New J-1 Program Requirements Mandate Annual Audits and Reports to Department of State

Maria del Carmen Ramos
Maria del Carmen Ramos

The devil is in the details.  J-1 program sponsors need to be aware of upcoming changes by the U.S. Department of State (DOS) to the J-1 program. Specifically, beginning January 5, 2015, J-1 program sponsors will be required to (i) undergo annual management reviews of their internal controls and of a statistically valid sampling of their J nonimmigrants files by independent auditors, and (ii) file annual reports with DOS. Continue reading “New J-1 Program Requirements Mandate Annual Audits and Reports to Department of State”