@Sam Hopi , please excuse my slow response -- I don't want to give you an off the cuff response. Please could you wait till tomorrow sometime ( 01/09/ 2024 )-- PST and I will come back after a little thinking / research in your situation.
Most of time is used up in caring for my wife whom is at home but is not expected to survive for probably more than two weeks -- I am broken and need all my energy to keep a straight face for her sake .
But I will come back after I am sure of the situation.
In the meantime, could you please provide me the following:
When did J-1 arrive in the USA and as a student/ train or as a researcher at an education al institution ?
When did J-2 arrive ?
Were these their first entry into the USA in the last three years ?
How about the children ? were they born here ? or in which country ? Do they have tax id -- SSN or ITIN? How old are they ?
Which country ( countries) are you from ?
I very much appreciate your patience
pk
