60. How long may I stay in the US on my J-1 visa?

Answer 1

on the flight or on landing you'll be required to fill out an I-94 (arrival/departure) record - the immigration officer stamps the duration of your stay, ie how long you may stay in the country. Since you're on a research scholar visa, you will most probably be assigned a "D-S" stamp which means duration of status... This means as long as your status with the university or agency that you're with is valid, you may stay in the country.

Answer 2

The J-1 visa under ISEP can only be extended if you are extending your placement for another semester at your host university or if you are participating in Academic Training. Otherwise, you need to change your status to a tourist (B-1/2 visa). In most cases, you can leave and reenter the U.S. on a tourist visa given at the port of entry; however you should check with your local immigration office to see what needs to be done to switch visas while in the U.S. All students may not be able to do this; you will want to check with the U.S. embassy in your home country to see if you qualify for a tourist visa under the visa-waiver program

Answer 3

The valid period of your J-1/J-2 visa is the period during which you may enter the U.S. This differs from the maximum duration of stay for your J program which defines maximum amount of time you may stay participating under your particular J program.

http://www.hooyou.com/j-1/j1_j2_visa_faq.html

Answer 4

Im not quite sure, but this site should help.


http://www.usvisanews.com/j1info.shtml