Legal Question in Immigration Law in Massachusetts

Since you have applied for adjustment of status, you no longer need or can extend J-1 non-immigrant visa or status.

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Hi,

I am assuming that both the petition for alien relative (Form I-130) along with adjustment of status application (Form I-485), along with other paperwork, were filed. Please verify whether your case was properly filed--you should have received a receipt notice with case number which can be tracked online from the USCIS about 2 or 3 weeks after filing. If you did not receive the receipt notices, you can also check with your bank whether the USCIS filing fee checks were cashed by the USCIS.

Assuming that all paperwork has been properly filed, you can remain legally in the U.S. independent of J1 status. Thus, you are not required to extend your J1 status.

If it is not clear whether the sponsorship paperwork has been properly filed, then it is a good idea to maintain underlying nonimmigrant J1 visa status.

Regards,

Ajay K. Arora, Esq.

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