I am not an expert in this, but speaking from experience, the J-1 is a visa for the exchange of scholars generally, and is usually good for 2-3 yrs max (i.e. you cannot renew beyond 3 yrs in most cases). After that, if your employer wants to keep you, they will most likely apply for an H1-B...
Just one more question:
In the case that we have to abandon our pending application, I have read in some of these other posts that the fact that we once applied would make it difficult for him to visit the US. Seeing that we plan to have children and that ALL of my family lives in the US, I...
Our situation:
My husband, who is a French citizen, and I (American citizen) have been married for three years and currently live in California. We filed for permanent residency for him almost 1.5 years ago based on our marriage (date of application: June 2004), and everything is almost done...