Inviting an J-2 dependent
Immigration & Visas
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F-type visa information
- 17-Month STEM OPT Extension Request Form
- Termination of Employment Report
- OPT & 17 Month STEM Extension 6 Month Validation Report
- H-1B Visa Cap-Gap extension application
- 17-month OPT Extension as of 5/1/08
- OPT Changes - 4/23/2008
- F-1 reinstatement
- Change of status from H-1 to F-1 student
- Change of status from F-2 to F-1 student
- F-1/I-20 extension of stay
- Inviting an F-2 dependent
- F-1 students: Transferring schools
- Optional Practical Training for F-1 students
- Optional Practical Training for F-1 Undergraduate Students
- Optional Practical Training for F-1 Graduate Students
- J-type visa information
- Immigration updates
- Immigration resources / links
- Checking in with ISSS
- What is SEVIS?
- Maintaining your legal status
- How to get a Social Security Number
If you want to bring your spouse/children to the United States, students need to obtain a new Form DS-2019 for them to apply for an J-2 visa at the US embassy or consulate in their home country.
Before the ISSS Office can issue this document, you will have to provide financial support documents for each family member.
Required amounts:
Spouse: $6,500.00
Each Child: $2,850.00
If you are supporting family members, please keep the following in mind when supplying financial documentation:
- You will have to show that the required amount of money has been in your US bank account for at least three months.
- You must submit a letter from a sponsor, if that sponsor is supporting your family members.
- If other relatives are supporting your family members, you must submit a letter from the relative as well as a letter from the relative's bank showing that the required amount of money is available. If the money is coming from overseas, then the money stated must be in US dollars.
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All family members must be covered by medical insurance that meets the J requirements while they are here in the United States. Failure to do so could jeopardize your stay in the United States.
Full-time study for dependents
Dependents of J-1 students (those holding J-2 status) are able to stdy full-/part-time at the university level.
Immigration documents for dependents
All J-2s have to have their own DS-2019 to apply for a J- visa stamp and then to enter the country.