{"id":621,"date":"2012-08-23T18:21:20","date_gmt":"2012-08-24T00:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.messersmithlaw.com\/?p=621"},"modified":"2012-08-23T18:21:20","modified_gmt":"2012-08-24T00:21:20","slug":"j2-visa-holder-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.messersmithlaw.com\/?p=621","title":{"rendered":"J2 Visa Holder Divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m a J2 holder.\u00a0I plan to file for a divorce and would still like to stay in the US.\u00a0 We\u2019re both subject to the two year requirement because he is on the skills list.\u00a0Am I still subject after we divorce?\u00a0If yes, can I still get a waiver or can only my husband apply for it?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, you will still be subject even if you divorce your husband.\u00a0In most situations, only the J1 visa holder can apply for a waiver but in cases involving divorce or death of the J1 visa holder, the J2 visa holder can apply for a waiver independently.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’m a J2 holder.\u00a0I plan to file for a divorce and would still like to stay in the US.\u00a0 We\u2019re both subject to the two year requirement because he is on the skills list.\u00a0Am I still subject after we divorce?\u00a0If yes, can I still get a waiver or can only my husband apply for it? … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,146],"tags":[179,278],"class_list":["post-621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-j-1-visa-waiver","category-j-2-visa","tag-j-1-visa-waiver","tag-j-2-visa"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t