Two-Year Home Residence Requirement

J-1 Exchange Visitors come to the U.S. for a specific objective such as a program of teaching (J-1 Professor) or a research project (J-1 Scholar). The intent of the Exchange Visitor Program is for the home country to benefit from the J-1 Exchange Visitor’s experiences in the U.S. Accordingly, J-1 Exchange Visitors and their accompanying J-2 dependents may be subject to a two-year home residence requirement. 

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