Ending Your Status & Departing the U.S.
Please contact your ISEO advisor if you have questions about your status ending.
When's my end date?
- The J-1 program end date is on Section #3 of your DS-2019.
- In all cases, however, the actual status end date is the date that you stop your approved activity, or the end date on your forms, whichever comes first.
- For example, if a J-1 finishes his/her program three months early, then the lawful J-1 status also ends three months early.
What should I do before I depart the U.S.?
- Please submit a separation/departure request via iServices as our office is required to notify the appropriate government agencies of your departure.
- Please submit the separation/departure request at least 5 business days prior to the separation/departure date.
30-Day Grace Period
- J-1 status allows for a 30 day grace period effective immediately after whichever comes first:
- From the end date on the DS-2019
- OR
- From the end date of your J-1 program activity
- You may not work or be paid during this period, nor may you depart and reenter the U.S.
Bars & Restrictions
- If you are a J-1 Research Scholar, you are subject to the 24-month-bar which will be in effect the day after your Exchange Program ends.
- If you have been present in J status, you may be subject to a 12-month-bar before being able to start a new program in the Research Scholar or Professor category.
Transfer to a Different Institution
- If you are transferring to another institution, please see Transfer information here.