 -redhill(红山); 2004-7-24 (#1815336@0)
应该跟F1 to H1差不多吧？ -redhill(红山); 2004-7-24 (#1815344@0)

Thanks. You are professional. I am in DC. I found some links about transfering from J1 to H1B, probably useful to people who has similar questions -graceflower(开心果冻); 2004-7-24 (#1815367@0)

一旦转换身份的申请递上去以后，就可以在美国境内合法等候，即使签证过期也不要紧。 -redhill(红山); 2004-7-24 (#1815368@0)

really? Good to know that. Thanks. But during the waiting period, I cannot work. Right? Or I can do it as an internship. -graceflower(开心果冻); 2004-7-24 (#1815377@0)

F和J身份的學生學者只要在7月31日之前遞交H-1B身份的申請，並且該H-1B身份申請的開始時間是2004年10月1日，即使F和J身份失效，也將被移民局視為合法居留，無須離境。 -redhill(红山); 2004-7-24 {555} (#1815469@0)
最新消息：移民局最新備忘錄允許F和J身份轉換H-1B時出現GAP

根據我們律師事務所從美國移民局得到的最新消息指出，移民局將在明天（7月23日星期五）公佈其最新備忘錄。此備忘錄指出F和J身份的學生學者只要在7月31日之前遞交H-1B身份的申請，並且該H-1B身份申請的開始時間是2004年10月1日，即使F和J身份失效，也將被移民局視為合法居留，無須離境。

根據這個最新消息，已經遞交了H-1B申請的F或J身份的學生學者無須擔心自己在獲得新的H-1B身份之前出現GAP問題；而可能會有GAP出現的學生學者尚未遞交H-1B申請的則應該抓緊時間，趕在7月31日限期前盡快遞交H-1B申請。想瞭解該備忘錄全文點擊這裡。
http://www.hooyou.com/chineseversion/chinesearticle/article072204newh1b.htm

Redhill. Thank you so much for all your information. According to the link you provided, I send an email to Lawyer Zhang and got his answers already. Before getting J1 waiver, I cannot apply H1. -graceflower(开心果冻); 2004-7-24 {38} (#1816003@0)
But I can still use my B1 as an intern

你最好再问问能否不离境，也就是说在美国国内进行J1-B1转换。我觉得你再入境可能会有困难。 -redhill(红山); 2004-7-24 (#1816062@0)

you mean J1-H1 transfer, right? I just got another lawyer's reply. I can file my H1 by attaching the copy of No Objection Letter and receipt before getting the actually waiver. That sounds good. But she -graceflower(开心果冻); 2004-7-24 {114} (#1816100@0)
told me that I cannot do internship under B1. Why the lawyers' replys are different. I have to call USCIS then :(

I mean J1-B1(!!!) transfer. Maybe you have to do J1-B1transfer then you can do your internship under B1. -redhill(红山); 2004-7-24 (#1816145@0)

Another question, if I stay in US until I got the H1B, can I intern with that firm? -graceflower(开心果冻); 2004-7-24 (#1816124@0)

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