National Institute of Aerospace Associates (NIAA)
National Institutes of Health, Dept. HHS
Bethesda, MDOfficial websiteNational Radio Astronomy Observatory
Charlottesville, VAOfficial websiteNC State University
Raleigh, NCOfficial websiteNew Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJOfficial websiteNew Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, NMOfficial websiteNew Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology
Socorro, NMOfficial websiteNew Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NMOfficial websiteNew York Institute of Technology
Old Westbury, NYOfficial websiteNew York University
New York, NYOfficial websiteNorth American University
Stafford, TXOfficial websiteNorth Dakota State University
Fargo, NDOfficial websiteNortheastern University
Boston, MAOfficial websiteNorthern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZOfficial websiteNorthern Illinois University
Dekalb, ILOfficial websiteNorthern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KYNorthwestern University
Evanston, ILOfficial websiteNorthwest Nazarene University
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Seattle, WAOfficial websiteNova Southeastern University
Davie, FLOfficial websiteOakland University
Rochester, MIOfficial websiteOak Ridge Associated Universities
Oak Ridge, TNOfficial websiteOberlin College
Oberlin, OHOfficial websiteOccidental College
Los Angeles, CAOhio University
Athens, OHOfficial websiteOklahoma City University
Oklahoma City, OKOfficial websiteOklahoma Medical Research Foundation
Oklahoma City, OKOfficial websiteOklahoma State University
Stillwater, OKOfficial websiteOld Dominion University
Norfolk, VAOfficial websiteOregon Health & Science University
Portland, OROfficial websiteOregon State University
Corvallis, OROfficial websitePACE UNIVERSITY
New York, NYOfficial websitePacific Northwest Research Institute
Seattle, WAOfficial websitePacific University
Forest Grove, ORPan Atlantic Consultants
Portland, MEOfficial websitePortland State University
Portland, OROfficial websitePratt Institute
Brooklyn, NYOfficial websitePrinceton Theological Seminary
Princeton, NJPrinceton University
Princeton, NJOfficial websitePurdue University
West Lafayette, INOfficial websitePurdue University Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, INOfficial websitePurdue University Northwest
Hammond, INOfficial websiteQueens College of the City University of New York
Flushing, NYOfficial websiteQuinnipiac University
Hamden, CTRamapo College of New Jersey
Mahwah, NJOfficial websiteRensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NYOfficial websiteRhode Island School of Design
Providence, RIOfficial websiteRobert Morris University
Moon Township, PAOfficial websiteRochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, NYOfficial websiteRowan University
Glassboro, NJOfficial 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.
