{"id":302,"date":"2023-09-20T19:02:36","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T23:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/studyabroad\/?page_id=302"},"modified":"2025-06-12T12:11:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T16:11:02","slug":"f-1-j-1-visas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/studyabroad\/f-1-j-1-visas\/","title":{"rendered":"F-1 \/ J-1 Visas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What is an F-1 Visa?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

An F-1 visa is a student visa<\/a> that allows you to enter the United States as a full-time student at an accredited college or university, where you enroll in a program or course of study that culminates in a degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note<\/strong>: Exchange students will be issued a non-degree I-20 to enter the U.S. for their studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is a J-1 Visa?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A J-1 visa is an exchange visitor visa<\/a> for those who intend to participate in an approved program for the purpose of teaching, instructing, lecturing, studying, observing, conducting research, consulting, demonstrating special skills, or receiving training. J-1 nonimmigrants are sponsored by an exchange program that is designated by the U.S. Department of State. Queens is proud to issue non-degree I-20s for exchange students and to host J-1 visa holders through various exchange programs, such as ISEP<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

International Students\u2019 Responsibilities While in the U.S. on an F-1 or J-1 Visa<\/h2>\n\n\n \n
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Maintain a valid passport.<\/div>\n \n
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Attend the school you’re authorized to attend<\/div>\n \n
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as noted on your I-20 \/ DS-2019.<\/p>\n\n <\/component><\/component> <\/div>\n

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Be enrolled full-time, each fall and spring semester<\/div>\n \n
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Undergraduate – minimum 12 credit hours, Graduate – minimum 6 credit hours<\/p>\n\n <\/component><\/component> <\/div>\n

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No more than one course is online<\/div>\n \n
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Ensure that no more than one course which counts toward your full-time enrollment is online.<\/p>\n\n <\/component><\/component> <\/div>\n

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Make normal progress<\/div>\n \n
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towards the completion of your degree.<\/p>\n\n <\/component><\/component> <\/div>\n

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Report changes<\/div>\n \n
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in your major, address, status, name, degree or level to the Pulliam Center within 10-days of the change.<\/p>\n\n <\/component><\/component> <\/div>\n

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Do not engage in unauthorized employment.<\/div>\n \n
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What is an F-1 Visa? An F-1 visa is a student visa that allows you to enter the United States as a full-time student at an accredited college or university, where you enroll in a program or course of study that culminates in a degree. Note: Exchange students will be issued a non-degree I-20 to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page_with-sidebar.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-302","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t