Academic Foundation for International Cultural Exchange
La Jolla, CAOfficial websiteAFS USA, Inc.
New York, NYOfficial websiteAIFS Foundation Academic Year in America Program
Stamford, CTOfficial websiteAmerican Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS
Washington, DCOfficial websiteAmerican Cultural Exchange Service
Bellevue, WAOfficial websiteAmerican Home Life International
Lancaster, PAOfficial websiteARISE USA
Phoenix, AZOfficial websiteAspect Foundation, Incorporated
San Francisco, CAOfficial websiteASSE International, Inc.
Laguna Beach, CAOfficial websiteASSIST, Inc. (American Secondary Schools for Int'l. Students
Suffield, CTOfficial websiteAssociation for Teen-Age Diplomats, Inc.
Rochester, NYOfficial websiteAYUSA International
San Francisco, CAOfficial websiteBorderless Friends Forever Foundation
Cary, NCOfficial websiteCentral States Rotary Youth Exchange Program, Inc.
Campton Hills, ILOfficial websiteChildren Around the World II, Inc
Wichita, KSOfficial websiteCouncil for Educational Travel USA
Grand Rapids, MIOfficial websiteCouncil on International Educational Exchange, Inc.
Portland, MEOfficial websiteCULTURAL ACADEMIC STUDENT EXCHANGE, INC.
Montclair, NJOfficial websiteCultural Homestay International
San Rafael, CAOfficial websiteDistrict 5950/5960 Rotary Youth Foundation
Eastern States Student Exchange Program, Inc.
Center Conway, NHOfficial websiteEducational Resource Development Trust
Santa Monica, CAOfficial websiteEducation Travel & Culture, Inc.
Portland, OROfficial websiteEF Foundation for Foreign Study
Cambridge, MAOfficial websiteFace The World Foundation
Arlington, VAOfficial websiteF.L.A.G., Inc.
Portage, MIOfficial websiteForte International, Inc.(Forte International Exchange Assn.
Falls Church, VAOfficial websiteFoundation for Worldwide International Student Exchange
Dyersburg, TNOfficial websiteGerman American Partnership Program (GAPP)
New York, NYOfficial websiteGLOBAL CULTURAL EXCHANGES
Global Insights
Marietta, GAOfficial websiteGreat Wall China Adoption d/b/a Children of All Nations
Greenheart Exchange
Chicago, ILOfficial websiteiE-International Experience, A Non-Profit Corporation
Northfield, MNOfficial websiteInternational Cultural Exchange Services
Henderson, NVOfficial websiteInternational Fellowship, Inc.
Westfield, NYOfficial websiteInternational Student Exchange
Bay Shore, NYOfficial websiteNacel Open Door
Roseville, MNOfficial websiteNorth Penn International Friendship Committee
Lansdale, PAOfficial websiteNorthWest Student Exchange
Seattle, WAOfficial websiteNW Services, Inc.
Boise, IDOfficial websiteOhio-Erie Rotary Youth Exchange Program, Inc.
Commerce Twp, MIOfficial websiteOrganization for Cultural Exchange Among Nations
Chandler, AZOfficial websitePan Atlantic Foundation
Portland, MEOfficial websiteProgram of Academic Exchange, P.A.X.
Seattle, WAOfficial websiteReflections International, Inc.
Fond Du Lac, WIOfficial websiteRocky Mountain Rotary Youth Exchange
Aurora, COOfficial websiteRotary International District 7170
Rotary International District 7770 Youth Exchange, Inc.
Beaufort, SCOfficial websiteRotary Youth Exchange, District 5440
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.
