University of St. Thomas
Saint Paul, MNOfficial websiteUniversity of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, TXOfficial websiteUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TXOfficial websiteUniversity of the Incarnate Word
San Antonio, TXOfficial websiteUniversity of the Pacific
Stockton, CAOfficial websiteUniversity of Utah
Salt Lake City, UTOfficial websiteUniversity of Virginia
Charlottesville, VAOfficial websiteUniversity of Washington
Seattle, WAOfficial websiteUniversity of West Georgia
Carrollton, GAOfficial websiteUniversity of Wisconsin--Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WIOfficial websiteUniversity of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Green Bay, WIOfficial websiteUniversity of Wisconsin-La Crosse
La Crosse, WIOfficial websiteUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WIOfficial websiteUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WIOfficial websiteUniversity of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Oshkosh, WIOfficial websiteUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - RIVER FALLS
River Falls, WIOfficial websiteUniversity of Wyoming
Laramie, WYOfficial websiteU.S. Department of Energy
Washington, DCOfficial websiteU.S. Department of State (Fulbright Scholars)
Washington, DCOfficial websiteU.S. Department of State (Fulbright Students - 1)
Washington, DCOfficial websiteUS DOC, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MDOfficial websiteU.S. DOC/NOAA/National Weather Service
Silver Spring, MDOfficial websiteUS DOD, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Bethesda, MDOfficial websiteU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, DCOfficial websiteUS Forest Service International Programs
Washington, DCU.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington, DCOfficial websiteUtah State University
Logan, UTOfficial websiteUtah Valley University
Orem, UTOfficial websiteUT-Battelle, LLC (ORNL)
Oak Ridge, TNOfficial websiteValdosta State University
Valdosta, GAOfficial websiteVan Andel Institute
Grand Rapids, MIOfficial websiteVanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TNOfficial websiteVermont Law School
South Royalton, VTOfficial websiteVersiti Wisconsin, Inc.
Villanova University
Villanova, PAVirginia Christian University
Chantilly, VAOfficial websiteVirginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VAOfficial websiteVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VAOfficial websiteWadsworth Center, State of New York Department of Health
Albany, NYOfficial websiteWagner College
Staten Island, NYOfficial websiteWake Forest University
Winston Salem, NCWashington State University
Pullman, WAWashington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MOOfficial websiteWashington University of Science and Technology
Alexandria, VAOfficial websiteWayne State University
Detroit, MIOfficial websiteWeill Medical College of Cornell University
New York, NYOfficial websiteWesleyan University
Middletown, CTOfficial websiteWESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY
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.
