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Bienvenida
Filling Out Form I94
Arriving in the USA
Visa J1 - Cómo Validarla
Pax seving validation
Noviembre, 2014
QUERIDO PARTICIPANTE WEUSA TEMPORADA 14/15!
NO DEJES DE LEER ESTE BOOKLET!!!
CONTIENE INFORMACIÓN FUNDAMENTAL PARA TU VIAJE!!
Finalmente llegó el momento de viajar y este es prácticamente el último
paso antes de que subas al avión. En estas notas vas a encontrar mucha
información que te será de gran importancia para todas las instancias del
viaje.
El reglamento del programa J1-Work Experience USA exige que sus participantes conozcan todas sus reglas. Te pedimos que lo leas con mucha
atención y que lo lleves contigo a EE.UU junto con tu International Staff
Handbook.
En WEUSA te agradecemos habernos elegido y deseamos que tengas una
excelente experiencia.
No dejes de consultarnos por cualquier duda que tengas a nuestra oficina
en Santiago a [email protected] (tel: 02-23787083/084) o al
sponsor CCUSA llamando toll free al 1-888-449-3872
Felices Fiestas y nos vemos a la vuelta!
Los esperamos con fotos y anécdotas!
WEUSA Staff.
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Employment Authorization for Work / Travel J-1 Visa Holders
The DS2019 form is the employment authorization for J1 visa participants. When you are hiring a J1 Work/Travel visa participant, you
must always ask to see their DS2019 form. The visa stamped in their passport is not sufficient without a DS2019 form with valid dates. If
in doubt, please call the sponsoring agency to confirm that a participant is legal to work. The form will be printed on white pa-per from
the SEVIS database (Student and Exchange Visitor Information System) by the sponsoring agency and signed in blue. We recommend
you photo copy each participant’s form for your records. Below is a sample DS2019 form.
Points of Interest:
The DS2019 form will be
printed on WHITE paper.
Pre-arranged Employer’s
or J-1 Agency Address
Sponsoring Company and
Program Number
Type of J-1 Visa
Dates Legal to Work
(cannot be extended or
changed)
Visa Category and
Description must say
“Summer Travel/Work;
Basic skills, general”
Immigration Stamp
Responsible Officer
Signature (legally in blue
ink)
Form DS2019 is formerly
know as form IAP-66
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What happens if you fail to validate?
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If you do not give us your physical address within the required time, State Department
regulations require that your sponsor change your status to terminated which can have an
adverse effect on future visa applications to the USA.
If any US official checks on your status in the SEVIS system, they will know that you are in
the US illegally. This could result in your deportation from the US!!
If an employer calls us to verify you and you have a terminated status, we will tell them that
your work visa is no longer valid.
You must leave the United States immediately. If you do not and are stopped by any US
authorities, you will be deported.
Your insurance coverage can be cancelled.
Please note: You MUST come back to the website and give us your new information
whenever you change your living address. We must have any new information within 10
days of the address change. If you want to change your employer, you must contact
CCUSA to get permission to do so and send us a new completed Independent Job Offer
form. We must verify the new employer and you cannot work there until we have done
so.
If you fail to revalidate your visa or give us your new employer information within this time
frame, you risk having your visa terminated. If this happens, you must leave the US
immediately.
30 Day Check-In Procedure
After your initial validation, you are also required to contact CCUSA every 30 days to confirm your
living and working addresses and answer questions about your experience and the cultural activities
you have done. CCUSA will send you emails reminding you of this required contact. Failure to
respond to these emails or calls will result in the ending of your program.
To complete your 30 day check-in, log into http://footprints.ccusa.com WITHIN 30 days of your
validation or last check in. Confirm that your living and working details have not changed and
answer the questions. Once you have checked-in, you will need to check in again within 30 days. If
you do not check-in within 30 days, you will be locked out from this option and it may result in the
ending of your program. You are required to check in every 30 days with CCUSA until the end date
on your DS2019 form. Failure to do so can result in the termination of your visa program.
