Western Carolina University
Office of International Programs and Services Request for J-1 Visa Document
The purpose of the J-1 exchange visitor visa for professors, research scholars, and short-term scholars is to facilitate international
collaborative teaching and/or research efforts. Visitors (who must typically have training at the master’s level or higher) are invited to the
U.S. for a program with a specific objective and length of stay from minimum of three weeks to maximum of five years. All J-1 exchange
visitors at WCU are required to have at least a master’s degree in a related field and have demonstrated relevant experience in their field
of expertise.
To ensure that your visitor will be able to arrive on schedule, this form should be completed three months prior to the anticipated date of
arrival to allow adequate time for processing and obtaining visas.
Part 1. Visiting Professor/Research Scholar Information (to be completed by visitor)
Family Given Middle Male
Name: Name: Initial: Female
Date of City of Country of
Birth (mm/dd/yyyy): Birth: Birth:
Country of Country of legal permanent residence
Citizenship: (if other than country of citizenship):
Visitor’s job title and name of institution in
home country:
Are immediate family members Yes If yes, please also complete the attached
accompanying your visitor (spouse and/or children)? No “Dependent Information Form” (Part 9)
Please identify visitor’s primary activity at WCU: Teaching Research Other (please specify)
Period of visitor’s program
at WCU (mm/dd/yyyy): From:
To:
Brief description of your primary program
activity (e.g., research in quantum theory ) at WCU:
Visitor’s primary
work location at WCU (e.g., College of Business):
List any previous time in the U.S. in J-1 or J-2
status in the past three years: From: To: Status:
Please provide visitor’s
address for mailing purposes:
Pho
ne: ______________________________ E-mail: ____________________________________
Part 2. Complete only if visitor is already in the U.S. (to be completed by visitor)
Current Date of entry Attach copy of visitor’s I-94 card and, if in J-1 status,
visa status: to the U.S.: any previous DS-2019 forms.
Part 3. Funding sources (to be completed by visitor)
A minimum of $15,000/year for visitor, $8,000/year for spouse (or first dependent), and $5,500/year for each child must be documented.
List amount and source(s) of funding.
Western Carolina University Is funding availability certain for Yes
salary or stipend (if applicable): the amount of time requested? No
Other funding Funding
(in U.S. Dollars): Source:
Part 4. Processing information (to be completed by the hosting department)
How shall we forward the Call dept. for pickup Dept. phone: _____________________
J-1 DS-2019 after it is ready (please only select one)? Campus mail to dept. Campus address__________________
FedEx/
UPS u
sing your account #:________________________
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