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Inviting J-1 Exchange Visitors:
Process Overview
Approximately 2-4 months total time from extending an invitation to an international scholar to their arrival at UC Berkeley.
| |Tasks to be Completed |Estimated Time to |
|Steps to Complete | |Complete |
|Step 1 |DEPARTMENT: | |
| | |2-6 weeks |
|Initiate Document Request |Gathers supporting documents, information, UC Berkeley campus approvals/signatures, and completes the |to submit request to |
| |DS-2019 request form. |Berkeley International|
| |Submits to the Berkeley International Office: |Office |
| |Completed DS-2019 request form | |
| |Payment of applicable fees | |
| |Required attachments for scholar and all dependents (See checklist on DS-2019 request form) | |
|Step 2 |BERKELEY INTERNATIONAL OFFICE: | |
| | |10 business days |
|Process |Reviews and analyzes DS-2019 request packet. Contacts department if the request is incomplete or there are |from the receipt of a |
|Documents |questions |complete request |
| |Analyzes and enters scholar’s data into SEVIS database | |
| |Contacts the department when the DS-2019 document and attachments are ready. | |
|Step 3 | | |
| |INTERNATIONAL SCHOLAR: |2-4 weeks depending on|
|Schedule Visa Appointment | |the season and how |
| |Receives the DS-2019 |busy the consulates |
| |Pays SEVIS fee online at least 3 days before visa appointment at |are |
| |If outside the U.S., schedules a visa appointment (except Canadian citizens) with U.S. embassy or consulate | |
| |at: | |
|Step 4 |U.S. EMBASSY/CONSULATE: | |
| | |1-12 weeks |
|Process |Reviews visa application |varies with consular |
|Visa |Conducts background security check |posts and time |
| |Issues visa stamp in passport |required to clear |
| | |security |
|Step 5 | | |
| |INTERNATIONAL SCHOLAR: |Scholar may arrive up |
|International Scholar | |to 30 days before |
|Arrives in the US |Receives Form I-94 at port of entry and presents passport and Form DS-2019 to the Department of Homeland |start date or fourteen|
| |Security official |days after start date |
| |Checks in with host department immediately upon arrival |listed on the Form |
| |Attends a Scholar Information Meeting (SIM) sponsored by Berkeley International Office within 2 weeks of |DS-2019 |
| |arrival date | |
| |Total Estimated Time (subject to change) |2- 4 months |
|Step 6 | | |
| |DEPARTMENT: |Immediately upon |
| |Informs Berkeley International Office of scholar’s U.S. address and arrival information by completing the |scholar's arrival to |
|Validate |Departmental Scholar Status Report Form |Berkeley. |
|Legal |Enters scholar’s data into HRMS |This step is critical |
|Status |Collects documentation of scholar’s health insurance or directs the scholar to the health insurance meeting |for confirming the |
| |at the Tang Center. |scholar’s legal status|
| | |in the U.S. |
| |BERKELEY INTERNATIONAL OFFICE: | |
| |Updates scholars arrival information and residential address in SEVIS | |
| |Validates the J program/notifies U.S. Dept of Homeland Security through SEVIS | |
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2299 Piedmont Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94720-2321
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