Department of State

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The U.S. Department of State

  • AFS-USA is designated by the U.S. State Department to operate an Exchange Visitor High School Exchange program in the United States.
  • This designation allows AFS-USA to supply our incoming participants with the appropriate documentation needed in order to obtain their visa to come to the U.S.
  • All AFS-USA participants enter the U.S. with a J-1 visa. This is the only visa which permits international students to attend U.S. high schools tuition free.
  • Being designated requires AFS-USA to adhere strictly to the federal regulations governing the J-1 Exchange Visitor Program.

Department of State Regulations

Full text of the U.S Department of State regulations can be found on their website at Electronic Code of Federal Regulations current as of November 1, 2010. The current regulations specific to AFS Exchange students can be found in the October 27, 21010 Amendment to Paragraph 62.25

Please see below for a pdf copy of a side by side comparison of the previous and current rule governing organizations hosting J-1 exchange students and a pdf copy of the rule itself (online version accessible in the paragraph above).

State Department Issued Guidance Documents

SEVIS

See Also

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