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J1 Exchange Visitor Visa General Information: The United States
government issues J1 Visas to individuals who take part in a wide range of
exchange visitor programs sponsored by schools, businesses, and a variety of
organizations and institutions. These programs are envisioned for business and
industrial trainees, scholars, students, international visitors, teachers,
research assistants and those on cultural missions. In addition, there are
several exchange visitor programs for young people, including summer employment
programs, internship programs for university students and au-pair programs.
J1 Exchange Visitor Eligibility Requirements: You meet the criteria for a
J1 Exchange Visitor Visa if you are coming to the United States as a student,
scholar, trainee, teacher, professor, research assistant, medical graduate or
international visitor who is participating in a program of studies, training
research or cultural enrichment specifically designed for such individuals by
the United States Department of State, through its Bureau of Educational and
Cultural Affairs.
Activities covered by J1 Exchange Visitor Visa programs include:
- Au-pair and nanny
- Summer camp counselors and staff
- Post-graduate students
- Government visitors
- Medical students coming to the United States as residents or interns
- Foreign scholars sponsored by universities as temporary faculty
- Business and Industrial trainees
- Anyone who takes part in a exchange program approved by the U.S. Department of State
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