[北美] F1 to J1? (have had immigration petition)

看板VISA作者 (Jade)時間16年前 (2008/07/04 00:31), 編輯推噓2(207)
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I apologize first for not being able to type Chinese with this computer. Here is my (somewhat complicated) situation: My husband and I are both in the U.S. right now, and he is working on OPT while I am studying for my PhD on F1. This year he did not win the H1B lottery, so he needs to switch some sort of spouse VISA before his OPT expires. Our ideal plan is this: I go back to Taiwain to change from F1 to J1 (I'm fully supported by my school, and not subject to the "two-years" restriction), so that my husband can apply for a J2 and then he will be able to work on EAD. But here comes the problem: My whole familyhas moved to to U.S. a few years ago, and my father even filed an immigration petition for me in 2002. Although I have withdrawn the petition (I just did it two weeks ago), I'm still worried that having this kind of family and personal history will hinder our VISA application (or, precisely, change of VISA category). I guess my situation is kind of rare, but I'd really appreciate if anyone here who has similar experience (either switching from F to J or applying a VISA with immigration history) or understand the procedures can share some insights. Thanks in advance! -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 68.181.227.13

07/04 01:04, , 1F
".. I have withdrawn the petition" --> 把相關的文件
07/04 01:04, 1F

07/04 01:05, , 2F
/收到的文件帶著。我當初是自己寫信去取消綠卡申請(我
07/04 01:05, 2F

07/04 01:05, , 3F
父母也是在美國,我人在台灣,前一年觀光簽被拒)/隔年申
07/04 01:05, 3F

07/04 01:06, , 4F
請F-1時我把兩張紙放在上頭... ...
07/04 01:06, 4F

07/04 03:01, , 5F
你也可以考慮境內轉換身份為J1,比較不必擔心海外被拒簽
07/04 03:01, 5F

07/05 01:03, , 6F
Thanks! But the J1 counselor at our school told me
07/05 01:03, 6F

07/05 01:03, , 7F
that it's more likely to succeed if I return to Taiwan
07/05 01:03, 7F

07/05 01:04, , 8F
to deal with the VISA issue...? Any opinions?
07/05 01:04, 8F

07/05 05:11, , 9F
各有利弊,看你怎麼打算
07/05 05:11, 9F
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