Visa Options for International Faculty & Staff:

• Glossary of Terms
• Visa Options
  for International Faculty & Staff
• J Visa Information Sessions
• Inviting J-1 Scholars
• Transfer of J Scholars
• Change of Status to J-1
• Important Regulations Unique to the J visa
• Change of Category
• J Health Insurance Regulations
• H-1B Employment
• Scholars without Appointments
• Forms for J-1 Scholars
• Department of State Codes
• Scholar Orientation
• International Scholar Handbook
• J-1 Students
• J-2 Dependents
• SEVIS
• J Scholar FAQs

Other Important Information

• Report Change of Address
  Required for F & J students & J scholars
• Intercultural training resources
• ISSS Weekly Update
  Weekly announcements and news related to international student and scholars
• Useful Links - foreign consular offices, DHS Forms ...
• International Directory
  U MN international offices and resources

J-1 Student:

Eligibility | Maintaining J-1 Student Status | Employment in J Student Status | J -1 Forms

Eligibility:

• Student must be admitted to a degree program or a non-degree program that has a predetermined educational objective in which they will be full-time.
  
  
• The student or the exchange program in which they are participating in must be:
  1. funded directly or indirectly by the U.S. Government, the student’s home government, an international organization of which the United States is a member by treaty or statute,
  2. is substantially supported by funding from any source other than personal or family funds (i.e. U of MN assistantship), or
  3. is carried out pursuant to a written agreement between:
     • An American and foreign educational institution
     • An American educational institution and a foreign government
     • A U.S. state or local government and a foreign government
  
  
  
• Student is required to have health insurance for themselves and their dependents that meets the minimum requirements by J regulations during their entire stay in the U.S. For more information, go to the J-1 Insurance Regulations.

Maintaining J-1 student status

• Student must study at the educational institution that is listed on their DS-2019.
  
  
• Student must be full-time. Full-time is 6 credits per semester for Graduate students, 12 credits per semester for continuing undergraduates, non-degree, and professional school students, and 13 credits for newly admitted Fall 2002 undergraduates including transfers.

Students Employment in J student status

J-1 work authorization can only be issued by the sponsoring agency that issued the student’s DS-2019. Below are the work options for J-1 students whose DS-2019's were issued by the University of Minnesota (academic programs only). If the DS-2019 was issued by another agency, the student must contact that agency for information about work authorization.

On-Campus Work

• Authorization not necessary for 50%-time employment or less if your DS-2019 was issued by the University of Minnesota and your paycheck is issued by the U of M. However, your financial sponsor may require you to seek approval for employment from them.
  
  
• Includes student employment jobs and graduate assistantships. _ Can begin working first semester at the University if registered.
  
  
• Must be considered a full-time student by registration or valid Exception From Full Course of Study Form must be submitted. 2. Hours limited to 50% (20 hours per week) during the academic year, and 100% (40 hours per week) during vacation periods or with full-time academic training authorization from the office that issued your DS-2019.
  
  
• For student employment, go to the web. Check frequently! (International students are not eligible for "work study" jobs.)
  
  
• For graduate assistantships, jobs are posted: -on the Graduate Assistants Office Web site. -in your academic department.

For additional information Please see:

Work Options for Student on J-1 Visa:- Academic Training, On campus Work, Off-campus work Permission, work permisson Based on economic necessity.