Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University
Normal, ALOfficial websiteALLEX
Acton, MAOfficial websiteAmherst College
Amherst, MAOfficial websiteAppalachian State University
Boone, NCOfficial websiteArizona State University
Tempe, AZOfficial websiteAsbury Theological Seminary
Wilmore, KYOfficial websiteAuburn University
Auburn, ALBard College
Annandale On Hudson, NYOfficial websiteBaruch College-The City University of New York
Bates College
Lewiston, MEOfficial websiteBemidji State University
Bemidji, MNOfficial websiteBoston College
Chestnut Hill, MAOfficial websiteBrandeis University
Waltham, MAOfficial websiteBridgewater State University
Bridgewater, MAOfficial websiteBrigham Young University
Provo, UTOfficial websiteBrown University
Providence, RIOfficial websiteBryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr, PAOfficial websiteCalifornia Institute of the Arts
Valencia, CAOfficial websiteCalifornia Polytechnic State University (CAL POLY)
San Luis Obispo, CAOfficial websiteCalifornia State Polytechnic University Pomona
Pomona, CAOfficial websiteCalifornia State University, Chico
Chico, CAOfficial websiteCalifornia State University Long Beach
Long Beach, CAOfficial websiteCarnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PAOfficial websiteCase Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OHOfficial websiteCentral Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MIOfficial websiteCIEE, Inc.
Portland, MEOfficial websiteClaremont Graduate University
Claremont, CAOfficial websiteClark University
Worcester, MAOfficial websiteColgate University
Hamilton, NYOfficial websiteCollege of Charleston
Charleston, SCOfficial websiteCollege of Staten Island of the City University of New York
Staten Island, NYOfficial websiteCollege of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MAOfficial websiteCollege of William and Mary
Williamsburg, VAOfficial websiteColleges of the Fenway, Inc.
Boston, MAOfficial websiteColorado College
Colorado Springs, COOfficial websiteColorado State University
Fort Collins, COOfficial websiteColumbia University in the City of New York
New York, NYOfficial websiteCommonwealth of Puerto Rico-Department of State
San Juan, PROfficial websiteConsortium for Global Education
Anderson, SCOfficial websiteCornell University
Ithaca, NYOfficial websiteDartmouth College
Hanover, NHOfficial websiteDickinson College
Carlisle, PAOfficial websiteDrake University
Des Moines, IAOfficial websiteDuke University, Medical Center, and Health System
Durham, NCOfficial websiteDuquesne University
Pittsburgh, PAOfficial websiteEast Carolina University
Greenville, NCOfficial websiteEmory University
Atlanta, GAOfficial websiteFlorida International University
Miami, FLOfficial websiteFlorida State University
Tallahassee, FLOfficial websiteFordham University
Bronx, NYOfficial website
What is a J-1 visa sponsor?
A J-1 sponsor is an organization designated by the U.S. Department of State to run an Exchange Visitor Program. You cannot apply for a J-1 visa on your own: a sponsor first accepts you into its program and issues Form DS-2019, the document you need for your visa application.
How does the J-1 process work?
- Choose your category. Intern, trainee, teacher, au pair, research scholar and the other categories each have their own rules and their own sponsors.
- Find a sponsor. Pick a sponsor designated for your category from the list above and apply through its website.
- Receive your DS-2019. Once the sponsor accepts you, it issues Form DS-2019.
- Pay the SEVIS fee. The I-901 SEVIS fee is paid after you have your DS-2019.
- Complete the DS-160 and attend your interview. Apply for the visa online and book an interview at a U.S. embassy or consulate.
This list is taken from the U.S. Department of State’s public list of designated sponsors. Crosena is not a sponsor and is not affiliated with the Department of State. Places, sponsorship and visas are decided by sponsors and the U.S. government.
