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Form I-612 is filed with USCIS by certain J-1 exchange visitors (and J-2 dependents) who are subject to the two-year foreign residence requirement and seek a waiver of that requirement.
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It is used by J-1 exchange visitors subject to the two-year home-country physical presence requirement under section 212(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act who are requesting a waiver, generally on the basis of exceptional hardship to a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse or child, or fear of persecution. J-2 dependents may be included. Check the current USCIS instructions for eligibility and filing details before submitting.
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