University of Scranton
Scranton, PAOfficial websiteUniversity of Southern California
Los Angeles, CAOfficial websiteUniversity of St. Thomas
Saint Paul, MNOfficial websiteUniversity of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, TXOfficial websiteUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TXOfficial websiteUniversity of Virginia
Charlottesville, VAOfficial websiteUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WIOfficial websiteUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WIOfficial websiteU.S. Department of State (Fulbright Scholars)
Washington, DCOfficial websiteVillanova University
Villanova, PAVirginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VAOfficial websiteWarren Wilson College
Asheville, NCOfficial websiteWashington and Lee University
Lexington, VAOfficial websiteWashington State University
Pullman, WAWashington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MOOfficial websiteWebster University
Saint Louis, MOOfficial websiteWeill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, NYOfficial websiteWellesley College
Wellesley Hills, MAOfficial websiteWesleyan University
Middletown, CTOfficial websiteWestern Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KYWESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
Kalamazoo, MIOfficial websiteWestside Educational Consortium of New York
New York, NYWhitman College
Walla Walla, WAOfficial websiteWilliams College
Williamstown, MAOfficial websiteYale University
New Haven, CTOfficial websiteYeshiva University
New York, NY
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.