Can I get an F1 Visa without an J1 Waiver?

[helip...@gmail.com]

Hello everyone,

I applied in Jan. last year (2006) for a J1-Waiver. The documents got
lost several times and I had to resend and fax them to the Waiver
office.

After several phone calls I found out that the officer who has my case
is sick and I can not expect to get a decision anytime soon.

My question is, can I still apply for an F1 student visa even I do not
have a J1 Waiver yet? I will get the waiver sooner or later but do not
want to wait much longer to continue my studies in the US. I am
outside the us now in my home country.

Mike

[Jozef]

<helip...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1178172323.6...@h2g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...

Possibly. You won't be able to get an H- or L-type visa, nor obtain a Green
Card, but applying for an F-1 is worth a try.

Jozef

[humtum]

On May 3, 4:55 pm, "Jozef" <some...@somewhere.com> wrote:
> <helipil...@gmail.com> wrote in message

@ helipil........

How did you know that the person, who has you case is sick??? My
waiver is also pending since long time. please let me know, so I can
also find out about the reason for delay. I am also leaving for my
home country.......and planning to apply for F1 visa. Let's see.......

[humtum]

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Any suggestion please on how to speed up the J1 waiver process at
DOS.......... Thanks!