Bentley University
Waltham, MAOfficial websiteBerea College
Berea, KYOfficial websiteBerkeley College
New York, NYOfficial websiteBigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
East Boothbay, MEOfficial websiteBlack Hills State University
Spearfish, SDOfficial websiteBoard of Regents of the University System of Georgia
Boise State University
Boise, IDOfficial websiteBorderless Friends Forever Foundation
Cary, NCOfficial websiteBoston College
Chestnut Hill, MAOfficial websiteBoston University
Boston, MAOfficial websiteBowdoin College
Brunswick, MEOfficial websiteBowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OHBoyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research
Ithaca, NYOfficial websiteBrandeis University
Waltham, MAOfficial websiteBrenau University
Gainesville, GABridgewater State University
Bridgewater, MAOfficial websiteBrigham Young University
Provo, UTOfficial websiteBrigham Young University-Hawaii
Laie, HIOfficial websiteBritish American Business Inc. of New York and London
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Upton, NYOfficial websiteBrooklyn College of the City University of New York
Brooklyn, NYBrooklyn Law School
Brooklyn, NYOfficial websiteBrown University
Providence, RIOfficial websiteBryant University
Smithfield, RIOfficial websiteBryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr, PAOfficial websiteBuck Institute for Research on Aging
Novato, CAOfficial websiteBucknell University
Lewisburg, PAOfficial websiteBuena Vista University
Burke Medical Research Institute
White Plains, NYOfficial websiteButler University
Indianapolis, INOfficial websiteCAEP, LLC
Battle Lake, MNOfficial websiteCalifornia Academy of Sciences
San Francisco, CAOfficial websiteCalifornia Baptist University
Riverside, CAOfficial websiteCalifornia Department of Education
Sacramento, CAOfficial websiteCalifornia Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CAOfficial websiteCalifornia Institute of the Arts
Valencia, CAOfficial websiteCalifornia Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CAOfficial websiteCalifornia Polytechnic State University (CAL POLY)
San Luis Obispo, CAOfficial websiteCalifornia State Polytechnic University Pomona
Pomona, CAOfficial websiteCalifornia State University, Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CAOfficial websiteCalifornia State University Channel Islands
Camarillo, CAOfficial websiteCalifornia State University, Chico
Chico, CAOfficial websiteCalifornia State University, Dominguez Hills
Carson, CAOfficial websiteCalifornia State University, East Bay
Hayward, CAOfficial websiteCalifornia State University, Fresno
Fresno, CAOfficial websiteCalifornia State University Fullerton
Fullerton, CAOfficial websiteCalifornia State University Long Beach
Long Beach, CAOfficial websiteCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LOS ANGELES
Los Angeles, CAOfficial websiteCalifornia State University, Monterey Bay
Seaside, CAOfficial websiteCalifornia State University, Northridge
Northridge, CAOfficial 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.
