J2 transfer to J1 (postdoc position)

annabel0830 · #1 Jul 27, 2009, 11:35 PM

I am a newly recruited Postdoc researcher at UT southwestern medical center, and I just received my offer and will go to the U.S. embassy for visa interview. I will be holding a J1 visa, and my wife plans to go to Dallas together with me holding a J2 visa, here I have a question to ask:

My wife is also a fresh PhD, and she is looking forward to find a postdoctoral position at UT southwestern medical center, if she holds a J2 visa, will it be possible for her to change the J2 visa to J1 visa or H1b visa if she could successfully find a position? Would a Tourism visa (B2 visa) be a better choice for her, consider the possibility of visa transfer?

Thank you very much!



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