Exchange Visitors (J-1)

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J-1 Exchange Visitors

The J-1 Visa is for individuals wishing to participate in certain specially approved exchange visitor programs. The J-1 Visa provides foreign nationals with opportunities to participate in educational and cultural programs in the United States and return home to share their experiences. In order to qualify for a J-1 Visa, an individual must be sponsored by an organization which has been approved by the U.S. government to act as an exchange visitor program. There are a wide variety of such programs, including programs intended for:

Professors and researchers
scholars
Short-term scholars
Trainees
College and university students
Teachers
Secondary school students Specialists
Alien physicians
International visitors
Government visitors
Camp counselors
Au pairs

Under the J-1 Visa program, if your travel or study is financed directly by the U.S. government, or by your home-country government, your eligibility to change your immigration status while in the United States is limited by law. You must return to your home country or country of last residence for two years before becoming eligible to apply for an immigrant (permanent residence) visa. The two-year foreign residency requirement also applies to those whose field of study appears on the Exchange Visitor Skills List and to all foreign medical graduates coming to the United States for graduate medical education. U.S. consular officers will explain details to anyone who applies for the J-1 visa.

Reader Comments

J-1 and Visiting Mexico

Mon, 07/16/2007 - 6:51pm — Anonymous (not verified)

hello there,

I hope I can get a speedy response and i will try other resources as well, but here is my question.

Can an aupair from bosnia, here in the US, travel to Mexico and Canada without a VISA? My gut feeling says she needs a visa to go into both. I know many European countries do not, but I am not sure about eastern euro countries.

please advise

Peace
Virginia
Local Aupair Coordinator Seattle WA

Jobs available for J-1 visa holders in Colorado

Sat, 02/16/2008 - 9:36pm — Anonymous (not verified)

Is there any way to identify jobs and employers that are available to foreign students with the J-1 visa for working 1-4 months summer of 2008?

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