My girlfriend is here in Massachusetts/USA from China on a J-1 visa with a rule 212e requirement to return to china for two years. However she is here as an Au Pair. She did not receive any funding from US government, nor Chinese government or an international organization. She is not here for receiving any training in the medical field or even working except as an Au pair. She believes that china at the time wasn't exactly aware of what an Au pair was because they did not have this type of program, and put this requirement due to mistake or uncertainty. She is not an exchange student. And does not seem to fall within the guidelines of even issuing her this restriction. Her skills do not seem to be on the Exchange - visitor skills list anyway. She has a degree in Law from China and that's it. I have researched and believe that a waiver of 212e might work, or a no objection statement from her government, or simply sending her case for an advisory decision on the restriction.
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