What Forms do you need for the J1 Visa? The Forms which J1…
What Forms do you need for the J1 Visa?
The Forms which J1 Visa Applicants need to fill and take with them in the interview with the American Embassy or Consulate are: The DS-160 Form, the DS-2019 Form and the DS-7002 if it is required based on the program the Visa applicant has chosen to participate in.
Can J1 Visa holder transfer to another sponsor?
J1 Visa holders can switch to another sponsor if they want to but to be able to do that they must switch to a sponsor with the same program category and get their approval from the responsible State Department Officer.
The J1 Visa is a nonimmigrant temporary Visa issued for research academics, professors and exchange visitors engaging in programs that facilitate cultural exchange, especially in the United States to receive medical or business training. As for the J2 Visa, this type of Visa is for unmarried children under the age of 21 or the spouse that accompanies the J1 Visa holder during their stay. The J2 Visa holder stays with the J1 Visa holder until they both have to return home after their education program ends.
Can YOU get your dream JOB in the US through the Exchange Visa?
While you are completing your course on the Exchange Visitor Visa, you can search for jobs that are being offered around the University you are attending the course in. It is possible to have a job offer in the University/Facility you are in, so make sure you create as many connections as possible to advance in your career.
How many J1 Visas have been accepted?
Each year the number of J1 Visas keeps increasing because of how culturally diverse the programs being sponsored by U.S. universities/private sectors are. So it comes as no surprise that there have been 350,000 J1 Visas issued in past years where most of them have been from China, Great Britain and Germany. 85% of them are younger than 30 and 50% are female!
What kind of questions are asked in the J1 Visa interview?
During the J1 Visa interview most questions will be related to your occupation and intentions of going to the United States. Some examples are: Why do you want to go to the USA?, What are your plans in the USA?, What do you study/work?, What are your plans for the future?, What are your rights as an employee in the USA? and more!
Do you need Health Insurance as a J1/J2 Visa holder?
To enroll in their respective J1 visa programs, J1 visa holders and their dependents must have appropriate health insurance. Sponsors of the J visa program must ensure that program exchange visitors have insurance coverage that includes some minimum coverage and benefits that protect them for the duration of their exchange visitor program for illness or injuries. Insurance has to be effective during the program cycle of the J visa holder ‘s duration and remain in the United States.
Which documents do you need for an Exchange Visitor Visa?
The documents needed for each Exchange Visitor Visa are: a valid passport, SEVIS i-901 fee, insurance fee, the printed out DS-160 Form, the application fee receipt, a 2×2 photo of yourself, DS-2019 Form, the DS-7002 Form depending on which program you applied for. For the J2 Visa all the documents mentioned above are necessary plus the I-94 document and the birth/marriage certificate.
