Teacher Program Resource Page
The Teacher category of the Exchange Visitor Program (EVP) allows exchange visitors to teach full-time in accredited public and private U.S. primary and secondary schools (K-12), including pre-kindergarten language immersion programs offered as regular courses of study by accredited primary schools. The Office of Private Sector Exchange offers the following office descriptions and information to assist sponsors of the Teacher category with the routing of questions, complaints, or incident reports.
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Office of Private Sector Exchange Designation The Office of Private Sector Exchange Designation deals specifically with the following: Reviewing designation and re-designation applications Reviewing annual reports to acknowledge, assist, and to resolve sponsor’s issues or concerns to administer a successful program Assisting sponsors with J-visa related inquiries and regulatory interpretations; as well as responding to requests for change of category, extension, reinstatements, or permission to issue Providing daily outreach to assist sponsors and to evaluate the effectiveness of program categories Reviewing program requests: * Adding officials * Amendments * Form DS-2019 allotments and expansion requests * Other matters regarding program administration * Pay.gov Sponsors should submit all program questions, requests and reports electronically. Contact: DesignationTeacherPR@state.gov |
Office of Private Sector Exchange Administration The Office of Private Sector Exchange Administration monitors and enforces full compliance with Department regulations and policies with a focus on exchange visitors’ health, safety, and well-being; and responds to complaints and incidents. Sponsors must promptly (on or before the next business day) notify the Department of any investigations of an exchange visitor’s site of activity or any serious problem or controversy that could be expected to bring the Department of State, the Exchange Visitor Program, or the sponsor’s exchange visitor program into notoriety or disrepute, to include: [22 CFR 62.13(d)] * Potential litigation related to a sponsor’s exchange visitor program, in which the exchange visitor may be a named party * Death of an exchange visitor * Serious injury of an exchange visitor * Sexual abuse allegations * Exchange visitors or third parties may contact OPA to file a complaint. Download the Exchange Teacher Incident Report Form (Word) Download the Teacher Reporting Rubric (PDF) Contact: Teacher_Physician@state.gov |
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