I-612 Application for Waiver of the Foreign Residence Requirement (under Section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amended)
Asks USCIS to waive the two-year home-country residence requirement that attaches to many J-1 exchange visitors. It covers the exceptional hardship and persecution grounds. The other grounds - no objection statement, interested government agency, Conrad 30 - go through the State Department's Waiver Review Division on Form DS-3035 first.
- Tarifa
- $1,100
- Exención de tarifa
- No disponible
- Quién lo presenta
- J-1 and J-2 exchange visitors subject to INA 212(e).
- Dónde se presenta
- By mail to the USCIS lockbox named in the instructions.
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Qué cambió en 2025 y 2026
- Until the two-year requirement is satisfied or waived, a J-1 subject to it cannot get an H, L, or K visa or adjust status. The State Department fee for the DS-3035 side of the process is $120.
Página oficial. https://www.uscis.gov/i-612. Descargue el formulario allí, nunca de un sitio de terceros; verifique la fecha de edición y la tarifa antes de presentar.