East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TNOfficial websiteEast-West Center
Honolulu, HIOfficial websiteEducational Testing Service
Princeton, NJElon University
Elon, NCOfficial websiteEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Daytona Beach, FLOfficial websiteEmerson College
Boston, MAOfficial websiteEmory University
Atlanta, GAOfficial websiteEurasia Foundation
Washington, DCOfficial websiteFermi Research Alliance, LLC
Flagler College
Saint Augustine, FLOfficial websiteFlorida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FLOfficial websiteFlorida Gulf Coast University
Fort Myers, FLOfficial websiteFlorida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Inc.
Pensacola, FLOfficial websiteFlorida International University
Miami, FLOfficial websiteFlorida State University
Tallahassee, FLOfficial websiteFordham University
Bronx, NYOfficial websiteFox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, PAOfficial websiteFRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER
Seattle, WAOfficial websiteFuller Theological Seminary
Pasadena, CAOfficial websiteFuture Generations University
Franklin, WVOfficial websiteGeorge Eastman Museum
Rochester, NYOfficial websiteGeorge Mason University
Fairfax, VAOfficial websiteGeorgetown University
Washington, DCOfficial websiteGeorgia Gwinnett College
Lawrenceville, GAGeorgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GAOfficial websiteGeorgia Southern University
Statesboro, GAOfficial websiteGeorgia State University
Atlanta, GAOfficial websiteGonzaga University
Spokane, WAOfficial websiteGrinnell College
Grinnell, IAOfficial websiteHarvard University
Cambridge, MAOfficial websiteHawaii Pacific University
Honolulu, HIOfficial websiteH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
Tampa, FLOfficial websiteHospital for Special Surgery
New York, NYOfficial websiteHoward Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)
Chevy Chase, MDOfficial websiteHoward University
Washington, DCOfficial websiteHult International Business School
Cambridge, MAOfficial websiteHunter College of The City University of New York
New York, NYOfficial websiteHuntington Library
San Marino, CAOfficial websiteIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NYOfficial websiteIllinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, ILOfficial websiteIllinois State University
Normal, ILOfficial websiteIndiana State University/ International Affairs Center
Terre Haute, INOfficial websiteIndiana University
Bloomington, INOfficial websiteIndiana University Indianapolis
Indianapolis, INOfficial websiteIndiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, PAOfficial websiteInstitute for Advanced Study
Princeton, NJOfficial websiteInstitute Of International Education, Inc.
New York, NYOfficial websiteInternational Arts & Artists
Washington, DCOfficial websiteInternational Business Machines Corporation (IBM)
Durham, NCOfficial websiteInternational Forum for Democratic Studies
Washington, DCOfficial 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.
