Extension
How to Extend your DS-2019
If you need to extend your DS-2019, please ask your hospital department to send a Notification of Extension or Departure (NED) to our office 4-5 months before your current DS-2019 expires.
All visas processed by our office are employer-dependent and must be driven by the hospital department.
Our office sends a standard confirmation email each time a J-1 request is received in our office. The standard confirmation email will inform your Administrative Contact Person of the date on which we received the J-1 request from your department, the assigned Advisor who will handle the J-1 case in our office, and that our typical processing time is approximately 2 months from when a complete J-1 request is received.
Your department's Administrative Contact Person must act as the liaison with any visa inquiries.
Approximately 2 months after a complete request has been received in our office, we will send an email to the J-1 Beneficiary, your department's Administrative Contact Person, and Human Resources indicating that the new DS-2019 is ready.
If you have not received your DS-2019 extension at least 2 weeks before your current DS-2019 is due to expire, please confirm with your Administrative Contact Person that they sent a NED to our office and they can follow up with the assignedAdvisor.How to Extend Your DS-2019
If you would like to extend your DS-2019, please ask your hospital department to submit a J-1 Extension request to PIPS 2-3 months before your current DS-2019 expires.
- All visas processed by our office are employer-dependent and must be driven by the hospital department. Please contact your department's Administrative Contact Person to initiate the extension.
- Our office sends a standard confirmation email each time a J-1 request is received in our office. The standard confirmation email will inform your Administrative Contact Person of the date on which we received the J-1 request from your department, the assigned Advisor who will handle the J-1 case in our office, and that our typical processing time is approximately 1 month from when a complete J-1 request is received.
- Your department's Administrative Contact Person must act as the liaison with any visa inquiries.
- Approximately 1 month after a complete request has been received in our office, we will send an email to you, your department's Administrative Contact Person, and Human Resources indicating that the new DS-2019 is ready. The new DS-2019 will be mailed to you.
- If you have J-2 family, a new DS-2019 will be included for each family member.
- If you have not received your DS-2019 extension at least 2 weeks before your current DS-2019 is due to expire, please confirm with your Administrative Contact Person that they sent a J-1 Extension through Visa Manager to our office and they can follow up with the assigned Advisor.
Length of DS-2019 Extension
Exchange Visitors may extend their J-1 status and stay in the U.S. for the maximum period allowed for their category. The category of you J visa status can be found in Section 4 of your DS-2019 and each category has its own maximum period of stay:
- “Research Scholars” may extend their J-1 status for a total stay of 5 years
- “Specialists” may extend their J-1 status for a total stay of 1 year
- “Short-term Scholars” may extend their J-1 status for a total stay of 6 months
Extensions can be processed for the length of time that funding is confirmed. Most DS-2019s are extended annually (due to funding, appointment protocols, departmental policies, etc.). If your hospital policies permit you to be based solely on personal funds (bank statement), the DS-2019 can be issued for not more than 1 year at a time.