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If the request is for a person who is a physician in their home country or holds and MD degree, the "5 Point Letter" must be completed and submitted with the DS2019 request form.
As soon as you arrive at UofL, you must provide the following information under the Request tab in Terra Dotta: Visa, I-94, proof of insurance, and current local address.
Under the J-1 program, the University/Department is permitted to sponsor visitors in the following categories: professor, research scholar, and short-term scholar. This form gather the appropriate information for the department to request a Form DS-2019 for a visiting exchange visitor.
This form is used to complete an extension request for a current J-1 exchange visitor. Once approved by the departmental supervisor, chair and/or dean, a new DS2019 will be generated. Extension can only be made for the maximum regulatory duration as stated by the Department of State.
The Exchange Visitor Skills List is a list of fields of specialized knowledge and skills that are deemed necessary for the development of an exchange visitor's home country. When you agree to participate in an Exchange Visitor Program, if your skill is on your country’s Skills List you are subject to the two-year foreign residence (home-country physical presence) requirement.
This document is designed for J-1 Exchange Visitors and their dependents. It explains the need for health insurance in the United States and outlines the minimum provisions of the coverage required for every person in J-1 or J-2 Status. It also defines some of the terms generally used in discussions of health insurance.
This brochure will help you understand the purpose of the Exchange Visitor Program and introduce you to some of the major requirements of the Exchange Visitor Program regulations that are most relevant to you.
This form should be completed by a J-1 exchange visitor wishing to transfer in program sponsorship to the University of Louisville to another sponsor. Transfers should be requested 30 days before the effective date of transfer and no later than one week prior to the end date of the current DS-2019.
This form should be completed by a J-1 exchange visitor wishing to transfer out program sponsorship from the University of Louisville to another sponsor. Transfers should be requested 30 days before the effective date of transfer and no later than one week prior to the end date of the current DS-2019.
Scholars who need a letter for good standing, letter of support, driver's license or an invitational letter for family members may fill out the form and submit to the ISSS office.
If the J-1 Exchange Visitor wishes to invite their dependent(s) to join him/her after their arrival
Dependents of J-1 Exchange Visitors in J-2 visa status are eligible to apply to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for employment authorization. Bear in mind that J-2 dependents are NOT permitted to work or to receive a US Social Security Number until they have received an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) card from the USCIS.