What is the “reinstatement”?
Reinstatement to valid program status becomes necessary when 1) an exchange visitor’s participation in his or her program has somehow interrupted or ended; or 2) the participant remains in the United States beyond the program end date indicated on the current Form DS-2019. Regulatory violations requiring reinstatement of the visitor’s status are classified as: minor or technical infractions, which are considered to be a “correction of the record,” and which the responsible officer may adjust without prior authorization of the Department of State; substantive, which require the authorization of the Department of State prior to adjustment; and non-reinstatable.
