Iowa Department of Education
Des Moines, IAOfficial websiteIowa State University of Science and Technology
Ames, IAOfficial websiteIreland Institute of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PAOfficial websiteItaly-America Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
New York, NYOfficial websiteIthaca College
Ithaca, NYOfficial websiteJ-1 Visa Exchanges, Inc.
Jackson State University
Jackson, MSOfficial websiteJacksonville State University
Jacksonville, ALOfficial websiteJacksonville University
Jacksonville, FLOfficial websiteJames Madison University
Harrisonburg, VAJanus International Hospitality Student Exchange
Boca Raton, FLOfficial websiteJCC Association
New York, NYOfficial websiteJewish Agency-American Section Inc.
New York, NYOfficial websiteJohn Carroll University
University Heights, OHOfficial websiteJohn Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, NYOfficial websiteJohns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MDOfficial websiteJohnson & Wales University
Providence, RIOfficial websiteJSA/TJNAF (Jefferson Lab)
Juniata College
Huntingdon, PAOfficial websiteKalamazoo College
Kalamazoo, MIOfficial websiteKansas State Department of Education
Topeka, KSOfficial websiteKansas State University
Manhattan, KSOfficial websiteKean University
Union, NJOfficial websiteKeene State College
Keene, NHOfficial websiteKennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GAOfficial websiteKent State University
Kent, OHOfficial websiteKentucky Department of Education
Frankfort, KYOfficial websiteKentucky State University
Frankfort, KYOfficial websiteKettering Foundation
Dayton, OHOfficial websiteKettering University
Flint, MIOfficial websiteKPMG LLP
Dallas, TXOfficial websiteKutztown University
Kutztown, PAOfficial websiteLahey Clinic Foundation
Burlington, MAOfficial websiteLa Jolla Institute for Immunology
La Jolla, CAOfficial websiteLamar University
Beaumont, TXOfficial websiteLander University
Greenwood, SCOfficial websiteLangston University
Langston, OKOfficial websiteLa Salle University
Philadelphia, PAOfficial websiteLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Berkeley, CAOfficial websiteLawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Livermore, CAOfficial websiteLawrence Technological University
Southfield, MIOfficial websiteLawrence University of Wisconsin
Appleton, WIOfficial websiteLegacy Health
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PAOfficial websiteLe Lycee Francais de Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CAOfficial websiteLenoir-Rhyne University
Hickory, NCOfficial websiteLewis and Clark College
Portland, OROfficial websiteLibrary of Congress
Washington, DCLieber Institute,Inc.
Baltimore, MDOfficial websiteLife Adventures, Inc.
Riverview, FLOfficial 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.
