Germans, Austrians and Swiss who are planning on doing an internship or traineeship in the U.S. can only apply for a J-1 Exchange Visitor Visa by submitting a Certificate of Eligibility at the U.S. Consulate in his or her home country. The German American Chamber of Commerce New York is officially authorized by the U.S. Department of State to issue a DS-2019 Certificate of Eligibility for interns and trainees. With the issuance of the DS-2019, the GACC operates as the sponsor of the Exchange Visitor during the entire stay in the U.S.

If you want to know more about our J-1 Visa Service as well as other employment-based immigration issues regarding temporary and permanent visas for foreign employees, then join us for our Executive Roundtable on Immigration Visas on Thursday, August 20! Thomas Dzimian, the responsible Officer for the GACC J-1 internship visa and an expert in his field, and Alexa Forte, Director in the Immigration Practice Group at Cohen & Grigsby, P.C., will give you latest information, guidelines and requirements.

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