Join this group ONLY IF you are/were an exchange visitor/student holding a J-1 visa with 2-year Home Country Residency Requirement and are/were in the process of obtaining a waiver based on "NO OBJECTION". The owner of the group assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of the information shared in this group. The aim of the group is to help those who may benefit from the experiences of those who already obtained their waivers or currently are in that process.

Please note that physicians that acquire J-1 visa for graduate medical education in the US are not eligible for waiver based on "No Objection" statement from their home country. Therefore, they have to obtain their waivers based on one of the the four remaining categories, which we do not discuss in this group.

In order to prevent SPAM, membership to this group is restricted. All membership requests will be subjected to approval. When you choose to join our group, you will be asked whether you want to send a message to the group owner. Please use this option and briefly describe your status. This is the best way to keep spammers out and allow those who are truly interested become members. Any member that sends irrelevant email messages, messages that are not directly related to J-1 visa or the waiver process, or links to any commercial websites or anything that looks like SPAM will be banned from the group without any notice. Thank you for your cooperation and participation.