IMMIGRATION STATUS

Here are various links to detailed information to help you know the many regulations regarding your legal status:

Change of Program or School

 

A J-1 student may transfer from one Exchange Visitor Program to another or change from one program to another by contacting the RO/ARO of the program or the school to which the exchange visitor is transferring. The officer shall verify the exchange visitor’s visa status and program eligibility, contact the current sponsor to request the release of the student from their program.

 

Upon the effective transfer date in SEVIS, the RO/ARO of the new program shall provide the J-1 student with his or her copy of the new form DS-2019. A transfer should be processed before the end date of the prior DS-2019

 

A J-1 student must have the permission of their current program sponsor to transfer and the new program must be in keeping with the original purpose for which the exchange visitor student came to the U.S.