j1 waiver

本科大三的时候参加过一次暑期科研，用的J1 visa，类别是student intern，今年马上要抽h1b了，请问是要申请j1 waiver么，但是看美国政府官网有这么一句话，“The Department of Homeland Security must approve your waiver before you can change status in the United States or receive a visa in certain categories.”听这意思好像不waiver就不能拿新的签证，但是出国留学都重新拿f1签证了，所以想问一下我现在还需要申请J1 waiver么，提前感谢各位的解答

看了一下 eligibility info是这么说的：
Am I subject to the two-year home-country physical presence requirement?
Some exchange visitors (with J-1 visas) are subject to the two-year home-country physical presence requirement. This includes current and former exchange visitors. You are subject if one or more of the following applies to you:

Government funded Exchange Program - You participated in a program funded in whole or in part by a U.S. government agency, your home country’s government, or an international organization that received funding from the U.S. government or your home country’s government.
Specialized Knowledge or Skill – You participated in a program involving an area of study or field of specialized knowledge designated as necessary for further development of your home country and appears on the Exchange Visitor Skills List for your home country.
Graduate Medical Education/Training - You participated in a program to receive graduate medical education or training.
See References – U.S. Laws, numbers 1, 2, and 3, on the U.S. laws that created the two-year home-country physical presence requirement.

所以感觉我并不需要申请这个waiver，有没有经历相似的朋友confirm一下

你看你签证和DS2019上面写没写你有两年限制，写了就有。

有很多专业都是需要waiver的，看你是什么专业了。如果你需要waiver那只要没在国内呆够两年就转不了H1b，不管你现在是什么签证类型

火锅烧烤麻辣烫 发表于 2021-2-25 13:55
你看你签证和DS2019上面写没写你有两年限制，写了就有。

看到签证上写了。。。

tigertonight 发表于 2021-02-24 22:24:42
看到签证上写了。。。

那你就需要办豁免。理论上来讲，应该先取得豁免再递交你的申请，不然有杯具可能。当然身边也有很多朋友不知道要先办豁免，知道了之后马上去补办也通过了的。办豁免需要时间呢，你有限制就尽快去办豁免吧。