DePaul University
Chicago, ILDePauw University
Greencastle, INOfficial websiteDickinson College
Carlisle, PAOfficial websiteDignity Health dba St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center
Phoenix, AZOfficial websiteDistrict 5950/5960 Rotary Youth Foundation
Dominican University
River Forest, ILOfficial websiteDominican University of California
San Rafael, CAOfficial websiteDordt University, Incorporated
Sioux Center, IAOfficial websiteDrake University
Des Moines, IAOfficial websiteDrew University
Madison, NJDrexel University
Philadelphia, PAOfficial websiteDrury University
Springfield, MOOfficial websiteDuke University, Medical Center, and Health System
Durham, NCOfficial websiteDumbarton Oaks/Trustees for Harvard University
Washington, DCOfficial websiteDuquesne University
Pittsburgh, PAOfficial websiteDynamic Global Exchange, Inc.
Bingham Farms, MIOfficial websiteEarlham College
Richmond, INOfficial websiteEarthCorps
Seattle, WAOfficial websiteEast Carolina University
Greenville, NCOfficial websiteEast Central University
Ada, OKOfficial websiteEastern Illinois University
Charleston, ILOfficial websiteEastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KYOfficial websiteEastern Mennonite University
Harrisonburg, VAOfficial websiteEastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MIOfficial websiteEastern New Mexico University
Portales, NMOfficial websiteEastern States Student Exchange Program, Inc.
Center Conway, NHOfficial websiteEastern Washington University
Cheney, WAOfficial websiteEast Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
East Stroudsburg, PAOfficial websiteEast Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TNOfficial websiteEast-West Center
Honolulu, HIOfficial websiteEcole Bilingue de Berkeley
Berkeley, CAOfficial websiteEdgewood College
Educational Partners International, LLC
Swannanoa, NCOfficial websiteEducational Resource Development Trust
Santa Monica, CAOfficial websiteEducational Testing Service
Princeton, NJEducation Service Center Region 13
Austin, TXEducation Travel & Culture, Inc.
Portland, OROfficial websiteEF Foundation for Foreign Study
Cambridge, MAOfficial websiteEisenhower Exchange Fellowships, Inc.
Philadelphia, PAOfficial websiteElon University
Elon, NCOfficial websiteELS Language Centers
Princeton, NJOfficial websiteEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Daytona Beach, FLOfficial websiteEmerson College
Boston, MAOfficial websiteEmory University
Atlanta, GAOfficial websiteEmporia State University
Emporia, KSOfficial websiteEndicott College
Beverly, MAOfficial websiteEPRI
Palo Alto, CAOfficial websiteEurasia Foundation
Washington, DCOfficial websiteEurAuPair Intercultural Child Care Programs
Laguna Beach, CAOfficial websiteEvangelical Lutheran Church in America
Chicago, ILOfficial 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.
