The program dates listed on your Form DS-2019 reflect the allotted length of your J-1 program. If you will not complete your degree requirements by the end date indicated on your DS-2019, you must ...

A J-1 exchange visitor is permitted by law to engage in their program activities during the program dates in SEVIS. The Form DS-2019 document reflects the details of the J-1 program in SEVIS. Box 3 of ...

Certain J-1 exchange visitors are required to spend two years in their home country at the end of their J-1 program. J-1 exchange visitors subject to this requirement cannot apply for H, L, or ...

These visas are for visiting professors, research scholars and short-term scholars. They are a part of the Exchange Visitor Program. In order to sponsor an Exchange Visitor, ISSS will issue a Form ...

J-1 Exchange Visitors coming to Brandeis University from another U.S. school may need to transfer their SEVIS record to Brandeis University. J-1 Exchange Visitors may transfer from one program sponsor ...

A J-1 Research Scholar already in the US participating in a J program at another institution can transfer their SEVIS record to UMass Lowell in order to continue their research or teaching objectives ...

Here’s another edition of “Ask Sophie,” the advice column that answers immigration-related questions about working at technology companies. “Your questions are vital to the spread of knowledge that ...

In what some might consider a parting gift from the Biden administration, the U.S. Department of State revised the J-1 Exchange Visitor Skills List, resulting in removal of foreign nationals from more ...

Immigration regulations require J-1 exchange visitors and accompanying J-2 dependents to maintain comprehensive medical insurance with evacuation and repatriation coverage that meets U.S. government ...

When completing your J-1 program at UMass Lowell, the International Students & Scholars Office (ISSO) will require the J-1 scholar to complete our End of Program e-form so that we can advise on the ...