Requirements to Maintain Status (Emory Sponsored J-1 Professors, Scholars, and Students on Prescribed Course of Study):

• Engage only in employment authorized on the form DS-2019 or in writing by a Responsible or Alternate Responsible Officer (RO/ARO) of the program
• Comply with all local, state, and federal laws
• Keep your passport current (if passport required)
• For reentry in J status, obtain an RO/ARO travel signature prior to travelling outside of the country; supply ISSP with photocopies of any new documents upon reentry (I-94 card, new visa stamp)
• Keep Human Resources informed of your current telephone number and address (if no funding or benefits are coming from Emory University, keep ISSP informed of your current telephone number and address) within ten days of any change
• Maintain adequate medical insurance for self and all accompanying dependents
• Inform ISSP of any legal name changes for self or dependents within ten days of any change
• Report any changes in funding or program activity to your RO/ARO immediately
• Make normal progress toward completing the exchange program activity by completing the activity before the expiration date on Form DS-2019 or by contacting an RO/ARO to request an extension or transfer prior to that date
• Remain in the U.S. no longer than 30 days after completion of the exchange visitor activity