{"id":1002,"date":"2022-03-15T13:58:36","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T17:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/international-services\/?page_id=1002"},"modified":"2025-04-30T16:07:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T20:07:10","slug":"j-1-status-maintenance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/international-services\/maintaining-valid-status\/j-1-status-maintenance\/","title":{"rendered":"J-1 Status Maintenance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>Failure to comply may result in a<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><strong>violation of status, termination of the SEVIS record<\/strong><span>, and\u00a0<\/span><strong>loss of J-1 benefits<\/strong><span>. In such cases, the participant must depart the U.S. immediately.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Need Help?<\/strong> Contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/international-services\/contact\/\">Office of International Services<\/a> with any questions to stay in compliance with U.S. immigration laws.<\/p>\n<h2>J-1 Participant Responsibilities<\/h2>\n<h3>SEVIS Validation<\/h3>\n<p>J-1 participants must report to the Responsible Officer, located in the Office of International Services prior to the program start date listed on your DS-2019 to complete the required immigration check-in and report your U.S. address and telephone number.<\/p>\n<h3>Maintain Required Documents<\/h3>\n<p>Exchange visitors are at all times expected to maintain a:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Valid DS-2019<\/li>\n<li>Valid Passport<\/li>\n<li>I-94 record that reflects \u201cD\/S\u201d and \u201cJ-1\u201d status<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Report Address Changes<\/h3>\n<p>J-1 participants are required to report any address change to the Responsible Officer within 10 days.<\/p>\n<h3>Engage in Appropriate Activities<\/h3>\n<p>Each category has a definition and expectations for the activities of the exchange visitor.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Students<\/strong> must pursue a full course of study.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scholars and Professors<\/strong> must perform research, lecture, consult, or teach.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Be Employed Only With Authorization<\/h3>\n<p>Unauthorized employment is a violation of program status. An exchange visitor\u2019s participation is subject to termination if engaged in unauthorized employment.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Students<\/strong> may be authorized to engage in two kinds of employment: (1) academic training related to the course of study, and (2) other employment related to academic funding, on-campus work, if authorized to do so by their Responsible Officer (RO).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scholars and Professors<\/strong> may receive compensation from the sponsor when employment activities are part of the exchange visitor\u2019s program and may participate in occasional lectures and short-term consultations, incidental to the exchange visitor\u2019s primary program activities, if authorized to do so by their Responsible Officer (RO).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Carry Health Insurance<\/h3>\n<p>All J-1 program participants and their dependents must maintain health insurance coverage meeting federal requirements throughout their program duration.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/international-services\/inviting-scholars\/j-1-insurance-requirements\/\">J-1 Insurance Requirements<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Duration of Status<\/h3>\n<p>J-1 participants and their J-2 dependents must depart the United States within 30 days of their Form DS-2019 expiration date or program completion date, whichever is earlier. 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