INS: J-1 HOME RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT BARS O VISAS
One area of confusion involving the J-1 home residency requirement has been whether the requirement covers those switching to the O-1 visa reserved for aliens of extraordinary ability. The INS, in an August 30, 1994 publicly released letter on the subject, has now officially stated that the bar covers those applying to switch to an O-1 visa. 
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