Profit-seekers co-opted America’s premier cultural exchange program, the J-1 visa, which brought young people to work in the ...

The J-1 non-immigrant exchange visitor visa program, utilized as an opportunity to learn work and language in the U.S., has been revealed to be exploited by some unscrupulous companies as a means to ...

Some workers who came to New York on J-1 visas, hoping for job training and a taste of America, said their employers had exploited and abused them. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Tuesday. Today we ...

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 ...

If you need additional time to complete your research or teaching, subject to time limitations of your category, please apply for program extension at least one month prior to the expiration date of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The J-1 Exchange Visitor visa may be used for scholars who come to campus to teach, lecture, observe, consult, or conduct research. Some basic eligibility requirements are as follows: Professor: A ...

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 ...

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 ...