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Students

  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Advising Hours
  • Prospective Students
  • Incoming Students
  • Student Visa: F-1 versus J-1
  • F-1 Students
  • J-1 Students
    • Important Information about J-1 Status
    • Enrollment Requirements
    • Two-Year Foreign Residency Requirement and Waiver (INA 212e)
    • Change of Status
    • Employment Options
    • Travel Outside the U.S. and Re-entry
    • Transferring to Another U.S. Higher Education Institution
    • J-2 Dependents
    • Other Family Visitors to the U.S. (B-1/B-2 Visitors)
  • U.S. Students

J-1 Students

Maintaining Status

  • Important Information about J-1 Exchange Visitor Status
  • Two-Year Foreign Residency Requirement and Waiver
  • Department of Homeland Security Address Notification Requirement

Change of Status

  • Change of Status to F-1 
  • Change of Status to F-2 Dependent
  • Change of Status to J-1
  • Change of Status to J-2 Dependent

Enrollment Requirements

  • Full-Time Equivalency for Graduate Students
  • Reduced Course Load
  • Guest Student Information
  • Rackham Grace Period (Ph.D. Students)
  • Rackham Grace Period - Special COVID-19 procedures

Employment Options

  • Academic Training for J-1 Students
  • On-Campus Employment for F-1/J-1 Students
  • Off-Campus Employment Based on Economic Hardship
  • Employment and Volunteering

Transfer, Travel, Departure

  • Transferring to Another U.S. Higher Education Institution
  • Travel Outside the U.S. and Re-entry
    • Travel Advisory
    • Visa Information
    • What to Expect When Traveling
    • Re-entry to the U.S.
  • Departing the U.S.   
    • Departing/Transfer-Out Checklist
    • Airport Information

Dependents & Family Visitors

  • J-2 Dependents
    • J-2 Dependent Employment Authorization Document
  • Other Family Visitors to the U.S. (B-1/B-2 Visitors)

Resources

  • Forms for J-1 Students

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