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Program sponsors are responsible for screening and selecting eligible foreign nationals for participation in their designated exchange visitor program, as well as supporting and monitoring them during their stay in the United States.

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May 11, 2012

  • Exchange Visitor Program - Summer Work Travel Program Interim Final Rule

January 19, 2012

  • 60-Day Notice of Public Information Collection (Form DS-7002)

November 7, 2011

  • Exchange Visitor Program-Cap on Current Participant Levels and Moratorium on New Sponsor Applications for Summer Work Travel
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