CASE: J-2 Waiver of Two-Year Foreign Residency Requirement Post-Divorce
NATIONALITY: Chinese
LOCATION: Cleveland, OH
Our client is a Chinese Citizen who came to the U.S. on a J-2 Visa in 2008. He came with his wife who held a J-1 Visa as a researcher. Both were subject to the two-year foreign residency requirement.
Unfortunately, their marriage did not work out and he eventually got divorced from his ex-wife. He was still subject to the two-year foreign residency requirement, and he would like to change his status in the United States. Until he gets a waiver of the 2-year foreign residency requirement, he cannot change his status in the United States.
He contacted our office, and our firm was retained to do his J-2 waiver on October 14, 2015.
On November 6, 2015 the J-2 Waiver Application along with the Form DS-3035 was filed to the Department of State. We also sent a request to the DOS to be an interested government agency and recommend this waiver based on the fact that our client was divorced from the J-1 visa holder.
On November 30, 2015, the DOS sent a recommendation to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) for our client be granted a waiver. On December 23, 2015, the USCIS issued the I-612 waiver approval.