University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PAOfficial websiteUniversity of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PAOfficial websiteUniversity of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus
San Juan, PROfficial websiteUniversity of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WAOfficial websiteUniversity of Rochester
Rochester, NYOfficial websiteUniversity of San Diego
San Diego, CAUniversity of San Francisco
San Francisco, CAOfficial websiteUniversity of Scranton
Scranton, PAOfficial websiteUniversity of Southern California
Los Angeles, CAOfficial websiteUniversity of South Florida
Tampa, FLOfficial websiteUniversity of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, TXOfficial websiteUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TXOfficial websiteUniversity of the Incarnate Word
San Antonio, TXOfficial websiteUniversity of Utah
Salt Lake City, UTOfficial websiteUniversity of Virginia
Charlottesville, VAOfficial websiteUniversity of Washington
Seattle, WAOfficial websiteUniversity of Wisconsin--Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WIOfficial websiteUniversity of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Green Bay, WIOfficial websiteUniversity of Wisconsin-La Crosse
La Crosse, WIOfficial websiteUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WIOfficial websiteUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WIOfficial websiteUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT
Stevens Point, WIOfficial websiteUniversity of Wyoming
Laramie, WYOfficial websiteU.S. Department of Energy
Washington, DCOfficial websiteU.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
Reston, VAOfficial websiteU.S. Department of State (ECA/A/E/EAP-NEA-SCA)
Washington, DCOfficial websiteU.S. Department of State (ECA/A/S/U)
Washington, DCOfficial websiteU.S. Department of State (ECA/PE/C)
Washington, DCOfficial websiteU.S. Department of State (Fulbright Scholars)
Washington, DCOfficial websiteU.S. Department of State (Fulbright Students - 1)
Washington, DCOfficial websiteU.S. Department of State (Study of the U.S. Institutes - 2)
Washington, DCOfficial websiteUS DOC, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MDOfficial websiteUS Forest Service International Programs
Washington, DCU.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, DCOfficial websiteUtah State University
Logan, UTOfficial websiteUtah Valley University
Orem, UTOfficial websiteUT-Battelle, LLC (ORNL)
Oak Ridge, TNOfficial websiteVanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TNOfficial websiteVassar College
Poughkeepsie, NYOfficial websiteVillanova University
Villanova, PAVirginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VAOfficial websiteVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VAOfficial websiteWake Forest University
Winston Salem, NCWashington and Lee University
Lexington, VAOfficial websiteWashington State University
Pullman, WAWashington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MOOfficial websiteWayne State University
Detroit, MIOfficial websiteWeber State University
Ogden, UTOfficial websiteWebster University
Saint Louis, MOOfficial 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.
