J visas

The Department published a revised Exchange Visitor Skills List effective December 9, 2024, (“2024 Skills List”) in the Federal Register.  Effective immediately, consular officers will use the 2024 Skills List to make preliminary determinations on the applicability of the two-year home country physical presence requirement under Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) section 212(e) when issuing J exchange visitor visas. This list updates the 2009 skills list.