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J Visa Guidebook, 2009 Edition

The J Visa Guidebook is your one-stop resource for dealing with questions related ...


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Publisher :Matthew Bender
Format: 2-volume Print , BOOK
ISBN: 9781422472286
2009
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    The J Visa Guidebook is your one-stop resource for dealing with questions related to the exchange visitor nonimmigrant visa program. Written entirely by esteemed attorneys in this area of immigration law, the J Visa Guidebook is a convenient, two-volume, softbound guide covering the regulations on aliens and advising program sponsors how to comply with these regulations.

    The J Visa Guidebook contains:

  • A history of the exchange visitor program
  • Coverage of the J-1 program designation process, including the sponsorship requirements for each exchange visitor category
  • Guidance through the steps necessary to secure the U.S. State Department's approval of a J-1 program application
  • Subjects ranging from the appointment of responsible program officers and the preparation of DS-2019, to recordkeeping requirements, the supervision of J-1 program participants, and sanctions for noncompliance.
  • Issues such as the qualifications for the J-1 visa in each exchange visitor category, employment authorization, maintenance of status, reinstatement of status, extension requests, and changes in program categories
  • Clarification on the complex issues relating to the J-1 two-year home residence requirement and possible waivers.
  • No-objection letters from over 70 countries
  • Sample hardship applications
  • State-30 information from all currently participating states
  • And over 1,000 pages of appendix material.

    • Volume 1

    ABOUT THE AUTHORS

    INTRODUCTION

    CHAPTER 1 HISTORY OF THE EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

    CHAPTER 2 DESIGNATION OF EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAMS
    ? 2.1 General Sponsorship Requirements
    ? 2.2 Sponsor Requirements for Particular Visitor Categories
    ? 2.3 Exchange Visitor Dependents
    ? 2.4 Preparing an Application for Program Designation

    CHAPTER 3 EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAM OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION
    ? 3.1 General Program Requirements
    ? 3.2 Program Staffing and Responsible Officers
    ? 3.3 Selection and Orientation of Exchange Visitors
    ? 3.4 Preparation and Issuance of Form DS-2019 (formerly IAP-66)
    ? 3.5 Completion of Form DS-2019
    ? 3.6 Making Technical Corrections and Requesting Reinstatement
    ? 3.7 Monitoring Exchange Visitor Participants
    ? 3.8 Reporting, Notification and Recordkeeping Requirements
    ? 3.9 Sanctions

    CHAPTER 4 EXCHANGE VISITOR CATEGORIES AND PROCEDURES
    ? 4.1 Definition of a J-1 Exchange Visitor
    ? 4.2 J-1 Exchange Visitor Categories

    CHAPTER 5 EXCHANGE VISITOR ADMISSION AND PROCEDURES
    ? 5.1 Gaining J-1 Admission and the SEVIS Fee
    ? 5.2 Maintaining Exchange Visitor Status
    ? 5.3 Extensions of Stay and Grace Periods
    ? 5.4 Employment of J-1 Exchange Visitors
    ? 5.5 Change of J Category
    ? 5.6 Exchange Program Transfers
    ? 5.7 Violation of Status
    ? 5.8 Reinstatement of Status
    ? 5.9 Changing to Exchange Visitor Status
    ? 5.10 Changing from J-1 Status to Another Nonimmigrant Visa Status
    ? 5.11 J-2 Visas for Spouses and Children of J-1 Visa Holders

    CHAPTER 6 THE TWO-YEAR HOME RESIDENCE REQUIREMENT AND WAIVERS
    ? 6.1 Determining Who is Subject to the Two-year Home Residence Requirement
    ? 6.2 Relief from the Two-year Home Country Residence Requirement Other Than Waivers
    ? 6.3 Waivers of the Two-year Home Residence Requirement Through ``No-Objection'' Statements
    ? 6.4 Waivers of the Two-year Home Residence Requirement Based on Hardship to Relatives
    ? 6.5 Persecution Waivers
    ? 6.6 Interested Government Agency Waivers

    APPENDIX A STATE DEPARTMENT INFORMATION
    APPENDIX B ``NO OBJECTION'' LETTERS FROM SELECTED COUNTRIES
    APPENDIX C FEDERAL INTERESTED GOVERNMENT AGENCY INFORMATION
    APPENDIX D PHYSICIAN WAIVER INFORMATION
    APPENDIX E INTERNET WEB RESOURCE LIST

    Volume 2

    APPENDIX F STATE 30 WAIVER PROGRAM INFORMATION
    APPENDIX G PRIMARY LAW RESOURCES
    APPENDIX H LIAISON MINUTES AND CORRESPONDENCE
    APPENDIX I FORMS, INFORMATION SHEETS, ARTICLES, AND FLOWCHARTS
    INDEX

     

     

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