I didn’t want to ask the lawyer that did the application since she technically works for my employer and not me and I don’t want my employer to know I am counting my days down!
I am trying to get an idea of my requirement timeline. So you have a full understanding I will start at the top.
I completed my training on a J1 Waiver and had difficulty finding a position at the end of training. I got a late offer in NY state, upstate area and they thought they would be able to obtain the wavier / Conrad but they wouldn’t be able to apply until November after I graduated and we wouldn’t know if we would be approved until April. Because I am originally from Canada there is a loop hole that allowed me to get approved for my H1B and start working prior to finding out if my J1 waiver application was decided upon. I started working for them in January of 2019 and found out that my application was denied, unsurprisingly, in April. Because of the low likelihood of getting an approval the next year I decided to leave for another position with a better likelihood of being approved. I left that job in August 2019 and started my new job in November 2019 on an H1B. I got my approval of my j1b waiver in April 2020 and I am in year 2 currently. I know I have to complete 3 years to complete my waiver requirement but I am not certain when my 3 years begin. Does it begin in November when I started the job or in April when I received the approval?
TLDR- Does the start date of the 3 year ROS start the day you started to work or the day you received the approval?
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