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Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2003 21:52:25 -0500
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Dear Christian
>From what you said, you should not have been subjected to the 2 year rules.
>What you can do: ask for an "advisory opinion" to the ISIA (United States
>Information Agency - Washington D.C. 20547-0001) explaining your situation.
>They will tell you if you need a waiver or not.
Here's a typical letter:
I am writing for an advisory opinion in regards to 212-e. As a citizen of ... I
had obtained a fellowship from .... (different country). Thus, it appears that
there was no governement fund involved in the programm. etc... (and sent copies
of all relevant documents, proof of nationality, letters from your university,
etc..)
Otherwise you should get a letter from your *own* governement, and then process
for a waiver which might take longer than getting an advisroy opinion.
Enjoy the ride and Viel Spass!
Cecile Favre
Christian Broesamle <brosamle_at_ciwemb.edu> wrote:
>Hi everybody,
>I want to transfer from J1 to H1B and need to get a waiver for my 2
>year home rule requirement. I am German but before going to the US
>worked in CH and also got a swiss stipend (SNF) for my first 2 years
>here (which is probably why I have the 2 year rule in my visum). To
>get the waiver, I need a letter of no objection from my home embassy.
>Is this the CH or the German embassy? Has anybody been in a similar
>situation? My emails to the Dept. of State have not been answered so
>far.
>
>Thank you very much.
>
>Christian
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>Christian Broesamle
>Carnegie Institution of Washington
>Dept. of Embryology
>115 W University Parkway
>Baltimore MD, 21210
>USA
>tel: 410 554 1229
>fax: 410 243 6311
>email: brosamle_at_ciwemb.edu
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Received on Sun Mar 02 2003 - 04:04:33 PST
