After assembling the change of status application, you must mail it to the usCIs regional service center having jurisdiction over the area where you’re currently living. usCIs regional service centers are not the same as usCIs local offices—for one thing, you cannot visit regional service centers in person. There are four usCIs regional service centers […]

Visitors may be invited by the U. S. gov­ernment to participate in exchanges that strengthen professional and personal ties between key foreign nationals and the United States and U. S. institutions. They may be issued J-1 visas for the length of time necessary to complete the program, but no more than 18 months. 8. Camp […]

Any exchange visitor may be allowed to remain in the u. s. beyond the limitations stated above if exceptional circumstances arise that are beyond the exchange visi­tor’s control, such as illness. c. Students: comparing J-1 visas to F-1 and M-1 visas students coming to the u. s. often have a choice between J-1 exchange visitor […]

Before submitting your application, you’ll need to pay a fee (currently $100) to support the u. s. student tracking data­base called sEVis. Your school may take care of processing this fee payment for you. If not, you’ll need to do it yourself, either online or by mail. To submit the form online, go to www. […]

J-1 visas and statuses can be extended in the U. S. to enable you to complete your particular exchange visitor program. However, since j-1 statuses are usually granted for the period of time consid­ered reasonable for the type of exchange visitor program in which you are partici­pating, extensions are not easy to get. usCIs has […]