The State Department on Thursday proposed changes that would expand and clarify the grounds for ceasing participation in the J-1 Exchange Visitor Program, while also updating how sponsors manage extensions and reinstatements of status.
The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published in the Federal Register on July 30, focuses on regulations governing nonimmigrants who come to the United States for educational and cultural exchange programs.
These visitors hold J-1 visas, also called exchange visitor visas, while their spouses and children typically hold J-2 visas. The department monitors them through the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS), a database overseen by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)….