Washington State University
Pullman, WAWashington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MOOfficial websiteWashington University of Science and Technology
Alexandria, VAOfficial websiteWayne State University
Detroit, MIOfficial websiteWeber State University
Ogden, UTOfficial websiteWebster University
Saint Louis, MOOfficial websiteWeill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, NYOfficial websiteWellesley College
Wellesley Hills, MAOfficial websiteWesleyan College
Macon, GAOfficial websiteWesleyan University
Middletown, CTOfficial websiteWessex, Inc.
Boise, IDOfficial websiteWest Chester University
West Chester, PAOfficial websiteWestcliff University
Irvine, CAOfficial websiteWestern Carolina University
Cullowhee, NCOfficial websiteWESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KYWESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
Kalamazoo, MIOfficial websiteWestern New England University
Springfield, MAOfficial websiteWestern New Mexico University
Silver City, NMOfficial websiteWestern University of Health Sciences
Pomona, CAOfficial websiteWestern Washington University
Bellingham, WAOfficial websiteWESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY
Westfield, MAOfficial websiteWestminster College
New Wilmington, PAOfficial websiteWestminster University
Salt Lake City, UTOfficial websiteWestside Educational Consortium of New York
New York, NYWest Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
South Charleston, WVWest Virginia State University
Institute, WVOfficial websiteWest Virginia University
Morgantown, WVOfficial websiteWheaton College
Norton, MAOfficial websiteWhitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
Cambridge, MAOfficial websiteWhitman College
Walla Walla, WAOfficial websiteWhitney Museum of American Art
New York, NYOfficial websiteWichita State University
Wichita, KSOfficial websiteWidener University
Chester, PAOfficial websiteWilkes University
Wilkes Barre, PAOfficial websiteWillamette University
Salem, OROfficial websiteWilliam Marsh Rice University
Houston, TXOfficial websiteWilliam Paterson University
Wayne, NJOfficial websiteWilliams College
Williamstown, MAOfficial websiteWinthrop University
Rock Hill, SCOfficial websiteWoodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Washington, DCOfficial websiteWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole, MAOfficial websiteWorcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MAOfficial websiteWorcester State University
Worcester, MAOfficial websiteWorld Learning Inc (d/b/a School for International Training)
Brattleboro, VTOfficial websiteWorld Press Institute
Saint Paul, MNOfficial websiteWorldwide Farmers Exchange
Alameda, CAOfficial websiteWorld Zionist Organization
New York, NYOfficial websiteWorld Zionist Organization, American Section, Inc.
New York, NYOfficial websiteWright State University
Dayton, OHOfficial 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.
