On December 9, 2024, The Department of State issued two major revisions to its Exchange Visitor Skills list resulting in reducing the number of countries on the Exchange Visitor Skills List by almost ...
The Department of State (DOS) revised the J-1 Skills List, which lists home countries to which foreign nationals are subject to a two-year foreign home residency requirement. The change, however, does ...
An exchange visitor may transfer from one program sponsor to another if the purpose of the transfer is to complete the objectives for which the original Form DS-2019 was issued and the J-1 visa was ...
EXCLUSIVE: Fewer Irish students are interested in a summer in the United States as Trump's immigration policies continue to ...
ISSS requires all Exchange Visitor scholars on J-1 visas to report their enrollment in classes. According to the U.S. Department of State (DOS), any class enrollment during an Exchange Visitor Program ...
Hosting Department Invites the Visitor (5 Months from Program Start) Submit DS-2019 Application (4 Months from Program Start) OIE Reviews and Issues DS-2019 (3 Months from Program Start) Visitor ...
J-1 exchange visitor status allows for limited employment, such as on-campus work and/or academic training for students and occasional lectures and short-term consultations for visiting scholars. You ...
The J-1 Exchange Visitor Program is a program supervised and implemented by the US Department of State (DOS). The express purpose of J-1 programs (by law) is to promote international educational ...
Smith College has been designated by the Department of State and USIA as a sponsor of the J-1 Exchange Visitor Program. The purpose of this program is to promote international education exchanges and ...