International & Border Programs, Study Abroad
J EXCHANGE VISITOR
SERVICES (JEVS)
PRE-DEPARTURE
CHECK LIST FOR INCOMING SCHOLARS See
Pre-arrival and Post-arrival topics
below
Check
that you have a passport that is
valid beyond the end date of your
DS-2019. Make an appointment with
a U.S. Embassy to obtain the J-1
scholar visa. Send
the Responsible
Officer by email
a message confirming you have received
your J-1 visa and the date you
plan to arrive in the U.S. If your
arrival date will be more than
30 days beyond the start date listed
on your DS-2019, the RO will have
to amend your program to show the
later start date and to prevent
the SEVIS system from making your
status inactive
Schedule
an appointment with the RO so that
you may receive orientation within
3 days of arriving at NMSU. If
the RO will be absent, you will
be referred to the ARO for assistance.
We must record your arrival in
SEVIS within 30 days of the start
date listed on the DS-2019. You
may arrive 30 days before the listed
start date.
Seek
assistance from your sponsoring
department for airport pickup (fly
to El Paso, Texas, the closest
international airport to Las Cruces-52
miles), housing off-campus, and
terms of employment. JEVS is responsible
for approving employment so you
may apply for a social security
card used for employment identification,
but the department is responsible
for coordinating your appointment
with the Department of Human Resouces.
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