Florida State University
Tallahassee, FLOfficial websiteFordham University
Bronx, NYOfficial websiteFort Lewis College
Durango, COOfficial websiteFramingham State University
Framingham, MAOfficial websiteFrancis Marion University
Florence, SCOfficial websiteFrostburg State University
Frostburg, MDOfficial websiteFurman University
Greenville, SCOfficial websiteGallaudet University
Washington, DCOfficial websiteGeorge Mason University
Fairfax, VAOfficial websiteGeorgetown University
Washington, DCOfficial websiteGeorgia College & State University
Milledgeville, GAOfficial websiteGeorgia Gwinnett College
Lawrenceville, GAGeorgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GAOfficial websiteGeorgia Southern University
Statesboro, GAOfficial websiteGeorgia State University
Atlanta, GAOfficial websiteGonzaga University
Spokane, WAOfficial websiteGoucher College
Baltimore, MDOfficial websiteGrand Valley State University
Allendale, MIOfficial websiteGrinnell College
Grinnell, IAOfficial websiteGustavus Adolphus College
Saint Peter, MNOfficial websiteHamilton College
Clinton, NYOfficial websiteHamline University
Saint Paul, MNOfficial websiteHarvard University
Cambridge, MAOfficial websiteHawaii Pacific University
Honolulu, HIOfficial websiteHendrix College
Conway, AROfficial websiteHERBERT H. LEHMAN COLLEGE-CUNY
Bronx, NYOfficial websiteHobart and William Smith Colleges
Geneva, NYOfficial websiteHofstra University
Hempstead, NYOfficial websiteHope College
Holland, MIOfficial websiteHoward University
Washington, DCOfficial websiteHult International Business School
Cambridge, MAOfficial websiteIdaho State University
Pocatello, IDOfficial websiteIllinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, ILOfficial websiteIllinois State University
Normal, ILOfficial websiteIllinois Wesleyan University
Indiana State University/ International Affairs Center
Terre Haute, INOfficial websiteIndiana University
Bloomington, INOfficial websiteIndiana University Indianapolis
Indianapolis, INOfficial websiteIndiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, PAOfficial websiteInstitute Of International Education, Inc.
New York, NYOfficial websiteInternational Research and Exchanges Board (IREX)
Washington, DCOfficial websiteInternational Student Exchange Programs
Arlington, VAOfficial websiteInternational Technological University
Iowa State University of Science and Technology
Ames, IAOfficial websiteIthaca College
Ithaca, NYOfficial websiteJacksonville State University
Jacksonville, ALOfficial websiteJacksonville University
Jacksonville, FLOfficial websiteJames Madison University
Harrisonburg, VAJohn Carroll University
University Heights, OHOfficial websiteJohn Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, NYOfficial 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.
