My J visa is subject to the 2-year home-residency rule, and I’d like to get it waived.
My family is in the U.S. on a J-1 visa. Our children want to finish elementary school here in 2 years and then return to Korea.
So my husband is planning to go back to Korea first, while the children and I stay a bit longer, and we’re considering changing to F-1 status. The concern is whether this change of status could cause a problem when we later try to come back to the U.S.
I think applying for and obtaining a waiver of the J-1 visa’s 2-year home-residency requirement would be a safer and better approach than changing to F-1 status.