This general information workshop is for UC Berkeley international students and scholars whose immigration status is J-1 and J-2 and who are subject to the two-year home country physical presence requirement or have questions on whether they are subject to the requirement. Not all J exchange visitors are subject to this requirement.
J exchange visitors (students and scholars) who are subject to this requirement must return to their country of last legal permanent residence for two years or obtain a waiver of this requirement before they are eligible for H (temporary employment), L status (intracompany transfer), K (fiancé(e)) or Permanent Residence (a green card). Read more about this rule here.
Topics
- Purpose and requirements of J Exchange Visitor Program
- What makes a J Exchange Visitor subject to the Two-Year Home Country Requirement
- The newly revised 2024 Exchange Visitor Skills List
- The Advisory Opinion process
- Considerations for timing the application of a waiver
- When to see an adviser at Berkeley International Office
Location
All workshops will be held online via Zoom. These webinars will not be recorded.
Upcoming Workshops
- Tuesday, October 21st, 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. PT (Registration link to come!)
Additional Information
- We recommend having copies of your current and previous Form DS-2019s and your passport available so you can reference them during the presentation.
- Please arrive to the webinar promptly at the start of the presentation. Due to the density of the topics discussed, access to the webinar will be cut off 15 minutes after the meeting begins.