On another forum (web searching is a good thing)
Things changed after 9-11. If a person travels to Canada or Mexico and
applies for a visa and is refused, the person cannot make use of "automatic
visa revalidation" to get back into the U.S. If you still have a valid visa
in the passport, you are eligible to be admitted to the U.S. in the status
of that visa, and to be issued a new I-94.
Therefore, if you have a valid B-2 visa, you may be able to re-enter the
U.S. in B-2 status after a J-1 visa refusal in Canada. It's up to the
immigration officer at the port of entry. Also, if you are a U.K. citizen
and you actually held visa waiver status, you may be able to obtain a new
period of visa waiver status, if the officer at the port of entry permits
it.
By the way, it is misleading to refer to the process of leaving the U.S. and
obtaining a new visa stamp as "changing status."
"Changing status" is a specific term which refers to changing status within
the U.S. through filing of Form I-539.
Also, while outside the U.S., you do not hold a temporary status. You only
hold status after entering the U.S. in a particular status.
But check with immigration - they will tell you the most current advice
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bbb - trying to combine common sense and humour into realistic answers, but not going to guess on anyone's chances of getting into a position....
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