Office of International Programs

During your time in the U.S. as a J-1 Exchange Visitor, it extremely important that you maintain valid J-1 status at all times. Failure to maintain your status or violation of your status may result in the cancellation of your program and impact your ability to secure future U.S. visas in the future. To avoid these circumstances, you must do the following:

1. Check in with our office upon arrival.
2. Attend the mandatory new scholar orientation session.
3. Comply with all local, state, and federal laws.
4. Report a change of address to our office within 5 days.
5. Not accept employment not authorized in section 4 of your DS-2019. You must consult our office before accepting any payment (other than reimbursement for personal expenses) for participating in conferences or lectures.
6. Maintain health insurance for you and all J-2 dependents as required by federal regulations.
7. Maintain an unexpired passport valid for 6 months into the future for you and all J-2 dependents at all time.
8. Inform our office if of any major changes to your program (staying another semester, job duty change) or personal circumstances (birth of a child, marriage, change of legal name, divorce etc.) as soon as possible.