Exchange Visitors With J Visa Classification

The City College of New York has been a designated exchange visitor program sponsor since 1954.  Our programs strive to foster an exchange of ideas between Americans and foreign nationals and to stimulate international collaborative teaching and research efforts.

Approved categories for The City College exchange visitor program

• J-1 Visa for exchange visitor STUDENTS
• J-1 Visa for exchange visitor RESEARCH SCHOLARS
  
• J-1 Visa for exchange visitor PROFESSORS

The Office of International Student and Scholar Service provides assistance and services to CUNY student exchange program administrators, The City College faculty who invite exchange research scholars and professors, and the exchange visitors studying and working on our campus.

Faculty may obtain a DS-2019 REQUEST FORM by contacting the Office of International Student and Scholar Services, or electronically through email to the J-1 Adviser.

Resources for J classification

Visa Office Homepage:
http://travel.state.gov

Specific information on J-1 visas and the Exchange Visitor Program:
http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/types/types_1267.html

Sponsors and exchange visitors are required to comply with the Exchange Visitor Program regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations, 22CFR Part 62.

http://exchanges.state.gov/education/jexchanges/about/22CFR62.pdf

The United States Exchange Visitor Program is administered by the Office of Exchange Coordination and Designation in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

http://exchanges.state.gov/education/jexchanges/

The Exchange Visitor Program
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
United States Department of State
SA-44, room 734
301  4th Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C.  20547
Tel: (202) 401-9810
Fax: (202) 401-9809

Waivers and the Two-Year Home-Country Physical Presence Requirement [212(E)]

Eligibility and application procedures for the waiver of the J Visa two-year foreign residence requirement can be found at the following webpage.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/info/info_1296.html

TWO-YEAR HOME-COUNTRY Physical Presence Requirement [212(e)]—Some Exchange Visitor Program participants and family members who were admitted to the U.S. or who adjusted their visa status to J after admission must return home for a minimum of two years after completing their educational or cultural exchange program before they can change or adjust their status.  This requirement applies to those whose:

1. Exchange program was financed to some extent by the U.S. Government or your home country government;
   
   
2. Skill appears in the Exchange Visitor Skills List as identified by their home country government; or,
   
   
3. Purpose incoming to the United States was to receive graduate medical education or training.  For details, see [(22 CFR 62.44 (e)] or contact your responsible officer.

Waivers—Contact information for the Waivers Review Branch is as follows:
Waiver Review Prublic Inquiry Number: (202) 663-1225
Waiver Review Fax number (202) 663-8666
Microlog number for status check on waiver requests: (202) 663-1600

Visa Office Homepage: http://travel.state.gov