J-1 Category for your activity at WFU(Required) Student Bachelors Student Masters Student Doctorate Student Non-Degree Professor Research Scholar Short-Term Scholar
Explanation of various J-1 categories:
1) Student Masters: Exchange visitor who will be enrolled on a full-time basis in a Reynolda Campus Master’s program. (Maximum time: No set time; exchange visitor allowed to remain in U.S. until degree is obtained)
2) Student Doctorate: Exchange visitor who will be enrolled on a full-time basis in a Reynolda Campus Ph.D. program. (Maximum time: No set time; exchange visitor allowed to remain in U.S. until degree is obtained)
3) Research Scholar: Exchange visitor coming to the Reynolda Campus to conduct research, learn new techniques, etc. whose program will last for longer than six months. (Maximum time: Five years)
4) Short-term Scholar: Exchange visitor coming to the Reynolda Campus to conduct research, observe, learn new techniques, etc. whose program will not last longer than six months. (Maximum time: Six months)
Important: Please be aware of the fact that a short-term scholar program cannot be extended beyond six months; if you feel that there is even a slight chance that your program will go beyond six months, please select the “research scholar” category.
I have demonstrated my English Proficiency to meet the J-1 requirement…(Required) by taking a recognized English language test (TOEIC, TOEFL, Duolingo, or IELTS) within the past 3 years and I will upload the official score report by attending a U.S. academic institution and/or English language school and I will upload a letter from the institution attesting to my langauge skills by attending a videoconference interview with two members of my hosting WFU department The primary langauge of the visiting scholar is English.
Funding Information Sufficient funding to support your stay in the U.S. is required. You must input the specific total monetary amount you will have available to support your stay. Please be sure to inquire with WFU and/or other organizations to find out what types of financial support you will have available to you prior to filling out this form.
Minimum required monthly amount: Individual: $2415/month. If a dependent will accompany you, an additional $1000 per dependent per month.
It is acceptable to have multiple funding sources.
Note : It will not be possible to process the DS-2019 form without an estimate of the amount of finances that you will be receiving either from Wake Forest or an external organization. The funding document must be dated witin 6-months of submission to ISS.
Name(s) of organization(s), other than WFU, who will provide funding
Please list “personal savings” or “family savings” if you will not be funded by an external organization.
Upload proof of finances(Required)
Examples: letter of employment, bank statements affirming current amounts in bank account, financial guarantees from third-party financial sponsors. If you have multiple sources of funding, please upload proof of all sources.