Maintaining J-1 Status
- 12-Month and 24-Month Bars
- 212e
- Leave of Absence Authorization
- Occasional Lectures & Consultations
Who: J-1 Exchange Visitors in the Professor or Research Scholar categories (found in Box 4 of your Form DS-2019)
Important: This bar may have serious consequences for professors and researchers who plan to return to the U.S. in J-1 status for subsequent teaching or research appointments, whether at UC San Diego or any other institution. Please notifiy ISEO if you intend to return to the U.S.as a J-1 Research Scholar or Professor.
Who: Any individual present in the US in J status for more than six months. This includes J-2 dependents.
Important: Please reach out to ISEO if your J-2 dependents are considering their own J-1 program. Time in the US on J-2 status can impact their plans to begin a J-1 Research Scholar or Professor program of their own.
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