What happens if you fail to validate?
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•
If you do not give us your physical address within the required time, State Department
regulations require that your sponsor change your status to terminated which can have an
adverse effect on future visa applications to the USA.
If any US official checks on your status in the SEVIS system, they will know that you are in
the US illegally. This could result in your deportation from the US!!
If an employer calls us to verify you and you have a terminated status, we will tell them that
your work visa is no longer valid.
You must leave the United States immediately. If you do not and are stopped by any US
authorities, you will be deported.
Your insurance coverage can be cancelled.
Please note: You MUST come back to the website and give us your new information
whenever you change your living address. We must have any new information within 10
days of the address change. If you want to change your employer, you must contact
CCUSA to get permission to do so and send us a new completed Independent Job Offer
form. We must verify the new employer and you cannot work there until we have done
so.
If you fail to revalidate your visa or give us your new employer information within this time
frame, you risk having your visa terminated. If this happens, you must leave the US
immediately.
30 Day Check-In Procedure
After your initial validation, you are also required to contact CCUSA every 30 days to confirm your
living and working addresses and answer questions about your experience and the cultural activities
you have done. CCUSA will send you emails reminding you of this required contact. Failure to
respond to these emails or calls will result in the ending of your program.
To complete your 30 day check-in, log into http://footprints.ccusa.com WITHIN 30 days of your
validation or last check in. Confirm that your living and working details have not changed and
answer the questions. Once you have checked-in, you will need to check in again within 30 days. If
you do not check-in within 30 days, you will be locked out from this option and it may result in the
ending of your program. You are required to check in every 30 days with CCUSA until the end date
on your DS2019 form. Failure to do so can result in the termination of your visa program.
IMPORTANTE
RAZONES POR LAS CUALES TU VISA PUEDE SER CANCELADA
Si fuiste contratado en la Feria de Trabajo o recibiste una Job Offer como Regular
Placement,y decidieras no ir a trabajar al empleador que te contrató, tu visa será cancelada.
Cualquier cambio de decisión con referencia a tu empleador debe sí o sí ser informado con anticipación a CCUSA, quien es el Sponsor oficial de tu visa, y se rige estrictamente por la información que figura en su base de datos. Esto significa que si le das
aviso a tu empleador o manager pero NO a CCUSA, tu visa será cancelada.
Cualquier falta al proceso de Visa Validation (ver hoja aparte) puede significar la
cancelación de tu Visa.
En caso de decidir cambiar de empleador, debés dar por lo menos 2 semanas de
preaviso (2-week notice Form), el cual deberás entregarlo a tu empleador y simultáneamente enviarlo por fax o e-mail a CCUSA. Caso contrario, tu visa será cancelada.
Para mandar un preaviso se necesita haber trabajado un mínimo de 2 semanas para tu
primer empleador.
De conseguir otro trabajo o un segundo trabajo deberás mandar a CCUSA la nueva
Job Offer completa por tu empleador. No podrás comenzar a trabajar hasta que
CCUSA autorice este nuevo empleador y verifique el trabajo para el cual te están contratando. Caso contrario tu visa será cancelada.
También debés informar a CCUSA si vuelves a tu país antes de que termine el período
de trabajo de tu visa.
Cualquier problema con el empleador o cualquier situación de extrema urgencia
deberá sercomunicada a CCUSA.
ATENCION! El 2-week Notice Form se encuentra al final de tu International Staff
Handbook.
TELEFONO CCUSA: 1-888-449-3872 (toll free)
FAX CCUSA: 415-339-2744
E-mail CCUSA: [email protected]
VISA J1 – CÓMO VALIDARLA
Resumen
En migraciones: que no se queden con tu DS-2019! Debe estar siempre en tu
poder.
Tienes 6 días para validar tu VISA J1. Ten en cuenta que estos días se
cuentan desde la fecha que está impresa en tu DS2019 y no desde tu entrada
a los Estados Unidos.
DONDE VALIDAR TU VISA?
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