The J-1 visa is supposed to be a cultural exchange program. Is it working as intended?

More than 9,000 people came to Colorado last year on the J-1 visa, working as physicians, professors, researchers, ski ...
The New York Times

The Dark Side of a Cultural Exchange Program

Some workers who came to New York on J-1 visas, hoping for job training and a taste of America, said their employers had exploited and abused them. By James Barron Good morning. It’s Tuesday. Today we ...
Purdue University

Program Extensions

A J-1 exchange visitor is permitted by law to engage in their program activities during the program dates in SEVIS. The Form DS-2019 document reflects the details of the J-1 program in SEVIS. Box 3 of ...
The New York Times

They Were Supposed to Protect Young Workers. Instead, They Cashed In.

Profit-seekers co-opted America’s premier cultural exchange program, the J-1 visa, which brought young people to work in the United States. Some sponsors charged thousands in fees. By Amy Julia Harris ...
Manila Standard

J-1 visa not a path to US citizenship—PH Embassy

The Philippine Embassy in Washington emphasized that the J-1 Exchange Visitor Program is a temporary visa strictly intended ...