What Sponsors needed for the J1 Visa applicants? The sponsors responsibility is to…

What Sponsors needed for the J1 Visa applicants?

The sponsors responsibility is to conduct the exchange visitor program by the Secretary of State. They can be academic institutions, specific types of businesses, educational organizations, cultural organizations and non-profits. The sponsors are usually third parties that work with the hosts but in some cases they can be the hosts themselves.

What are the BENEFITS of the J2 Visa?

A J2 Visa holder has many benefits that other dependent Visa holders do not have. Besides the fact that they can accompany their spouse or parent they can also join their J1 Visa holder in their exchange program in the United States. They can also study and work in the U.S. as long as their J1 Visa holder is there!

Where do you apply for an Exchange Visitor Visa (J1/J2)?

First you must complete all the necessary forms online (DS-160) in order to be able to apply for this type of Visa. After you gather all your documents and check your passports’ validity, you have to schedule an interview appointment with the US Embassy or Consulate. That is where you apply for the Visa while you attend the interview!

Are you eligible to apply for the J2 Visa?

Eligibility for a J-2 Visa depends on the particular exchange program provided by a sponsor organization to the J-1 non-immigrant. J-2 Visas are not permitted by the exchange categories of au pair, camp counselor, secondary school student and summer work travel. Moreover, although some categories allow a J-1 Visa holder to be accompanied by spouses and/or dependents, there are specific programs that do not.

Why does the US have an increasing number of J1/J2 applicants?

The reason why so many Visa applicants apply yearly for the J1/J2 Visa in the US is because of the many benefits that it offers. Different from any type of Visa this Visa allows you to work while you finish your exchange program.

How much does the J1/J2 Visa cost?

For any J applicant, the US State Department charges a Visa Application Fee. The fee is currently $160 USD, although it is subject to adjustment and applicants are advised to review the most up to date fee on the U.S. Embassy website prior to their embassy interview.

What Forms do you need for the J2 Visa?

When it comes to the J2 Visa Applicants, the Forms that they need are similar to the J1 Visa Applicants because they are applying to be their dependents. The required Forms are: the DS-160 Form, your J1 Visa holders’ DS-2019 Form and if the J1 Visa holder has a DS-7002 Form based on their program choice then that too. Keep in mind that you also need to bring with you a birth certificate if you are the child of the J1 Visa holder or a marriage certificate if you are their spouse!

Differences between the J1 and J2 Visa Application?

The requirements are pretty similar but in some ways they differ. For a J1 Visa you need: 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, the DS-2019 Form, for the J1 Visa applicants the DS-7002 Form depending on which program they applied for and as for the J2 Visa the DS-7002 Form depending on which program their J1 Visa holder applied for, the I-94 document and the birth/marriage certificate.