>
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 10:32:03 -0800
This should be described already on the swiss-list website.
Also note that once to apply for a waiver, you most likely cannot
prolong your J1 anymore (at least that was the case 5 years ago).
Best regards
Michael
> -----Original Message-----
> From: saty28 [mailto:iotter_at_pmgm2.stanford.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 21:10 PM
> To: Christian Broesamle
> Cc: swiss-list_at_swiss-list.com
> Subject: RE: swiss-list: J1-2 year rule applies
>
> I was in a similar situation, except that I am Swiss. My first funding was
> a
> swiss SNF fellowship and I got the two years rule requirement. After two
> years I was funded by the US and my next extended J1 visa did not have the
> two years requirement. However, you are still subjected to the two years
> requirement once you got it, even if you got it only once. When I applied
> for my H1 visa I had to get a waiver for the two years requirement. This
> was
> easy to do but you need to get it. If you plan to stay longer in the US,
> apply for the waiver early enough as this process can take a few months.
>
>
> -Isabelle
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Received on Fri Jan 24 2003 - 18:36:12 PST
