Bringing Cross-Cultural Experiences Home: J-1 Visa by the Numbers The J-1 Exchange Visitor Program provides opportunities for around 300,000 foreign visitors from 200 countries and territories per year to experience U.S. society and culture and engage with Americans. Participants were placed in programs across the country. To see how J-1 Visa is bringing the intercultural experience to America's backyard, download the latest data here. For additional data requests, please contact jvisas@state.gov. Additional data can be found here: Au Pair Exchange Visitors Flyers 2025 Camp Counselor Exchange Visitors Flyer 2025 College & University Student Exchange Visitors Flyer 2025 Intern Exchange…
Bringing Cross-Cultural Experiences Home: J-1 Visa by the Numbers The J-1 Exchange Visitor Program provides opportunities for around 300,000 foreign visitors from 200 countries and territories per year to experience U.S. society and culture and engage with Americans. To find out how many participants are in each state or program across the country, and to and see how J-1 Visa is bringing the intercultural experience to America's backyard, click here to download the latest data for 2023.
The Office of Private Sector Exchanges in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) oversees the health, safety, and welfare of nearly 300,000 exchange visitors who come to United States each year to enhance mutual understanding between their country and the United States. This is achieved in the way the Designation Office manages the private sector sponsors, how the Program Development and Coordination Office keeps regulations current, the Office of Program Administration investigates exchange visitor incidents and complaints, and how the Office of Exchange Coordination and Compliance (ECC) holds sponsors’ accountable for non-compliance. In 2024, ECC is celebrating 15…
