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J-1 Visa by the Numbers

     Posted on: June 6, 2025

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.

15th Anniversary of BridgeUSA’s Office of Private Sector Exchange Coordination and Compliance

     Posted on: July 23, 2024

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…