What requirements must candidates fulfill to apply for a J-1 visa?
• be at least 18 years old. • must have a formal and definitive offer from a training entity with offices in the United States. • be a Spanish national, or must participate in the program through an entity with a definite Spanish component. • To participate in an intern program (up to 12 months), candidates must: • be currently enrolled in and pursuing studies at a degree- or certificate-granting post-secondary academic institution outside the United States, or • have graduated from such an institution no more than twelve (12) months prior to exchange visitor program start date. • To participate in a training program (up to 18 months), candidates must have: • earned a degree or professional certificate from a foreign post-secondary academic institution and have at least one year of prior related work experience in his/her occupational field outside the United States, or • at least five years work experience outside the United States in his/her occupational field For more information, p
