Two-Year Home Country Physical Presence Requirement Workshop

This general information workshop is for UC Berkeley international students and scholars whose immigration status is J-1 and J-2 and who are subject to the two-year home country physical presence requirement. Not all J exchange visitors are subject to this requirement. The presentation will cover the following topics:Purpose and requirements of J Exchange Visitor Program What makes a J Exchange Visitor subject to the Two-Year Home Country requirement The newly revised 2024 Exchange Visitors Skills List Considerations for timing the application for a waiver When to see an adviser at Berkeley International Office Recommended: Have with you copies of all current and previous DS-2019s, as well as passport with J-1 visa stamps, with you so that you can refer to your documents during the presentation. For more information, see our Two-Year Home Country Physical Presence Requirement page: http://internationaloffice.berkeley.edu/two-year-requirementRSVP Here \(https://berkeley.zoom.us/meeting/register/551BUlOlSueA0AOW8EVx9A\).equirement.

The presentation will cover the following topics:

Purpose and requirements of J Exchange Visitor Program

What makes a J Exchange Visitor subject to the Two-Year Home Country requirement

The newly revised 2024 Exchange Visitors Skills List

Considerations for timing the application for a waiver

When to see an adviser at Berkeley International Office

Recommended: Have with you copies of all current and previous DS-2019s, as well as passport with J-1 visa stamps, with you so that you can refer to your documents during the presentation.

For more information, see our Two-Year Home Country Physical Presence Requirement page: http://internationaloffice.berkeley.edu/two-year-requirement

RSVP Here .