Can I do an internship on a J1 after OPT ?

Assuming that you do not incur a two-year foreign residence requirement by virtue of having taken a J-1 exchange visitors status, you would have to have an institution give you J-1 acceptance paperwork and have that approved in a change of status application from F-1 to J-1 from U.S.C.I.S. That agency may be curious as to why you must have a J-1 after having had a recent period of OPT training. It might be better for you just to wait for your wife to sponsor you and for you to obtain an EAD based upon her sponsorship.Due to the limitations of the Lawyers.com Forums, Alan Lee, Esq.'s (the "Firm") participation in responding to questions posted herein does not constitute legal advice, nor legal representation of the person or entity posting a question. No Attorney/Client relationship is or shall be construed to be created hereby. The information provided herein by the Firm is general, and requires that the poster obtain specific legal advice from an attorney. The poster shall not rely upon the information provided herein as legal advice nor as the basis for making any decisions of legal consequence.