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J-1 Scholar Information
J-1 Professors
A professor is "an individual primarily teaching, lecturing, observing, or consulting at post-secondary accredited educational institutions, museums, libraries, or similar types of institutions. A professor may also conduct research, unless disallowed by the sponsor." A professor may attend classes as long as the classes are incidental to the primary activity and the professor continues to pursue the objectives for which he or she came. If enrollment in classes or a degree program becomes the primary objective, the J-1 professor status is no longer appropriate. There is a minimum of three weeks stay required. (22 C.F.R. 62.4 (e) Professors desiring to take courses at UNC must submit a record of immunizations in English to the UNC Health Center PRIOR to enrollment.
J-1 Research Scholars
A research scholar is an "individual primarily conducting research, observing, or consulting in connection with a research project at research institutions, corporate research facilities, museums, libraries, post-secondary accredited educational institutions, or similar types of institutions. The research scholar may also teach or lecture, unless disallowed by the sponsor." A research scholar may attend classes as long as the classes are incidental to the primary activity and the research scholar continues to pursue the objectives for which he or she came. If enrollment in classes or a degree program becomes the primary objective, the J-1 research scholar status is no longer appropriate. Scholars desiring to take courses at UNC must submit a record of immunizatons in English to the UNC Health Center PRIOR to enrollment. There is a minimum of three weeks stay required. (22 C.F.R. 62.4 (f))
J-1 Short-Term Scholars
A short-term scholar is defined as "a professor,
research scholar, specialist, or a person with similar education
or accomplishments coming to the
Change of Status or Category
People in J-1 status who are subject to the two-year
home country residency requirement may not change to any other
non-immigrant status while in the
Extension of Stay
You must file your program extension with the CIE
or your own sponsor at least two months before it expires. Although
J-1 students usually have no limitation on their length of stay
in the
Transfer to Another Program
The exchange visitor who wishes to transfer to another
institution must have his/her current Program Sponsor's permission.
Permission to transfer is granted only if the transfer contributes
to the realization of the exchange visitor's original purpose
in coming to the
Employment of J-1 Researchers and Scholars
Researchers and scholars in J-1 status can be authorized to accept employment away from their program sponsor only if that employment is directly related to their program objectives. Contact your Program Sponsor for more information, before the work takes place.
