r/J1waiver

Hey everyone. I am applying for a Conrad 30 flex spot. I have been approved by DoH and currently pending at the DOS. Has anyone been rejected at DOS or USCIS. I was told it’s not typical and usually the hardest part is DOH.

Trying to figure out moving logistics, if we should rent or buy a home. Homes are rare to come up in the single area we’re interested in and one just came up for sale that we really love and will sell quickly. Appreciative everyone’s thoughts and experiences.

Hi friends! I (from one of the 75 restricted countries) submitted my J1 waiver application in late Feb. I am a 5th year postdoc at a top US university and my j1 status ends in October. Anyone in a similar situation? Do you think I have any hopes? Thank you.

Hello everyone, I had my j1 waiver approved based on fear of persecution, now I have my asylum interview scheduled and it's the same case and documents that I used for my J1 waiver request, has anyone done this before, does it support your case having the j1 waiver, I did the waiver so that I did a change of status to F1 which am still maintaining

Hi everyone,

I’m a PGY-1 Internal Medicine resident on a J1 visa (via ECFMG), planning to apply for cardiology fellowship 2027 cycle.

I understand that cardiology is quite competitive, especially for J1 applicants, so I’m trying to plan ahead and avoid getting stuck without options.

I had a few questions and would really appreciate insights from people who’ve gone through this:

1. For those who didn’t match into fellowship initially:- Did you go straight into a waiver job?- Or did you take a research/chief year and reapply?
2. Is it realistically possible to reapply to cardiology during a waiver job, or is that very uncommon?

My goal is to pursue cardiology if possible, but I also want to have a solid backup plan to stay in the U.S. and not risk visa issues.

Would really appreciate any advice, timelines, or personal experiences.

Thank you!

Basically the heading.. I am about to head into second year in July. I am an IMG from india, when’s the best time to start looking for jobs? What were your experiences?

MD Currently in a 6 year program and will join a 2 year fellowship (which makes it 8 years total on J1).

Is it true that the last DS2019 will be for 2 years since I will be applying for an extension of the 7 year rule?

Hola! Soy estudiante de uni en México y este año quiero hacer mi primer J1 Work and Travel a Estados Unidos.

He estado leyendo muchas cosas diferentes sobre employers y ya no sé qué creer: algunos dicen que el lugar es increíble, pero luego otros cuentan que el housing es pésimo, que casi no les dan horas o que el manager es un desastre.

Lo que más me importa es:

• tener horas suficientes para de verdad trabajar,

• que el housing sea al menos decente,

• y que el ambiente de trabajo no sea tóxico.

Si alguien ya hizo J1 recientemente, ¿podría recomendar employers/programas y ciudades en USA donde hayan tenido buena experiencia?

Y si hay algún employer o lugar que NO volverían a elegir, también me sirve mucho saberlo para evitarlo.

De verdad cualquier consejo o historia se agradece muchísimo