u/neurotechnocrat_389

Hi, My employer suggested that I go back and reapply for a J1 Research Scholar visa instead of pursuing a Change of Status as it may be faster. If I do that, what do my chances of approval look like? I would appreciate any kind and honest suggestions/insights you may have. PS I am an Indian citizen and 212(e) would not apply to me.

Below is some more information about my undergraduate education and OPT and how it leads to the J1 position:

• I did my undergraduate with a major in neuroscience and significant coursework in computer science. For 3/4 of those years, I did research on Attentional Processing and Multisensory Integration, using EEG, eye-tracking, and R for statistical modeling. It was purely exploratory and not directly aimed at patients or treatments.
• During OPT, I worked at a large research institute in Cleveland doing neuroimmunology research for 3 months. However, the project I was told I would be working on - exploring why individuals with Alzheimer's have lower chance of getting cancer and vice versa - was not in sight for the next two years. The project I was assigned to involved mouse work which I could not continue with so I returned as a volunteer to a cognitive neuroscience lab at my undergraduate institute which uses computational models to understand Autism.
• My J1 sponsor is WVU (R1 university) and has the amazing Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute. I am not sure how it is perceived though. My research will be focused on Brain Computer Interfaces (my primary interest). The institute also has partnership with Precision Neuroscience, among the largest BCI companies worldwide, which provides latest of their technology to the labs. Projects I am interested in and would be contributing to:
  • Using Precision's Layer 7 cortical interface to map cortex to study motor function and speech and rehabilitate individuals with deficits in these areas.
  • Using an in-ear EEG (developed by my PI), eye tracking, acoustic data from hearing aids to find behavioral and cognitive biomarkers to neurodegenerative disorders
  • Many others to consider

Hi, My employer suggested that I go back and reapply for a J1 Research Scholar visa instead of pursuing a Change of Status as it may be faster. If I do that, what do my chances of approval look like? I would appreciate any kind and honest suggestions/insights you may have. PS I am an Indian citizen and 212(e) would not apply to me.

Below is some more information about my undergraduate education and OPT and how it leads to the J1 position:

• I did my undergraduate with a major in neuroscience and significant coursework in computer science. For 3/4 of those years, I did research on Attentional Processing and Multisensory Integration, using EEG, eye-tracking, and R for statistical modeling. It was purely exploratory and not directly aimed at patients or treatments.
• During OPT, I worked at a large research institute in Cleveland doing neuroimmunology research for 3 months. However, the project I was told I would be working on - exploring why individuals with Alzheimer's have lower chance of getting cancer and vice versa - was not in sight for the next two years. The project I was assigned to involved mouse work which I could not continue with so I returned as a volunteer to a cognitive neuroscience lab at my undergraduate institute which uses computational models to understand Autism.
• My J1 sponsor is WVU (R1 university) and has the amazing Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute. I am not sure how it is perceived though. My research will be focused on Brain Computer Interfaces (my primary interest). The institute also has partnership with Precision Neuroscience, among the largest BCI companies worldwide, which provides latest of their technology to the labs. Projects I am interested in and would be contributing to:
  • Using Precision's Layer 7 cortical interface to map cortex to study motor function and speech and rehabilitate individuals with deficits in these areas.
  • Using an in-ear EEG (developed by my PI), eye tracking, acoustic data from hearing aids to find behavioral and cognitive biomarkers to neurodegenerative disorders
  • Many others to consider

Hi, My employer suggested that I go back and reapply for a J1 Research Scholar visa instead of pursuing a Change of Status as it may be faster. If I do that, what do my chances of approval look like? I would appreciate any kind and honest suggestions/insights you may have. PS I am an Indian citizen and 212(e) would not apply to me.

Below is some more information about my undergraduate education and OPT and how it leads to the J1 position:

• I did my undergraduate with a major in neuroscience and significant coursework in computer science. For 3/4 of those years, I did research on Attentional Processing and Multisensory Integration, using EEG, eye-tracking, and R for statistical modeling. It was purely exploratory and not directly aimed at patients or treatments.
• During OPT, I worked at a large research institute in Cleveland doing neuroimmunology research for 3 months. However, the project I was told I would be working on - exploring why individuals with Alzheimer's have lower chance of getting cancer and vice versa - was not in sight for the next two years. The project I was assigned to involved mouse work which I could not continue with so I returned as a volunteer to a cognitive neuroscience lab at my undergraduate institute which uses computational models to understand Autism.
• My J1 sponsor is WVU (R1 university) and has the amazing Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute. I am not sure how it is perceived though. My research will be focused on Brain Computer Interfaces (my primary interest). The institute also has partnership with Precision Neuroscience, among the largest BCI companies worldwide, which provides latest of their technology to the labs. Projects I am interested in and would be contributing to:
  • Using Precision's Layer 7 cortical interface to map cortex to study motor function and speech and rehabilitate individuals with deficits in these areas.
  • Using an in-ear EEG (developed by my PI), eye tracking, acoustic data from hearing aids to find behavioral and cognitive biomarkers to neurodegenerative disorders
  • Many others to consider