Coronavirus Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Questions specific to our community of international students and scholars can be found here.
Maintaining Status
J-1 Students
- J-1 Regulations Overview
- Two-Year Home Country Physical Presence Requirement - 212(e)
- Address Update Requirement
- Dropping Courses and Withdrawals
- Part-Time Authorization & Enrollment Requirements
- Medical Condition Part-Time Authorization
- Delaying Graduation and Program Completion
- Program Extension
- Change of Degree Level
- Change of Status to F-1, J-1, F-2, or J-2
- Notice of Changing from F/J Status to New Immigration Status (H-1B, green card, etc)
- Transferring Away
- Request DS2019 After Less Than 12 Month Absence
- Reinstatement
- Release of Information
- Request Copies of Documents
- Legal Issues (Non-Immigration)