J visa expires in October. Have won H1b lottery and plan to go to Canada for stamping in Sep/Oct. Is it better to go earlier in case I get RFE?

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You don’t get a RFE during stamping process my friend. What you might have read about is delays pertaining to stamping under the title ‘Administrative processing’. So to answer your question in short, yes it is advisable to have a buffer of at least 2 weeks from the day you drop your passport at the embassy. Hope this helps

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Not sure what you’re asking here. Do you have a approved petition ? You don’t get a RFE during the stamping process

Yes my petition is approved. Have to get it stamped. I read some posts about people getting RFE during stamping.

Thanks pwc

J visa has a two 2 year home residency requirement right? How did you go about that? Asking for a friend who is in a similar situation.

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There are waiver jobs you need to do for a certain period (example physician Job in an underserved area for 3 years) that can help waive that requirement to return to India
In my case I was on j2 and my wife had that requirement. She is doing her waiver Job so I can get a regular job on a separate work visa.

I didn’t have that residency- it was waived. If your sponsor is Govt of India then you get 2 year residency. My sponsor was my business school in the US. So I had no residency period.

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