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First, check if the HRR even applies to him. Since he came as a
teenager, it sounds like a student exchange program, and the HRR may not
have been a problem.
If it applies, the HRR is *not* automatically waived (it is also not
permitted to change to F-1 within the USA in that case, although it
happens frequently as an innocent mistake).
rtb wrote:
> A friend came to country as teenager (15) in 1996 have been in US
> continuously since 1998. Was originally j1 exchange student, and then
> changed to f1 university student. Is the 2 year resident requirement
> still valid or was that automatically waived when switched to f1. Have
> had conflicting reports regarding this.
>
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