What adjustments have been made to the U.S. J1 visa application policy?

Zhenshun went to the United States to answer:

About whether an exemption is needed

After the J1 visa expires, if you apply for a J1 visa again, you do not need to apply for an exemption.

After the J1 visa expires, if you have not served in the country for two years, you need to apply for an exemption if you apply for L1, H1B and other visas again.

The first two-year limit – 212E two-year rule applies

The United States requires each country to submit a shortage occupation list. If J1 applicants are engaged in the professions on this list, You must abide by the two-year service requirement after returning to the country. If you have worked in the country for less than two years and need to apply for other immigration-intended visas to the United States, such as L1 and H1B, you must first apply for an exemption. As long as they are Chinese citizens traveling abroad on J1, they are subject to a two-year service restriction.

The second two-year restriction – two-year gap

This two-year restriction is for those who left the country with J1 in the first year and applied for a J1 visa within two years. The U.S. government stipulates that if the J1 holder is a trainee, you must live in a non-U.S. area for two years before applying for a second J1. If the J1 holder is an intern, you are not subject to this restriction and can apply continuously, unless you apply for the second J1. The two J1s will apply as trainees.

For Intern, if the first J1 and the second J1 belong to the same internship project, you must live in China for 3 months before you can apply for the second J1.

If they are two different projects, you can apply continuously, that is, after the first J1 is completed, you can apply for the second J1.