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Step 1: Understanding Sponsorship
Step 2: Understanding the J-1 Visa Program
Step 3: Checking Requirements
Step 4: Your Trainee's Application for CICD Sponsorship on the J-1 Visa
Step 5: Applying for the J-1 Visa and Making Final Arrangements
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Step 1: Understanding Sponsorship
Any foreign national whom you would like to invite to the
U.S. for training at your company must first be accepted
by an officially designated organization that helps
ensure that the trainee and the proposed training satisfy
all visa requirements. Only U.S. Department of State-designated
sponsors like CICD are authorized to issue to your
prospective trainee the Certificate of Eligibility
that he or she needs to obtain the J-1 Trainee Visa.
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Step 2: Understanding the J-1 Visa Program
The purpose of the J-1 Visa Program for trainees is to
provide international participants with opportunities for
professional development, insight into American know-how
in the field of training, and a greater understanding of
American society and culture. J-1 Trainees are expected
to share the cross-cultural and professional knowledge
they have gained in the U.S. upon return to their home
country at the end of the training. The J-1 Program is
also intended to allow American businesses and
individuals to learn about the culture and expertise of
the participant's home country.
Using the J-1 Visa Program to fill the position of a regular staff member and/or to immigrate into the U.S. is strictly prohibited by U.S. Department of State regulations.
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Step 3: Checking Requirements
To be eligible for hosting a CICD-sponsored J-1 Trainee, your company needs to:
- Have found an international trainee whom it would like to offer training to.
If you are still searching for qualified candidates, please contact us
as we may be able to assist you.
- Provide the trainee with a structured training program that must both be suitable to his or her
qualifications and background and be approved by CICD (as required
by J-1 Program regulations). We will assist you
in developing an adequate training syllabus.
- Ensure that the trainee is engaged in training and does not
perform ordinary work that a part-time or full-time
staff member of the company would otherwise be
responsible for. J-1 Trainees may not make final
decisions about, or carry the full responsibility
for, major tasks, assignments or projects.
However, they may provide assistance in these
matters since on-the-job training is encouraged
as an important learning tool.
- Offer training up to 18 months in one of the following subject fields: Information, Media,
Communications, Management, Business, Commerce, Finance, the Sciences, Engineering, Architecture,
Mathematics, Industrial Occupations, Public Administration or Law.
Click here for more information about the types of training that CICD sponsors on
the J-1 Program.
Your trainee needs to:
- Have at least two
years of education, training, or work experience
in a field directly related to the proposed
training.
- Know English well enough to perform successfully in the proposed training position.
- Plan to leave the U.S. within 30 days after completion of the training.
- Have not held the J-1 Visa in the Trainee category before. If previous J-1 Visas were in other categories (e.g. the Secondary School Student or Summer Work/Travel categories) your trainee may apply.
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Step 4: Your Trainee's Application for CICD Sponsorship on the J-1 Visa
- Instruct your trainee to complete and submit the CICD Online Registration. To save
time, you may obtain the necessary data from your trainee and submit the registration on his or her behalf.
- CICD will immediately e-mail important information to
your prospective trainee and will send to you all
materials (including contract) that your company
needs to complete, sign, and return to us. The
trainee's payment of the CICD Sponsorship
fee of 550 U.S. Dollars must be sent to us immediately after
CICD has confirmed the registration. (Please see the CICD
fee and refund policy for details.)
- If your company's training program is approved
by CICD, your trainee will receive from us
application forms and further information. In a
telephone interview, we will also discuss with
your trainee his or her training arrangements,
expectations, and background.
- If your trainee's complete application is
received and accepted by CICD, we will issue and
send to him or her the Certificate of Eligibility
along with visa application forms and important
orientation materials. These materials will be
delivered by UPS Worldwide Express if your
trainee's mailing address is outside the U.S.
or Canada.
The processing time at CICD is typically 4-6 weeks. However, the entire application process may take
longer, depending on how quickly you and your prospective
trainee provide CICD with all necessary materials and
information.
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Step 5: Applying for the J-1 Visa and Making Final Arrangements
- Your trainee submits the Certificate of Eligibility
along with other application materials to the U.S. embassy
or consulate with jurisdiction over his or her place of permanent
residence. Please be aware that the processing of the application may take up to four or more weeks
in some countries and that the U.S. embassy or consulate provides no guarantee that the J-1 Visa
will be issued to your trainee.
- Once
your trainee obtains the J-1 Visa, he or she may
then travel to the U.S. to begin the training.
CICD will be there to respond to any questions,
concerns, or problems you may have in connection
with your trainee's training program.
For further information please contact us or check our answers to
frequently asked questions.
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Summer Work &
Travel Program
