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Maintaining Your Visa Status

  • J-1 Research Visa
    • Overview
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    • Change of Address
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    • Leaving the United States
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J-1 Visa

The J-1 visa is the most commonly used visa option within Partners.

Select to learn more about maintaining your J-1 visa status:

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Overview

Learn about the general J-1 concepts and funding requirements.

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Visa Regulations & Reminders

Find information about the 2-year home residency, repeat J restrictions, and lecture/consultation requirements.

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Travel

Get information about traveling within North America with an expired J visa in your passport, visa application information, and I-94 reentry requirements.

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Extension

Learn more about how and when to extend your J visa status.

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Change of Address

You are legally required to send Partners Office for International Professionals and Students (PIPS) your name and new home address within 10 days of moving.

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Family Dependents

Dependent spouses and children of certain primary visa holders may apply for work authorization (Employment Authorization Documentation, or EAD) from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to work and/or volunteer for an American employer.

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Change of Visa Status

It is possible to change your visa status in order to work in the U.S. for longer than the maximum time allowed in your category of J visa status.

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Change J-1 Employer

You may transfer your J visa status to another hospital or to a university. Transfer to or from another program requires communication between the current and future international offices, the current hospital department, and you as the J-1 Exchange Visitor.

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Leaving the United States

Find information about ending your research position.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently asked questions about maintaining your J-1 status.

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