J-2 EAD processing time when your case is "under review by an officer"

[antoinefrboston]

Hello,

My I-765 for J-2 EAD renewal was received by USCIS on March-19-2020.
Without any update from USCIS and seeing that the processing time is now more 5-6 months than 3 months I requested an expedite process. beginning of June.
On June-10, I received an answer about my...

[anirban80in]

Hello All,

We are currently in New York. I am on J-2 dependent and my wife is on J-1 visa. Although the DS-2019 is valid till 2020, and during our arrival on US , our I-94 valid unitl - D/S, but our visa stamp on the passport is getting expired August 2017.

So what is the...

[PeaceFrog]

Hello all,
I am currently under H1B with I-140 approved (Indian national). I would like to enroll in a univ program as a full time student next year.
In order to do this, I will have to be on either F-1 or on J-2 (dependent on spouse, who is currently on J-1). I am not planning to travel...

[quinn13]

Hi

I've found a lot of useful advice regarding the H1B and J1 process (and more specifically for a spouse to work on a J2 or H4) but I'm still struggling to find answers to a couple of things.

By way of background, my husband has been offered a job as a maths teacher, but...

[Viet Linh Nguyen]

Hi everyone,

I am studying in the US under J2 visa.
My husband holds J1 and has to leave the US, so my J2 visa is also expiring soon (May 27).
However, my school just issued a valid I-20 for me (valid until August 14, 2015 - the last day of my study program).
The...

[maggiees]

Hi,
I was browsing the web for a while and cannot find the answer to this particular question. My husband and I are both biomedical scientists (Europe) and decided to apply for EB-2 NIW. My appointment with university ends sooner than my husband s (he is in the process of extending his J1, not...

[iscl23]

I am a PhD student and receive a scholarship from the University (Teacher Assistant). When I started the program, the University offered the F-1 visa and I didn't know about the J1 visa. My wife came with me, and because she can't work with F-2, she found a H1-B sponsor but her application was not selected...

[abh1]

I am on a J-1 Visa, working as a postdoctoral researcher (J-1 Visa valid till March 2014). My J-1 visa My wife is on her separate J-1 visa .. also as a postdoc.
My lab lost its grant and hence I have 3 months to find a new job.

IF I cannot find a new job, I WANT to convert to...

[namunez]

Hello,

I have a J-2 visa and an EAD. I have a job offer but they ask me to fill out a W-9 form, where it states that it is only for US citizens or resident aliens. As far as I know I am a non-resident alien, but then If I google it I read that I might be a resident alien for tax purposes....

[mr1986]

Hi people,
My Boyfriend/Partner of 8 years has an academic scholar J-1, and I'm in the States on a B-2 currently. We're both foreigners, and were recognised de facto at home and in Canada. He's been here about a year and we are not married. If we were to marry say ... next week, therefore...

[hoover15]

Hi,

I currently have a J2 visa with an EAD work authorization, that just got renewed. It's good until May 2013. The thing is I haven't renewed my visa stamp yet and plan to do that when I travel to Germany in August 2012.

The thing is, my employer sponsored me a H1B visa,...

[gbb]

Hi all,

I have an unusuall situation. I am J2, have EAD for 3 years from now.
Now my spouse needs to get his DS2019 form re-issued because of some university issue.
His new DS will be for one year only instead of three years and will be renewed each year at a time.
...

[help_need]

Hi,

I am in USA on visitor visa and my spouse will have J1 visa.
Can I convert from visitor to J2 while I am in USA?
If so how long does it take?

[BimmerFan]

I am posting this so that others may benefit from my experience and also not repeat the same mistakes that I made.

I originally came to the United States when I was 9 years old in 1996 as a J-2 Dependent. I finished my grammar school, high school and college here. I started working on...