Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University
Normal, ALOfficial websiteAmerican University
Washington, DCOfficial websiteAuburn University
Auburn, ALAugusta University
Augusta, GAOfficial websiteBard College
Annandale On Hudson, NYOfficial websiteBaylor University
Waco, TXOfficial websiteBellevue University
Bellevue, NEOfficial websiteBoston College
Chestnut Hill, MAOfficial websiteBoston University
Boston, MAOfficial websiteBrandeis University
Waltham, MAOfficial websiteBrown University
Providence, RIOfficial websiteCalifornia Polytechnic State University (CAL POLY)
San Luis Obispo, CAOfficial websiteCalifornia State University, Fresno
Fresno, CAOfficial websiteCalifornia State University, Northridge
Northridge, CAOfficial websiteCarnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PAOfficial websiteCase Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OHOfficial websiteCentral Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MIOfficial websiteClemson University
Clemson, SCOfficial websiteCollege of William and Mary
Williamsburg, VAOfficial websiteColorado State University
Fort Collins, COOfficial websiteColumbia College
Vienna, VAOfficial websiteColumbia University in the City of New York
New York, NYOfficial websiteCommonwealth of Puerto Rico-Department of State
San Juan, PROfficial websiteCornell University
Ithaca, NYOfficial websiteDartmouth College
Hanover, NHOfficial websiteDePaul University
Chicago, ILDuke University, Medical Center, and Health System
Durham, NCOfficial websiteEast Carolina University
Greenville, NCOfficial websiteEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Daytona Beach, FLOfficial websiteEmerson College
Boston, MAOfficial websiteEmory University
Atlanta, GAOfficial websiteFlorida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FLOfficial websiteFlorida State University
Tallahassee, FLOfficial websiteGeorge Mason University
Fairfax, VAOfficial websiteGeorgetown University
Washington, DCOfficial websiteGeorgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GAOfficial websiteHamilton College
Clinton, NYOfficial websiteHarvard University
Cambridge, MAOfficial websiteHeidelberg University
Tiffin, OHOfficial websiteIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NYOfficial websiteIllinois State University
Normal, ILOfficial websiteIndiana University
Bloomington, INOfficial websiteInstitute Of International Education, Inc.
New York, NYOfficial websiteIowa State University of Science and Technology
Ames, IAOfficial websiteKansas State University
Manhattan, KSOfficial websiteKennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GAOfficial websiteLehigh University
Bethlehem, PAOfficial websiteLoma Linda University
Loma Linda, CAOfficial websiteLouisiana State University System
Baton Rouge, LAOfficial websiteLoyola University Chicago
Chicago, ILOfficial 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.
