Length of Stay:
Up to 6 months
Purpose of Visit:
To lecture, teach, observe, or attend seminar or conference
Processing Time:
- Processed by OISS
- Allow 6 to 8 weeks* for OISS to process and send immigration document to scholar
*Does not include time waiting for a visa appointment and USCIS's visa processing time
Application Considerations:
Apply no later than 4 months prior to the start date
Immigration Sponsorship:
Yale
Financial Support:
Any source including personal funding, subject to the applicable appointment policy
Special Notes & Considerations:
- Fastest non-immigrant option; takes the least amount of time to process.
- Not subject to the 12 or 24 month bar, which they would be if using the J-1 Research Scholar/Professor category.
- Dependents hold J-2 status and can apply for work authorization.
- May be subject to the two year home country resident requirement.
- May transfer between different U.S. schools inside the U.S but there can be no gap between employers.
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Must return home after J-1 stay.
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Back-to-back J-1 scholar visits aren’t allowed; must have at least one academic semester apart and for a different J-1 objective.
