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Your
Visa
After approving your program application we will provide
you with a visa application form, DS-2019, and instructions
on how to complete it. You can pay for the visa application
at your local post office and you pay all final visa fees
directly to the US Consulate.
Applying for the Visa
PART ONE:
What do I need to apply for a US
visa?
All applicants must have
the following:
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Application Form DS-156
signed with a recent passport photo attached: Failure
to answer all questions on this form could result in
significant delays. Download
Form DS-156 here |
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A colour or black and white photo:
The photo must be less than six months old, 5 x 5 cm,
against a white background, and show you facing the
camera directly. Click
here for details of photo requirements |
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A valid passport or travel document.
If you have held US visas in
previous passports, please
forward them to the US Consulate
as well. |
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Original cash register receipt from
any Australia Post Office showing payment of the non-refundable
visa application fee (click
here for current fee). No other form of payment
is accepted. |
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A self-addressed Express Post Platinum
envelope, Registered Post envelope or courier satchel
for the return of your documents. Failure to provide
this will cause a delay in the processing of your application. |
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Original, complete and signed Form
DS-2019. |
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Completed Contact Information and
Work History Form DS-158 Download
Contact Information and Work History Form (DS-158). |
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Evidence of financial resources to
cover expenses while in the USA (US $975 is required). |
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Payment of issuance fee (click
here for current fee). |
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SEVIS I901 payment (this will be pre-paid
by CIEE, and invoiced to you by Student Placement Australia.
You will be provided with the SEVIS receipt with your
DS-2019 forms) Currently US$35 |
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All male applicants between
the ages of 16 and 45 must also submit: Supplemental
Application Form DS-157: Download
Form DS-157 here |
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In addition to the above items, you
may be asked to present evidence and documents that
establish your purpose and qualifications. You may be
asked to submit documentation of a residence abroad
to which you will return after your visit to the US. |
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Information for applicants with previous
convictions or arrests Arrests
and/or Convictions & How they affect your NIV application. |
How do I apply?
All Applicants must appear in person for an interview
at the U.S.
Consular Office serving your state. Depending on where
you live in Australia, the application procedures vary.
Visa
Conditions
- The work permit is valid for the dates printed on your
DS-2019 form.
- Each applicant must provide proof that s/he has access
to sufficient funds while in the US (approximately US
$975).
- You can only undertake employment during the validity
of your visa.
- You can work anywhere in continental US, Alaska, Hawaii,
as well as Puerto Rico and Guam.
- You are allowed to stay in the USA for a total of 30
days as a tourist (with a maximum of 5 days prior to your
work start date and, therefore, 25 days after your work
visa expires).
SEVIS
 You may be familiar with the term SEVIS. The SEVIS,
or Student and Exchange Visitor Information System database
was implemented in January 2003 and is the database that
your visitor record is kept in. From the time you
are issued a Certificate of Eligibility for J-1 Exchange
Visitor Visa, Form DS-2019, you are "in" the
SEVIS database.
You must follow two requirements of SEVIS once you are
in the database. First, you must register the start
of your Work & Travel program within 10 days of the
start date listed on your DS-2019 Form. You must register
your US address and employment details. If you fail to
do this, you will be automatically withdrawn from
the program. Secondly, you must provide updates to
your US address any time that you move about the U.S. It
is absolutely mandatory that you follow these regulations.
Failure to do so may prevent you from obtaining a visa
to come to the US again in the future.
CIEE provides 3 different ways to
make it easy for you to fulfil your SEVIS requirements:
by toll-free telephone, by email and via the web. You
can email CIEE at: info@councilexchanges.org with
your registration details. Or, you can join the thousands
who have found that using the web www.mysevis.com is
the easiest and fastest method to fulfil the SEVIS requirements.
CIEE can be reached toll-free at 1-888-COUNCIL.
Whatever method you choose, we are committed to keeping
you in regulatory compliance with the SEVIS system. |
