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- Keep your passport valid at all times (no passport required for Canadians)
Consult your country’s consulate or embassy in the US to renew your passport. The International Program Coordinators have a list of the embassy/consulate addresses and telephone numbers.
- Attend only the school you are authorized to attend as listed on your DS-2019.
- Maintain continuous registration as a full time student (12 credit hours) each academic year.
- If your DS-2019 will expire before you can complete your degree, you must apply for a DS-2019 BEFORE the DS-2019 expires. Requests for extensions should be submitted 60 days prior to the expiration date of the Form DS-2019 so the extension process can be completed prior to the expiration date on the document.
- If transferring from one US institution to another, you must complete the official immigration transfer process. You must notify the ISS office if you intend to transfer. You must obtain a new DS-2019 to attend the new institution, and you must report to the Responsible Officer/Alternate Responsible Officer within 15 days of the program start date listed on the Form DS-2019.
- Limit employment on-campus to 20 hours per week while classes are in session.
- Obtain written authorization from the J-1 Responsible or Alternate Responsible Officer for your program BEFORE accepting any off campus employment.
- As a J-1 exchange visitor you must maintain the required level of health insurance coverage for yourself and any accompanying J-2 dependents, covering illness, accident, medical evacuation, and repatriation of remains.
- Consult with the J-1 Responsible Officer or Alternate Responsible Officer of your J-1 program BEFORE reducing your course load, withdrawing from RIT, or taking a Leave of Absence from the Institute.
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