Page 23 - Handbook for Employers - Guidance for Completing Form I-9

program. Currently, DOS designates public and private High school or secondary school students and
entities to act as exchange sponsors for the following international visitors are not authorized to work.
programs:
Other J-1 students may be authorized by their responsible
officer for part-time on-campus employment according
Table 2: Exchange Visitor Programs to the terms of a scholarship, fellowship or assistantship,
EXCHANGE VISITOR PROGRAMS or off-campus employment based on serious, urgent,
unforeseen economic circumstances. J-1 students may
SECONDARY STUDENT
also be authorized for a maximum of 18 months (or, for
ASSOCIATE DEGREE STUDENT Ph.D. students, a maximum of 36 months) of practical
BACHELOR’S DEGREE STUDENT training during or immediately after their studies. J-1
practical training includes paid off-campus employment
MASTER’S DEGREE STUDENT and/or unpaid internships that are part of the student’s

DOCTORAL STUDENT program of study. Their responsible officer must authorize
NON-DEGREE STUDENT employment in writing for practical training. Special rules
apply to student interns.
STUDENT INTERN
TRAINEE (SPECIALTY) Employment for other J-1 exchange visitors is sometimes
job- and site-specific or limited to a few months.
TRAINEE (NON-SPECIALTY)
TEACHER For more information about these categories and their
PROFESSOR employment authorization, contact the responsible officer
whose name and telephone number are on Form DS-
INTERNATIONAL VISITOR 2019 or the DOS website at exchanges.state.gov.
PHYSICIAN

GOVERNMENT VISITOR USICS does not issue EADs (Employment Authorization
Documents, Forms I-766) to J-1 exchange visitors.
RESEARCH SCHOLAR However, they are issued several other documents that,
SHORT-TERM SCHOLAR in combination are List A documents and are evidence of
employment authorization for J-1 exchange visitors who
SPECIALIST
are not students:
CAMP COUNSELOR • Unexpired foreign passport;
SUMMER WORK/TRAVEL • Form I-94/Form I-94A Arrival Departure Record
AU PAIR AND EDUCARE indicating J-1 non-immigrant status; and
TRAINEE • Form DS-2019 with the responsible officer’s
endorsement.
INTERN
Pilot Programs J-1 students may present the documents above if they
Summer Work/Travel: Australia also have a letter from the responsible officer authorizing
employment.
Summer Work/Travel: New Zealand
Intern Work/Travel: Ireland Or

WEST (Work/English Study/Travel): South Korea
List B and List C documents.

For example, the J-1student could present a List B
document (such as a state driver’s license) and under List
C #8, a Form I-94 in combination with Form DS-2019
and a letter from a responsible officer. The documents by
themselves do not qualify.

19