International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX)
Washington, DCOfficial websiteIowa State University of Science and Technology
Ames, IAOfficial websiteJames Madison University
Harrisonburg, VAJohn Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, NYOfficial websiteJohns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MDOfficial websiteJSA/TJNAF (Jefferson Lab)
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KSOfficial websiteKennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GAOfficial websiteKent State University
Kent, OHOfficial websiteKettering Foundation
Dayton, OHOfficial websiteLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley, CAOfficial websiteLawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Livermore, CAOfficial websiteLehigh University
Bethlehem, PAOfficial websiteLibrary of Congress
Washington, DCLoma Linda University
Loma Linda, CAOfficial websiteLos Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos, NMOfficial websiteLouisiana State University Health Sciences Center, NO/Shreve
New Orleans, LAOfficial websiteLOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RES CTR
Baton Rouge, LAOfficial websiteLouisiana State University System
Baton Rouge, LAOfficial websiteLoyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CAOfficial websiteLoyola University Chicago
Chicago, ILOfficial websiteLutheran School of Theology at Chicago
Chicago, ILOfficial websiteLuther College
Decorah, IAOfficial websiteMacalester College
Saint Paul, MNOfficial websiteMarine Biological Laboratory
Woods Hole, MAMarquette University
Milwaukee, WIOfficial websiteMarymount University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MAOfficial websiteMass General Brigham Incorporated
Somerville, MAOfficial websiteMax Planck Fl Corp. dba Max Planck Fl Inst. for Neuroscience
Jupiter, FLOfficial websiteMayo Clinic
Rochester, MNOfficial websiteMedical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WIOfficial websiteMedical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SCOfficial websiteMercer University
Macon, GAOfficial websiteMeridian International Center
Washington, DCOfficial websiteMiami University
Oxford, OHOfficial websiteMichigan State University
East Lansing, MIOfficial websiteMichigan Technological University
Houghton, MIOfficial websiteMiddlebury College
Middlebury, VTOfficial websiteMiddlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
Monterey, CAOfficial websiteMiddle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TNOfficial websiteMidwest Community College Exchange Visitor Consortium
Madison, WIOfficial websiteMississippi State University
Mississippi State, MSOfficial websiteMissouri Botanical Garden
Saint Louis, MOOfficial websiteMissouri State University
Springfield, MOOfficial websiteMissouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MOOfficial websiteMontana State University
Bozeman, MTOfficial websiteMontclair State University
Montclair, NJOfficial websiteMorehead State University
Morehead, KYOfficial websiteMount Desert Island Biological Laboratory (MDIBL)
Salsbury Cove, MEOfficial 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.
