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Your J-1 Responsible Officer
J-1 academic training is authorized by your J-1 program
sponsor and does not require further authorization from U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services (CIS, former INS) or the Department of State. To apply for
"Academic Training," you must know who your J-1 Responsible
Officer is, that is who represents your J-1 sponsor and issues your DS-2019
form. If Yale University is your sponsor, the advisers at OISS will
evaluate your application and authorize you for Academic Training. If your
DS-2019 was not issued by Yale University, and if you are uncertain how to
reach your J-1 Responsible Officer, the staff at the OISS can assist you.
Eligibility
Academic training is available during your academic program and /or
upon its completion. The following eligibility criteria must be met.
- You must be in good academic standing at the school named on your
Form DS-2019.
- The proposed employment must be directly related to your major field
of study.
- Throughout your "Academic Training" you must maintain
permission to stay in the United States, in J-1 student status, and apply
for extensions as necessary.
- You must maintain health insurance coverage for yourself and any J-2
dependents throughout your "Academic Training."
General Limitations
- Your employment may be authorized for the length of time necessary
to complete the goals and objectives of the training, provided that the
amount of time is approved by both your academic adviser and your
Responsible Officer. It may not exceed the amount of time it took for you
to complete your full course of study, or 18 months, whichever is shorter.
If you receive a Ph.D., and are engaged in post-doctoral training, your
academic training may last as
long as 36 months (see an advisor at the OISS for detail).
- Part-time employment for "Academic Training" counts
against the 18 or 36 month limit the same as full-time employment.
- Earning more than one degree does not increase your eligibility for
"Academic Training."
Applying upon completion of your program of study
- "Academic Training" approved after completion of your
program must be reduced by any prior periods of "Academic
Training."
- "Academic Training" following completion of your program
of study
must involve paid employment.
You must obtain a written offer of appropriate employment and
present a copy to the OISS no later than the ending date of your program,
or you will lose eligibility for "Academic Training" after
completion.
If you plan to leave the United States after you complete your
program of study and re-enter the country for J-1 "Academic
Training," you must obtain employment authorization before you leave.
Otherwise you will have trouble re-entering. Consult the OISS for advice.
 
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