J-1 Department Responsibilities (J-1 Interns)
During a J-1 exchange visitor program, the hosting department:
- Monitors student intern while at UMD to ensure the successful completion of their J-1 program objective and hosting supervisor serves as a mentor
- Serves as the liaison between ISSS and the international employee
- Responds to pre-arrival emails
- Notifies ISSS of changes in program dates
- Serves as a first point of contact for the international visitor prior to their arrival
- Ensures that all J-1 visitors check-in online with ISSS and attend an orientation session
- Assists scholars with the online, iTerp check-in process. Upon arrival on campus, the scholar will check-in with your unit. If the scholar needs assistance with the online check-in process, please assist them with scanning and uploading their documents to iTerp. For online documents check-in, the scholar should submit the "Documents Check-In" e-form on iTerp
- Ensures that all J-1 visitors are aware of health insurance requirements and provide proof to ISSS
- Confirms that the training program will engage the intern for a minimum of 32 hours per week, and will require no more than 20% clerical duties
- Conducts evaluations of all J-1 student interns. For internships in duration of more than six months, a midpoint and final evaluations will be completed.
- Serves as the liaison between ISSS and the international employee
May not offer the student intern employment at the completion of the internship program for at least 12 months, as the intern is expected to return to his/her home institution to complete his/her degree.