Waiver of the Exchange Visitor (J-1 visas) Two-Year Home-Country Physical Presence Requirement
Need assistance with a J-1 waiver application for an Exchange Visitor? This navigator will guide you through a series of questions to help you obtain the information you need quickly and efficiently. This navigator will guide you through a series of questions to get you to one of our specialists at the Waiver Review Division faster.  (Updated: 13-March-2024)

IMPORTANT! This navigator is not an online application and does not entitle you to a waiver or any other immigration benefit, it does not submit a request for any service or send any information to the Waiver Review Division (WRD). No information at all, including personally identifiable information or IP address, is collected from this navigator, and the WRD have no way of connecting responses to any individual. The WRD may require you to provide additional information or supporting documents before acting on your request. Any answers provided here are for informational purposes only.

Please note that you will not receive a response to an email inquiry if your inquiry does not concern section 212(e) waivers or if your inquiry is addressed in the information included here. If you are unsure as whether to contact us, check "when to contact the Waiver Review Division."

Note: Notifications of actions by the Waiver Review Division are sent by email. You will not receive the results by mail. As of October 6, 2023, our location for fee processing has been changed. For the correct address for sending in your application with fee, click here (also noted on our email autoreply).
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